Dr. Philip Azariadis - Main Researcher & Scientific Officer

ELKEDE  - Technology & Design Centre SA (2003-2010):

2008-2011: Knowledge Based Collaborative 3D Virtual Design dedicated to the Clothing & Leather/Footwear SMEs (ECO-TEX-DESIGN), FP7.

2010-2012: Promotion of Environmental Legislation among European Footwear Industries (SHOELAW), LIFE08 ENV/E/000147.

2004-2008: Custom, Environment, and Comfort made shoe (CEC-made-shoe), Integrated Project, FP6.

2003-2005: Intelligent & Multifunctional Rubber Compounds/Adhesives for the Shoe Industry (INNORUBBER), Co-operative Research, 6th Framework Programme.

2002-2003: European Footwear Network for Electronic Trading 3 (EFNET-3), 5th Framework Programme.

2002-2004: Microwave Sensors for Monitoring of Polyurethane Injection/Casting Moulding Processes in the Shoe Industry (MICROSHOE), CRAFT-1999-72356, CRAFT, 5th Framework Programme.

2002-2005: Improved Roughing with Integrated Sensor Technology (IRIST), GRD1-2001-40403, 5th Framework Programme (GROW).

University of the Aegean (2003-2011):

2009-2011: SMILIES: Small Mediterranean Insular Light Industries Enhancement and Support 1G-MED08-454.

2005-2008: 3D Graphics search and retrieval, PENED 20 03 E520 (Researcher, S.C.: Demokritos).

2003-2005: Integrated Environment for Collaborative Design of Product and Processes through 3D Human Models, Concerted Programme For Electronic Business, Operational Programme «Information Society» Axis 3 – Measure 3.3.

2003-2005: Information Management and Exchange in Network-Centric Product Design: Modeling Component Knowledge in Design Repositories, Bilateral R&T Programme Greek-France 2003-2005.

University of Patras (2004-2006):

2003-2006: Post Doc researcher in the Research Project “Optimal robot motion design based on Computational Geometry”, Basic Research Programme “K. Karatheodoris”, University of Patras, 2003

1997-2000: Main Researcher in the Research Project: “Development of an Integrated Package for Computer-Aided Footwear Design and Manufacture”, ELKEDE, 1997.

1995-1997: Main Researcher in the National Research Project: “Algorithms for Approximate Design of Planar Developments of Arbitrary Surfaces. Application in CAD”, PENED 91, 482.

Azariadis P., Aspragathos N., Design of Plane Patterns of Doubly Curved Surfaces, Computer-Aided Design, 1997, 29(10), 675-685 (70 citations).

Azariadis P., Aspragathos N., Geodesic Curvature Preservation in Surface Flattening Through Constrained Global Optimization, Computer-Aided Design, 2001, 33(8), 581-591 (57 citations).

Azariadis P., Parameterization of clouds of unorganized points using dynamic base surfaces, Computer-Aided Design, 2004, 36(7), 607-623 (28 citations).

Azariadis P., Sapidis N., Drawing Curves onto a Cloud of Points for Point-Based Modelling, Computer-Aided Design, 2005, 37(1), 109-122 (28 citations).

Agathos A., Pratikakis I., Perantonis S., Sapidis N., Azariadis P., 3D Mesh Segmentation Methodologies for CAD applications, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 2007, 4(6), 827-842 (65 citations).

Azariadis P., Aspragathos N., Obstacle Representation by Bump-Surfaces for Optimal Path-Planning, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2005, 51(2-3), 129-150 (23 citations).

Dr. Paraskevas Papanikos 

Current position: Associate Professor (Engineering Mechanics), Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Research areas: Finite element modelling of structures and processes, Strength of metals and composites, Fatigue of metallic and composite structures, Nanomechanics.

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (1989). M.A.Sc. in Applied Mechanics, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto (1992), Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto (1997).

Research Projects:

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto (1990-1997): Design and Analysis of Dovetail Joints in Aeroengine Discs, Fatigue Behaviour of Aeroengine Compressor Assemblies, Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Cold Hole Expansion for Aerospace Applications, Fatigue Fracture Behaviour of Interacting Holes, Effect of Residual Stresses upon the Fatigue Behaviour of Airframe Alloys, Finite Element Analysis of the Shot Peening Process, Biomechanical Analysis of Dental and Orthopedic Implants,

FEM in Design of Recreational Equipment.

ISTRAM, Patras, Greece (1999-2005): Efficient Design and Verification of Composite Structures (EDAVCOS-BRITE/EURAM), Integrated Design Environment for Simulation and Numerical Analysis of Production Processes (DSIGN-BRITE/EURAM), Services for Collaborative SMEs Aeronautical Technical Research (SCRATCH-Acc. Meas.), Bolted Joints in Composite Aircraft Structures (BOJCAS-GROWTH),

Technology Application to the Near Term Business Goals and Objectives of the Aerospace Industry (TANGO-GROWTH), Services for Collaborative SMEs Aeronautical Technical Research II (SCRATCH II- Acc. Meas.), Advanced Design Concepts and Maintenance by Integrated Risk Evaluation for Aerostructures (ADMIRE-GROWTH), Improve and Assess Repair Capability of Aircraft Structures (IARCAS-GROWTH),

Investigation on Damage Tolerance Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys (IDA-GROWTH), Services for Collaborative SMEs Aerospace Technical Research 3 (SCRATCH 3-Acc. Meas.), Development of Innovative and Advanced Laminates for Future Aircraft Structure (DIALFAST-STREP).

National Technical University of Athens (2004-2006): Deformation measurement in FRP reinforced concrete structures using geodetic methods and fibre sensors, Programme Pythagoras, EPEAEK.

University of the Aegean (2006-): Structural health monitoring of glass-reinforced composites using embedded CNT fibers - Latsis Foundation 2010.

Reviewer for Scientific Journals: Composites part B: Engineering, Computational Materials Science, Materials Science and Engineering A, International Journal of Fatigue, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Carbon, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures.

Awards & Scholarships: University of Toronto Scholarship, 1991-1992. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Scholarship, 1992-1994. University of Toronto Scholarship, 1994-1995. Best student paper, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (AMPT’97), Portugal, July 1997.

Publications: 24 journal and 25 conference papers.

Citations: (excluding self-citations) 471 (source: SCOPUS) and 414 (source: Thomson Scientific – ISI).

Significant publications:

K.I. Tserpes, G. Labeas, P. Papanikos and Th. Kermanidis, Strength prediction of bolted joints in graphite/epoxy composite laminates, Composites Part B: Engineering, 33(7), 521-529, 2002 (47 citations).

S.A. Tsirkas, P. Papanikos, Th. Kermanidis, Numerical simulation of the laser welding process in butt-joint specimens, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 134, 59-69, 2003 (72 citations).

K.I.Tserpes, P. Papanikos, G. Labeas, Sp. Pantelakis, Fatigue damage accumulation and residual strength assessment of CFRP laminates, Composite Structures, 63(2), 219-230, 2004 (21 citations).

K.I. Tserpes and P. Papanikos, Finite element modelling of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Composites Part B: Engineering, 36, 468-477, 2005 (118 citations).

K.I. Tserpes and P. Papanikos, The effect of Stone-Wales defect on the tensile behavior and fracture of single-walled carbon nanotubes, Composite Structures, 79(4), 581-589, 2007 (24 citations).

Dr. Dimitris Lekkas

Current position: Assistant Professor (Information Systems Security), Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Research areas: Design of information infrastructures, Information Systems Security, Information and Communication Security, Cloud & Grid Computing, Secure Electronic Voting, Electronic Governance and Electronic Democracy, Database Management Systems, Public Key Cryptography and Digital Signatures.

Education: Ph.D. in the area of Information Systems Security, M.Sc in Information Technology and Degree in Mathematics.

Research Projects (selection):

e-UNIVERSITY PKI, “Design and Implementation of the PKI services for the e-University”, InfoSociety (2006-2007) / SCHOOL PKI, “Design and Implementation of the PKI services for the e-School”, InfoSociety (2006-2007) / e-IDENTITIES, “Design and Implementation of a Certification Authority for the issuance of electronic RFID-based digital identities” (2006) / ENISA, “Who is Who Database”, Design and Implementation of a database for information security related organizations across Europe, European Network and Information Security Agency (2006) / VNOC II, “Design and Implementation of distributed Virtual Network Operations Center (Virtual NOC)”, Greek Network of Research and Technology (GRNET S.A.) (2004) / PKI-GRNET, “Design and Implementation of Public Key Infrastructure in the Greek Academic Network”, GRNET S.A. (2003) / PKI-EDUNET, “Design and Implementation of Public Key Infrastructure for the National School Network”, Information Society (2003)

Publications: 17 journal and 15 conference papers.

Citations: (excluding self-citations) 120 (source: SCOPUS & ISI Web of Science).

Distinctions:

Awarded a prize as the outstanding Information Technology M.Sc. thesis from the Glasgow University / Emerald Award for Excellence 2006: "Higly Commended" for the article: Lekkas D., Gritzalis S., Mitrou L., “Withdrawing a declaration of will: Towards a framework for Digital Signature Revocation”, Internet Research, Vol.15, No.4, pp.400-420, Sept.2005 / Emerald Award for Excellence 2007: "Outstanding Paper" for the article: Lekkas D., Lambrinoudakis C., “Outsourcing Digital Signatures: A solution to key management burden”, Information Management & Computers Security, Vol.14, No.5, pp.435-448, 2006.

Significant publications:

Lekkas D., Gritzalis D, Long-term verifiability of healthcare records authenticity, International Journal of Medical Informatics, Vol.76, No.5-6, pp.442-448, 2007.

Lekkas D., Gritzalis D., e-Passports as a means towards a Globally Interoperable Public Key Infrastructure, Journal of Computers Security, IOS press, Volume 18, Number 3, May 2010.

Zissis D., Lekkas D., Securing e-Government and e-Voting with an open cloud computing architecture, Government Information Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 239-251

Zissis D., Lekkas D., Addressing Cloud computing Security Issues, Future Generation Computer Systems, To appear, February 2011.

Dr. Sofia Kyratzi - Post Doc Researcher

Current Position: Instructor (Computer Aided Geometric Modeling), Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, GR84100, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece.

Research Areas: Computer Mathematics, Geometric Modeling, Solid Modeling, Computational Geometry, 3D Reconstruction from images/sketches, Computer Aided Design (CAD), 3D Feature-based Parametric Modeling. 

Education: PhD in Computer Aided Design and 3D Geometric Modeling, University of the Aegean (2007), MSc in Medical Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2002), BSc in Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2000). 

Research Projects: 

Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center of Research and Technology (2001 – 2002): OTELΟ (IST-2001-32516, mΟbile Tele-Echography using an ultra-Light rObot).

University of the Aegean (2002-) : EUREKA SPSF: “A Virtual Reality Environment for Furniture Presentation”, F-JEWEL: Parametric CAD system for the reconstruction of traditional jewels”, Functional specifications of a computer-aided design system for garments (S.C. Prof. Ν. Sapidis), Design and Prototyping of industrial products (S.C. Prof. Ν. Sapidis). 

Reviewer for International Scientific Journals and Conferences: Computer Aided Design, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 3D Research, Computer Graphics International 2010, International Conference on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision.

Publications: 6 journal and 3 conference publications. 

Citations: (excluding self – citations) 13.

Significant Publications:

N. Sapidis, S. Kyratzi and P. Azariadis, Improved computational tools for concept development based on sketches and advanced CAD, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 2(6), pp. 707-716, 2005.

S. Kyratzi and N. Sapidis, Extracting a Polyhedron from a Single-View Sketch: Topological Construction of a Wireframe Sketch with Minimal Hidden Elements, Computers & Graphics, 33(3), pp. 270-279, 2009.

P. Azariadis, S. Kyratzi, N.S. Sapidis, A hybrid-optimization method for assessing the realizability of wireframe sketches,  3D Research, 4(1), Article: 3, 2013.

Dr. Elias Xidias - Post Doc Researcher

Current position: Adjunct Lecturer-Post Doc Researcher, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Research areas: Motion Planning, Robotics logistics and autonomous systems, Micro-Assembly. 

Education: Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece (2009), Mathematics Degree, Department of Mathematics, University of Patras, Greece (2003).

Research Projects:

2003-2006: Main researcher in the research project “Optimal robot motion design based on Computational Geometry”, basic research project: “K. Karatheodoris”.

2006-2008: Main researcher in the research project: I*PROMS NoE.

2005-2008: Researcher in the research project: 4Μ (Multi Material Micro Manufacture).

2009-2012: SMILIES: Small Mediterranean Insular Light Industries Enhancement and Support 1G-MED08-454 (Researcher).

Reviewer for Scientific Journals: Robotica, Journal of Industrial Robots, International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems, Journal of Assembly Automation, International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Mechatronics.  

Member of International Conference Program Committees: 4 International Conferences

Publications: 10 journal publications, 17 conference papers and 1 book chapter.

Citations (excluding self-citations): 42 (source: Google Scholar).

Significant publications:

Elias K. Xidias, Philip N. Azariadis. “Mission design for a group of autonomous guided vehicles”. Robotics and Autonomous Systems 59 (1), pp. 34-43, 2011. 

Elias K. Xidias, Andreas C. Nearchou and Nikos A. Aspragathos. “Integrating path planning, routing and scheduling for logistics operations in manufacturing facilities”. Cybernetics and Systems 43 (3), 143-162, 2012. 

Paraskevi Th. Zacharia, Elias K. Xidias and Nikos A. Aspragathos. “Task scheduling and motion planning for an industrial manipulator”. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 29 (6), 449-462, 2013.

Dr. Dimitrios Zissis -Post Doc Researcher

Current position: Adjunct Lecturer-Post Doc Researcher, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Research areas: Information Systems Design - Information Security - Cloud Computing -Mobile Software Engineering 

Education: PhD, Computer and Information System Security, Department of Product and System Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece (2011), MBA, Degree of Masters in Business Administration, General Management, City University (2007), MSc, Degree of Master of Science, Computing and Information Systems, John Moore’s University of Liverpool (2005), BSc Computer Science (Hons), Bachelor of Science, The University of Liverpool (2004).  

Research Projects:

2009: e-Pass PKI, "Design and Implementation of the Public Key Infrastructure services for the e-Passport" (2009).

2006-2008: e-UNIVERSITY PKI, "Design and Implementation of the Public Key Infrastructure services for the e-University", Information Society (2006-2007).

2006-2008: e-SCHOOL PKI, "Design and Implementation of the Public Key Infrastructure services for the e-School", Information Society (2006-2007).

Member of International Editorial Review Boards: I am a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Cloud Computing and Services Science.

Reviewer for Scientific Journals: ACM Computing Reviews, IEEE Communications Letters, International Journal of Cloud Computing (Inderscience Publishers), Journal of Grid Computing (Springer), Journal of Internet Services and Applications (Springer), International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (Inderscience Publishers), International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems  (Inderscience Publishers), Computers & Security (Elsevier), Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective  (Taylor & Francis), Scientific Research and Essays (Academic Journals), Government Information Quarterly (Elsevier), KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

Member of International Conference Program Committees: 4 International Conferences

Publications: 5 journal publications, 8 conference papers and 1 book chapter.

Citations (excluding self-citations): 130 (source: Google Scholar).

 Significant publications:

Dimitrios Zissis, Dimitrios Lekkas, Addressing cloud computing security issues, Future Generation Computer Systems, Volume 28, Issue 3, March 2012, Pages 583-592, ISSN 0167-739X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2010.12.006. (108 citations)

Zissis D., Lekkas D., Securing e-Government and e-Voting with an open cloud computing architecture, Government Information Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2011, Pages 239-251 (15 citations)

Argyris Arnellos, Dimitrios Lekkas, Dimitrios Zissis, Thomas Spyrou, John Darzentas, Fair digital signing: The structural reliability of signed documents, Computers & Security, Volume 30, Issue 8, November 2011, Pages 580-596, ISSN 0167-4048 (1 citation)

Dr. Alexander Agathos - Post Doc Researcher

Current position: Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Research areas:Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Image Processing, Parallel Programming, GPGPU Programming. 

Education: PhD, Computer Science, Department of Product and System Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece (2009), Master in Computer Science, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Greece (2001), Bachelors in Mathematis, Department of Mathematics, University of Athens (1998).

Research Projects:"Part based 3D representation for the retrieval of 3D graphical models". European Funded Project, PENED, 2005-2009, Greece, (4 years); “HOST” European Funded Project, FP7-ICT, 2012-2014 (2,5 years), Romania

Reviewer for Scientific Journals: Computers and Graphics (Elsevier), CAD (ELsevier), International Journal of Computer Vision (Springer), The Visual Computer (Springer), Computer Graphics Forum (Wiley), Eurographics, Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), Transactions of Geoscience and Remote Sencing (TGRS).  

Publications: 9 journal publications, 5 conference papers.

Citations (excluding self-citations): 424 (source: Google Scholar).

Significant publications:

Jun Li, Alexander Agathos, Daniela Zaharie, Jose M. Bioucas-Dias, Antonio Plaza, Xia Li: Minimum Volume Simplex Analysis: A Fast Algorithm for Linear Hyperspectral Unmixing, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience & Remote Sensing, 53(9): 5067-5082 (2015).

Alexander Agathos, Jun Li, Dana Petcu, Antonio Plaza: Multi-GPU Implementation of the Minimum Volume Simplex Analysis Algorithm for Hyperspectral Unmixing, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(6): 2281-2296 (2014).

Alex Shtf, Alexander Agathos, Yotam Gingold, Ariel Shamir, Daniel Cohen Or: Geosemantic Snapping for Sketch-Based Modeling, Computer Graphics Forum, 32(2pt2): 245-253 (2013).

Alexander Agathos, Ioannis Pratikakis, Stavros Perantonis, Nikolaos Sapidis, Philip Azariadis: 3D Mesh Segmentation Methodologies for CAD applications. Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 4(6): 827-841 (2007).

Zoi Koutkalaki - Ph.D. Student

Current position: Ph.D. Candidate (Industrial Design Engineering), Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Syros, Hermoupolis, Greece 84100.

Research areas: Design Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Product and Structures Study/Analysis, Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

Education: Ph.D. student with the main subject to be "Parametric Feature-Based Modeling of Human Foot" (started at 2012) and the dissertation's title is "Three dimensional (3D) designing of the human foot and analysis on stresses and forces during walking with shoes", M.Sc in Design of Interactive & Industrial Products and Systems (2012), B.Sc in Industrial Design Engineering at TEI of Kozani (2010).

Research Projects: 

2011-2012: Design of an ancient Greek Penteconter: Three-dimensional (3D) modeling, prototyping and rendering (Main contractor), Special Research Account of the University of the Aegean, Syros (Greece).

Distinctions/Scholarships: 

•1st Scholarship from  the IKY (Excellent first year performance in the Department's courses).

•2st Scholarship from  the IKY (Excellent second year performance in the Department's courses).

•Distinction award in studies and morals from the IKY (Second year).

Panagiotis Papagiannis - Ph.D. Student

Current position: Research (PhD) student, Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean, Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 84100.

Significant former positions:

ELKEDE S.A – Design and Technology Centre, as Textile and Footwear Researcher

DuPont (UK)– Technical Officer to the Operations Manager and as Textile Quality Control Specialist

Further significant work experience in textile production, footwear production, product testing, product development, consumer safety and environmental protection, operations management, marketing management, quality assurance and military procurement (technical assistance), in several companies and institutions in Greece and the UK

Research areas: footwear manufacturing and design, consumer safety, environmental management, textile-leather-footwear testing, operations management.

Education: M.Sc Textile Engineering (University of Leeds, UK, 1997),  Degree in Textile Technology (Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus, Greece, 1993),  BA Business Management (Leeds Metropolitan University, 2004)  

Research Projects:

ELKEDE  - Technology & Design Centre SA (2009-2011):

1)Enviro-Tex-Design, “Virtual Collaborative Design Environment” [(COLLABORATIVE PROJECT) FP7-NMP-2007-SMALL-1 Project number:  222111], FP7

2)LIFE08 ENV/E/00014, SHOELAW, “Environmental legislation among European footwear industries”

Publications: 1 conference paper

Significant publications:

Azariadis P., Papagiannis P., A new business model for integrating textile/clothing and footwear production, The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems – ICAMS 2010, Bucharest, Sep. 16-18 / 2010, pp 235-240