Biography
Dr. Rikakis is a transdisciplinary researcher, educator, and administrator. He聽serves as full professor of the USC Iovine and Young 91传媒 (IYA) for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. He served as Dean of the 91传媒 from 2021 to 2025. He joined IYA from Virginia Tech, where he was professor of Bioengineering and founding director of the (CDP). He聽has served as provost at Virginia Tech, vice provost at Carnegie Mellon University, school founding director at Arizona State University, and Center associate director at Columbia University. He initiated ongoing transdisciplinary education and research initiatives in all his administrative positions. He has led gift efforts from philanthropy and industry totaling more than $80,000,000. He has been PI or co-PI in research grants from NSF, NIH, NEA and industry totaling over $17,000,000. He has authored peer reviewed publications spanning computing, engineering, health, education, design and the arts. He has composed original music compositions performed internationally.
Selected Publications
Talks
This is a presentation on the Iovine Young 91传媒 (IYA) Challenge Based Reflective Learning Framework (CBRL). Presentation was given at the 2024 Erich Bloch Materials Design and Innovation Symposium at the University of Buffalo.
Books
Rikakis, T., Arnold, A., Keyel, J. et al. (2020). Adaptive Life Long Learning for an Inclusive Knowledge Economy. Virginia Tech Publications in partnership with the International Academic Forum and the Future Talent Council;
Papers
- T. Ahmed, T. Rikakis, A. Kelliher and S. L. Wolf, (2024), "A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Cyber-Human Assessment of Movement in Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation," IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, DOI:
- Sung, S., Thomas, D. & Rikakis, T., 鈥淓nacting Transdisciplinary Values for a Postdigital World: The Challenge-Based Reflective Learning (CBRL) Framework鈥.聽Postdigit Sci Educ听(2024).
- Sarker, A.; Emenonye, D.-R.; Kelliher, A.; Rikakis, T.; Buehrer, R.M.; Asbeck, A.T., 鈥淐apturing Upper Body Kinematics and Localization with Low-Cost Sensors for Rehabilitation Applications鈥, Sensors 2022, 22, 2300.
- Ahmed, Tamim; Thopalli, Kowshik; Rikakis, Thanassis; Turaga, Pavan; Kelliher, Aisling; Huang, Jia-Bin; Wolf Steven L., 鈥淎utomated Movement Assessment in Stroke Rehabilitation鈥, Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 12, 202,
- Y. Han, A. Varadarajan, T. Kim, G. Zheng, K. Kitani, A. Kelliher,聽T. Rikakis,聽and Y-L Park. 鈥淪mart Skin: Vision-Based Soft Pressure Sensing System for In-Home Hand Rehabilitation鈥, Soft Robotics, Vol 9, no 3, p 473-485, 2022,
- Arnold, Amy J., Jared Keyel, Alkan Soysal, Michael Kretser, Shahabedin Sagheb and Thanassis Rikakis. 鈥淭oward an Integrative Professional and Personal Competency-Based Learning Model for Inclusive Workforce Development鈥, International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics (滨惭厂颁滨听2021),
- A. Kelliher, S. Zilevu, T. Rikakis,聽T. Ahmed, Y. Troung, S. Wolf. (2020). 鈥淭owards standardized processes for physical therapists to quantify patient rehabilitation鈥, proceedings of ACM SIGCHI 2020 (CHI鈥20), Hawaii, USA, April 25 鈥 30, 2020,
Musical Compositions
Krisis, for flute, bassoon, cello and trombone聽[]
For a comprehensive list of Professor Rikakis鈥 research, compositions and teaching, please visit聽.