Vassilios Mamalis

Vassilios Mamalis is a full Professor at the University of West Attica (UniWA) in the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, and an external academic partner at the Hellenic Open University (HOU). He holds a Diploma and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras (1993 and 1998). His career includes over 25 years of academic and research experience, with roles at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens and RACTI. His research focuses on parallel algorithms, distributed systems, wireless sensor networks, cloud computing, and information retrieval.

Education:

• 1988-1993: Diploma in Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras
• 1994-1998: Ph.D. in Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras

Research Interests include:

• Parallel Algorithms & Architectures
• Distributed Systems & Databases
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Cloud Computing & IoT
• Information Retrieval

He has authored 15+ journal articles, contributed to 2 books, and participated in numerous EU and Greek government-funded research programs. His teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Operating Systems, Parallel Computing, and Distributed Systems. Current doctoral advisees include Vasiliki Giannou and Leontios Sotiriadis.

Research contributions include work on energy-efficient WSN clustering, hybrid GPU-CPU parallelization, and cloud task scheduling. He has led projects like the PROSENS and PROTEAS initiatives, and serves on editorial boards and conference committees.