Lecture Series: Science and Society in Dialogue Toward a Sustainable Future

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    Lecture Series: “Science & Society in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future”

    Laboratory for Economic Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business

    &

    Yale MacMillan Center, Yale University

    Location: Old Parliament Building, 13 Stadiou Street, Athens


    Date: Friday, June 26, 2026


    Start Time: 19:00

    The Economic Policy Studies Laboratory (EMOP) of the Department of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), together with the Hellenic Studies Program of the Yale MacMillan Center at Yale University, are organizing the Open Lecture Series “Science & Society in Dialogue for a Sustainable Future.” The series aims to enhance public access to scientific knowledge, promote scientific culture in Greece, and contribute to public dialogue.

    On Friday, June 26, 2026, we invite you to attend the third lecture of the series, entitled:

     “Computing in the Age of AI: From the Terminal to the Physical World”

    by 

    Constantinos Daskalakis, Avanessians Professor of Computer Science, EECS and CSAIL, MIT

    The lecture will take place at the National Historical Museum (Old Parliament House), 13 Stadiou Street, Athens, from 19:00 to 21:00 (registration and arrival from 18:30).

    Below you will find the detailed program and the speaker’s biography. You may register to attend by Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at: https://lnkd.in/euuzRbcq

    Detailed Program

    18:30 – Registration

    19:00 – Welcome Remarks

    Associate Professor Evangelos Dioikitopoulos, Director, EMOP Research Center, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business

    19:05 – Welcome Address by the Rector of AUEB, Professor Vasileios Vasdekis (AUEB)

    19:05 – Remarks on the AUEB–Yale Hellenic Studies Program Collaboration

    Professor Costas Arkolakis (Yale), Director, Hellenic Studies Program, Yale University

    19:15–20:30 – Computing in the Age of AI: From the Terminal to the Physical World

    Speaker: Professor Constantinos Daskalakis, MIT

    20:30–20:45 – Q&A | Open Discussion with the Audience

    Speaker’s Short Biography

    Constantinos Daskalakis is a Professor of Computer Science at MIT, where he holds the Avanessians Chair. He is a member of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), co-founder and lead researcher of the Archimedes Research Center in Athens, and co-founder and Chief Scientist of Percepta AI. He received his Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and his PhD in Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

    His research lies in the Theory of Computation and its connections with Game Theory, Economics, Probability Theory, Machine Learning, and Statistics. His work has resolved major open problems concerning the computational complexity of Nash equilibria and the mathematical structure and computational complexity of multi-item auctions.

    His current research focuses on multi-agent learning, high-dimensional statistics, learning from biased and dependent data, causal inference, econometrics, and generative artificial intelligence, particularly diffusion models.

    In 2018, he received the prestigious Nevanlinna Prize, awarded by the International Mathematical Union alongside the Fields Medal, for outstanding contributions to the mathematical aspects of information sciences. Together with Professor Paul Goldberg and his doctoral advisor, Professor Christos Papadimitriou, he has been recognized for his work on the computational complexity of Nash equilibria with the Kalai Prize from the Game Theory Society, the Outstanding Research Prize from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), and Test-of-Time Awards from the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Symposium on Theory of Computing (STOC).

    He has received numerous additional distinctions, including the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Sloan and Simons Fellowships, the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award, the Bodossaki Foundation Scientific Award, and the FOCS Test-of-Time Award for his work on the computational complexity of auctions. He is an ACM Fellow, an Honorary Doctor of the University of Patras, an Honorary Professor at the University of Piraeus, and a recipient of the Gold Cross of the Order of the Redeemer from the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic. He also chaired the Greek Prime Minister’s Strategic Committee on Artificial Intelligence.

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