Short Bio

Angelos Chatzimparmpas is an Assistant Professor in Information and Computing Sciences at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and a member of the VIG research group. His main research interests include visual exploration of the inner parts and the quality of machine learning (ML) models with a specific focus on making complex ML models better understandable and explainable, as well as providing reliable trust in the ML models and their results. In addition to developing visual analytics systems, he also focuses on model uncertainty quantification, utilizing deep learning architectures for visualization evaluation, and supporting users in detecting AI-generated images (deepfakes). Angelos has made significant contributions by publishing journal articles and conference papers at top visualization and HCI venues. His doctoral thesis was awarded the EuroVis Best PhD Dissertation Award in 2024 and was recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences with its inclusion in the IVA-100 list in 2023.

Long Bio

Angelos Chatzimparmpas is an Assistant Professor in Information and Computing Sciences at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and a member of the VIG research group. His main research interests include visual exploration of the inner parts and the quality of machine learning (ML) models with a specific focus on making complex ML models better understandable and explainable, as well as providing reliable trust in the ML models and their results. In addition to developing visual analytics systems, he also focuses on model uncertainty quantification, utilizing deep learning architectures for visualization evaluation, and supporting users in detecting AI-generated images (deepfakes).

Throughout his academic career, Angelos has made significant contributions by publishing journal articles and conference papers at top visualization and HCI venues. Notably, Angelos’ work has been awarded an honorable mention award for a full paper accepted at CHI 2024. Another highlight is that his doctoral thesis was awarded the EuroVis Best PhD Award in 2024 and was recognized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences with its inclusion in the IVA-100 list in 2023.

Prior to joining Utrecht, Angelos was a Postdoctoral Scholar in Computer Science at Northwestern University, USA, working with Prof. Dr. Jessica Hullman (MU Collective research lab). He also completed his Ph.D. at Linnaeus University, Sweden, where he worked with Prof. Dr. Andreas Kerren within the ISOVIS research group. In 2022, he served as a Visiting Scholar at Arizona State University, USA, thus collaborating closely with members of the VADER research lab. In 2017, Angelos earned both his BSc and MSc in Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Western Macedonia, Greece. During his final year of undergraduate studies, Angelos finished an Erasmus+ internship at the CTTC research center in Spain, where he worked as a research scientist for the IoT World project.