Meet the Team
The members of the laboratory
include 8 basic research team members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 5 collaborating Academic staff and researchers, 2 collaborating software engineers, 2 PhD candidates, 8 postgraduate students and 5 undergraduate students and as shown below.
Director of Artificial Intelligence Lab
Manolis Marakakis, Professor, (mmarak@cs.hmu.gr) – (CV)
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU
Basic Research Team Members
Aivalis Kostantinos
Lecturer, (costis@hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Web Analytics, Big Data, e-commerce, middleware and programming languages.
Vasilakis Kostas
Professor, (kostas@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Online learning-services.
Vidakis Nikolaos
Associate Professor, (nv@hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Developing games to demonstrate and conduct research, play-testing research, game-based learning, inclusive design, serious games, multimodal sensing and natural user interfaces, educational virtual environments/ecosystems.
Grammatikakis Miltiadis
Professor, (mdgramma@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-System and network-on-chip, EDA tools. Distributed embedded real-time systems for transportation and healthcare. Automotive engineering, diagnostics and security. Simulation and modelling. Design space exploration, power dissipation, performance and reliability.
Kalogerakis Michalis
Associate Professor, (mixalis@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Usability engineering, human-computer interaction, flexible software development methods and wave propagation.
Marakakis Manolis
Professor, (mmarak@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Artificial intelligence: Logic programming, knowledge-based systems, expert systems, natural language processing, machine learning (statistical relational learning), semantic web, automated software engineering.
Papadakis Nikos
Associate Professor, (npapadak@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Knowledge representation and reasoning in temporal DBs, formal methods, semantic web, natural language processing, distributed algorithms.
Xezonakis Ioannis
Professor, (xezonakis@hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Programming and algorithms.
Batsakis Sotirios
Assistant Professor, (sbatsakis@hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
-Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation, Logic Programming.
Collaborating Academic staff & Researchers
Kalogiannakis Michalis
Associate Professor, (mkalogian@hotmail.com), (CV), University of Crete.
Kondylakis Haridimos
Researcher, (kondylak@ics.forth.gr), (CV), FORTH.
Kouroumpali Aggelina
Researcher, (kouroub@ics.forth.gr), (CV), FORTH.
Collaborating Software Engineers
Papagrigoriou Antonis
Software Engineer, (apapa@forthnet.gr).
Tzagkarakis Charalambos
System Engineer, (hatzagarak@cs.teicrete.gr).
Piperaki Voula
Software Engineer, (vpiperaki@cs.teicrete.gr), (CV), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, HMU.
Papathodorou Nikos
(ntpapatheodorou@gmail.com), (CV).
Zervoudakis Stefanos
(stezer95@gmail.com), (CV).
PhD Candidates
Tsampos Ioannis, (johny@physics.uoc.gr), (CV).
Trouli Georgia, (tziaki93@hotmail.gr), (CV).
Katsaris Iraklis, (irakliskatsaris@gmail.com), (CV).
Logothetis Ilias, (iliaslog37@hotmail.com), (CV).
Stamatakis Antonis, (sant@hmu.gr), (CV).
Trabas Apostolos, (apostolis_tr@yahoo.gr), (CV).
Vardakis Georgios, (Vardakisyageorge@yahoo.com), (CV).
Vasileiou Ioannis, (giannis_vassiliou@yahoo.gr), (CV).
Polyxronidou Galini, (galini20@gmail.com), (CV).
Tsamis Georgios, (gtsamis@cs.hmu.gr), (CV).
Koutsaki Eleutheria.
Postgraduate students
Papakonstantinou Aris, (ofilosofos@hotmail.com), (CV).
Savva Haris, (harris_savva@hotmail.com), (CV).
Ntantinakis Nikos, ( stezer95@gmail.com), (CV).
Selekos Petros, (mtp222@edu.hmu.gr), (CV).
Kountoulis Vasilios, (vasiliskontoulis23@gmail.com), (CV).
Papadakis Alexandros, (lexpapadakis@gmail.com). (CV).
Sgouraki Marianna, (mtp269@edu.hmu.gr). (CV).
Undergraduate Students
Koumarelis Tasos, (akoumarelis@gmail.com).
Mouzakitis Nikos, (nmouzakitis@cs.teicrete.gr).
Mouzakitis Aggelos, (angelos.mouzakitis@cs.teicrete.gr).
Koutsoumarelakis Haris, (harrkout@gmail.com).
Metaxioti Maria, (marmetaxioti@gmail.com).
Former Associates
Hatzakis Ilias, Lecturer, (hatzakis@cs.hmu.gr), (CV), Department of Agriculture.
Giannoulis Michael, Software Engineer.
Alexandros Britzolakis, Software Engineer (CV).
Kounali Hara, Software Engineer.
Kavadias Stamatis, Researcher.
Ntallaris Efstratios, Software Engineer.
Potirakis Antonis, System Engineer.
Petrakis Polydoros, Software Engineer.
Stathaki Afroditi, Software Engineer.
Tsamis George, Software Engineer.
Fragkaki Ioanna, Software Engineer.
F.A.Q
Frequently Asked Questions
The Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering (AISE) Lab is a research and educational laboratory within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at HMU. It focuses on meeting the research and educational needs of the department across all academic levels. The lab also participates in providing lifelong education and training services.
The AISE Lab aims to promote scientific knowledge in Artificial Intelligence and Systems Engineering. It emphasizes applied technological research and development in cutting-edge technologies, especially in software development. The lab also aims to develop open-source software, research standards, models, systems and tools. Another goal is to provide specialized training for students and employees, and offer consulting services.
The AISE Lab’s research activities cover the entire software life cycle, from requirement analysis to design, implementation, verification, and maintenance. The research focuses on applied technological research and development in software development, from the perspective of AI and Systems Engineering. Specific areas of focus include Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Educational Technology, Serious Games, Medical Informatics, and Web Technology.
The lab conducts research and development activities in the following thematic areas: Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Educational Technology, Serious Games, Medical Informatics, and Web Technology. These areas have significant technological impact and the potential to sustain international collaboration.
Yes, the AISE Lab collaborates with Research Centers, Institutes, and Universities both in Greece and abroad, as well as with public and private organizations. These collaborations aim to solve real-world problems.
The AISE Lab develops and implements research and development activities through funded national and European projects. Some of these projects include the application of the Environmental Decision Support System in the Ecosystem of Streams of Crete (Expert System-Crete (ES-Cr)) and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Software Engineering and in Medicine.
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