About Me

My name is Panagiotis (Panos) Promponas and I am from Naxos, a beautiful Greek island. I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student in Yale’s Electrical and Computer Engineering department, under the supervision of Prof. Leandros Tassiulas. My research focuses on modeling and algorithm design for networked systems, with a broad interest in optimization—ranging from stochastic optimization and mathematical programming to machine learning and heuristics. Currently, we work on quantum networks and distributed quantum computing—focusing on optimizing network components, compiling circuits for distributed execution, and identifying regimes for useful quantum algorithms. At Cisco Systems (May–Aug 2023, Jul–Aug 2024), we developed a compiler that translates a quantum circuit to networking and qubit routing operations.

I also interned at Amazon (Aug 2024–Feb 2025) as an Applied Scientist Intern with the Amazon Transportation Services team, focusing on large-scale optimization problems in logistics and operations.

Before Yale, I earned a 5-year diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NTUA, specializing in Networks, Computer Science, and Mathematics. My thesis on uplink power control in wireless networks was advised by Prof. Symeon Papavassiliou. I later worked as a Research Assistant at NTUA on modeling, optimization, and game-theoretic approaches to network problems.

Website last update: Mar 28, 2025.