READ ABOUT THEM Speakers of the Event
Guests of Honour
Dimitra Kousta
Product Owner @ Kaizen Gaming
Dimitra Kousta
Product Owner @ Kaizen Gaming
Ms. Dimitra Koustas is a graduate of the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She works as a Product Owner in the field of Big Data at Kaizen Gaming, where she works closely with a specialized team of engineers to develop and implement data products in an Agile environment. He specializes in Agile methodologies, as well as other organizational and management processes and ways of working.
Kostis Spyropoulos
Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Kaizen Gaming
Kostis Spyropoulos
Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Kaizen Gaming
Kostis Spyropoulos works as a Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Early Careers) at Kaizen Gaming, based in Athens. He is responsible for the management of the company's Internships globally, as well as for the coordination and participation in career events and communication with universities and educational institutions. The team's goal is to bring Kaizen Gaming in contact with young talents interested in joining an internship in a Game Tech company, and through the events and collaboration with universities to enhance Brand Awareness and to understand how a company belonging to this Industry operates.
Faculty Members
Marios Anagnostou
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Marios Anagnostou
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Marios Anagnostou holds a Master of Engineering (2000) in Avionics from the University of York (UK) and a PhD (2006) from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut (USA), with a thesis entitled "Mobile High Resolution X-Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar Measurements (XPOL): Evaluation and Application". His research interests focus on fundamental issues of analysis, simulation and visualization of complex atmospheric and surface hydrometeorological processes of the hydrological cycle at various spatio-temporal scales.
Aristidis Vrahatis
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Aristidis Vrahatis
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Aristidis Vrachatis received his PhD in 2016 from the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics of the University of Patras, where he graduated in 2011 and received his MSc in Computer Science and Technology in 2013.
His research interests focus on advanced issues in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Systems Biology and Networked Medicine, with an emphasis on developing methods for understanding and modelling complex biological and medical systems.
Christoforos Dadoyan
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Christoforos Dadoyan
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Dr. Christoforos Dadoyan completed his studies in Computer Science and Telecommunications in 2004, and his M.Sc. in 2006 at the Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications of the University of Athens. In 2009, he received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Athens (Department of Computer Science and Telecommunications). He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Ionian University. He has been actively involved in numerous European research projects. His research interests focus on the area of information systems and network security.
Iosif Polenakis
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Iosif Polenakis
Faculty Member at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Iosif Polenakis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University in the field of Programming and Systems Software. He received his degree from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. He received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Ionian University (2012) and continued his postgraduate studies in Theoretical Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University. He has been working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Ioannina, from which he obtained his Master's degree (2014) and PhD degree (2019). He has received a scholarship for his PhD thesis from the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK) and a scholarship for his Postdoctoral Research from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY). His research work, through participation in research programs and projects funded by governmental institutions and national resources, concerns the design and implementation of integrated software systems, which, utilizing graph-based correlation modeling, aim at the prevention of epidemiological phenomena, the detection and classification of malware, as well as the hiding of authenticity and integrity information in digital objects, with several of his works being awarded with Best Paper Awards in international conferences.
Laboratory Members
Eleni Christopoulou
Laboratory Teaching Personnel (LTP) at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Eleni Christopoulou
Laboratory Teaching Personnel (LTP) at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Eleni Christopoulou is a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff of the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University, specializing in Computer Networks and Internet Technologies. She teaches courses such as Networks I & II, Internet Technologies, Distributed Network Centric Systems, Smart Environments and Social and Legal Issues of ICT.
Dimitrios Riggas
Laboratory Teaching Personnel (LTP) at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Dimitrios Riggas
Laboratory Teaching Personnel (LTP) at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Dimitrios Riggas is a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff of the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University, specializing in Social Networks, Ubiquitous Computing and Smart Computing Applications. He teaches courses such as Object Oriented and Logic Programming, Internet Technologies, Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence and Smart Environments and Applications.
PhD Candidates
Evaggelos Alvanitopoulos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Evaggelos Alvanitopoulos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Evangelos Alvanitopoulos is a PhD candidate and member of the Computational Modelling Laboratory of the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University. His research activity focuses on modern approaches to computational modelling, aiming at the analysis and understanding of complex phenomena through computational methods and tools.
Konstantinos Lazaros
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Konstantinos Lazaros
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Konstantinos Lazaros is a PhD candidate and member of the Bioinformatics and Human Electrophysiology Lab (BiHELab) of the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University. His research activity focuses on current developments in the fields of geriatrics and neurodegenerative diseases, aiming to bridge the gap between data, computational models and personalized treatments. It actively participates in the development of innovative quantitative approaches that enhance the transition from basic research to clinical practice and drug discovery.
Nikolaos Marios Polymenakos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Nikolaos Marios Polymenakos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Nikolaos Marios Polymenakos is a PhD candidate and member of the Computational Modelling Laboratory of the Department of Computer Science of the Ionian University. His research interests focus on the application of computational models for the analysis of complex systems, using state-of-the-art simulation and data techniques for understanding and solving scientific problems in various fields.
Ioannis Vlachos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Ioannis Vlachos
PhD Candidate at the Department of Informatics of the Ionian University
Ioannis Vlachos is an electrical engineer specializing in the design, simulation and implementation of electronic systems and circuits. He has been using open source software, such as EDA tools for simulation of analog and digital circuits, as well as open source applications for PCB design and implementation, for the last 30 years. He is a member of the CMODLab at Ionian University, where he continues his research work from his PhD. He is also a member and co-founder of SmartSension which is a technoblast of Ionian University together with Professor Markos Avlonitis and Professor Ioannis Karydis.