CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA Name: Dimokritos Panagiotopoulos Date of birth: March 21, 1960 Family Status: Married, has two children Current Posistion: Work Address: Tel. No. (Work): Mobile No.: E-mail: Professor Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design Τ.Ε.Ι. of Western Macedonia 50100 KOZANI, GREECE +30 24610 40161-5 +30 6974794599 dpanag@kozani.teikoz.gr EDUCATION Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA (awarded in 1988). Major area: Computer Engineering. Minor area: Microelectronics. Title of Dissertation: "AN INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR MODELING THE HUMAN PERCEPTION OF RESEMBLANCE IN PATTERNS". Master of Science (Thesis Option), Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA (awarded in 1983). Major area: Computer Engineering. Title of Thesis: "IMPLEMENTATION OF A FUZZY CLUSTERING OPERATOR FOR THE ENGINEERING-CYBERNETIC (EC) MODEL". Diploma in Electrical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece (awarded in 1982, with honors). RESEARCH INTERESTS His research interests include Artificial Neural Networks, Autonomous Mental Development in robotic systems, Computer Architectures and Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI). ACADEMIC ACTIVITY Faculty member of the Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Western Macedonia, (November 2000 today).
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, (Sepember 2013 today). Professor in the Department of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, (January 2008 August 2013). Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, (November 2000 December 2007). Administrative posistions while at T.E.I. of Western Macedonia: Head of the Industrial Design Engineering Dept., T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, (September 2002 August 2008). Director of Studies in the Program of Elective Courses (P.E.C.) «Industrial Informatics», T.E.I. of Western Macedonia, (Summer of 2001). He served as a member of the Technical Council, participated as a member in the Committee for Supply Contests and as a member in the Committee of the Special Account for Education and Research. Scientific Collaborator, in the Department of Automation, Τ.Ε.Ι. of Thessaloniki, (October 1996 June 2000). Scientific Collaborator, in the Departments of Automation and Information, Τ.Ε.Ι. of Thessaloniki, (October 1995 June 1996). Senior Lecturer, in the Department of Computer Science, CITY Liberal Studies, Thessaloniki, (November 1991 - February 1996). Part-Time Lecturer, in the Department of Computer Science, CITY Liberal Studies, Thessaloniki, (January 1991 - October 1991). Instructor, in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, USA, (January 1986 - December 1988). Research Assistant, in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, in USA, (August 1984 - December 1985). Teaching Assistant, in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, in USA, (August 1982 - July 1984). PARTICIPATION IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS OF STUDIES Mechatronics, joint graduate program of the Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments of the T.E.I. of Western Macedonia in cooperation with the UPC Technical University of Catalonia. He has taught the course of Industrial Robots (spring 2006, spring 2007, spring 2008, spring 2009 and spring 2010). Specialization in Applied Informatics, joint graduate program of the Electrical Engineering and Business Management Departments of the T.E.I. of Western Macedonia in cooperation with the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia. He has taught the course of Computer Programming (fall 2003, fall 2004, fall 2005, fall 2006, fall 2007, fall 2008, fall 2009, fall 2010, fall 2011). 2
He has taught the course of Neural Networks Evolutional Algorithms (fall 2004). Computer Science, MSc graduate program of the University of Sheffield, UK, franchised for CITY Liberal Studies, Thessaloniki. He has taught the course of 3D Computer Graphics (1993-1995). He has taught the course of Computer Architectures (1994-1995). He has taught the course of VLSI Design (1993-1995). PARTICIPATION IN FUNDED EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS Head (PI) of the educational team for the project Improvement of the Undergraduate Studies Program of the Department of Industrial Design Engineering, under Priority Action Line 2.2.2.a of the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. "Education" II), for the period of 1/4/2003 31/8/2008. Member of the research team for the project entitled: New advanced polymer nanocomposites through melt extrusion under the Archimedes I Research Grant, for the period of 1/1/2006 31/8/2007. Research Assistant at the University of Maryland, USA, working in the project entitled Fuzzy Logic towards the Generalized Representation of Knowledge Bases and Decision-Making, funded by NSF under contract IST-84-08063, for the period of 17/8/1984 15/1/1986. NON-ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY From 1/1/1991 to 30/6/2000 he was a freelance Electrical Engineer. From 9/5/1990 to 10/10/1990 he served in 308 ΠΕΒ (base factory for heavy tank overhauling) as a soldier in the Technical Corps of the army, having the specialty of Electrical Engineer. During his duty there, he developed software for the warehouse management of the factory. COURSES THAT HE TAUGHT Object Oriented Programming in C++, School of Technology Applications (S.T.A.): Dept. of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Also, in the Graduate Program of «Specialization in Applied Informatics» (course title: Computer Programming), T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Artificial Intelligence, S.T.A.: Dept. of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Industrial Robots, in the Graduate Program of «Mechatronics», T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Neural Networks Evolutional Algorithms, in the Graduate Program of «Specialization in Applied Informatics» (course title: Computer Programming), T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. 3
Computer Programming in C, S.T.A.: Dept. of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, P.E.C. «Industrial Informatics», T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Concurrent Engineering, S.T.A.: Dept. of Industrial Design Engineering, T.E.I. of Western Macedonia. Microcomputers I, II - Theory & Lab, S.T.A.: Department of Automation, T.E.I. of Thessaloniki. CAD/CAM Laboratory, S.T.A.: Department of Automation, T.E.I. of Thessaloniki. Programming I - Lab, S.T.A.: Department of Information, T.E.I. of Thessaloniki. Programming in C - Lab, School of Technology Applications: Department of Information, T.E.I. of Thessaloniki. Microcomputer System Design, in the University of MARYLAND, U.S.A. Computer Architecture, in the University of MARYLAND, and also in CITY Liberal Studies (BSc and MSc courses branch of the University of Sheffield, U.K.). Computer Organization, in the University of MARYLAND and also in CITY Liberal Studies. Digital System Design, in the University of MARYLAND, U.S.A. VLSI Design, in CITY Liberal Studies (MSc course branch of the University of Sheffield, U.K.). Introduction to Computers, in CITY Liberal Studies. Assembly Language Programming (8086), in CITY Liberal Studies. Programming in C, in ELKEPA. UNIX - Systems Programming in C, in CITY Liberal Studies. Operating Systems, in CITY Liberal Studies. Programming in FORTRAN IV, in the University of MARYLAND, U.S.A. Numerical Methods, in the University of MARYLAND, U.S.A. Theory of Computation, in CITY Liberal Studies. Analysis of Algorithms, in CITY Liberal Studies. Artificial Neural Networks, in CITY Liberal Studies. 4
Computer Graphics, in CITY Liberal Studies (BSc and MSc courses branch of the University of Sheffield, U.K.). Image Processing, in CITY Liberal Studies. Probability and Statistics, in CITY Liberal Studies. FRAMEWORK III, in CITY Liberal Studies. PUBLICATIONS a. International Journals [1] D. Panagiotopoulos, C. Orovas and D. Syndoukas, "A Heuristically Enhanced Gradient Approximation (HEGA) Algorithm for Training Neural Networks," Neurocomputing, Vol. 73, 2010, pp.1303 1323. [2] D. A. Panagiotopoulos, R. W. Newcomb and S. K. Singh, A Current-mode Exponential Amplifier, IEEE Trans. Circuits and Systems II, Vol. 47, No. 6, 2000, pp. 548-552. [3] D. A. Panagiotopoulos, R. W. Newcomb and S. K. Singh, Planning with a Functional Neural Network Architecture, IEEE Trans. Neural Networks, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1999, pp. 115-127. [4] D. Ioannou and D. A. Panagiotopoulos, "A Fine Light-Spot-Position Sensitive Photodetector," IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 34, No. 4, 1987, pp.778-781. [5] D. A. Panagiotopoulos and N. Bourbakis, "The VLSI Design of a Two- Dimensional Image Processing Array," Microprocessing and Microprogramming, The Euromicro Journal, Vol. 14, Nos. 3,4, 1984, pp.125-132. b. International Conferences [1] D. A. Panagiotopoulos, R. W. Newcomb and S. K. Singh, A Current-Mode Analog Memory for Neurocomputing, Proceedings of the 42nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, MWSCAS 99, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, August 8-11, 1999, pp. 787-790. [2] D. A. Panagiotopoulos, L. Sellami, S. K. Singh and R. W. Newcomb, The Large Signal Behavior of El Masry s Differentiator, Proceedings of the 2nd IMACS Int l. Conf. on Circuits Systems and Computers, CSC 98, Piraeus, GREECE, October 26-28, 1998, pp. 293-296. [3] S. K. Singh, D. A. Panagiotopoulos, T. R. Darden and R. W. Newcomb, Hardware Oriented Semistate Descriptions of Functional Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of the IEEE Int l. Conf. on Syst. Man & Cybernetics, SMC 97, Hyatt Orlando, USA, October 12-15, 1997, pp. 13-18. [4] D. A. Panagiotopoulos, S. K. Singh and R. W. Newcomb, VLSI Implementation of a Functional Neural Network, Proceedings of the IEEE Int l. Symp. Circuits 5
& Systems, ISCAS 97, Hong Kong, June 9-12, 1997, pp. 701-704. [5] N. Bourbakis, G. Behpour and D. Panagiotopoulos, "A Hardware Implementation of a 2-D Photoarray for Array-Processors," IEEE Conference on IECON, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, November 1987, pp. 616-620. [6] D. Panagiotopoulos and P. A. Ligomenides, "Determination of Fuzzy State Transitions," Proceedings of First International Fuzzy System Assoc. Congress, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, July 1-6, 1985 (extended abstract). [7] N. Bourbakis and D. Panagiotopoulos, "An Efficient Real Time Image Scanning System," IEEE International Conference on Computers, Systems and Signal Processing, Bangalore, India December 10-12, 1984. [8] R. W. Newcomb and D. Panagiotopoulos, "Equations for Robot 3d Curve Determination Decisions," CDC Conference Proceedings, 1983, pp. 1222-1223. [9] N. Bourbakis and D. Panagiotopoulos, "A Proposal for the Design of a Robot Eye," Proceedings of the IASTED International Symposium ROBOTICS, Davos, Switzerland, March 2-5, 1982, pp. 20-23. PATENTS [1] D. Panagiotopoulos, E. Roumeliotis, E. Kehris, A LANGUAGE SWITCHING SYSTEM FOR BILINGUAL KEYBOARDS, Patent No. 1002394, International Classification G06F 3/023, July 1996. This is about a system for switching between languages in a bilingual keyboard (e.g. Greek English) by using a foot activated switch which is adapted to the serial port of a computer, while it also allows a serial mouse to connect to the same port. This is particularly useful during typing that incorporates frequent changes between two languages, because the user is not forced to move his hands from key typing positions. REVIEWER IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES He has served as a reviewer in the scientific journals of IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, "Neurocomputing" and also in the conferences IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) in 2003, 2010, International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) in 2009, IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) in 2013, International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) that was held in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 and recently he was invited for this conference to be held on July 2014 in China. SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP He is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece, and of the IEEE. He holds P.E. license of the Technical Chamber of Greece. Also, he is elected member of the Honor Society Sigma-Xi. 6
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