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Embedded Computing Systems
Computer Architecture, Digital Circuits and Systems, Embedded Systems
Dr. Athanasios Kakarountas (S’98-M’04-SM’12) was born in Lamia city, Greece. He holds a Diploma (1998) and a Ph.D. (2004) in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece, and an MBA (2015) from Cyprus Open University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly, holding a position for “Embedded Computing Systems” at the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics. He is the Head of the Department and the Director of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (iSL), and the founder and manager of ParICT, the Central Greece parallel computing node.
In parallel to his academic career, he has served as the Deputy Chairman of National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET – 2019-2023), the Chair of the Research and Innovation Regional Committee for the Region of Central Greece (2018-2022), the Director for Strategic Development of the Patras Science Park (2007-2008), as a tutor and auditor of the educational material of the Hellenic Open University, and IT expert for the Region of Western Greece and the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Greek Government (2007-2008).
His research interests are focused on Computer and Embedded Systems Architecture, VLSI Circuits & Systems Design, Low-power Design and/or Design-for-Test, and Design of Hardware Accelerators for a variety of applications (e.g., image processing, cryptography, medical devices, etc.). Furthermore, he is active in Internet of Things, Cybersecurity, and SmartCity/Smart Home research on Hardware. As a researcher, he has participated in more than 30 research projects funded by EU and the Greek Secretariat for Research and Technology. He has published more than 150 articles in international journals and conference proceedings, and he is the co-author of 2 e-books and 7 chapters in technical books. His research has received more than 1600 citations. He was the (co-) recipient of 3 international awards, 4 national awards, and the IEEE Outstanding Branch Counselor Award (2013).
He has been a Senior Member of IEEE since 2004 (student 1998, Senior Member since 2012), of IET, and a Senior Member of ACM. He is a reviewer for over 20 magazines and journals, and a permanent reviewer for more than 20 conferences. He has been a member of the Organizing Committee for several IEEE conferences and workshops, including ICCE-Berlin 2022 and DESSERT 2022, and a member of the Technical Program Committee for numerous IEEE conferences and workshops. He is a judge in WRO Hellas, the Open Robotics Contest, and the founder of the creative team A2rTEST. He is also a member of the TEDxLamia and Central Hackathon organizing committees and has served as a Mentor for various creative teams in Contests and Hackathons.
Dr. Kakarountas has served as a delegate of Greece at the IEEE Region 8 Committee Meetings since 2008. He has served as Secretary (4 years) and as Section Vice-Chair (6 years) on the Board of the Greece IEEE Section, as well as the interim Chairman of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society – Greece Chapter. Currently, he is a co-Chair of the eGOV Special Technical Committee of the IEEE Computer Society, a member of the IEEE Consumer Technology Technical Committee – Application-Specific CE for Smart Cities (SMC), and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Potentials magazine.