Autonomic and Grid Computing
Teaching activities at AIT

Teaching, Courses and Presentations:

Members of the group are instructors or co-instructors for the following courses (2004- 2006):

Further Information on these courses is available here.

Prof. Lazaros Polymenakos

SMART-Lab: Laboratory for Autonomic & Grid Computing, AIT (Jan 2003 – present)

Teaching (Graduate Courses)

  1. CMU14-842/AIT02C Distributed Systems: AIT instructor for the online CMU MSIN core course, with Tina Wong (CMU), Greg Ganger (CMU) and S. Efremides(AIT). 13 Students. (Spring 2006)
  2. AIT45E Fundamentals of Distributed Systems: full responsibility for the MSITT course. 6 Students. (Spring 2006)
  3. CMU14-787/AIT29E Digital Communications: full responsibility for the CMU MSIN course. 6 Students. (Fall 2005)
  4. AIT51E Market Perspectives of ICT: full responsibility for MBIT course. 9 Students. (Fall 2005)
  5. AIT29E Fundamentals of Distributed Systems: full responsibility for the MSITT course. 8 Students. (Summer 2005)
  6. CMU14-842/AIT02C Distributed Systems: AIT instructor for the online CMU MSIN core course with Raj Rajkumar (CMU) and S. Efremides (AIT). 18 students. (Spring 2005)
  7. CMU 14-551 /AIT 29E Digital Communications: full responsibility for the CMU MSIN course. 8 Students. (Fall 2004)
  8. CMU14-551/AIT06E Digital Communication and Signal Processing System Design: lead AIT instructor for the CMU MSIN course, with A. Pnevmatikakis (AIT). 10 Students. (Summer 2004)
  9. CMU14-842/AIT02C Distributed Systems: lead AIT instructor for the online CMU MSIN core course, with Raj Rajkumar (CMU) and S. Efremides (AIT). 30 Students. (Spring 2004)
  10. CMU14-764/AIT15E, Advanced Digital Signal Processing with A. Pnevmatikakis. 13 Students. (Spring 2004)
  11. CMU14-796/AIT16E Multimedia Communications: lead AIT instructor for the CMU MSIN course, with A. Demiris (INTRACOM). 22 Students. (Fall 2003)
  12. CMU18-544 Network Design and Evaluation: CMU Capstone Course, given jointly with Peter Steenkiste (CMU) and Antonis Kalis (30 students mixed CMU-AIT). This course was taught on CMU campus. (Summer 2003)
  13. CMU14-842/AIT02C Distributed Systems: lead AIT instructor for the online CMU MSIN core course, with Raj Rajkumar (CMU) and S. Efremides (AIT). 22 Students. (Spring 2003)
  14. CMU14-792/AIT15E Advanced Digital Signal Processing: co- instructor for the CMU MSIN course, with A.Constantinides (IMPERIAL College, UK). 10 Students. (Spring 2003)
  15. CMU14-766/AIT03C Packet Switching and Computer Networks: lead AIT instructor for the online CMU MSIN core course, with Ozan Tonguz (CMU). 22 students. (Fall 2002)
  16. CMU14-783/AIT20E Programming Languages: co- instructor for the CMU MSIN course, with S. Efremides (INTRACOM). 15 students. (Fall 2002)

Seminars

Research Seminars:

  1. Ubiquitous Computing: Middleware and a Prototype Service, November 2005
  2. Reusable Software Components for Human-Machine Interaction, November 2004
  3. Computer in the Human Interaction Loop, October 2004

Ph.D. Candidates

  1. Kostantinos Stamatis, “Hardware acceleration of Multimedia Applications”, in collaboration with prof. K. Pekestzi from ECE Dept. NTUA. (expected 2007)

Master Degree Graduates / Master Engineering Theses Supervised

  1. N. Dimakis, “What happened while I was away? A UBICOMP service in the AIT Smart Space”, MSIN 2004-2005, co-supervision with J. Soldatos.
  2. E. Retzeperis, “A Comparative Analysis of Face Recognition Algorithms: Hidden Markov Models, Correlation Filters and Laplacianfaces vs. Linear subspace projection and Elastic Bunch Graph Matching”, MSIN Thesis 2005, co-supervsion with A. Pnevmatikakis.
  3. Siamak Azodolmolky, “Middleware Framework for Resource Management in Smart Spaces”, MSIN 2004-2005, Independent Study, co-supervision with J. Soldatos
  4. Nikos Dimakis, “Ambient Camera Selection in Ubiquitous Computing Services”, MSIN 2004-2005, Independent Study, co-supervision with J. Soldatos
  5. A. Stergiou, “Face Recognition by Elastic Graph Bunch Matching”, MSIN Thesis 2004
  6. I. Papagrigorakis, “Face Tracking using active contour deformable templates”, MSIN Thesis 2004, co-supervision with A. Pnevmatikakis.
  7. L. Adgigogov, “Host load Prediction for Scheduling in the scope of a Grid Infrastructure, MSIN Thesis 2004, co-supervision with J. Soldatos.
  8. I. Pandis, “Middleware Architectures for Ubiquitous Computing”, MSIN Thesis 2004, co-supervision with J. Soldatos. Subsequently the student was accepted to the Ph. D. program of the ECE dept. of CMU.
  9. M. Vlassopoulos, “Information Providers for Grid Scheduling Services”, MSIN Thesis 2004, co-supervision with J. Sodlatos.
  10. M. Antonopoulou, “QoS on 802.11 Wireless Lans Using Distributed ELF”, MSIN Thesis 2003, co-supervised with P. Steenkiste (CMU).
  11. K. Lambrou, “A Brokerage Model for Advanced Services and its OGSA instantiation”, MSIN Thesis 2003, co-supervision with J. Soldatos.
  12. A. Sevasti, “QoS Based Routing for Multimedia Services”, MSIN Thesis 2003.
  13. N. Pratsinis, “Smart Routers”, MSIN Thesis 2003, co-supervision with S. Bithas (INTRACOM).
  14. P. Langas “Information Browser and Multimedia portal with multimodal capabilities”, MSIN Thesis 2003.
  15. K. Stamatis, “H/W Acceleration of DSP Algorithms”, MSIN Thesis 2003, co-supervision with D. Kritharides (INTRACOM).
  16. N. Botsis, “DDR SDRAM Controler IP Core”, MSIN Thesis 2003, co-supervision with D. Kritharides (INTRACOM).


Prof. John Soldatos

Teaching:

  1. Information Systems Modeling (Fall ‘04, Fall ‘05) (co-instructor) (MSIN)
  2. Database Systems (Fall ‘04, Fall ‘05) (MSITT)
  3. Enterprise Systems Programming (Summer ‘05, Summer ‘06) (MsITT)
  4. Management of Information Systems (Spring ‘06) (MBIT)

Executive Training - Professional Courses:

  1. Enterprise Java, J2EE, EJB, J2EE Patterns, J2EE Performance, J2EE Technical Management Courses to INTRACOM (Oct ’04 & April ‘05),
  2. Intrasoft International (July ’04)
  3. Enterprise Java Seminars (Nov ’05)
  4. Software Engineering / RUP . XP (co-instructor Spring ’06)

Seminars:

Invited Speaker

  1. 'Overview of Architectures & Technologies supporting State of the art Enterprise Applications', University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, October 2003
  2. 'XML, XML Technologies and Web Services', University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, November 2003
  3. 'Overview and Open Issues in Pervasive Computing', University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, May 2004
  4. 'Overview and Open Issues in Grid Computing', University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, May 2004
  5. 'Ubiquitous Context-Aware Computing Services: Middleware Challenges and a Prototype Solution', IEEE Student Branch of the University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, March 2005.
  6. 'Overview of Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing Services', IEEE Student Branch of the University of the Aegean, Karlovasi, Samos, May 2005.
  7. 'Grid Computing: Technology Overview and Business Prospects', University of Piraeus, October 2005.

Project PROSTO:

  1. Athens, AIT, Nov '05

Project Dioskouroi:

  1. Mitilini, Jan '04
  2. Larisa, Mar '04
  3. Athens, June '04
  4. Athens, Nov '04
  5. Larisa, Jan '06

Summer School:

  1. 'Grid Computing', 2hours, June 2005.
  2. 'J2EE Overview & Implicit Middleware', 4 hours, June 2005.
  3. 'Overview of Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing', 2 hours, June 2005.

BEST seminars:

  1. 'Ubiquitous, Context-Aware Computing and Smart Environments', 2 hours

AIT Research Seminars:

  1. April 04 (GRID Computing Overview/Tutorial)
  2. January 05 (Pervasive/Ubiqutious Computing Middleware)
  3. November 05 (Network Management - XMLNET system)
  4. January 06 (Grid Computing Overview - EMPEROR System)
  5. March 06 (Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing)

Thesis - Independent Studies:

  1. Aliki Dona, “OODBMS Systems for persistent storage in J2EE applications”, MSIN 2003-2004, Thesis.
  2. Markelos Vlassopoulos, ‘Information Providers for Grid Scheduling Services’, MSIN 2003-2004, Thesis.
  3. Ipokratis Pandis, ‘Middleware Architectures for Ubiquitous Computing’, MSIN 2003-2004, Thesis.
  4. Grigoris Gregoriou, ‘Autonomous Agents for Ubiquitous and Context-Aware Computing’, MSIN 2003-2004, Thesis.
  5. Nikos Dimakis, ‘What happened while I was away? A ubicomp service in the AIT Smart Space’, MSIN 2004-2005, Thesis.
  6. Athanasion Barlas, ‘Designing and Implementing Management Interfaces for Asterisk Call Centers’, MSIN 2004-2005, Thesis.
  7. Siamak Azodolmolky, ‘Middleware Framework for Resource Management in Smart Spaces’, MSIN 2004-2005, Independent Study.
  8. Nikos Dimakis, ‘Ambient Camera Selection in Ubiquitous Computing Services’, MSIN 2004-2005, Independent Study.
  9. Theocharis Kampouris, ‘Real-Time Prediction of Resource Streams’, MSIN 2004-2005, Independent Study.
  10. Kyriakos Gelntzakis, ‘VoiceXML services for Voice portals’, MSITT 2004-2005, Thesis.
  11. Lysandros Kafkalas, ‘Managing Resources in Smart Spaces’, MSITT 2004-2005, Thesis.
  12. Lazar Adzigogov “Host Load Prediction for Scheduling in the scope of a Grid Infrastructure”. MSIN 2003-2004, Thesis.
  13. Sotiris Michalakos, 'Low-Level Interfacing to RFID Readers: API and Practical Applications', MSITT 2005-2006, Independent Study.
  14. Achilleas Anagnostopoulos, 'Programmable Middleware for RFID Applications', MSITT 2005-2006, Independent Study.

Prof. Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis

Teaching:

  1. Advanced Digital Signal Processing, MSIN: Spring 2003, 2004 (TA), Spring 2005 (instructor)
  2. Digital Signal Processing and Communication Systems Design, MSIN, Summer 2004 (TA)
  3. Multimedia Communications, MSIN, Fall 2003 (TA), Summer 2005 (instructor)
  4. Wireless Communications, Fall 2003 (TA)
  5. Telecommunication Systems, MSITT, Fall 2004, 2005 (co-instructor)
  6. Digital Signal Processing, MSITT, Spring 2005 (co-instructor)

Seminars
Invited Speaker:

  1. ‘Introduction to MATLAB’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Sept. 2004.
  2. ‘FEC and Viterbi’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Nov. 2004.
  3. ‘Modulation and Coding Trade-Offs’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Nov. 2004.
  4. ‘Computer Vision @ AIT: An Automatic Face ID System’, University of Patras, Mar. 2005.
  5. ‘Computer Vision @ AIT: An Automatic Face ID System’, University of Ioannina, Apr. 2005.
  6. ‘Convolutional Coding and Viterbi Decoding’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Oct. 2005.
  7. ‘Complete Modem Simulation’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Nov. 2005.
  8. ‘Modulation and Coding Tradeoffs’, Digital Communications, MSIN, Nov. 2005.

Project PROSTO:

  1. PROSTO, Nov 2005, 12 hours (8 theory, 4 laboratory).

Summer School:

  1. ‘Vision-Based Human-Machine Interfaces’, AIT Summer School, June 2005.

BEST seminars:

  1. Build your own Smart home. ‘Smart Home Context Awareness Using Video’, Mar. 2006.

AIT Research Seminars:

  1. ‘Delta-Sigma Modulators, Modeling, Design and Applications’, AIT Research Seminar, Nov. 2003
  2. ‘Face Recognition: Appearance-Based Linear Projection Methods’, AIT Research Seminar, Feb. 2004.
  3. ‘Delta-Sigma Modulation: Modeling, Design and Applications’, AIT Research Seminar, Sept. 2004.
  4. ‘Computer Vision @ AIT: An Automatic Face ID System’, AIT Research Seminar, Nov. 2004.
  5. ‘Vision-Based Human-Machine Interfaces’, AIT Research Seminar, Sept. 2005.
  6. ‘Delta-Sigma Modulation’, AIT Research Seminar, Oct. 2005.
  7. ‘Target Tracking’, AIT Research Seminar, Apr. 2006.

Theses, Independent Studies

  1. Andreas Stergiou, ‘Face Recognition by Elastic Bunch Graph Matching’, MSIN thesis, Summer-Fall 2004.
  2. Panos Kasianidis, ‘Tracking a Speaker using a Microphone Array and a PTZ Camera’, MSIN thesis, co-supervisor with F. Talatzis, Fall 2004.
  3. Petros Skouloudakis, ‘Synchronization for IEEE802.11a’, MSIN thesis, co-supervisor with G. Yovanof, Fall 2004.
  4. Ioannis Papagrigorakis, ‘Face tracking using active contour deformable templates’, MSIN thesis, co-supervisor with L. Polymenakos, Fall 2004.
  5. Lazar Adzigogov, ‘Face Detection using Skin Color Models’, MSIN independent study, Summer 2004.
  6. Panos Kasianidis, ‘Face Detection using Subspace Projection’, MSIN independent study, Summer-Fall 2004.
  7. Andreas Stergiou, ‘Speaker Identification’, MSIN independent study, Fall 2004.
  8. Zeta Bakirtzoglou, ‘Subspace Projection Face Recognition’, MSIN independent study, Fall 2004.
  9. Elias Rentzeperis, ‘A Comparative Analysis of Face Recognition Algorithms: Hidden Markov Models, Correlation Filters and Laplacianfaces vs. Linear subspace projection and Elastic Bunch Graph Matching’, MSIN thesis, co-supervisor with L. Polymenakos, Spring 2005.
  10. G. Souretis, ‘Face Recognition using Kernel Methods’, MSIN thesis, Fall 2005.
  11. I. Vazeos, ‘Active Appearance Models’, MSIN thesis, Fall 2005.
  12. N. Katsarakis, ‘Adaptive background segmentation and shadow detection for video streams’, MSIN thesis, Fall 2005.
  13. I. Zafar, ‘Person tracking using the CONDENSATION algorithm’, MSIN thesis, Fall 2005.
  14. V. Mylonakis, ‘Global Capturing Application Programming Interface’, MSIN independent study, Fall 2005.
  15. G. Souretis, ‘Learning chaotic dynamics with neural networks’, MSIN independent study, Fall 2005.
  16. I. Vazeos, ‘Video segmentation using the pixel persistence map’, MSIN independent study, Fall 2005.
  17. N. Katsarakis, ‘Fusing Audio and Video for Person Tracking’, MSIN independent study, co-supervisor with F. Talantzis, Fall 2005.
  18. G. Genaro, ‘Fusing Information for Audio-Visual Person Localization and Tracking’, MSITT thesis, co-supervisor with F. Talantzis, Summer 2005.
  19. J. Kokkoris, ‘Designing an Inertial Navigation System’, MSITT thesis, begun Fall 2005.
  20. J. Kokkoris, ‘Camera calibration for 3D localization’, MSITT independent study, Summer 2005.

Dr. Fotis Talatzis

Teaching:

  1. Digital Communications, MSIN, Fall 2005
  2. Digital Signal Processing, MSIN, Spring 2005
  3. Programming Languages and Data Structures, MSITT, Fall 2005
  4. Information Systems and Theory, Fall 2005
  5. Market Perspectives of ICT, MBIT , Fall 2006

Seminars

Invited Speaker:

  1. ‘Audio Perceptual Interfaces @ AIT’, Invited Talk, Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne EPFL, Feb. 2005.
  2. ‘Audio Perceptual Interfaces @ AIT’, Invited Talk, Imperial College London, July 2005.
  3. ‘Introduction to Acoustics’, ADSP, MSIN, Apr. 2005.

Summer School:

  1. ‘Audio-Based Human-Machine Interfaces’, AIT Summer School, June 2005.

AIT Research Seminars:

  1. ‘Localization and Separation Systems’, AIT Research Seminar, Nov. 2004.
  2. ‘Interactive TV systems: Adding a speech interface’, AIT Research Seminar, Apr. 2006.

Dr. Christos Boukis

Seminars

Invited Speaker:

  1. ‘Hierarchical Filters’, Imperial College March 2006

BEST seminars:

  1. Introduction to Acoustics for Smart Spaces, March 2006

Project PROSTO:

  1. Introduction to Active Noise Control, November 2005

AIT Research Seminars:

  1. An Overview of Dereverberation Techniques, March 2006.