Dimitrios Apostolopoulos

Dimitrios Apostolopoulos serves as Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), within the Division of Information Transmission Systems and Material Technology. His academic foundation was built at NTUA where he earned both Diploma (2004) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees, followed by an MBA from Hellenic Open University.

His educational qualifications include:

• Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering, NTUA (2004)
• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, NTUA (2009)
• MBA, Hellenic Open University

Prof. Apostolopoulos specializes in optical communication systems, optical wireless technologies, and converged optical-wireless networks, with particular expertise in photonic integrated circuits for telecom/datacom/sensing applications and optical computing for AI. His research directly addresses next-generation network challenges through photonic innovation, bridging theoretical frameworks with practical engineering solutions for 5G/B5G/6G systems.

Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals dominant themes in 6G hybrid transport architectures (fiber/FSO/mmWave), silicon photonics for aerospace environmental sensing, and integrated optical components for Lidar/gas detection systems. This work demonstrates consistent progression from fundamental photonic research to real-world deployment scenarios.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award (2009) for doctoral contributions to all-optical broadband communications

Prof. Apostolopoulos actively leads over 15 European/national research projects while serving on technical committees for ECOC, IEEE GLOBECOM, and N&N conferences. As co-chair of EuCNC/6G Summit's Wireless/Optical/Satellite Networks track, he shapes next-gen network standards. His teaching portfolio spans undergraduate telecommunications courses from circuit analysis to optical network design.

He maintains active collaboration within photonic research teams through projects like Int5Gent and Int5gent, focusing on integrated solutions for communications infrastructure and sensing applications across aerospace and environmental monitoring domains.