Panagiotis Michailidis

Panagiotis Michailidis is a Professor at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, School of Economic and Regional Studies, University of Macedonia. His academic work focuses on Computational Methods and Informatics, integrating technological expertise with regional studies.

• BSc (1998) and PhD (2004) in Applied Informatics from University of Macedonia
• Academic career progression: Lecturer (2004-2013), Assistant Professor (2014-2019), Associate Professor (2019-2023), now Professor

Research spans computational approaches to social science and humanities, with significant contributions to:

• Social Data Science
• Digital Humanities
• Quantitative Social Science
• Parallel/Distributed Computing
• String Matching Algorithms
• Scientific Computing

Recent publications reveal interdisciplinary focus combining:

• Augmented Reality applications for cultural heritage
• Machine Learning for Greek language sentiment analysis
• High-performance computing implementations
• Metaheuristic optimization techniques
• Scientometric analyses of research fields

Active in academic service through:

• IEEE memberships
• Conference program committee roles
• Guest editor for Algorithms special issue
• Research program participation
• Reviewing for multiple journals

Teaching portfolio includes:

• DIGITAL SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
• INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
• QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
• SPACE AND CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
• COMPUTER SCIENCE TOPICS