People
Lab Director
Panagiotis is a Professor at the Applied Informatics department of University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki and Director of Computer and Network Systems Technologies Lab. During 2011-2016, he was an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Communications Technology in Leibniz University Hanover and a member of L3S research center. Earlier in 2008-2010, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Computing Department of Lancaster University, UK, and at Telecom SudParis, France. Panagiotis received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace in 2008, an M.Sc in Information Technology from University of Nottingham in 2001, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Crete in 2000.
He has been the (co-)PI in several EU-funded (e.g., NEPHELE, T-NOVA, CONFINE, and NECOS) and nationally-funded projects. His research activities span (next-generation) Internet architectures, network processing, programmable dataplanes, deterministic networking, and edge/cloud computing. He was a recipient of the Best Paper Awards at IFIP WWIC 2012 and IFIP WWIC 2016, and the Runner-Up Poster Award at ACM SIGCOMM 2009. He has co-chaired several international conferences and workshops, such as IEEE GLOBECOM CSM 2026 IEEE NGNI 2025, IEEE ICIN 2024, IFIP/IEEE CNSM 2022, IFIP Networking TENSOR 2020-2023, IEEE NetSoft S4SI 2020, IEEE CNSM SR+SFC 2018–2019, IFIP WWIC 2016-2017 and INFOCOM SWFAN 2016. Panagiotis often serves in program committees of high-profile conferences, such as IFIP Networking, IEEE NETSOFT, IFIP/IEEE NOMS, IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, and IEEE PIMRC. He is also an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management and a Senior Member of IEEE.
Professors
Konstantinos G. Margaritis is a Professor of Informatics at the University of Macedonia, specializing in parallel and distributed computing, computational intelligence, and computer mathematics. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science at Loughborough University of Technology (UK) in the 1980s.
He has had a long academic career with extensive teaching and research activity in areas such as artificial neural networks, data mining, optimization, and intelligent systems. Margaritis has authored a large number of scientific publications in international journals and conferences, covering topics like recommender systems, speech processing, parallel algorithms, and machine learning methods. His work contributes broadly to the fields of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, with a particular focus on applying parallel and distributed techniques to complex computational problems.
Sophia Petridou received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in 2008. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia. She has more than 50 publications in journals and conferences. Her research interests include the IoT, software-defined networks, vehicular networks, wireless and optical protocols, and protocols’ security. She has been involved in numerous EU-funded research projects. She is a Member of the IEEE Computer Society and serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Communication Systems and Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory.
Stavros Souravlas is currently an Associate Professor of computer architecture and digital logic design with the Department of Applied Informatics, School of Information Sciences, University of Macedonia, where he joined, in 2014. His research interests include computer architecture and performance evaluation, parallel and distributed systems, big data stream scheduling, cloud computing, and systems modeling and simulation.
Giorgos Kappes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Informatics at the University of Macedonia. He is also a co-founder of Polytropo Systems, a deep-tech startup developing cutting-edge systems software for cloud infrastructures. Before joining the University of Macedonia, he served as an Adjunct Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Ioannina. Giorgos holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, an M.Sc. in Computer Systems, and a B.Sc. from the above Department.
His research focuses on improving critical characteristics of cloud infrastructures, including performance, elasticity, security, and reliability. The results of his work have been published in prestigious Computer Systems journals and conferences, including ACM Transactions on Computer Systems. Overall, his work provides valuable insights across a broad range of Computer Science fields, including Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Software Engineering, Parallel Programming , and Security.
Researchers
George Papathanail is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He holds a Ph.D. from the same department, and also obtained a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the Technological Institute of Central Macedonia in 2011, as well as a M.Sc. in Management and Information Systems from the University of Macedonia in 2017. His research interests include 6G, NFV, Edge Computing, and Time-Sensitive Networking.
Ioakeim (Makis) Fotoglou is a researcher at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He received a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Crete in Heraklion and an MSc in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia, specializing in Computational Methods and Applications. His research interests include Next-Generation Networking, Network and Cloud Security and 5G/6G Architectures. He is an avid Linux fan with extensive experience in server administration and scripting.
Alexandros-Panagiotis Galaios is a researcher at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia in 2024 and his M.Sc. in Applied Informatics, specializing in Next-Generation Systems and Networks, from the same department in 2026. His research interests include IoT systems, TinyML, and energy-aware intelligent systems. He is currently conducting research on distributed intelligence across devices, edge, and the cloud.
Haris Ampas is a PhD candidate in Deep Learning for Earth Observation at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Ioannina, an M.Sc. in Environmental Design and Natural Resources Management from the Democritus University of Thrace, and an M.Sc. in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia. His research focuses on Earth observation, hyperspectral remote sensing, edge AI, spectral unmixing, and deep learning for geospatial applications.
Nikolaos-Orestis Gavriilidis is a PhD candidate in Next Generation Network Security at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He received his Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Thessaly in 2017 and his M.Sc. in Science and Technology of Electrical & Computer Engineering, from the same department in 2020. His research interests include Security of Systems and Networks, PQC IoT secure communication and ML.
Dimitrios-Evangelos Gkogkos is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Applied Informatics at the University of Macedonia, focusing on big data analytics in Intelligent Transportation Systems. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and an M.Sc. in Statistics and Modeling from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include machine learning, graphical models, feature selection, anomaly detection, cyber-physical security, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and Sustainable AI. His work has been published at ICIN 2024 and ICIN 2026. He contributes to the NIFA-DS project, a collaboration between i-BEC and USDA-NIFA on Earth Observation- and AI-based digital services for soil health and carbon monitoring. His current work explores efficient and deployment-aware machine learning for UAV security and spectral data analysis, with emphasis on accuracy, computational cost, energy efficiency, and environmental impact.
Konstantinos Delistavrou is a PhD candidate in Optical Networks at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Systems from the same department, awarded in 2008, and a B.Sc. in Informatics from the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, awarded in 1999. In 2016, he attended the Study of the U.S. Institutes program at California State University, Chico, supported by a Fulbright Foundation scholarship. Since 2001, he has worked as a Computer Science educator and vocational trainer, and his professional background also includes experience as a telecommunications engineer. He has participated in several national and three EU-funded research projects. His research interests include optical network architectures, routing and wavelength assignment, and the Internet of Things.
Athanasios Papadakis is a PhD candidate in Vehicular Communications at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Greece. He holds an M.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Thessaly, Greece. He is a Researcher with the ‘‘Wireless and Photonic Systems and Networks’’ Group, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). His research interests include vehicular communications, time-sensitive networking, and network security.