Ioannis Pratikakis

Ioannis Pratikakis serves as a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), where he has held a faculty position since 2010. Previously, he worked as a collaborating researcher at the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of NCSR 'Demokritos' (2003-2010) and completed postdoctoral research at IRISA/INRIA in Rennes, France until 2000.

His academic background includes a PhD in digital 3D image processing and analysis from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), awarded in January 1999.

Pratikakis's research spans computer vision, 3D image processing, and document analysis, with core expertise in 2D/3D image sequence analysis, pattern recognition, and multimedia information retrieval. His work bridges theoretical computer vision with practical applications in cultural heritage preservation, medical imaging, and human-computer interaction.

Analysis of his publication trends reveals sustained innovation in 3D vision systems, particularly in human action recognition from mesh sequences, facial expression analysis, and unsupervised methods for historical document processing. Recent work increasingly integrates deep learning for medical diagnostics while maintaining strong contributions to cultural heritage digitization.

He actively leads research through major projects including μtS (historical manuscript transcription), READ (archival document enrichment), and TRANSCRIPTORIUM (handwritten document recognition), alongside European initiatives like H2020-EINFRA-9-2015 and FP7-ICT frameworks.

Pratikakis directs research activities within DUTH's Electrical Circuits, Signal and Image Processing Laboratory, mentoring students through undergraduate courses (Computer Vision, Computer Graphics) and postgraduate instruction (Digital Video Editing, 3D Graphics). His professional engagement includes senior IEEE membership, Technical Chamber of Greece affiliation, and leadership in the Hellenic Society for Artificial Intelligence (2010-2014).