Publications
2023
DK Despotis, D Sotiros, G Koronakos (2023). Data Envelopment Analysis of two-stage processes: An alternative (non-conventional) approach. International Transactions in Operational Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.13320 .
2022
G Koronakos, Y Smirlis, D Sotiros, DK Despotis. The OECD Better Life Index: A Guide for Well-Being Based Economic Diplomacy. In Modern Indices for International Economic Diplomacy 2022 (pp. 19-53). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
G Koronakos G, D Sotiros, DK Despotis, MN Kritikos. Fair efficiency decomposition in network DEA: A compromise programming approach. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. 2022 Feb 1;79:101100.
2021
DN Sotiropoulos, M Papasimeon, G Koronakos. A Genetically Evolved Measure of Credit-Risk. In2021 IEEE 33rd International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) 2021 Nov 1 (pp. 1376-1383). IEEE.
2020
G Koronakos, DN Sotiropoulos. Non-parametric Performance Measurement with Artificial Neural Networks. InMachine Learning Paradigms 2020 (pp. 309-335). Springer, Cham.
G Koronakos, DN Sotiropoulos. A Neural Network approach for Non-parametric Performance Assessment. In2020 11th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA 2020 Jul 15 (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
2019
D. Kuchta, D. Despotis, K. Fraczkowski, S. Stanek (2019), APPLICATION OF DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS FOR THE EVALUATION OF IT PROJECT SUCCESS, Operations Research and Decicion 3, 17-36 (DOI: 10.5277/ord190302).
G Koronakos, L Chytilova, D Sotiros (2019). Measuring the Research Performance of UK Computer Science departments via Network DEA, 10th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8900759
D Despotis, D. Kuchta (2019). Fuzzy weak link approach to the two stage DEA, RAIRO-Oper. Res. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2019093
G Koronakos (2019). A Taxonomy and Review of the Network Data Envelopment Analysis Literature. In: GA Tsihrintzis, M Virvou, E Sakkopoulos, LC Jain (eds.). Machine Learning Paradigms. Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems, vol 1. Springer, Cham, 255-311.
G Koronakos, Y Smirlis, D Sotiros, DK Despotis (2019). Assessment of OECD Better Life Index by incorporating public opinion. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.03.005 .
2018
D Sotiros, G Koronakos, DK Despotis (2018). Dominance at the divisional efficiencies level in network DEA: The case of two-stage processes. Omega, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2018.06.007 .
G Koronakos, D Sotiros, DK Despotis (2018). Reformulation of Network Data Envelopment Analysis models using a common modelling framework. European Journal of Operational Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.04.004 .
E Thanassoulis, D Sotiros, G Koronakos, DK Despotis (2018). Assessing The Cost-Effectiveness Of University Academic Recruitment And Promotion Policies. European Journal of Operational Research, 264(2), 742-755.
2016
DK Despotis, G Koronakos, D Sotiros (2016). The "weak-link" approach to network DEA for two-stage processes. European Journal of Operational Research 254(2), 481-492.
DK Despotis, D Sotiros, G Koronakos (2016). A network DEA approach for series multi-stage processes. Omega 61, 35-48.
DK Despotis, G Koronakos, D Sotiros (2016). Composition versus decomposition in two-stage network DEA: a reverse approach. Journal of Productivity Analysis 45(1) 71-87.
2015
DK Despotis, G Koronakos, D Sotiros (2015). A multi-objective programming approach to network DEA with an Application to the Assessment of the Academic Research Activity. Procedia Computer Science 55, 370-379.
G Koronakos, D Sotiros, DK Despotis, D Apostolou (2015). Performance Evaluation of Academic Research Activity in a Greek University: A DEA Approach. Intelligent Decision Technologies, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 39, 373-383.
2014
D. Despotis, D Sotiros (2014). Value-based Data Envelopment Analysis: A piece-wise linear programming approach. International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making 4 (1), 47-68.
D Sotiros, YG Smirlis, DK Despotis (2014). Incorporating Intra- and Inter-Input/Output Weight Restrictions in Piecewise Linear DEA: An Application to the Assessment of the Research Activity in Higher Education. In Managing service productivity, pp. 37-54.
Amirteimoori, A., Despotis DK, Kordrostami, S. (2014). Variables reductions in data envelopment analysis. Optimization 63 (5), 735-745.
Zacharis, N., Maragos, E., Demertzis, D., Mavrommatis, G. (2014). Podcasting in the curriculum: Implications on achievement and satisfaction. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning 11(1): 55-61.
DK Despotis, G. Koronakos (2014). Efficiency assessment in two-stage processes: A novel network DEA approach. Procedia Computer Science 31:299 – 307.
2013
Smirlis Y, Despotis DK (2013). Piecewise linear virtual inputs/outputs in interval DEA. International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems 4(2) 39-46.
2012
Sotiros, D., Despotis, D.K. (2012). Max-normalised DEA models with an extension to DEA models with nonlinear virtual Inputs and Outputs. In V. Charles & M. Kumar (Eds.), Data Envelopment Analysis and Its Applications to Management (pp. 68-86). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN (10): 1-4438-4132-3, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-4132-0.
Y. Smirlis, D.K. Despotis (2012). Relaxing the impact of extreme units in data envelopment analysis. International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, Vol. 11, No. 05: 893-907.
G.Kastaniotis, El. Maragos, C. Douligeris, D. K. Despotis (2012). Using data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of web caching object replacement strategies. Journal of Network and Computer Applications 35, 803-817.
2010
Despotis DK, Stamati LV, Smirlis Y (2010). Data envelopment analysis with nonlinear virtual inputs and outputs. European Journal of Operational Research (DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.06.036)
2008
Karapiperis, S., Apostolou, D., Stojanovic, N., Anicic, D., Despotis, D., (2008) Enterprise Attention Management. In G. Tsihrintzis (Ed.) "Multimedia Services in Intelligent Environments", Springer-Verlag.
Despotis DK and Derpanis D (2008). A min-max goal programming approach to priority derivation in AHP with interval judgements. International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making 7(1) 175-182.
2006
Smirlis Y, Maragos EK and Despotis DK (2006). Data envelopment analysis with missing values: An interval DEA approach. Applied Mathematics and Computation 177, 1-10.
Despotis DK, Smirlis YG, Jablonsky J, Fiala P. Bewertung von prepaid-paketen nach dem preis-leistungs-verhältnis: Ein DEA-Ansatz für klassierte daten. In (H. H. Baner, M. Staat, M. Hammerschmidt Hrsg.) Marketing-Effizienz: Messung und Steuerung mit der DEA-Konzept und Einsatz in der praxis. Verlang Vahlen, München, 2006, p.p. 247-259
2005
Despotis DK (2005). A reassessment of the human development index via data envelopment analysis. Journal of the Operational Research Society 56: 969-980.
Kabassi K, Despotis DK and Virvou M (2005). A multicriteria approach to dynamic reasoning in an intelligent user interface. International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making 4(1): 21-34
Despotis DK (2005). Measuring human development via data envelopment analysis: The case of Asia and the Pacific. OMEGA The International Journal of Management Science 33(5): 385-390.
2004
Koliastasis D and Despotis DK (2004). Rules for comparing predictive data mining algorithms by error rate. OPSEARCH 41 (3): 35-44.
Smirlis Y, Despotis DK, Jablonsky J and Fiala P (2004). Identifying “best-buys” in the market of prepaid mobile telephony: An application of imprecise DEA. International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making 3 (1): 167-177.
Fiala P, Jablonsky J, Smirlis Y and Despotis DK (2004). DEA with interval data: An illustration using the evaluation of branches of a Czech bank. Central European Journal of Operational Research 12 (4), 323-337.
2002
Maragos EK and Despotis DK (2002). Comparing multiobjective mathematical programming methods in the light of data envelopment analysis. Journal of Interdisciplinary mathematics 5(3): 221-230.
Despotis DK (2002). Improving the discriminating power of DEA: Focus on globally efficient units. Journal of the Operational Research Society 53: 314-323(http://www.jstor.org/stable/822897)
Despotis DK and Smirlis Y (2002). Data Envelopment Analysis with imprecise data. European Journal of Operational Research 140: 24-37.
1998
Zopounidis C, Despotis DK and Kamaratou I (1998). Portfolio selection using the ADELAIS multiobjective linear programming system. Computational Economics 11: 189-204.
1996
Despotis DK (1996). Fractional minmax goal programming: A unified approach to priority estimation and preference analysis in MCDM. Journal of the Operational Research Society 47: 989-999.
1995
Despotis DK and Zopounidis C (1995). Building additive utilities in the presence of non-monotonic preferences. Advances in Multicriteria Analysis (P.M. Rardalos et al. eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, p.p. 101-114.
Zopounidis C, Despotis DK and Stavropoulou E (1995). Multiattribute evaluation of Greek banking performance. Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis 11: 97-107
1994
Siskos J, Despotis DK and Ghediri M (1994). Multiobjective modelling for regional agricultural planning Case study in Tunisia. European Journal of Operational Research 77: 375-391.
1993
Despotis DK and Zopounidis C (1993). Modelling preferences via non-monotone marginal utility functions. Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (J. Jansen ed.), World Scientific Pub., New York, p.p. 213-230.
1992
Despotis DK and Siskos J (1992). Agricultural management using the ADELAIS multiobjective linear programming software: A case application. Theory and Decision 32: 113-131.
1991
Despotis DK, Siskos Y and Yannacopoulos D (1991). Experimental evaluation of multiobjective linear programming software. RAIRO-Operations Research 25: 365-380.
1990
Despotis DK and Yannacopoulos D (1990). Methode d'estimation d'utilites additives concaves en programmation lineaire multiobjectifs. RAIRO-Recherche Operationnelle 24: 331-349
Despotis DK, Yannacopoulos D and Zopounidis C (1990). A review of the UTA multicriteria method and some improvements. Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences 15: 63-76.
1989.
Siskos J and Despotis DK (1989). A DSS oriented method for multiobjective linear programming problems. Decision Support Systems 5: 47-55.