Athanasios Tsipis

Short Bio

Dr. Athanasios Tsipis received in 2015 his B.Sc. in Informatics with a specialization in the field of “Information Systems” from the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University (IU), Greece. Two years later, in February 2017, he received his M.Sc. in Informatics with honours in the scientific route of “Information Technology and Information Systems”, for which he was awarded a full tuition-free scholarship. In January 2021, Athanasios completed his doctoral studies, receiving his Ph.D. in Informatics with honours at the aforementioned Department. His Ph.D. dissertation is entitled “Network Resource Optimization in Cloud Computing Environments”. As a Ph.D. student, Athanasios was employed at the Directorate of Informatics & Networks as well as the Dept. of Music Studies of the IU, and has contributed to the assistance and teaching of a number of courses for the Dept. of Informatics and the Dept. of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpretation. Since 2015 and to this day, Athanasios is a researcher at the “Networks, Multimedia and Security Systems Laboratory” (NMSLab). During this time, he has been involved in several R&D projects, funded by both EU and national resources, and has co-authored a series of similar research proposals and scientific publications. In 2021, he was with the Dept. of Informatics, IU, as an Academic Scholar in the subject area of Data and Information Analysis, while in 2022 he was with the Dept. of Tourism, IU, as an Academic Scholar in the subject area of Applications and Services of New Technologies in Tourism. Currently, Dr. Tsipis serves Postdoctoral Researcher at the the Dept. of Audio and Visual Arts, IU, as well as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Dept. of Digital Media and Communication and at the Dept. of Environment, IU. He is a reviewer of numerous international conferences and scientific journals in the area and a guest editor for special issues targeted at the intersection of networking and immersive systems. In 2021 he was the recipient of the best paper award from the 26th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC).

Research Interests

His primary research interests include (but are not limited to) Network Optimization in Cloud Computing Environments, particularly for Networked Immersive Systems; Distributed Interactive Applications; Multimedia Cloud Computing; Cloud Gaming; (Mobile-) Edge/Fog Computing; Performance Issues in IoT and Wireless Networks; Facility Location; Resource Allocation; Server/Service Placement; Client-Server Assignment/Admission; Digital Cultural Heritage; Emerging and Future-Generation Technologies; Virtual/Augmented/Mixed/Extended Reality; Social Networks; Algorithmic Aspects in Distributed Systems; Complexity and Performance Analysis; Interaction Design; etc.

Education

PostDoc Research

Postdoctoral research in: "Factors Affecting User Creativity in Immersive Digital Art and Cultural Heritage Environments", Dept. of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University (2023); Principal Investigator: Ass. Prof. Dr. Vasileios Komianos (Field: Mixed Reality Systems)

Degrees

Ph.D. in Informatics,  Dept. of Informatics,   Ionian University (2021); Dissertation:  "Network Resource Optimization in  Cloud Computing Environments"; Supervisor:  Prof. Dr.  Konstantinos Oikonomou (Field: Computer Networks and Multimedia)

M.Sc. in  Informatics,  Dept. of Informatics,   Ionian University  (2017); Scientific  Direction:  Information Technology and Information Systems; Thesis: "Representation of the Old Municipal Theatre of Corfu in Virtual Reality"

B.Sc. in  Informatics,  Dept. of Informatics, Ionian University (2015); Specialization: Information Systems; Thesis: "Reviving the Historical Past in the Virtual Present: Virtual Reality Reconstruction of the Villa Rosa"

Other Certificates

ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English ) - Language Assessment for Proficiency in English at the C2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), provided by the  University of Michigan (2021).

ECDL (European Computer Driving License) - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Digital Literacy Qualification Certification Program, provided by ECDL Foundation (2006).

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