The Inaugural Event of the Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies (HIAS) was held via Zoom on December 1st, 2021:

Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies Inaugural Event
Wednesday, December 1st 2021
12:00 p.m. EST (Boston) – 7:00 p.m. (Athens)

The Hellenic Institute of Advanced Studies (HIAS) was founded by members of the Hellenic diaspora with the goal of using scientific knowledge to serve Greece. It seeks to create bridges and serve as a hub for scientific exchanges between the Hellenic diaspora and their peers in Greece and to foster the development of international, transdisciplinary collaborations on problems of societal relevance including Energy, Health, Education, AI, Environment, Transport, Maritime, Agrifood and Inequality.

Event Slides

This event was organized under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in Boston.

Event Agenda:

Introductory remarks:

• Christos Dimas, Deputy Minister of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic

Greeting

• Stratos Efthymiou, Consul General of Greece in Boston

Why HIAS

Presenter: Petros Koumoutsakos, Herbert S. Winokur, Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

HIAS Bridges

Presenters: Dimitris Bertsimas, Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management & Operations Research, MIT, Dora Varvarigou, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Athens Water Utility; Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

HIAS Initiatives

Presenters: Andreas Boudouvis, Rector, Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Lydia Kavraki, Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, professor of Bioengineering, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and professor of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University

Robotics in Greece

A glimpse into the HIAS Report on Robotics in the AI Era by K. Daniilidis, L. Guibas, L. Kavraki, P. Koumoutsakos, K. Kyriakopoulos (co-Chair), J. Lygeros, G.J. Pappas (Chair), M. Triantafyllou, and P.Tsiotras

Presenters: George J. Pappas, UPS Foundation Professor at the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; Michael Triantafyllou, Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Ocean Science & Engineering, MIT

Next Steps

Presenters: Eleni Chatzi, Professor of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, ETH Zurich, Daphne Manoussaki, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete

Discussion

Presenters: Efthimios Kaxiras, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Demetri Psaltis, Professor in Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne