Dimitrios Karapiperis

Dimitrios Karapiperis serves as an Academic Scholar at the School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University (IHU), specializing in Entity Resolution and Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage. Previously, he held a post-doctoral position at the Hellenic Open University.

He earned his PhD from the Hellenic Open University and his MSc from the University of York (UK). His doctoral thesis was featured in the IEEE Intelligent Informatics Bulletin of August 2017, highlighting its significance in the field.

Dr. Karapiperis' research centers on developing advanced algorithms for entity resolution, including similarity measures, data structures, and scalable distributed solutions using randomization techniques. His work extends to privacy-preserving methods for record linkage with applications in electronic health records, cryptocurrency analysis, and social media sentiment. He has made significant contributions to efficient record linkage in data streams and spatio-temporal data through innovative blocking techniques and approximation schemes.

His recent publications (2020-2022) reveal a consistent focus on scalable and privacy-aware record linkage, with increasing applications in financial technology and affective computing. Collaborations with prominent researchers like V.S. Verykios have resulted in numerous publications in top venues including IEEE Big Data and IEEE TIFS, demonstrating expertise in both theoretical foundations and practical implementations.

Scientific Recognition

• Doctoral thesis featured in IEEE Intelligent Informatics Bulletin (2017)

Research Projects

• University of York: Development of Java servlets for converting VisioXML into GSML within the High Integrity Systems Engineering research group
• University of Macedonia: Standardization of distance learning systems
• University of Macedonia: Establishment of a data bank for the fur sector in Kastoria
• University of Macedonia: System for organizing business processes of the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace

Dr. Karapiperis has collaborated with research teams across multiple institutions, contributing to diverse projects from healthcare data integration to government business process optimization, while maintaining active research in scalable entity resolution methodologies.