Scientific Committee of the MSc

Ioannis Anagnostopoulos was born in Athens in 1975. He received his diploma from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology of the University of Patras in 1998 and his PhD from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens in 2004. Today he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics with Applications in Biomedicine at the University of Thessaly. He is a Lecturer in the Postgraduate Program (P.M.S.) "Digital Culture, Smart Cities, Internet of Things" of the University of Piraeus. His research interests focus on Internet Technologies and Applications, the Semantic Web, the Internet of Things (IoT) and Interconnected Data. Ioannis Anagnostopoulos numbers over 50 articles in international journals and over 100 articles in international conference proceedings. He has participated in over 10 European and National research and development programs.

• Position: Professor in University of Thessaly
• Office: 104/ΓΛ126
• Telephone: +30 210 4142479
• Email: janag@unipi.gr

Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos is a Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (i-lab.aegean.gr) at the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication at the University of the Aegean since 2006. The laboratory conducts research and development in the field of Digital Cultural Heritage, using modern technologies for documentation, digitization, digital restoration, and promotion of cultural assets.

He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. He has extensive experience in projects related to the management and promotion of cultural and religious heritage, including printed and audiovisual content. He has also been involved in the digitization, documentation, and visualization of small-scale and large-scale monuments, as well as archaeological research, using new technologies such as aerial and terrestrial scanning, projection, and mixed reality, contributing to their preservation, promotion, and digital reconstruction.

His work includes digitizing material and intangible church heritage using modern methods and tools such as portable 3D scanners, photogrammetry, and high-resolution photography. He has also been involved in the design and mapping of cultural/touristic routes, digital storytelling, personalized user experiences, and serious games.

As part of these projects, he has authored over 200 scientific publications in international conferences and reputable journals. Since 2003, he has taught numerous courses on Digital Culture at the undergraduate level and in postgraduate programs such as the M.Sc. in "Cultural Informatics" (University of the Aegean), "Digital Culture" (University of Piraeus), and "Monument Management" (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). Since 2020, he has been recognized as one of the top 2% most influential researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing (Stanford University, Elsevier) based on the citations his work has received.

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URLs for more information:

http://gr.linkedin.com/in/cnanagnostopoulos

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christos-Nikolaos_Anagnostopoulos

https://aegean.academia.edu/ChristosNikolaosAnagnostopoulos

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=H5ikkF8AAAAJ&hl=el

• Position: Professor
• Office: 104/ΓΛ126
• Telephone: +30 210 4142479
• Email: canag@unipi.gr

Dimitrios D. Vergados is a Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Piraeus, Director of the M.Sc. Programm "Digital Culture, Smart Cities, IoT and Advanced Digital Technologies", Director of the "Digital Culture, Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and Advanced Digital Technologies and Services Lab", Chairman of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK), UNESCO Chair Holder: "Creative Cities in Motion: Urban Sustainable Mobility and Utilization of Cultural Resources”.

His research interests are in the area of Computer Networks and Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Wireless and Mobile Communications, Internet of Things (IoT) and Advanced Digital Technologies, Smart Technologies, Cloud Computing, Digital Image Processing and Analysis, Sustainable Ecosystems and Smart Cities, Management of Digital Cultural Content, Intellectual Property,Personal Data Protection, and Regulatory Issues.

He has several publications in journals, books and conference proceedings.

He has served as a committee member and evaluator in national and international organizations and agencies. He has also served as a chair, technical program committee member (TPC) and reviewer in several international conferences and co-editor, member of the editorial board, and reviewer in several international journals.

• Position: Professor
• Office: 104/ΓΛ126
• Telephone: +30 210 4142479
• Email: vergados@unipi.gr

Joseph Stefanou is an urban architect, President of the Syros Institute, Emeritus Professor of the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens. He studied Architecture at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux, Urban Planning at the Institut D'Urbanisme de l'Universite de Paris and at the Universite des Vincennes (D.E.A. and 3rd cycle doctorate). Social Psychology at the Universite Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg (D.E.A. and 3rd cycle doctorate). Psychology of space at the University of Strasbourg 1 (doctorat d'etat). He has been Vice-President of the "Committee of Experts on the Social Aspects of Housing and Development of the Population" of the Council of Europe. More than 100 of his scientific papers have been published in Greek and foreign journals.

• Position: Emeritus Professor
• Office: 104/ΓΛ126
• Telephone: +30 210 4142479
• Email: jstefanou@unipi.gr

• Position: Teaching Staff
• Office: 104/ΓΛ126
• Telephone: +30 210 4142479
• Email: ksiountri@unipi.gr