Regular biography
Dr. Vassily Hatzimanikatis is an Associate Professor in the Department of CHEM at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. His research focuses on computational systems biology, biotechnology, and complexity. He holds a PhD and an MS in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, and a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. Prior to joining EPFL, he worked at Northwestern University, ETHZ, and several industry positions. He is an associate editor for several journals and has authored over 70 publications. His work includes patents and contributions to doctoral programs at EPFL.
Scholar-generated biography
Vassily Hatzimanikatis is an associate professor specializing in Systems Biology, Metabolic Engineering, Computational Biology, Translation, and Metabolism. His research focuses on genome-scale metabolic modeling, thermodynamic analysis, and metabolic flux analysis to understand and optimize metabolic pathways in microorganisms. He develops computational tools for metabolic model testing and integrates kinetic and thermodynamic constraints to improve industrial biotechnology applications. His work includes studies on microbial physiology, metabolic network design, and the discovery of novel biosynthetic pathways for industrial chemicals. Hatzimanikatis also explores metabolic interactions in microbial communities and applies systems approaches to enhance bio-based production processes.