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Michael Plexousakis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics at the University of Crete. He received his PhD from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and joined the University of Crete in 2010. He maintains research affiliations with the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics at the Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas (FO.R.T.H.) and the Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis and Computations (ACMAC).
His research focuses on:
- Numerical solution of partial differential equations with finite element and finite volume methods
- A posteriori error estimation and adaptivity
- Singular solutions of evolution equations
- Scientific computing and visualization
Dr. Plexousakis has secured significant research funding including the SYNERGASIA program (2011-2013) studying extreme weather phenomena, the THALIS program (2012-2014) on optimal management of economic and environmental systems, and research on seismic protection of existing buildings.
His teaching portfolio spans computational mathematics with courses including:
- Computer Programming II
- Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- Numerical Algorithms
- Numerical Analysis
- Numerical Solution of PDEs
- Mathematical Biology
He has co-authored two textbooks: "Numerical Analysis" (2023) for postgraduate studies and "Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations" (2015) for undergraduate students, both published through Kallipos, Open Academic Editions.
Dr. Plexousakis's publication record demonstrates expertise across multiple domains of computational mathematics, with particular emphasis on numerical methods for Helmholtz equations, Schrödinger equations, and parabolic equations. His work bridges theoretical numerical analysis with practical applications in atmospheric science, quantum mechanics, and materials science, showing consistent contributions to high-impact journals in applied mathematics.
