Georgios Manis

Georgios Manis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the School of Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece. He holds a PhD from the National Technical University of Athens and has been a faculty member at the University of Ioannina since 2002, progressing from Lecturer to Associate Professor in 2018. He has also served as temporary teaching staff at the University of Patras, University of Crete, and University of Ioannina in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Diploma), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 1987–1992
• MSc in Advanced Methods in Computer Science (Distributed and Parallel Systems), Queen Mary, University of London, 1992–1993
• PhD in Computer Engineering, NTUA, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1993–1997

His research interests lie at the intersection of Biomedical Engineering and Computing Systems, with a strong emphasis on Biomedical Signal Processing, Entropy Analysis, and Machine Learning. He has pioneered work in Bubble Entropy—a parameter-free entropy measure—and developed fast algorithms for entropy computation. His work also extends to compiler design and parallel computing, particularly in the automatic parallelization of recursive functions and loops.

The trends in his recent publications reflect a dual focus: (1) biomedical applications involving entropy, heart rate analysis, and disease diagnosis using machine learning (especially Random Forests and SVMs), and (2) high-performance computing, including parallelization techniques and compiler optimizations for multi-core and SVP architectures. His research is highly interdisciplinary, combining signal processing, algorithm design, and clinical applications.

Scientific Leadership and Recognition:

• Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Entropy in Biomedical Engineering”, Entropy (MDPI)
• Member of the IPAN Laboratory, University of Ioannina
• Active contributor to IEEE, Elsevier, and MDPI journals

He has supervised several graduate students and is involved in funded research projects such as Palimpsest and Homore, focusing on smart systems for cultural interaction and elderly monitoring. His advising contributions are evident in co-authored papers with students like Evanthia Tripoliti and Aristeidis Mastoras. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Compilers I/II and Biomedical Data Analysis.

Laboratories and Teams: He is a member of the IPAN lab at the University of Ioannina, which supports interdisciplinary research in informatics and biomedical applications. His collaborative network includes researchers from Greece and abroad, particularly in the fields of biomedical signal analysis and entropy-based methods.