Scientific Activities


  1. International Books Authored and Books Edited
  2. Editor in Journals
  3. Invited Talks (selected)
  4. Participation in Research Programs
  5. Conference Organization and Committees
  6. External Examiner
  7. Evaluator of Research Proposals
  8. Reviewer in Books
  9. Reviewer in International Journals
  10. Reviewer for International Conferences
  11. Software Development

A. International Books Authored and Books Edited

  1. NumAn 2007 Book of Proceedings, Editors: Gallopoulos, E.; Houstis, E.; Kotsireas, I.S.; Noutsos, D.; Vrahatis, M.N., 192 pages, September 2007
  2. NumAn 2008 Book of Proceedings, Editors: Akrivis, A.; Gallopoulos, E.; Hadjidimos, A.; Kotsireas, I.S.; Noutsos, D.; Vrahatis, M.N., 209 pages, September 2008
  3. NumAn 2010 Book of Proceedings, Editors: Dougalis, V.; Gallopoulos, E.; Hadjidimos, A.; Kotsireas, I.S.; Noutsos, D.; Saridakis, Y.G.; Vrahatis, M.N., 288 pages, September 2010 [ISBN: 978–960–8475–14–4]
  4. NumAn 2012 Book of Abstracts, Editors: Akrivis, A.; Dougalis, V.; Hadjidimos, A.; Kotsireas, I.S.; Makridakis, C.; Noutsos, D.; Saridakis, Y.G.; Vrahatis, M.N., 66 pages, September 2012
  5. Particle Swarm Optimization and Intelligence: Advances and Applications: Parsopoulos, K.E.; Vrahatis, M.N., Information Science Reference (IGI Global), Hershey, PA, U.S.A., 328 pages, January 2010 [ISBN: 978–1–61520–666–7]
  6. Tuning PSO Parameters through Sensitivity Analysis: Bartz-Beielstein, Th.; Parsopoulos, K.E.; Vrahatis, M.N., Reihe Computational Intelligence, No. 124, Secretary of the SFB 531, Dortmund, Germany, January 2002 [Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 76326333] [ISSN: 1433–3325]

B. Editor in Journals

  1. Annals of Mathematics, Computing and Teleinformatics – Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Larissa, Greece [ISSN: 1109–9305] — Editorial Board  [2003–present]
  2. Applied Numerical Mathematics – Special Issue: NumAn 2008 – Elsevier and IMACS, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ISSN: 0168–9274] — Special Issue Editor  [2008–2009]
  3. Applied Numerical Mathematics – Special Issue: NumAn 2010 – Elsevier and IMACS, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ISSN: 0168–9274] — Special Issue Editor  [2010–2011]
  4. Applied Numerical Mathematics – Special Issue: NumAn 2012 – Elsevier and IMACS, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ISSN: 0168–9274] — Special Issue Managing Editor  [2012–present]
  5. International Journal of Bio–Inspired Computation – Inderscience Publishers, Geneva, Switzerland [ISSN: 1758–0366] — Editorial Board  [2008–present]
  6. International Journal of Computational Intelligence – Enformatika [ISSN: 1304–4508 (print version) 1304–2386 (electronic version)] — Editorial Board  [2004–2005]
  7. International Journal of Information Processing and Management – Advanced Institute of Convergence IT (AICIT), Korea [ISSN: 2093–4009] — Associate Editor  [2010–present]
  8. International Journal of Signal Processing – Enformatika [ISSN: 1304–4494 (print version) 1304–4478 (electronic version)] — Editorial Board  [2004–2005]
  9. International Journal of Swarm Intelligence – Inderscience Publishers, Geneva, Switzerland [ISSN: 2049–4041] — Honorary Advisory Board  [2012–present]
  10. International Journal on Information Technologies and Security – Publication of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria [ISSN: 1313–8251] — International Editorial Board  [2009–present]
  11. ISRN Applied Mathematics – International Scholarly Research Network, New York, NY, U.S.A. [ISSN: 2090–5564] — Editorial Board  [2010–present]
  12. Journal of Applied Mathematics – Hindawi Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, U.S.A. [ISSN: 1110–757X] — Editorial Board  [2012–present]
  13. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics – Special Issue: NumAn 2007 – Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands [ISSN: 0377–0427] — Special Issue Editor  [2007–2008]
  14. Journal of Next Generation Information Technology – Advanced Institute of Convergence IT (AICIT), Korea [ISSN: 2092–8637] — Honorary Editor–in–Chief  [2010] / Editor–in–Chief  [2011–present]
  15. The Open Medical Informatics Journal – Bentham Science Publishers, Oak Park, IL, U.S.A. [ISSN: 1874–4311] — Editorial Advisory Board  [2008–present]
  16. The Open Systems Biology Journal – Bentham Science Publishers, Oak Park, IL, U.S.A. [ISSN: 1876–3928] — Editorial Advisory Board  [2010–present]

C. Invited Talks (selected)

  1. Academy of Athens, Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece   (2009, 2011)
  2. AMS–IMS–SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference in the Mathematical Sciences, Algorithms and their Complexity for Nonlinear Problems, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, U.S.A.   (2000)
  3. Collaborative Research Center (SFB 531), Design and Management of Complex Technical Process and Systems by Means of Computational Intelligence Methods, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany   (2001)
  4. European Organization of Nuclear Research (CERN), CERN–SL Accelerator Physics Group, Geneva, Switzerland  (1992)
  5. First Conference on Numerical Analysis, in honor of Apostolos Hadjidimos, Ioannina, Greece   (2005)
  6. Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Iraklion, Crete, Greece   (1996)
  7. Hellenic Army Academy (Evelpidon), Conferences organized by the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Hellenic Army Academy, Vari, Attika, Greece   (2011, 2012)
  8. IEEE–IMACS International Multiconference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers, in honor of Lotfi Zadeh, Athens, Greece   (1999)
  9. IMACS International Conference on Circuits, Systems and Computers, Hellenic Naval Academy, Piraeus, Greece   (1998)
  10. IMACS–GAMM International Symposium on Scientific Computing, Computer Arithmetic and Validated Numerics, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany   (1995)
  11. Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia–Antipolis, France  (1998, 2003, 2004, 2006)
  12. International Conference on Hamiltonian systems with three or more degrees of freedom, NATO Advanced Study Institute, invited contribution, S'Agaró, Spain   (1995)
  13. International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity: Theory, Methods and Applications, in honor of Tassos Bountis, main speaker, Thessaloniki, Greece   (2010)
  14. International Summer School/Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics: Chaos and Complexity, in memory of Chronis Polymilis (1946–2000), Patras, Greece   (2001)
  15. International Summer School/Conference on Nonlinear Science and Complexity, University of Patras, Patras, Greece   (2007)
  16. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Bologna, Università degli studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy  (1992, 1994, 1998)
  17. K.U. Leuven, Departement Computerwetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium   (1999)
  18. Laboratoire de Mathématiques Jean–Alexandre Dieudonné, Université de Nice Sophia–Antipolis, Nice, France  (2004)
  19. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Ocean Engineering, Design Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.  (2000)
  20. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Division of Theoretical Computer Science, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, Athens, Greece   (2003)
  21. Network of Excellence in Text Mining and its Applications in Statistics, Final Conference on Knowledge Mining, Athens, Greece   (2004)
  22. Summer School/Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics: Chaos and Complexity, Patras, Greece   (2002)
  23. Symposium of Clinical Oncology, Athens, Greece   (2010)
  24. University of Ioannina, Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece   (2002)

D. Participation in Research Programs

  1. (2012—2015)   Research Program “Thales”, entitled “Mathematical modeling of complex systems with applications to biomedicine, physics and the technology of materials (MACOMSYS)”. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  2. (2012—2015)   Research Program “Archimedes III”, entitled “Application of computational intelligence methods to computational mathematics problems (ACIMCMP)”. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Chalkis, Chalkis, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  3. (2011—2014)   Research Program “Archimedes III”, entitled “Operations research techniques for inventory management (ORTIM)”. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  4. (2011/06–07)   National Research Sub–Project, entitled “Requirement analysis and creation and implementation design of the database for the national breast cancer registry and telediagnosis web–platform and preventive monitoring of female population for early diagnosis of breast cancer”, with S.N.1 of the act “Database creation for the national breast cancer registry and implementation of telediagnosis web–platform and preventive monitoring of the female population for early diagnosis of breast cancer (e–PROLIPSIS)”, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Emmanouil K. Ikonomakis, financed by Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) and implemented by the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece. Sub–Project duration: (01/06/2011–27/07/2011). (Research Collaborator).
  5. (2010—2013)   Research Program “Heracleitus II”, entitled “Computational intelligence”, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Michael G. Epitropakis. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). (Principal Investigator).
  6. (2009—2012)   Inter–University Network “MABIPHYS”, entitled “Modelization and analysis of biomedical and physical systems”. Network at the University of Patras, consisting of different research groups from the Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Medicine, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics as well as Civil Engineering. (Investigator of Research Group).
  7. (2008—2010)   National Project, entitled “Upgrading the regular personnel recruitment program of the Greek Payment Agency (OPEKEPE)”, supporting the scientist Dr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis and the doctoral candidate Mr. Michael G. Epitropakis, financed by the Greek Payment Agency. The project was undertaken by the University of Patras in collaboration with the Greek Payment Agency. Project duration: Project duration: (08/09/2008–07/03/2009 and 08/09/2009–07/03/2010). (Principal Investigator).
  8. (2007—2008)   Postdoctoral Research Program “IKY”, entitled “Development and study of new computational intelligence algorithms for solving numerical optimization problems”, supporting the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos. The program was funded by the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). (Principal Investigator).
  9. (2005—2008)   Research Program “PENED 2003”, entitled “Efficient algorithms for parallel robots with applications to physiotherapy”, coordinated by the Division of Theoretical Computer Science, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, supporting mainly the doctoral candidates Mr. Christos Konaxis, Mr. Christos Sirseloudis, and Mr. Elias Tsigaridas. Program for the reinforcement of the Research Staff (PENED). Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Principal Investigator of the University of Patras Collaborative Research Group).
  10. (2005—2007)   Research Program “Pythagoras II”, entitled “Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems: Theory and applications in physical and biomedical sciences”, supporting mainly the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Vasileios Basios. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the University of Patras, Patras, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  11. (2005—2007)   Research Program “Pythagoras II”, entitled “Developing new models and methodologies based on Soft Computing Techniques for complex diagnosis systems and medical decision support systems”, supporting mainly the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the University of Patras, Patras, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  12. (2004—2006)   Research Program “Pythagoras”, entitled “Foundation and development of computational intelligence methods and applications”, supporting the scientists Dr. Laura Cimponeriu and Dr. Vassilis P. Plagianakos as well as the doctoral candidates Ms. Elena C. Laskari, Mr. Nicos G. Pavlidis, Mr. Yannis G. Petalas and Mr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the University of Patras, Patras, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Principal Investigator).
  13. (2004—2006)   Research Program “Pythagoras”, entitled “Geometric algorithms for curved objects and applications”, supporting mainly the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Euripides Markou. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Investigator of Research Group).
  14. (2004—2006)   Research Program “Pythagoras”, entitled “Intelligent algorithms of computational medicine and bio–informatics”. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Investigator of Research Group).
  15. (2004—2005)   European Research Area Network “ERA–NET”. Sixth Framework Programme, CREST Initiative for Cooperation and Coordination of Research on Complexity and Complex Systems. Specific Support Action Programme on “Complexity”. (Main Researcher).
  16. (2004/05–05)   National Project, entitled “Modification of the system for the automatic categorization of candidates in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 2190/1994”, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis, financed by the Greek Payment Agency (OPEKEPE). The project was undertaken by the University of Patras in collaboration with the Greek Payment Agency. Project duration: (05/05/2004–06/05/2004). (Principal Investigator).
  17. (2003—2006)   Research Program “Archimedes”, entitled “Applications of computational mathematics in cryptography and information systems security”, supporting among others the scientist Ms. Elena C. Laskari. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Epirus, Arta, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  18. (2003—2006)   Research Program “Archimedes”, entitled “Creating a distributed parallel virtual machine”, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Messolonghi, Messolonghi, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund II—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  19. (2003—2006)   Research Program “Archimedes”, entitled “Knowledge based reasoning tools for decision support in speech and language pathology”, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos. Reinforcement of Research Groups at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras, Patras, Greece. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  20. (2003—2006)   Research Project “Associated Team”, entitled “CALAMATA: Calculs algébriques, matriciels et applications”, supporting among others the scientists Mr. Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos, Mr. Nicos G. Pavlidis and Mr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis co–financed by the Institut de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia–Antipolis, France. Collaboration of INRIA and Laboratoire de Mathématiques J.–A. Dieudonné, Université de Nice, Sophia–Antipolis, France with the Laboratory of Algebraic and Geometric Algorithms, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. (Principal Investigator of the University of Patras Collaborative Research Group).
  21. (2003—2005)   Research Program “FP5–IST”, entitled “Self organised societies of connectionist intelligent agents capable of learning (SOCIAL)”, Information Society Technologies (IST), Program type: Fifth Framework Program, Subprogram Area: FET O (Open domain), Project Reference: IST–2001–38911, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Dimitris K. Tasoulis. The project was undertaken by the University of Patras, Greece in collaboration with the National University of Ireland (Cork) and the University of Essex, United Kingdom. (Member of Collaborative Research Group).
  22. (2003—2005)   Postdoctoral Research Program “Carathéodory”, entitled “New artificial neural networks training algorithms for automatic analysis and identification of defects in successive endoscopic images”, supporting the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Vassilis P. Plagianakos. The program was funded by the Research Committee of the University of Patras. (Principal Investigator).
  23. (2003—2005)   Research Program “PENED 2001”, entitled “Analysis of data for dam distortions and landslides”. Funding program for young researchers, co–financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) under the operational program “Competitiveness”, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos. The program was undertaken by the University of Patras, Greece in collaboration with the Hellenic Public Electricity Corporation. (Member of Collaborative Research Group).
  24. (2003—2004)   Postdoctoral Research Program “IKY”, entitled “On perturbation of roots of algebraic systems”, supporting the post–doctoral scientist Dr. Susumu Tanabé. The program was funded by the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). (Principal Investigator).
  25. (2002—2007)   Research Program “Heracleitus”, entitled “Statistics and computational intelligence”, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Vasileios L. Georgiou. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Co–Investigator).
  26. (2002—2006)   Research Program “Heracleitus”, entitled “Discovery of gene interactions in regulatory networks using genomic data mining and computational intelligence methods”, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Andrei Dragomir. Co–financed by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Primary Vocational Training II” (EPEAEK II). (Co–Investigator).
  27. (2000—2001)   Bilateral Research Collaboration “DFG”, entitled “Design and management of complex technical process and systems by means of computational intelligence methods”, with the Chair of Systems Analysis, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund, Germany, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos, financed by the German National Research Foundation–DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) as a part of the collaborative research center (Sonderforschungsbereich) “Computational Intelligence” (SFB 531). (Principal Investigator of the University of Patras Research Group).
  28. (2000/02–12)   Bilateral Research Collaboration “INTERREG II”. An initiative that aims to stimulate cooperation between regions in the European Union (Greece–University of Patras and Italy–Università degli Studi di Padova) strengthening interaction between research/innovation institutions, supporting among others the scientists Mr. Vassilis S. Kalantonis, Ms. Aggeliki E. Perdiou and Mr. Georgios A. Tsirogiannis, co–financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Sub–Project duration: (07/02/2000–31/12/2000). (Research Collaborator).
  29. (1999—2001)   Operational Program for Research and Technology “EPET II”, entitled “Diogenes: A system for distributed hierarchical data mining on business data”, project undertaken by the University of Patras and co–financed by the European Union and the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  30. (1999—2000)   Postdoctoral Research Program “IKY”, entitled “New approaches to learning in adaptive systems through optimization”, supporting the post–doctoral scientist Dr. George D. Magoulas. The program was funded by the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). (Principal Investigator).
  31. (1998—1999)   Bilateral Research Collaboration “Platon”, entitled “Symbolic and numeric methods for solving sparse systems of algebraic equations in robotics, vision and bio–chemistry”, with the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia–Antipolis, France. (Principal Investigator of the University of Patras Research Group).
  32. (1997—2001)   Scholarship Program for Oriented Research “YPER 1997”, entitled “Analysis and design of effective optimization algorithms for the study of the mechanism of erosion of museum exhibits by atmospheric pollution”, supporting the doctoral candidate Mr. Vassilis P. Plagianakos. The project was undertaken by the University of Patras in collaboration with the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Athens, Greece, co–financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). (Principal Investigator).
  33. (1996—1999)   Research Program, entitled “Counting and computing all isolated solutions of systems of nonlinear equations”, supporting among others the doctoral candidate Mr. Peter Kravanja, financed by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO–Vlaanderen), Belgium. (Research Collaborator).
  34. (1996—1998)   Research Program “PENED 1995”, entitled “Expected complexity of numerical algorithms”, supporting mainly the scientist Ms. Evangelia C. Triantafyllou. Program for the reinforcement of the Research Staff (PENED). The project was undertaken by the University of Patras, co–financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  35. (1996—1998)   Research Program “PENED 1995”, entitled “Study, design and testing of new artificial neural networks learning algorithms”, supporting mainly the scientist Mr. George D. Magoulas. Program for the reinforcement of the Research Staff (PENED). The project was undertaken by the University of Patras, co–financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). (Member of the Main Research Group).
  36. (1996—1998)   Research Program “PENED 1995”, entitled “Development of innovative software for studying the etiology and progression of spinal deformities”, supporting mainly the scientist Mr. George S. Androulakis. Program for the reinforcement of the Research Staff (PENED). The project was undertaken by the University of Patras in collaboration with the General Hospital of Attica (KAT), Greece, co–financed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). (Principal Investigator).
  37. (1993—1996)   Research Programs “Human Capital and Mobility”, entitled “Nonlinear phenomena and complex systems”, “Coherent structures and fluctuating processes in condensed matter and optical physics” and “Nonlinear problems in beam dynamics and transport”, financed by the European Economic Community (EEC). (Research Collaborator).

E. Conference Organization and Committees

  1. AC 2013 – Fort Worth, U.S.A. – Committee Member
  2. AMIMS 2013 – Athens, Greece – Scientific Committee
  3. AMMCS 2013 – Waterloo, Canada – Scientific Committee
  4. BIOCOM 2013 – Mysore, India – Technical Program Committee
  5. CEC 2013 – Cancun, Mexico – Technical Committee
  6. FUTURE COMPUTING 2013 – Valencia, Spain – Technical Program Committee
  7. GECCO 2013 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Program Committee
  8. ICACT 2013 – Bangkok, Tailand – Program Committee
  9. ICCCT 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  10. ICCIS 2013 – Busan, Korea – Program Committee
  11. ICCIT 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  12. ICCM 2013 – Jeju Island, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  13. ICCMT 2013 – Bangkok, Tailand – Program Committee
  14. ICCNT 2013 – Busan, Korea – Program Committee
  15. ICEI 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  16. ICGEC 2013 – Prague, Czech Republic – Program Committee
  17. ICIDT 2013 – Beijing, China – Program Committee
  18. ICIIP 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  19. ICIPM 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  20. ICIPT 2013 – Seoul, Korea – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  21. ICIS 2013 – Beijing, China – Program Committee
  22. ICMIA 2013 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  23. ICMIC 2013 – Bangkok, Tailand – Program Committee
  24. ICNIT 2013 – Jeju Island, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  25. IDCTA 2013 – Beijing, China – Program Committee
  26. IISA 2013 – Piraeus, Greece – Program Co–Chairs
  27. IMMM 2013 – Lisbon, Portugal – Technical Program Committee
  28. INC 2013 – Busan, Korea – Program Committee
  29. InfoTech 2013 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  30. ISSDM 2013 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  31. NASNIT 2013 – Beijing, China – Program Committee
  32. NCM 2013 – Jeju Island, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  33. NISS 2013 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  34. SDE 2013 – Singapore – Technical Program Committee
  35. SIS 2013 – Singapore – Program Committee
  36. SOCO 2013 – Salamanca, Spain – Program Committee
  37. TPNC 2013 – Cáceres, Spain – Program Committee
  38. WCO 2013 – Krakow, Poland – Program Committee
  39. AC 2012 – Madrid, Spain – Committee Member
  40. ANTS 2012 – Brussels, Belgium – Program Committee
  41. FUTURE COMPUTING 2012 – Nice, France – Technical Program Committee
  42. GECCO 2012 – Philadelphia, U.S.A. – Program Committee
  43. ICACT 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  44. ICCCT 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  45. ICCIS 2012 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  46. ICCIT 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  47. ICCM 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  48. ICCNT 2012 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  49. ICEI 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  50. ICGEC 2012 – Kitakyushu, Japan – Program Committee
  51. ICIDT 2012 – Jeju Island, Korea – Program Committee
  52. ICIIP 2012 – Kyoto, Japan – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  53. ICIPM 2012 – Kyoto, Japan – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  54. ICIPT 2012 – Kyoto, Japan – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  55. ICIS 2012 – Jeju Island, Korea – Program Committee
  56. ICMIA 2012 – Taipei, Taiwan – Program Committee
  57. ICMIC 2012 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  58. ICNC 2012 – Chongqing, China – Program Committee
  59. ICNIT 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  60. ICTAI 2012 – Athens, Greece – Program Committee
  61. IDCTA 2012 – Jeju Island, Korea – Program Committee
  62. IIHMSP 2012 – Piraeus, Greece – Special Session Organizer
  63. IMMM 2012 – Venice, Italy – Technical Program Committee
  64. INC 2012 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  65. InfoTech 2012 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  66. ISSDM 2012 – Taipei, Taiwan – Program Committee
  67. NASNIT 2012 – Taipei, Taiwan – Program Committee
  68. NCM 2012 – Seoul, Korea – Honorary and General Chairs
  69. NISS 2012 – Taipei, Taiwan – Program Committee
  70. NumAn 2012 – Ioannina, Greece – Organizing Committee / Chair
  71. SETN 2012 – Lamia, Greece – Program Committee
  72. SIDE 2012 – Zakopane, Poland – Program Committee
  73. SOCO 2012 – Ostrava, Czech Republic – Program Committee
  74. SOCPROS 2012 – Jaipur, India – International Advisory Committee
  75. SSE–UoA–GMS 2012 – Athens, Greece – Secretariat of Scientific and Organizing Committee
  76. WCCI–CIB 2012 – Brisbane, Australia – Program Committee
  77. WCO 2012 – Wroclaw, Poland – Program Committee
  78. AC 2011 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Program Committee
  79. AMMCS 2011 – Waterloo, Canada – Scientific Committee
  80. CEC 2011 – New Orleans, U.S.A. – Technical Committee
  81. GECCO 2011 – Dublin, Ireland – Program Committee
  82. ICACT 2011 – Jeju island, Korea – Program Committee
  83. ICCIT 2011 – Jeju island, Korea – Program Committee
  84. ICEI 2011 – Jeju island, Korea – Program Committee
  85. ICGEC 2011 – Kitakyushu, Japan – Program Committee
  86. ICIPM 2011 – Jeju island, Korea – Organization and Publicity Chairs
  87. ICIS 2011 – Busan, Korea – Program Committee
  88. ICMIA 2011 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  89. ICMIC 2011 – Gumi, Korea – Program Committee
  90. ICNIT 2011 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  91. IDCTA 2011 – Busan, Korea – Program Committee
  92. IMMM 2011 – Barcelona, Spain – Technical Program Committee
  93. INC 2011 – Gumi, Korea – Program Committee
  94. InfoTech 2011 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  95. ISDA 2011 – Córdoba, Spain – International Program Committee
  96. NASNIT 2011 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  97. NCM 2011 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  98. NISS 2011 – Macau, China – Program Committee
  99. SDE 2011 – Paris, France – Technical Program Committee
  100. SOCO 2011 – Salamanca, Spain – Program Committee
  101. SocProS 2011 – Roorkee, India – International Advisory Committee
  102. SYNASC 2011 – Timisoara, Romania – Program Committee
  103. WCO 2011 – Szczecin, Poland – Program Committee
  104. AC 2010 – Timisoara, Romania – Program Committee
  105. ANTS 2010 – Brussels, Belgium – Program Committee
  106. CEC 2010 – Barcelona, Spain – Technical Committee
  107. GECCO 2010 – Portland, U.S.A. – Program Committee
  108. HIS 2010 – Atlanta, U.S.A. – Program Committee
  109. ICCISC 2010 – Cochin, India – International Program Committee
  110. ICCIT 2010 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  111. ICGEC 2010 – Shenzhen, China – Program Committee
  112. ICIS 2010 – Chengdu, China – Program Committee
  113. ICMIA 2010 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  114. IDC 2010 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  115. IMIS 2010 – Krakow, Poland – Program Committee
  116. IMS 2010 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  117. INC 2010 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  118. InfoTech 2010 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  119. ISDA 2010 – Cairo, Egypt – International Program Committee
  120. ITBI 2010 – Nagpur, India – International Program Committee
  121. NaBIC 2010 – Kitakyushu, Japan – International Program Committee
  122. NCM 2010 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  123. NDC 2010 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Main Speaker and Scientific Program Committee
  124. NISS 2010 – Gyeongju, Korea – Program Committee
  125. NumAn 2010 – Chania, Greece – Organizing Committee / Chair
  126. WCO 2010 – Wisla, Poland – Program Committee
  127. AC 2009 – Rome, Italy – Program Committee
  128. CEC 2009 – Trondheim, Norway – Program Committee
  129. GECCO 2009 – Montreal, Canada – Program Committee
  130. HIS 2009 – Shenyang, China – Program Committee
  131. ICCIT 2009 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  132. ICIS 2009 – Seoul, Korea – Program Committee
  133. INC 2009 – Cochin, India – International Program Committee
  134. InfoTech 2009 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  135. ISDA 2009 – Pisa, Italy – Program Committee
  136. NaBIC 2009 – Coimbatore, India – International Program Committee
  137. ANTS 2008 – Brussels, Belgium – Program Committee
  138. CEC 2008 – Hong Kong – Technical Committee
  139. ECAI 2008 Workshop – Patras, Greece – Program Committee
  140. HIS 2008 – Barcelona, Spain – Program Committee
  141. IJCNN 2008 – Hong Kong – Technical Committee
  142. InfoTech 2008 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  143. Nonlin-Sci-Compl 2008 – Athens, Greece – Scientific Committee
  144. NumAn 2008 – Kalamata, Greece – Local Organizing Committee, Organizing Committee / Chair
  145. WSC 2008 – Springer, Germany, 2009 – Technical Program Committee
  146. BIC–TA 2007 – Zhengzhou, China – Program Committee
  147. CEC 2007 – Singapore – International Program Committee
  148. CIS 2007 – Harbin, China – Program Committee
  149. GECCO 2007 – London, United Kingdom – Program Committee
  150. HFAA 2007 – Patras, Greece – Scientific Committee
  151. HIS 2007 – Kaiserslautern, Germany – Program Committee
  152. ICTAI 2007 – Patras, Greece – Program Committee
  153. InfoTech 2007 – Varna, Bulgaria – International Program Committee
  154. NumAn 2007 – Kalamata, Greece – Local Organizing Committee, Organizing Committee / Chair
  155. PCI 2007 – Patras, Greece – Scientific Committee
  156. CASC 2006 – Chisinau, Moldova – Program Committee
  157. CEC 2006–DE – Vancouver, Canada – Technical Committee
  158. CEC 2006–swarm – Vancouver, Canada – Technical Committee
  159. CIS 2006 – Guangzhou, China – Program Committee
  160. HIS 2006 – Auckland, New Zealand – International Program Committee
  161. NCEI 2006 – Auckland, New Zealand – International Program Committee
  162. RASC 2006 – Canterbury, United Kingdom – International Program Committee
  163. SIDM 2006 – Indianapolis, U.S.A. – Organization and Program Committee
  164. SIS 2006 – Indianapolis, U.S.A. – Program Committee
  165. CASC 2005 – Kalamata, Greece – Conference Chair
  166. CASC 2005-Workshop – Kalamata, Greece – Satellite Workshop Organizer / Chair
  167. HELORS/EEEE 2005 – Patras, Greece – Scientific Committee
  168. ICCMSE 2005 – Loutraki, Greece – Minisymposium Organizer / Chair
  169. ICNAAM 2005 – Rhodes, Greece – Minisymposia Organizer / Chair
  170. SIS 2005 – Pasadena, U.S.A. – Technical Program Committee
  171. CEC 2004–swarm – Portland, U.S.A. – Technical Committee
  172. ICCMSE 2004 – Vravrona, Greece – Minisymposia Organizer / Chair
  173. IC–SCCE 2004 – Athens, Greece – Scientific Committee, Seccion Organizer and Mini–conference Organizer / Chair
  174. WCNA 2004 – Florida, U.S.A. – Global Organizing Committee and Special Session Organizer / Chair
  175. HERCMA 2003 – Athens, Greece – Minisymposium Organizer / Chair
  176. GRACM 2002 – Patras, Greece – Scientific Committee and Special Session Organizer / Chair
  177. Nonlin–Dyn–Chaos–Compl 2002 – Patras, Greece – Main Speaker and Scientific Committee
  178. Nonlin–Dyn–Chaos–Compl 2001 – Patras, Greece – Main Speaker and Scientific Committee
  179. Sem–Math–Comp–Decis–Mak 2001 – Patras, Greece – Organizing Committee
  180. CSCC 2000 – Athens, Greece – International Scientific Committee
  181. WCNA 2000 – Catania, Italy – Global Organizing Committee and Special Sessions Organizer / Chair
  182. IMACS/IEEE/WSES–CSCC 1999 – Athens, Greece – International Scientific Committee and Special Session Organizer / Chair
  183. Nonlin–Dyn–Chaos–Compl 1999 – Patras, Greece – Organizing Committee
  184. HERCMA 1998 – Athens, Greece – Special Sessions Organizer / Chair
  185. IMACS–CSC 1998 – Piraeus, Greece – Invited Tutorial Lecturer and Special Session Organizer / Chair
  186. Compl–Chaos 1998 – Livadeia, Greece – Organizing Committee
  187. Compl–Chaotic–Dyn 1997 – Thessaloniki, Greece – Organizing Committee
  188. Col–Num–An 1996 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee
  189. WCNA 1996 – Athens, Greece – Global Organizing Committee and Special Session Organizer / Chair
  190. Col–Dif–Eq 1995 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee

F. External Examiner

  1. Brunel University, Department of Information Systems and Computing, Uxbridge, West London, United Kingdom
  2. Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Medicine, Alexandroupolis, Greece
  3. Gulf University for Science and Technology, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Kuwait — Partner Institution: University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
  4. Imperial College London, Department of Mathematics, London, United Kingdom
  5. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Computer Science, Leuven, Belgium
  6. Lancaster University, Department of Management Science, Lancaster, United Kingdom
  7. Minufiya University, Department of Mathematics, Shibin El Kom, Egypt
  8. University of London, Birkbeck College, Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, London, United Kingdom
  9. University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science, Pisa, Italy
  10. University of Pretoria, Department of Computer Science, Pretoria, South Africa
  11. University of Surrey, Department of Computing, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

G. Evaluator of Research Proposals

  1. Austrian Research Foundation (FWF), Austria's central funding organization for basic research at a high international level, Vienna, Austria
  2. Hellenic General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, Athens, Greece
  3. Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP), Programme aims to provide support for teams of excellence in basic research, Belgian Science Policy, Brussels, Belgium
  4. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), Federally funded Canadian network of centers of excellence, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  5. National Science Foundation (NSF), Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
  6. Research Committee of City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  7. Research Committee of University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  8. State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Athens, Greece

H. Reviewer in Books

  1. Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems: Chen, S.; Magoulas, G.D., IRM Press, Hershey, PA, U.S.A., 362 pages, 2005 [ISBN: 1–59140–567–X]
  2. Artificial Higher Order Neural Networks for Computer Science and Engineering: Trends for Emerging Applications: Zhang, M., IGI Global, Hershey, PA, U.S.A., 660 pages, February 2010 [ISBN: 978–1–61520–711–4]
  3. Computational Geometry, in Greek: Tsakalidis, A.K., Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece, 2003
  4. Graph Theory, in Greek: Mavronicolas, M., Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece, 314 pages, December 2002 [ISBN: 960–538–461–2]
  5. Optimal Solution of Nonlinear Equations: Sikorski, K.A., Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom, 256 pages, 2001 [ISBN: 0–19–510690–3]. The review is published in: Vrahatis, M.N., Optimal Solution of Nonlinear Equations by Krzysztof A. Sikorski, SIAM Review, vol.44, no.2, June 2002, pp.301–302
  6. Ordinary Differential Equations In Theory and Practice (Classics in Applied Mathematics) (No. 43): Mattheij, R.M.M.; Molenaar J., SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., 405 pages, 2002 [ISBN: 0898715318] – Republication of the work first published by John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, NY, U.S.A., 1996. The review is published in: Vrahatis M.N., Ordinary Differential Equations In Theory and Practice, IEEE Computational Science and Engineering, vol.4, no.4, Oct–Dec 1997, pp.73–74
  7. Swarm Intelligence: Eberhart, R.; Shi, Y.–H.; Kennedy, J., Morgan Kaufmann Title, Elsevier, Netherlands, 512 pages, April 2001 [ISBN: 978–1–55860–595–4]

I. Reviewer in International Journals

  1. ACM Transactions on Graphics – Association for Computing Machinery, U.S.A.
  2. ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software – Association for Computing Machinery, U.S.A.
  3. Annals of Mathematics, Computing and Teleinformatics – Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Greece
  4. Annals of Operations Research – Springer, Germany
  5. Applied Intelligence – Springer, Germany
  6. Applied Numerical Analysis and Computational Mathematics – Wiley, U.S.A.
  7. Applied Numerical Mathematics – Elsevier/IMACS, Netherlands
  8. Applied Soft Computing – Elsevier, Netherlands
  9. Biosystems – Elsevier, Netherlands
  10. Bulletin of the Greek Mathematical Society – Greek Mathematical Society, Greece
  11. Complexity – Wiley, U.S.A.
  12. Computer Aided Geometric Design – Elsevier, Netherlands
  13. Computer and Structures – Elsevier, Netherlands
  14. Computer Physics Communications – Elsevier, Netherlands
  15. Connection Science – Taylor and Francis, United Kingdom
  16. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing – Hindawi Publishing, U.S.A.
  17. Evolutionary Computation – MIT Press, U.S.A.
  18. Information Sciences – Elsevier, Netherlands
  19. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering – Wiley, U.S.A.
  20. International Journal of Bio–Inspired Computation – Inderscience, Switzerland
  21. Computational Mechanics – Springer, Germany
  22. International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos – World Scientific, U.S.A.
  23. International Journal of Computer Mathematics – Taylor and Francis, United Kingdom
  24. International Journal of Computer Research – Nova Science Publishers, U.S.A.
  25. International Journal of Information Processing and Management – Human and Sciences Publication, Korea
  26. International Journal of Mathematical Algorithms – Schmidt Periodicals GmbH, Germany
  27. International Journal of Systems Science – Taylor & Francis – United Kingdom
  28. International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools – World Scientific, U.S.A.
  29. International Journal on Information Technologies and Security – Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Bulgaria
  30. Interval Computations – Started as a joint Soviet–Western enterprise in 1991, and continues as the journal Reliable Computing, Springer, Germany
  31. ISRN Applied Mathematics – Hindawi Publishing, U.S.A.
  32. Journal of Applied Geophysics – Elsevier, Netherlands
  33. Journal of Complexity– Academic Press (now Elsevier), Netherlands
  34. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics – Elsevier, Netherlands
  35. Journal of Computational Physics – Elsevier, Netherlands
  36. Journal of Global Optimization – Springer, Germany
  37. Journal of Heuristics – Springer, Germany
  38. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications – Elsevier, Netherlands
  39. Journal of Next Generation Information Technology – Human and Sciences Publication, Korea
  40. Journal of Zhejiang University, Science A – Springer, Germany
  41. IEEE Computational Science and Engineering – book review – IEEE, U.S.A.
  42. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I – IEEE, U.S.A.
  43. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation – IEEE, U.S.A.
  44. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks – IEEE, U.S.A.
  45. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering – IEEE, U.S.A.
  46. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics – IEEE, U.S.A.
  47. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (book series) – Springer, Germany
  48. Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (book series) – Springer, Germany
  49. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (book series) – Springer, Germany
  50. Mathematics of Computation – American Mathematical Society, U.S.A.
  51. Neural Networks – Elsevier, Netherlands
  52. Neurocomputing – Elsevier, Netherlands
  53. Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications – Elsevier, Netherlands
  54. Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications – Elsevier, Netherlands
  55. Optimization and Engineering – Springer, Germany
  56. Physics Letters A – Elsevier, Netherlands
  57. Reliable Computing – Springer, Germany
  58. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis – Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, U.S.A.
  59. SIAM Review (book review) – Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, U.S.A.
  60. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation – Elsevier, Netherlands
  61. Swarm Intelligence – Springer, Germany

J. Reviewer for International Conferences (additional to the conferences in which he participated as a committee member)

  1. CiE 2013 – Milano, Italy
  2. CIBB 2012 – Houston, U.S.A.
  3. NaBIC 2011 – Salamanca, Spain
  4. FCISIS 2010 – Krakow, Poland
  5. INC 2009 – Seoul, Korea
  6. ISSAC 2008 – Hagenberg, Austria
  7. CIEF 2005 – Salt Lake City, U.S.A.
  8. AIA 2004 – Innsbruck, Austria
  9. HERCMA 2003 – Athens, Greece
  10. SETN 2002 – Thessaloniki, Greece
  11. ISSAC 2001 – London, Ontario, Canada
  12. SCAN 1998–IMACS/GAMM – Budapest, Hungary

K. Software Development

  1. CHABIS: A mathematical software package for locating and evaluating roots of systems of nonlinear equations, in FORTRAN 77, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software, vol.14, no.4, 1988, pp.330–336
  2. GIOTTO: A code for the nonlinear–analysis of area–preserving mappings, in C++ and FORTRAN 77, International Journal of Modern Physics C–Physics and Computers, vol.6, no.5, 1995, pp.651–661, with Servizi, G.; Bortolotti, D.; Todesco, E.; Giovannozzi, M.
  3. HIG: A new hybrid interval genetic algorithm for global optimization, Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications, vol.30, no.7, 1997, pp.4529–4538, with Sotiropoulos, D.G.; Stavropoulos, E.C.
  4. IMINBIS: Global optimization for imprecise problems, In: Developments in Global Optimization, Bomze, I.M.; Csendes, T.; Horst, R.; Pardalos, P.M. (Eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1997, Chapter 3, pp.37–54, with Sotiropoulos, D.G.; Triantafyllou, E.C.
  5. MEMPSODE: A global optimization software based on hybridization of population–based algorithms and local searches, in ANSI C, Computer Physics Communications, vol.183 no.5, 2012, pp.1139–1154, with Voglis, C.; Parsopoulos, K.E.; Papageorgiou, D.G.; Lagaris, I.E.
  6. OPTAC: A portable software package for analyzing and comparing optimization methods by visualization, in FORTRAN 77, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, vol.72, 1996, pp.41–62, (developed also in MATLAB), with Androulakis, G.S.
  7. PSO: Source code of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), in MATLAB, Recent approaches to global optimization problems through Particle Swarm optimization, Natural Computing vol.1 no.2–3, June 2002, pp.235–306, with Parsopoulos, K.E.
  8. RFSFNS: A portable package for the numerical determination of the number and the calculation of roots of Bessel functions, in FORTRAN 77, Computer Physics Communications, vol.92, 1995, pp.252–266, with Ragos, O.; Skiniotis, T.; Zafiropoulos, F.A.; Grapsa, T.N.
  9. UPSO: Source code of Unified Particle Swarm Optimization (UPSO), in MATLAB, Particle Swarm Optimization and Intelligence: Advances and Applications, Information Science Reference (IGI Global), Hershey, PA, U.S.A., 328 pages, January 2010, , with Parsopoulos, K.E.
  10. ZEAL: A mathematical software package for computing zeros of analytic functions, in FORTRAN 90, Computer Physics Communications, vol.124 no.2–3, 2000, pp.212–232, with Kravanja, P.; Van Barel, M.; Ragos, O.; Zafiropoulos, F.A.
  11. ZEBEC: A mathematical software package for computing simple zeros of Bessel functions of real order and complex argument, in FORTRAN 77, Computer Physics Communications, vol.113 no.2–3, 1998, pp.220–238, with Kravanja, P.; Ragos, O.; Zafiropoulos, F.A.