Cycle 4

Projects Selected in Cycle IV

HOST COLLABORATOR:	FELLOW:
Dr. Panos Argyrakis	Dr. Lazaros Gallios
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Field of Study: Physics	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Network Science: Using Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Macroscopic Static and Dynamic Observables in Complex Networks

Dr. Constantine Bikos	Dr. Kalliopi Galiti
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. Konstantinos Kornarakis	United States
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Field of Study: Education

Project Title: Trauma Transformation Through Forgiveness Education

Professor Andreas Boudouvis	Dr. Dimitrios Giovanis
National Technical University of Athens	Johns Hopkins University
Field of Study: Engineering	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research on Computational Methods for Predictive Modeling in Process Analysis via Reduced-Order Modeling and Manifold Learning‚ and Mentoring Undergraduate and Graduate students in Computational Mechanics.

Professor Maria Damilakou	Professor Athanasios (Sakis) Gekas
Ionian University	York University
Field of Study: History	Canada

Project Title: Curriculum Co-Development for an undergraduate course on History of Greek Diaspora in North and South America; Curriculum Co-Development for a graduate seminar on Greek Migration and Diaspora in a comparative approach; Collaborative Research on History of Greek Migration in the first half of the 20th century.

Professor Nikolaos Depountis	Professor Maria Ferentinou
University of Patras	Liverpool John Moores University
Field of Study: Engineering	United Kingdom

Project Title: Collaborative Research in the field of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering with the performance of “Large scale shear tests of soil-geosynthetic interfaces”

Professor Dimitris Fotakis	Professor Stratis Ioannidis
National Technical University of Athens	Northeastern University
Field of Study: Computer Science	United States

Project Title: Research collaboration with Prof. Stratis Ioannidis in Machine Learning and Learning Theory‚ focusing on ranking regression and learning from ranked data‚ under theoretical and experimental viewpoints. Grow research capacity on the topic of learning from ranked data through a tutorial‚ a research seminar and mentoring graduate and senior undergraduate students.

Professor Dimitrios Frantzeskakis	Professor Panagiotis Kevrekidis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	University of Massachusetts‚ Amherst
Professor T.P. Horikis	United States
University of Ioannina
Field of Study: Mathematics

Project Title: Solitons and rogue waves in media with a local or a nonlocal nonlinearity

Professor Theodore Ganetsos	Professor Elias Sideras-Haddad
West Attica University	University of the Witwatersrand
Field of Study: Physics	South Africa

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Solid State Physics

Professor Minos Garofalakis	Dr. Petros Spachos
Technical University of Crete	University of Guelph
Field of Study: Engineering	Canada

Project Title: Curriculum Co-Development‚ Research Collaboration and Student Research Mentoring in Systems for Smart Cities with the Internet of Things (IoT)

Professor Ioannis Giannikos	Dr. Petros Anastasopoulos
University of Patras	Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU)
Field of Study: Travel/Tourism	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in the Economics of Tourism; Co-Develop New and Strengthen Existing Curriculum in Tourism and Leisure Studies

Dr. Andreas Gofas	Dr. Orfeo Fioretos
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences	Temple University
Field of Study: International Relations	United States

Project Title: A Greece-US partnership to promote research and student exchange in the field of international and European studies

Professor Georgios Kagadis	Professor Nikos Papanikolaou
University of Patras	University of Texas at San Antonio
Field of Study: Medical Sciences	United States

Project Title: Expanding the medical physics program at Univ of Patras through novel research and new training programs

Dr. Sotirios Karkalaos	Dr. Margarita Tsoutsoura
University of Piraeus	Cornell University
Field of Study: Accounting/Finance	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research on the Effects of Greek Depression on Privately Held Firms

Professor Nikolaos Kotsanos	Professor Petros Papagerakis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	University of Saskatchewan
Professor Athanasios Tzioufas	Canada
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Field of Study: Medical Sciences

Project Title: Collaborative Research in genetic and environmental influence on tooth formation and mineralization; Grow Research Capacity and Output and Mentor Graduate Students in Pediatric Dentistry. Develop exchange program of Under and/or postgraduate students between our institutions.

Professor Marina Kotzamani	Ms. Theodora Skipitares
University of the Peloponnese	United States
Field of Study: Arts

Project Title: -Curricular co-development for undergraduate program of studies. -Teaching of undergraduate seminars in mentor’s specialty. -Offering training in teaching of arts courses

Professor Katherine Liapi	Professor Emmanouil Vermisso
University of Patras	Florida Atlantic University
Field of Study: Architecture	United States

Project Title: Generative Design Processes in Architectural Education: Collaborative Cross-Disciplinary Research Focused on Fellow’s Doctoral Research and Integration of the developed Computation Design Processes and Workflow in Class Instruction.

Dr. Ioannis (Yannis) Manios	Dr. Georgios Moschonis
Harokopio University	La Trobe University
Field of Study: Public Health	Australia

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Understanding the Early Life Determinants of Children’s Growth Trajectory and the Development of Strategies for Optimizing Growth and Tackling Childhood Obesity. Graduate Student Teaching and Mentoring

Dr. Vassilis Kouikoglou	Professor Vasilios Manousiouthakis
Technical University of Crete	University of California, Los Angeles
Field of Study: Engineering

Project Title: Sustainability Theory and Applications

Professor Penelope Mavromara	Dr. Konstantinos Kousoulas
Democritus University of Thrace	Louisiana State University
Field of Study: Medical Sciences	United States

Project Title: Strengthening graduate studies and research in Infectious Diseases and bioinformatics at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH): Curriculum co-development‚ student teaching and mentorship and collaborative research activities.

Professor George Nanos	Dr. Eleni Pliakoni
University of Thessaly	Kansas State University
Field of Study: Agriculture	United States

Project Title: Development of analytical methodology for phenols and cannabinoids

Dr. Ilias Papathanasiou	Dr. Gerasimos Fergadiotis
University of Patras	Portland State University
	United States
	Dr. Maria Kapantzoglou
	Portland State University
Field of Study: Medical Sciences	United States

Project Title: Developing a Collaborative Research on Evaluation and Clinical Decision Analysis Methods in Assessment and Intervention of Adult Language Disorders in Greek and Second Language Learners‚ Curriculum Development and Strengthening for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses

Dr. Vasiliki Pavlidou	Dr. Emmanouil Chatzopoulos
University of Crete	Louisiana State University
Field of Study: Astronomy	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research and Mentoring Graduate Students in Supernova Time-Domain Astrophysics

Dr. Anastasios Petkou	Dr. George Siopis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Field of Study: Physics	United States

Project Title: Quantum Computation and Quantum Field Theory

Professor George Polyzos	Professor Vasileios Kemerlis
Athens University of Economics and Business	Brown University
Field of Study: Computer Science	United States

Project Title: Software hardening for the Internet of Things

Mrs. Despina Provata	Dr. Zoe Petropoulou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	St. John’s University‚ New York
Field of Study: Literature	United States

Project Title: Teaching research methodology to undergraduate students of the French Language and Literature Department and mentoring them for the Professions.

Professor Basil Psarianos	Professor Nikiforos Stamatiadis
National Technical University of Athens	University of Kentucky
Field of Study: Engineering	United States

Project Title: Evaluation of connected and automated vehicles on night time road safety through collaborative research and educational activities

Mr. Dimitrios Rozakis	Dr. Costas Laoutides
University of the Peloponnese	Deakin University
Field of Study: International Relations	Australia

Project Title: Research‚ Graduate Student Teaching and Curriculum Development in Ethnic/Separatist Conflicts

Professor Konstantinos Sfetsos	Professor Alexios Polychronakos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	City College of New York‚ The City University of New York & the Graduate Center of CUNY
Field of Study: Physics	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Quantum Field Theory and Statistical Systems

Professor Eleni Skourtou	Dr. Themistoklis Aravossitas
University of the Aegean	University of Toronto
Field of Study: Education	Canada

Project Title: Professional Development of Greek Language Teachers in the Diaspora

Professor Emmanouil Smyrnakis	Professor Marientina Gotsis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	University of Southern California
Field of Study: Arts	United States

Project Title: Narrative Medicine and Cinematic Arts in Medical Education Curricula

Professor Marios Spiliopoulos	Professor Annetta Kapon
Athens School of Fine Arts	Otis College of Art and Design
Field of Study: Arts	United States

Project Title: Graduate Student Teaching and Mentoring for Graduate Students in the School of Fine Arts, with Curriculum Co-Development with a View to Enriching the Curriculum and Preparation of Students for Professional Life. Strengthening International Connections for Graduate Students and Faculty.

Professor Georgios Steiris	Professor Evangelia Anagnostou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Macquarie University Australia
Field of Study: Philosophy	Australia

Project Title: Collaborative Research on the receprion of Platonism by Christian scholars in Byzantium; Curriculum co-development for the new Postgraduate Program in History of Philosophy

Professor Fotis Topouzis	Professor Demetrios Vavvas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Harvard University
Field of Study: Medical Sciences	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Developing Strategies Towards Diagnosis and Screening of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and AMD-Phenotype Identification

Professor Georgios Tsivgoulis	Dr. Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Harvard University
Field of Study: Medical Sciences	United States

Project Title: Co-development and Promotion of Education‚ Mentoring and Collaborative Research in Vascular Neurology and Stroke. Analysis of national and regional trends of Stroke mortality in Greece‚ 1980-2015

Dr. Eleni Vlahogianni	Professor Alexander Skabardonis
National Technical University of Athens	University of California‚ Berkeley
Field of Study: Engineering	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Grow research capacity and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in transportation engineering

Professor Panayiotis Vlamos	Professor Chrystalla Mouza
Ionian University	University of Delaware
Field of Study: Education	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Computer Science Education

Professor Dimitrios Vlassopoulos	Professor Savvas Hatzikiriakos
University of Crete	The University of British Columbia
Field of Study: Engineering	Canada

Project Title: Collaborative Research in Linking Rheological Material Functions to Polymer Crystallization

Professor George Yannis	Dr. Alexandra Kondyli
National Technical University of Athens	University of Kansas
Field of Study: Engineering	United States

Project Title: Collaborative Research and Mentoring in Driver Behavior and Traffic Safety