Young Scholar Award recipient

“I consider this award to be an important recognition of my research, providing work and networking opportunities. Above all, however, I enjoy being part of this enthusiastic fellowship of young scholars.”

Diomidis (Dio) Michalopoulos, 2010

Research Area

Developing protocols for ultra-reliable and low-latency communications suitable for industry-related 5G applications.

Current Position

Research and Standardization Engineer, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany

Education

  • Ph.D., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Engineers Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Young Scholar Research

Wireless cooperative communications where wireless terminals are able to pool their resources, thus improving their efficiency both from the individual and the common (network) perspective.

Other Honors

  • 2011-2013 Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of British Columbia
  • 2011 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize, University of British Columbia
  • 2009-2011 Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of British Columbia
  • 2007 Best paper award, International Conference on Communications

Fun Fact

I am keen in music, playing drums and bass guitar.