Nikos M.

EUROPEAN CURRICULUM VITAE Name MANIAS, NIKOLAOS Address G. Georgiadou 70, Heraklion, Crete, 71305, GREECE Telephone [login to view URL], 6939033166 Fax [login to view URL] E-mail Nationality Greek Date of birth DECEMBER12,1987 WORK EXPERIENCE • Dates (from – to) JUNE 2010-NOW • Name and address of employer Technological Education Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece • Type of business or sector Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia - Intelligent Systems Laboratory. • Occupation or position held Researcher • Main activities and responsibilities Research • Dates (from – to) SEPTEMBER 2010-JANUARY 2011 • Name and address of employer University of New Brunswick Fredericton PO Box 4400 Fredericton, NB,Canada, E3B 5A3 Faculty of Computer Science • Type of business or sector Intelligent and Adaptive Systems Research Group • Occupation or position held Researcher • Main activities and responsibilities Research • Dates (from – to) SEPTEMBER 2009 – JUNE 2010 • Name and address of employer Technological Education Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece George Palamas, George Papadourakis • Type of business or sector Robotics Laboratory • Occupation or position held Researcher, Laboratory Assistant • Main activities and responsibilities Research, Education • Dates (from – to) JUNE 2004 – 2007 • Name and address of employer Theatrical Scene Of Heraklion, 10 Thanasi Skoula • Type of business or sector Lights and Sound Controller • Occupation or position held Technician • Main activities and responsibilities Technician EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Dates (from – to) 2006-PRESENT • Name and type of organization providing education and training Technological Educational Institute, Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia • Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Thesis title : “Free indoor area mapping with automobile Robot”. • Title of qualification awarded Seminars and Conferences Bachelor (not yet awarded). Third Intensive program of Computing Aspects in Computer Game Development –Heraklion, Crete, July 2011 PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. MOTHER TONGUE GREEK OTHER LANGUAGES ENGLISH GERMAN • Reading skills Excellent Good • Writing skills Excellent Good • Verbal skills Excellent Good ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc. NONE YET TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc. RESEARCH INTERESTS: COMPUTER VISION PATTERN RECOGNITION APPLICATIONS NEURAL NETWORKS APPLICATIONS DECISION MAKING ALGORITHMS DRIVING LICENCE(S) • NONE YET ANNEXES 1. JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 2. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS ANNEX 1 :JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS 1. G.Papadourakis, G. Triantafillidis (Coauthors N. Manias , T. Kounalakis) “Guarantee Program, Technological solutions for safety in home environment” Enimerosi, V. 6 pp.66-69 January – March 2011 ANNEX 2: CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 1. Nikos Manias, George Palamas, George Papadourakis, Manolis Kavoussanos “Free area mapping with the use of automobile robots” 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, GEEL, BELGIUM , SEPTEMBER, 2010. 2. George Papadourakis, Nikos Manias, Liñán Manzaneda, “A Guardian Angel For The Extended Home Environment (GUARANTEE) project “,9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, GEEL, BELGIUM , SEPTEMBER, 2010. 3. George M. Papadourakis, Tsampikos Kounalakis, Deligiannis Ioannis, Nikos Manias, Georgios Triantafyllidis, Julie Vandenabeele, Ilkka Uusitalo “GUARANTEE: A Guardian Angel for the Extended Home Environment” 7th International Conference "New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education" (NHIBE 2011) 25-26 August 2011 Chios Island,Greece 4. Nikos Manias, George Palamas, George Papadourakis, Manolis Kavoussanos “Free area mapping with the use of automobile robots” "10th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems", September 2011, Chania, Greece 5. George Papadourakis, Nikos Manias, Liñán Manzaneda, “A Guardian Angel For The Extended Home Environment (GUARANTEE) project “,10th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence and Embedded Systems", September 2011, Chania, Greece