Malamos Athanasios

Athanasios Malamos is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Hellenic Mediterranean University. His specialization is in Multimedia Technology and Multimedia Application Development. He holds a Physics degree from the University of Crete (1992), a postgraduate diploma in Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Crete (1995), and a PhD from the Technical University of Crete (2000) with a thesis on "Quality Control of Content Service in Multimedia Applications".

• Education:
• B.Sc. in Physics, University of Crete, 1992
• Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Engineering and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 1995
• PhD, Technical University of Crete, 2000

His research interests include multimedia systems, virtual reality, graphics, internet technologies, and their applications. He has co-supervised 2 doctoral theses, 9 postgraduate theses, and over 100 degree theses. He has coordinated projects totaling €1.3M in funding and contributed to open-source platforms like X3DOM, focusing on Spatial Sound, Humanoids, and physics integration.

He is an active member of the WEB3D Consortium and has served as a Guest Editor for international journals and on program committees for IEEE/ACM conferences. His work spans 72 academic publications and 11 commercial multimedia products.

• Awards:
• ACM Honorable Mention
• WEB3D Consortium Honorable Mention

He teaches courses such as "Graphics and Virtual Reality," "Multimedia Communications," and directs the Multimedia Networks and Communications Laboratory. His lab has advanced X3DOM in areas like spatial sound and streaming game technologies.