Decision support and visual analytics – Multimodal Data Fusion and Analytics Group

User-Driven Climate Resilience Across Southern European Region

G. Xekalakis, P. M. Lopez, M. A. Ruiz, T. Tötzer, P. Kaleta, K. Karystinakis, A. Moumtzidou, R. Forjan, P. Christou, C. Anastasiou, V. Pavone, G. D’Angelo, F. Solano Cobos, M. Bügelmayer-Blaschek, S. Boutsis, M. Vurnek, I. Murano, P. Del Prete, P. Kutschera, D. Leonidis, E. Kazamia, A. Warde, J. Hawkes, P. Colonna, V. Petruso, B. Russo, M. F. Leone, M. Schneider, A. Hochebner, G. Zuccaro, D. Havlik, "User-Driven Climate Resilience Across Southern European Regions.", Climate, vol. 13, no. 1, January 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13010002

Predicting Consumer Service Price Evolution during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Optimized Machine Learning Approach

T. Papadopoulos, I. Kosmas, G. Botsoglou, N. I. Dourvas, C. Maga-Nteve, C. Michalakelis, "Predicting Consumer Service Price Evolution during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Optimized Machine Learning Approach.",Electronics, vol. 12, no. 18, 2023. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12183806

WQEMS platform for inland surface water bodies’ monitoring: serving user communities and supporting expert analyses

M. G. Scarpino, M. Matera, P. Bauer, I. Manakos, A. Kita, K. Vlachos, A. Bozas, I. Serral, A. Moumtzidou, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis,"WQEMS platform for inland surface water bodies' monitoring: serving user communities and supporting expert analyses", in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2023), vol. 1278615, SPIE, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 3-5 April, 2023.

“WQeMS Platform for Insland and Surface Water Bodies’ Monitoring: Serving User Communities and Supporting Experts’ Analyses”

G. Scarpino, M. Matera, P. Bauer, I. Manakos, A. Kita, K. Vlachos, A. Bozas, I. Serral, A. Moumtzidou, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis, "WQeMS Platform for Insland and Surface Water Bodies' Monitoring: Serving User Communities and Supporting Experts' Analyses.", in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of Environment, Cyprus, 3-5 April, 2023.

XR4DRAMA Knowledge Graph: A Knowledge Graph for Disaster Management

A. Vassiliades, S. Symeonidis, S. Diplaris, G. Tzanetis,S. Vrochidis, Ν. Bassiliades, I. Kompatsiaris, "XR4DRAMA Knowledge Graph: A Knowledge Graph for Disaster Management.", in Proceedings of the 17th Internation Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC), The Hills Hotel, Laguna Beach, California, USA, 1-3 February, 2023.

Multimodal Data Collection System for UAV-based Precision Agriculture Applications

E. Raptis, G. Karatzinis, M. Krestenitis, A. Kapoutsis, K. Ioannidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, E. Kosmatopoulos, "Multimodal Data Collection System for UAV-based Precision Agriculture Applications.", in Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), Italy, 5-7 December, 2022, pp. 1-7.

End-to-end precision agriculture UAV-based functionalities tailored to field characteristics

E. Raptis, M. Krestenitis, K. Egglezos, O. Kypris, K. Ioannidis, L. Doitsidis, A. Kapoutsis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, E. Kosmatopoulos, "End-to-end precision agriculture UAV-based functionalities tailored to field characteristics.", Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2022.

XR4DRAMA Knowledge Graph: A Knowledge Graph for Media Planning

A. Vassiliades, S. Symeonidis, S. Diplaris, G. Tzanetis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "XR4DRAMA Knowledge Graph: A Knowledge Graph for Media Planning.", in Proceedings of the 15th Internation Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-24 February 2023.

An early-warning system for fire spreading by monitoring simple climate conditions and combining Cellular Automata with Digital Twins

N. I. Dourvas, A. Papagianni, I. Koulalis, K. Ioannidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "An early-warning system for fire spreading by monitoring simple climate conditions and combining Cellular Automata with Digital Twins.", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment (MetroLivEn), 25-27 May, 2022, pp. 252-257. DOI: 10.1109/MetroLivEnv54405.2022.9826950

Host-based Cyber Attack Pattern Identification on Honeypot Logs Using Association Rule Learning

A. Papoutsis, C. Iliou, D. Kavallieros, T. Tsikrika, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Host-based Cyber Attack Pattern Identification on Honeypot Logs Using Association Rule Learning.", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience, Virtual Conference, 27-29 July, 2022, pp. 50-55. DOI: 10.1109/CSR54599.2022.9850317

Infrastructure monitoring and quality diagnosis in CNC machining: A review

M. Ntemi, S. Paraschos, A. Karakostas, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris " Infrastructure monitoring and quality diagnosis in CNC machining: A review.", CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Elsevier, Volume 38, August 2022, Pages 631-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2022.06.001

Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping by Applying an Explainable Machine Learning Framework Using Satellite Imagery and GIS Data

G. Antzoulatos, I. Kouloglou, M. Bakratsas, A. Moumtzidou, I. Gialampoukidis, A. Karakostas, F. Lombardo, R. Fiorin, D. Norbiato, M. Ferri, A. Symeonidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Flood Hazard and Risk Mapping by Applying an Explainable Machine Learning Framework Using Satellite Imagery and GIS Data.", Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 6, 2022. DOI:10.3390/su14063251

Multimodal data fusion of social media and satellite images for emergency response and decision-making

I. Gialampoukidis, S. Andreadis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Multimodal data fusion of social media and satellite images for emergency response and decision-making.", in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2021), 11 July 2021, pp. 228-231.

Usage of Visual Analytics to Support Immigration-Related, Personalised Language Training Scenarios

G. Antzoulatos, T. Mavropoulos, G. Tzionis, A. Karakostas, A. Costas, M. González Burgos, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Usage of Visual Analytics to Support Immigration-Related, Personalised Language Training Scenarios.", in Proceedings of the International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning (IMCL2021), 4-5 November 2021.

Severity level assessment from semantically fused video content analysis for physical threat detection in ground segments of space systems

G. Antzoulatos, G. Orfanidis, P. Giannakeris, G. Tzanetis, G. Stathopoulos, N. Kopalidis, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Severity level assessment from semantically fused video content analysis for physical threat detection in ground segments of space systems.", in Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Security for Critical Infrastructures Protection (CPS4CIP 2021), 4-8 October 2021.

xR4DRAMA: Enhancing situation awareness using immersive (XR) technologies

S. Symeonidis, S. Diplaris, N. Heise, T. Pistola, A. Tsanousa, G. Tzanetis, E. Batziou, C. Stentoumis, I. Kalisperakis, S. Freitag, Y. Shekhawat, R. Paradiso, M. Pacelli, J. Codinak, S. Millek, M. Marimonk, M. Ferri, D. Norbiato, M. Monego, A. Karakostas, S. Vrochidis, "xR4DRAMA: Enhancing situation awareness using immersive (XR) technologies.", in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Reality (ICIR), Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2021, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIR51845.2021.00010

On the Use of Semantic Web Technologies for Forest Fire Emergencies in Resilient Societies

P. Masa , G. Meditskos, A. Karakostas , S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "On the Use of Semantic Web Technologies for Forest Fire Emergencies in Resilient Societies.",in Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Security and Management (SAM'21), Las Vegas, USA, July 26-29, 2021.

An IoT-based Reliable Industrial Data Services for Manufacturing Quality Control

R. Poler, A. Karakostas, S. Vrochidis, A. Marguglio, S. Settier, P. Figueiras, A. Gómez-González, B. Mandler, S. Wellsandt, R. Trevino, S. Bassoumi, C. Agostinho, "An IoT-based Reliable Industrial Data Services for Manufacturing Quality Control.", in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation, 21-23 June 2021.

How to Collect Factories’ Requirements for Smart Manufacturing in Context of Quality Control: the i4Q Approach

A. Karakostas, G. Apostolou, R. Poler, B. Andrés, R. Trevino, A. M. Nowak-Meitinger, R. Jochem, S. Vrochidis, "How to Collect Factories’ Requirements for Smart Manufacturing in Context of Quality Control: the i4Q Approach.", in Proceedings of the 29th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference, Notre Dame, South Bend, USA, 20-24 September 2021.

Industrial Data Services for Quality Control in Smart Manufacturing – the i4Q Framework

A. Karakostas, F. Fraile, R. Poler, S. Vrochidis, "Industrial Data Services for Quality Control in Smart Manufacturing - the i4Q Framework.", in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, Virtual, 07-09 June 2021.

Harmonizing Data Collection in an Ontology for a Risk Management Platform

D. C. Hilbring, J. Mossgraber, P. Hertweck, T. Hellmund, H. van der Schaaf, A. Karakostas, E. Kontopoulos, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Andreadis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Harmonizing Data Collection in an Ontology for a Risk Management Platform", in Proceedings of the Enviroinfo 2018, Shaker-Verlag, 2018.

Ontology-centered environmental information delivery for personalized decision support

L. Wanner, M. Rospocher, S. Vrochidis, L. Johansson, N. Bouayad-Aghae, G. Casamayor, A. Karppinen, I. Kompatsiaris, S. Millee, A. Moumtzidou, L. Serafini, "Ontology-centered environmental information delivery for personalized decision support", Expert Systems With Applications, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 5032–5046, 15 July, 2015.

The Backbone of Decision Support Systems: The Sensor to Decision Chain

P. Hertweck, J. Mossgraber, E. Kontopoulos, P. Mitzias, T. Hellmund, A. Karakostas, D. Hilbring, H. van der Schaaf, S. Vrochidis, J. W. Blume, I. Kompatsiaris, "The Backbone of Decision Support Systems: The Sensor to Decision Chain", International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM), vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 65-87, 29 August, 2019.

EUCISE-OWL: An Ontology-based Representation of the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) for the Maritime Domain

M. Riga, E. Kontopoulos, K. Ioannidis, S. Kintzios, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "EUCISE-OWL: An Ontology-based Representation of the Common Information Sharing Environment (CISE) for the Maritime Domain.", Semantic Web, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1-13, 2020.

Making Urban Water Smart: The SMART-WATER solution

G. Antzoulatos, C. Mourtzios, P. Stournara, I. O. Kouloglou, N. Papadimitriou, D. Spyrou, A. Mentes, E. Nikolaidis, A. Karakostas, D. Kourtesis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Making urban water smart: the SMART-WATER solution.", Water Science & Technology, vol. 82, no. 12, December 2020.

MULTISENSOR: Development of Multimedia Content Integration Technologies for Journalism, Media Monitoring and International Exporting Decision Support

S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, G. Casamayor, I. Arapakis, R. Busch, V. Alexiev, E. Jamin, M. Jugov, N. Heise, T. Forrellat, D. Liparas, L. Wanner, I. Miliaraki, V. Aleksic, K. Simov, A. M. Soro, M. Eckhoff, T. Wagner, M. Puigbo, "MULTISENSOR: Development of Multimedia Content Integration Technologies for Journalism, Media Monitoring and International Exporting Decision Support.", in Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2015), Turin, Italy, June 29 - July 3, 2015.

The Sensor to Decision Chain in Crisis Management

J. Mossgraber, D. Hilbring, H. van der Schaaf, P. Hertweck, E. Kontopoulos, P. Mitzias, I. Kompatsiaris, S. Vrochidis, A. Karakostas, "The Sensor to Decision Chain in Crisis Management", in Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM'18).

An Ontology-based Decision Support Framework for Personalized Quality of Life Recommendations

M. Riga, E. Kontopoulos, K. Karatzas, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "An Ontology-based Decision Support Framework for Personalized Quality of Life Recommendations", in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (ICDSST2018), Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 22-25 May 2018.

Ontology-based Representation of Crisis Management Procedures for Climate Events

E. Kontopoulos, P. Mitzias, J. Mossgraber, P. Hertweck, H. van der Schaaf, X. Hilbring, F. Lombardo, D. Norbiato, M. Ferri, A. Karakostas, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Ontology-based Representation of Crisis Management Procedures for Climate Events", in Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Intelligent Crisis Management Technologies for Climate Events (ICMT 2018), collocated with the 15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2018).

Semantic integration of web data for international investment decision support

B. Simeonov, V. Alexiev, D. Liparas, M. Puigbo, S. Vrochidis, E. Jamin, I. Kompatsiaris, "Semantic integration of web data for international investment decision support.", in Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Internet Science, Florence, Italy, September 12-14, 2016.

A Flood Monitoring Tool for Urban Areas Using Satellite, Weather and Social Data

S. Andreadis, A. Moumtzidou, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "A Flood Monitoring Tool for Urban Areas Using Satellite, Weather and Social Data", in Proceedings of the US-Serbia & West Balkan Data Science Workshop 2018 - Big Data and Critical Infrastructures, Belgrade, Serbia, 26-28 August 2018, (poster presentation).

beWARE: Enhancing Decision Support and Management Services in Extreme Weather Climate Events

A. Karakostas, S. Vrochidis, Y. Kompatsiaris, B. Kantsepolsky, J. Mossgraber, S. Dasiopoulou, B. Mandler, A. Karppinen, M. Ferri, I. Vourvachis, C. Castro, K. Lintrup, "beWARE: Enhancing Decision Support and Management Services in Extreme Weather Climate Events", in Proceedings of the Enviroinfo 2018, Shaker-Verlag. https://beaware-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/factsheet_v2.pdf

Applying Semantic Web Technologies for Decision Support in Climate-Related Crisis Management

E. Kontopoulos, P. Mitzias, S. Dasiopoulou, J. Mossgraber, S. Mille, P. Hertweck, T. Hellmund, A. Karakostas, S. Vrochidis, L. Wanner, I. Kompatsiaris, "Applying Semantic Web Technologies for Decision Support in Climate-Related Crisis Management", in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Citizen Observatories for natural hazards and Water Management (COWM 2018), Venezia, Italy, 27-30 November 2018.

Autonomous swarm of heterogeneous robots for surveillance operations

G. Orfanidis, S. Apostolidis, A. Kapoutsis, K. Ioannidis, E. Kosmatopoulos, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Autonomous swarm of heterogeneous robots for surveillance operations", in Proceedings of the Workshop on Vision-enabled UAV and counter-UAV technologies for surveillance and security of critical infrastructures (UAV4S), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2019.

Multimedia Analysis Techniques for Flood Detection Using Images, Articles and Satellite Imagery

S. Andreadis, M. Bakratsas, P. Giannakeris, A. Moumtzidou, I. Gialampoukidis, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Multimedia Analysis Techniques for Flood Detection Using Images, Articles and Satellite Imagery", in Proceedings of the Working Notes Proceeding MediaEval Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 27-29 October 2019.

Work-In-Progress: SMART-WATER, a Νovel Τelemetry and Remote Control System Infrastructure for the Management of Water Consumption in Thessaloniki

C. Mourtzios, D. Kourtesis, N. Papadimitriou, G. Antzoulatos, I. O. Kouloglou, S. Vrochidis, I. Kompatsiaris, "Work-In-Progress: SMART-WATER, a Νovel Τelemetry and Remote Control System Infrastructure for the Management of Water Consumption in Thessaloniki", in Proceedings of the International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning - IMCL, Mediterranean Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece, 31 October - 01 November, 2019.