Biography

Charalambos (Charis) Poullis is Associate Dean at the School of Graduate Studies and a tenured Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia University's Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, where he directs the Immersive and Creative Technologies (ICT) lab. He previously served as Graduate Program Director for the Master's Thesis program and as Academic Code Administrator.

He earned a B.Sc. in Computing and Information Systems with First Class Honors from the University of Manchester, UK (2001), an M.Sc. in Computer Science specializing in Multimedia and Creative Technologies (Fulbright-Amideast Scholar, 2003), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC, 2008), funded by USC.

Charalambos is a licensed Professional Engineer, Senior Member of the IEEE Computer Society, and member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS), Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association (CAIAC), ACM Cyprus Chapter (management committee 2010-2015), and British Machine Vision Association (BMVA). He has also served as an academic scientific advisor to Presagis Inc., Canada.

His research bridges computer vision and computer graphics, with contributions to geometric and appearance modeling, classification, segmentation, and tracking, and applied work in virtual and augmented reality. He has supervised 67+ graduate students, currently mentors numerous Master's and Ph.D. candidates, authored 86+ scholarly publications, and secured millions in external research funding as Principal Investigator from government agencies and industry partners, including the prestigious Marie Curie International Reintegration Grant (2010-2014).

Last updated: June 2025

Active projects serving as Principal Investigator [PI]:

  • [PI]
    IASO: Enhancing Surgical Precision with Advanced Camera Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alliance, 2025-2028
  • [PI]
    PHOENIX: Generative models and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Geospatial Computer Vision, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alliance, 2022-2025
  • [PI]
    Semantic Segmentation in Geospatial Computer Vision, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery Grant, 2021-2026

Faculty Appointments

  • 2025 - present
    Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • 2023 - present
    Professor, Concordia University, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
  • 2021 - 2025
    Academic Code Administrator, School of Graduate Studies
  • 2015 - 2023
    Associate Professor (Strategic Hire), Concordia University, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
  • 2010 - 2015
    Assistant Professor, Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts
  • 2009 - 2010
    Visiting Lecturer, University of Cyprus, Department of Computer Science

Education

  • 2008
    Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science
  • 2003
    M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science
  • 2001
    B.Sc. in Computing and Information Systems (First-class Honors), University of Manchester, Department of Computer Science