Dr. Nikos Vasilakis

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Nikos Vasilakis is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science department at Brown University. His research encompasses parallel distributed systems, programming languages, and computer security, with a recent focus on program analysis, transformation, synthesis, automated enhancement, acceleration, generation, compartmentalization, and regeneration of computer programs and program fragments. Professor Vasilakis has conducted research and published extensively in the areas of automated parallelization, distribution, decentralized computation, and software supply-chain security. His research has significant applications in academia, particularly concerning core software supply-chain security technologies within large-scale open-source software ecosystems. Before joining Brown University, he was a research scientist at MIT. He holds a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Computer Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Brown University • Providence, RI

Teaching and conducting research in the Department of Computer Science.

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics