Research

I completed my Ph.D. at the MIT Media Laboratory in January of 2006. My research over the years has covered subjects such as mobile computing, scalable video multicasting, sensor networks, and simulation environments.

Publications

Christakos, Constantine, "Sensor Networks Applied to the Problem of Building Evacuation: An Evaluation in Simulation," Proceedings of the 15th IST Mobile and Wireless Summit, June 2006, Mykonos, Greece [pdf] [ps]

Christakos, Constantine, "A Simple Pedestrian Simulator Using Node-Edge Graphs for Floorplan Models," Proceedings of the 2006 Summer Simulation Multiconference, July 30 - August 3, 2006, Calgary, Canada [pdf] [ps]

Theses

Christakos, Constantine, "Distributed-in/Distributed-out Sensor Networks: A New Framework to Analyze Distributed Phenomena," Ph.D. Thesis, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2006 [pdf] [ps]

Christakos, Constantine, "Taking Advantage of Distributed Multicast Video to Deliver and Manipulate Television," M.S. Thesis, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2001 [pdf] [ps]

Christakos, Constantine, "Optimizing a Language Translation System for Mobile Use," M.S. Thesis, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, December 1997 [pdf] [ps]