Arapatzis Avgerinos

Arapatzis Avgerinos is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology within the Polytechnic School of the University of Thessaloniki, where he has been a faculty member since November 2009. His work bridges theoretical and applied research in information retrieval and data science.

• Education:
• BSc in Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras (1996)
• PhD, Radboud University, Netherlands (2001)

Research Interests: A specialist in Information Retrieval, Data Mining, and Natural Language Processing, his work spans Databases, Search Engine Privacy, Sentiment Analysis, and Contextual Suggestion Systems. His research integrates machine learning with domain-specific challenges in environmental science, cybersecurity, and business intelligence.

Scientific Contributions: His publications (over 85 as of 2020) focus on hybrid retrieval methods, social media analysis, and privacy-enhanced systems. Recent work includes advancements in federated learning, climate change discourse analysis, and keystroke dynamics applications.

Projects: He has participated in EU Horizon 2020 projects like ODYSSEA and FP7 initiatives such as CARRE, contributing to interdisciplinary research in medical informatics and environmental monitoring.