معرفی
Michael A. Bekos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina, Greece. He holds a PhD from the National Technical University of Athens (2009), and M.Sc. and B.Sc. from the University of Ioannina (2004 and 2002 respectively). His research focuses on theoretical computer science and discrete mathematics, particularly algorithms, graph drawing, graph theory, and information visualization. He has served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Technical University of Athens and the University of Tübingen.
Education:
- B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Ioannina (1998-2002)
- M.Sc. in Computational Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Ioannina (2002-2004)
- Ph.D. in Computer Science and Discrete Mathematics, National Technical University of Athens (2004-2008)
Research Interests: Development of algorithms for optimization and combinatorial problems in graph drawing, graph theory, information visualization, and map labeling. He has published extensively in journals and conferences, focusing on areas like planar graphs, queue layouts, and graph embeddings.
Grants and Collaborations: Involved in organizing conferences (e.g., GD2023, WG2022) and guest editing special issues in journals like J. Graph Algorithms Appl. Collaborates with researchers globally, including on projects related to graph algorithms and visualization.
Labs/Teams: Active in research groups at the University of Ioannina and previously at the University of Tübingen, focusing on advanced algorithmic topics and graph theory.