Papadourakis Georgios

Georgios Papadourakis is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (formerly TEI of Crete). His academic career includes roles as Rector of TEI Crete (2017–2017), Dean of the School of Engineering (2017–2018), and Head of the Department of Applied Informatics and Multimedia (1999–2002). He has held visiting and permanent faculty positions at the University of Central Florida, University of Crete, and FORTH Institute of Computer Science.

• Education:
  • B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (1978), Michigan Technological University
  • M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (1981), University of Cincinnati
  • Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (1986), University of Florida

His research focuses on Intelligent Systems, Cyber Security, Engineering Education, and Open Distance Learning. He has published over 38 journal articles and 182 conference papers, coordinated 110+ projects, and chaired 15 international conferences. He established and led the Neural Networks and Expert Systems Laboratory and the Intelligent Systems Laboratory.

Advising and grants: Supervised 2 current Ph.D. students, 3 Master’s theses, and completed 17 Master’s, 3 Ph.D., and 4 collaborative Ph.D. projects. Active in academic governance, including membership in the Research Council, Executive Committee for Career Services, and TEI of Crete Council (2012–2016).

He currently directs the MSc program in Informatics Engineering and previously directed the Informatics and Multimedia program.