I am a first-year PhD student at the MIT Operations Research Center (ORC), where I am fortunate to be advised by Professor Georgia Perakis and Professor Chara Podimata. I previously graduated from the Master of Business Analytics program at MIT ('25) and hold a Bachelor's in Economics and Computer Science from Bocconi University ('24). Outside of research, I love playing soccer and enjoy cooking healthy meals.
Research interests
My research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning and optimization. In particular, I aim to develop algorithms that are not only efficient, but also interpretable and fair. A central goal of my work is to design reliable and trustworthy systems that can be deployed in high-stakes environments, with applications spanning healthcare and digital platforms among others.
Publications
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ModuLearn: An interpretable transcriptomic framework for cancer
outcome prediction.
Authors: M. Gjika*, A. Morosini*, M. Panagopoulou, A. Mertzios, K. Chatzaki, G. Perakis. Preprint, 2025.