Aris Athanasios “Thanos” Panagopoulos is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and founder and director of the Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems (AIIS) Laboratory at California State University, Fresno. His research focuses on human-centered intelligent
systems and artificial intelligence for social good, with applications in education,
digital history preservation, computational sustainability, smart cities and buildings,
transportation, precision agriculture, and scientific discovery. He is also committed
to educating future generations of computing professionals and contributing to public
dialogue on the societal implications of artificial intelligence.
His research interests include machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, optimization,
reinforcement learning, control theory, and multi-agent systems, as well as the broader
socioeconomic implications of AI-driven systems. He has served as principal investigator
or co-principal investigator on interdisciplinary, multi-million-dollar initiatives
supported by organizations including the National Science Foundation (NSF), California
Energy Commission (CEC), California Learning Lab, CAHSI–Google, and the Agricultural
Research Institute (ARI). He has collaborated with industry partners including Siemens,
Microsoft Research, and BMW North America, as well as scientific collaborations including
the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). He is also a five-time
Farms Food Future (F3) Initiative Fellow.
His work has appeared in venues including AAAI, AAMAS, and Expert Systems with Applications.
He is a recipient of Fresno State’s Provost’s Teaching Award. He served as an elected
member of the University Academic Senate from 2021 to 2026 and has served on program
committees for conferences including AAAI, ECAI, IJCAI, and EUMAS. He is a member
of the Authors Guild and CAHSI.
He is the author of Rage Against the Autonomous Machine: The Dialectics of Artificial Intelligence and
How to Survive the AI Revolution (CRC Press, 2026), an interdisciplinary study of artificial intelligence, political
economy, automation, and technological power.
Before joining Fresno State, Panagopoulos spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher
at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science
from the University of Southampton, UK, in 2016, and holds an Integrated Master’s
Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Crete,
Greece.
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