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I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at L3S Research Center (University of Hannover, Germany). I obtained my PhD at the Computer Science Department of University of Crete (Greece) in 2016. During my graduate studies, I was also research assistant/engineer at the Information Systems Laboratory of FORTH-ICS. My PhD research focused on integrating, mainly during exploratory searching, the Web of (unstructured) Documents with the emerging Web of (structured) Data. Currently, I research on methods for the semantic and entity-based exploration of Web Archives (in the context of the Alexandria ERC project).
My main research interests fall in the following areas: Information Retrieval, Exploratory and Semantic Search, Data Integration, Social Media Analysis, Semantic Web and Linked Data. I am also very interested in Conceptual Modeling and Knowledge Representation.
The results of my research have been published in more than 30 international (peer-reviewed) journals, conferences, and workshops.
You can find detailed information in my Curriculum Vitae (last update: November 28, 2016) (ελληνική έκδοση).
(accepted for publication)
(accepted for publication)
IGI Global.
The ALEXANDRIA project (ERC Nr. 339233) aims to develop models, tools and techniques necessary to explore and analyze Web archives in a meaningful way. ALEXANDRIA will significantly advance semantic and time-based indexing for Web archives using human-compiled knowledge available on the Web, to efficiently index, retrieve and explore information about entities and events from the past. For more information visit: http://alexandria-project.eu/.
Role: Research on methods for the semantic and entity-based exploration of Web Archives.
European initiative funded under the H2020 framework to further develop and exploit the iMarine e-Infrastructure data services for an ecosystem approach to fisheries. For more information visit: http://www.bluebridge-vres.eu/.
Role: I extended the system X-Search for enabling the stochastic re-ranking of search results based on extracted entities. Moreover, I participated in the study of methods for quantifying the connectivity and evolution of a semantic warehouse.
iMarine (Data e-Infrastructure Initiative for Fisheries Management and Conservation of Marine Living Resources) is a European Commission funded project that kicked-off on 1st Nov 2011. It is an open and collaborative initiative that will establish a data infrastructure to support the Ecosystem Approach to fisheries management and conservation of marine living resources. For more information visit: http://www.i-marine.eu/.
Role: I designed and developed the system X-Search for the semantic exploration of search results, as well as the system X-Link for the extraction of entities and their further enrichment by exploiting Linked Data. Moreover, I participated in the development of the top-level ontology "MarineTLO" which allows describing and integrating marine data.
The PerFedPat project (funded by FP7/Research Executive Agency) aims to research into a new generation of advanced patent search systems for the patent related industries and the whole spectrum of patent users by designing a new exciting framework for integrating multiple patent data sources, patent search tools and UIs. For more information visit: http://www.perfedpat.eu/.
Role: I collaborated with Professor Michail Salampasis for the exploitation of the results of my PhD studies in the context of Patent Search. Specifically, I studied methods on how to enrich patent search results with static and dynamically-mined metadata for enabling exploratory patent searching.
Multilingual and Multifaceted Interactive Information Access (MUMIA), COST Action IC1002. The main objective of the Action is to coordinate and support the interaction and harmonization of high quality research at a European level in the field of multilingual and multifaceted interactive information access with a view to contribute to the development of next-generation search systems. For more information visit: http://www.mumia-network.eu/.
Role: Member of the action, participation to working groups and management committee meetings, involved in WG4 (Semantic Search, Faceted Search and Visualization).
Information Systems Laboratory (ISL), Institute of Computer Science (ICS),
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece.
Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Greece
Thesis Topic: "Exploiting Linked Data in Exploratory Search"
Thesis Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Yannis Tzitzikas
Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Greece
Thesis Topic: "Indexes and Algorithms for Scalable and Flexible Instant Overview Search" [slides]
Thesis Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Yannis Tzitzikas
Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Aegean, Greece
Thesis Topic: "Meta-Seeker: a Retroactive Algorithm for Personalizing Information from Multiple Web Search Services"
Thesis Supervisor: Ass. Prof. Ioannis Anagnostopoulos
on "Information Retrieval and Interactive Information Access",
July 21-25, 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
on "Building Next Generation Search Systems",
September 24-28, 2012, Olympiada, Chalkidiki, Greece
June 28 - July 2, 2010, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
I was born in Chios, a beautiful island at the east of Greece, just five miles off the Asia Minor coast. I grew up there with my parents, my sister Nantia, my grandparents, and a lot of friends. In September 2003, I moved a few miles souther to Samos island where I lived 5 very beautiful years studying Information and Communication Systems. In November 2008 I joined the Greek Army Forces for one year to accomplish my military service. In February 2010 I started my graduate studies in Crete island (specifically in Heraklion city) where I lived 6 wonderful years. In June 2016 I moved to Hannover (Lower Saxony, Germany) where I live until now.
In my free time, I like spending time with friends, exercising, watching and playing sports, traveling around, watching movies, reading books, and taking photos (you can find some here).
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