Nikolaos Vassilas

Nikolaos Vassilas serves as Professor in the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering at the University of West Attica, Greece, with leadership roles including Director of the Intelligent Knowledge, Image & Information Systems research Laboratory (ISLab) since 2019 and former Director of the Joint Greek-French Master Degree Program (2016-2020). His academic journey includes research positions at NCSR "Demokritos" and EPFL.

His educational credentials feature a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1983), and M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota (1987, 1990). Professional affiliations include IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Hellenic Society of Artificial Intelligence, and Greek Computer Society.

Professor Vassilas' research centers on Computer Vision and Neural Networks with applications in urban analysis and remote sensing. His work integrates deep learning for building extraction from aerial/LiDAR data, semantic modeling in 3D urban environments, and neural network-based environmental prediction systems. Key methodological focuses include mean-shift algorithms, Hough transforms, and multisource spatial data fusion.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals consistent specialization in computer vision techniques for urban infrastructure analysis, particularly building contour detection and 3D reconstruction using convolutional neural networks. The integration of aerial imagery with elevation data and robust line detection algorithms represents a dominant research trajectory across his 70+ publications.

No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.

He has coordinated two European Union co-funded research programs and participated in multiple national projects, with expertise in environmental data processing and intelligent spatial analysis systems. His leadership extends to directing research laboratories and international academic programs, demonstrating significant grant management experience.

Professor Vassilas leads the Intelligent Knowledge, Image & Information Systems research Laboratory (ISLab), which focuses on advancing computer vision techniques for urban planning and environmental monitoring applications through interdisciplinary team collaboration.