Koutras Markos

Koutras Markos is a Professor at the Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, School of Finance and Statistics, University of Piraeus. With a career spanning over three decades, he has held academic positions at the University of Athens and visiting roles at the University of Manitoba and Queen Mary College, London. His work focuses on reliability theory, scan statistics, multivariate analysis, and quality control.

• Education: PhD in Probability and Statistics (University of Athens, 1983), MSc in Informatics and Operations Research (University of Athens, 1981), BSc in Mathematics (University of Athens, 1979).

Research Interests include:

• Theory of Reliability (e.g., consecutive-k systems, failure rate analysis)
• Scan Statistics and Run Lengths
• Multivariate Analysis
• Combinatorial Distributions
• Quality Control via Control Charts and Runs Rules

Recent Publications highlight applications in reliability engineering, statistical process control, and combinatorial probability, with keywords spanning Probability, Statistics, and Operations Research.

Academic Service includes editorial roles in 8 international journals and referee work for over 30 journals. He has supervised 6 completed PhD theses and 1 ongoing.