Pachoulakis Ioannis

Dr. Pachoulakis Ioannis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (E.M.E.) of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (EL.ME.PA). His research focuses on Realistic Multimedia, including 3D movement modeling of living organisms, technologically assisted rehabilitation through games, and virtual/augmented reality applications.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Crete (1988).
• Master's degree in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
• PhD candidate in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, USA (thesis: “A Systematic Study of the Structure and Interaction of Winds in Selected Hot Close Binary Stars”).

Teaching Responsibilities:

• “Numerical Analysis”, “Multimedia Technologies: Audio, Image, Video”, and “Realistic Multimedia and Animation” at the undergraduate level.
• “Realistic Multimedia and Animation” in the Graduate Program of Informatics Engineering.

Research & Contributions:

He leads the research group “Realistic Imaging of Movement and Behavior of Living Organisms” within the MNCLab (Multimedia, Networks and Communications Laboratory). He has supervised 6 postgraduate theses and over 70 undergraduate theses. His work includes participation in European/National R&D projects, international conferences, and peer-review roles. To date, he has published 35 journal articles and 29 conference papers, yielding 360 citations (h-index: 11, i10-index: 12).

Labs & Collaboration:

Scientific lead of the MNCLab at the Hellenic University of Athens.