Prior to co-founding Pi Network, Nicolas Kokkalis had an outstanding research career at Stanford under the guidance of Professor Michael S. Bernstein. Highlights of this journey include:
Academic prestige: He has published numerous research papers at CHI and CSCW – two of ACM's most prestigious international conferences in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Notably, his research on MyriadHub won the Best Paper Honorable Mention at CHI 2017.
Consistent research focus: His notable works, such as EmailValet and Founder Center, focus on combining human power and technology to solve practical problems, through core themes:
Crowdsourcing.
Decision support and personal information management.
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and collaborative systems.
The fact that his research has been peer-reviewed and recognized at leading academic forums worldwide confirms Nicolas Kokkalis's systematic thinking and solid technical foundation. The consistency in his previous research topics is the basis for the core philosophy he applies to the current Pi Network ecosystem.