Othon Michail Associate Professor in Computer Science University of Patras Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics N.Kazantzaki, University of Patras, 26504 Rio, Greece Email: othon (dot) michail (at) upatras (dot) gr Phone:

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics at the University of Patras. Previously, I was a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Liverpool (2021-26) and a Lecturer in the same school/department (2016-21). Before that, I was a Researcher in the RU1 at the Computer Technology Institute & Press "Diophantus" (CTI) and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics at the University of Patras.

Research

• My research interests are Algorithms and Complexity, Computability, Distributed Computing, Algorithmic Theory of Dynamic Networks, and Programmable Matter.
• Publications, CV (in pdf), dblp, Google Scholar
• My book New Models for Population Protocols (based on my PhD Thesis), with Ioannis Chatzigiannakis and Paul Spirakis, published in the Synthesis Lectures on Distributed Computing Theory.
• PhD Thesis (pdf in greek)

Guest Editor in Journals

• Journal of Computer and System Sciences (JCSS) special issue on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND 2022), with J. Aspnes, 2022-23.
• Journal of Computer and System Sciences (JCSS) special issue on Algorithmic Theory of Dynamic Networks and its Applications, with S. Bonomi, G. A. Di Luna, and L. Querzoni, 2019-21.

Program Committees

• 39th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC '25).
• 4th Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND '25).
• 31st International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (EURO-PAR '25), Track 5: Theory and Algorithms.
• 21st International Symposium on Algorithmics of Wireless Networks (ALGOWIN '25), PC co-chair, with G. Prencipe.
• 3rd Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND '24).
• 30th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (EURO-PAR '24), Track 5: Theory and Algorithms.
• 26th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems (SSS '24).
• 19th International Symposium on Algorithmics of Wireless Networks (ALGOWIN '23).
• 2nd Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND '23).
• 29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (EURO-PAR '23), Track 5: Theory and Algorithms.
• 1st Symposium on Algorithmic Foundations of Dynamic Networks (SAND '22), PC co-chair, with J. Aspnes.
• 36th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC '22).
• 16th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS '22).
• 18th International Symposium on Algorithms and Experiments for Wireless Sensor Networks (ALGOSENSORS '22).
• 24th International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems (SSS '22).
• 29th International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity (SIROCCO '22).
• 6th International Symposium on Algorithmic Aspects of Cloud Computing (ALGOCLOUD '21), PC co-chair, with G. D'Angelo.
• 32nd International Workshop on Combinatorial Algorithms (IWOCA '21).
• 28th International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity (SIROCCO '21).
• 24th International Conference on Principles of Distributed Systems (OPODIS '20).
• 21st International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security of Distributed Systems (SSS '19).
• 34th ACM Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC '15).
• 8th International Conference on Algorithms and Complexity (CIAC '13).

PhD Students

• Nada Almalki
• Matthew Connor, graduated 2023
• George Skretas, graduated 2022
• Michail Theofilatos (co-supervisor), graduated 2022
• Abdullah Almethen (co-supervisor), graduated 2021