Nikos Spanoudakis

Nikos Spanoudakis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering of Hellenic Mediterranean University, with concurrent research collaboration at Technical University of Crete. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Paris Descartes University (2009, "Très Honorable"), an MSc in Organization and Administration from Technical University of Crete, and a Diploma in Computer Engineering and Informatics from University of Patras.

• Research Focus: Multi-Agent Systems (AOSE, Computational Argumentation), Model-Driven Engineering, Smart Buildings, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence Applications in Ambient Intelligence, Finance, and Education
• Key Contributions: Created ASEME Methodology and AMOLA Language for agent modeling, developed Gorgias-B argumentation framework, and designed Kouretes Statechart Editor for robotic behavior specification

His recent publications reveal a strong trend in Explainable AI (2023: Explainable Argumentation as a Service), Smart Energy Systems (2025: Engineering IoT-Based Open MAS for Large-Scale V2G/G2V), and EdTech Innovations (2024: Role Assignment in Programming Courses). He has received prestigious ACM Senior Member (2023) and IEEE Senior Member (2012) distinctions, along with teaching recognition (2021) from Technical University of Crete.

• Academic Leadership: Serves as Editor for Springer Nature's Computer Science journal and has reviewed for 15+ top-tier publications including IEEE Intelligent Systems and Journal of Web Semantics
• Conference Involvement: Program Committee Member for 20+ international conferences (IJCAI, ECAI, AAMAS, AAAI) and organizer of multiple European Agent Systems Summer Schools