Computer Science and Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering is a peer-reviewed journal that deals with all aspects of computer science. It publishes articles which contribute new theoretical results in all areas of the foundations of computer science. Papers reporting original research and innovative applications from all parts of the world are welcome.

Manolis Vavalis

Editorial Board Member of Computer Science and Engineering

Associate Professor, Department of Computer & Communication Engineering,  University of Thessaly, Greece

Research Areas

Computational Mathematics,  Information and Knowledge Management,  Web Systems and Technologies.

Education

1984Ph.DAristorelian University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki, GREECE Philosophy Doctor in Numerical Analysis
1981M.ScBrunel UniversityUxbridge, U.K. Master of Science in Numerical Analysis
1980B.ScAristorelian University of ThessalonikiThessaloniki, GREECE Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

Membership

2011-present, Coordinator of the National Task Force for the Hellenic Information Infrastructure of the Bureau of Careerand Employment
1998-present, IMACS Technical Committee on Computational Linear Algebra and Iterative Methods
2002-2010, National Committee for GRID technologies

Publications: Journals

[1]  Convergence of an Cubic Spline Collocation Method for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations with E.N. Houstis and J.R. Rice, SIAM J. Numer. Anal., 25(1988), 54-73.
[2]  // ELLPACK: A Numerical Simulation Programming Environment for Parallel MIMD Machines with E.N. Houstis, J.R. Rice, N. Chrisochoides, H. Karathanasis, P. Papachiou, K.Y. Wang and S. Weerawarana, ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News, 18(1990), 96-107.
[3]  Iterative Line Cubic Spline Collocation Methods for Elliptic Partial Differential Equations in Several Dimensions with A. Hadjidimos, E.N. Houstis and J.R. Rice, SIAM J. Sci. Stat. Compt., 14, (1993), 715-734.
[4]  Performance of Iterative Methods on Distributed Memory Machines with D.C. Marinescu, and J.R. Rice, Applied Numerical Mathematics, 12(1993), 421-430.
[5]  A Virtual Parallel Environment for Implementing Neural Network Computations on Parallel Machines with H. Byun, S.K. Kortesis, and E.N. Houstis, Neural Parallel and Scientific Computations, 1(1993), 301-323.
[6]  A Semi-linear Elliptic PDE model for the Static Solution of Josephson Junctions with J-G. Caputo and N. Flytzanis, Int. J. Modern Physics, C6(1995), 241-262.
[7]  Effect of Geometry on Fluxon Width in a Josephson Junction with J-G. Caputo, and N. Flytzanis, Int. J. Modern Physics, C7, (1996) 191-216.
[8]  Two-dimensional Effects in Josephson Junctions: I Static Properties with J-G. Caputo, N. Flytzanis and Y. Gaididei, Physical Review, E54(1996) 2092-2021.
[9]  Analysis of a Non-Overlapping Domain Decomposition Method for Elliptic PDEs with J.R. Rice and D. Yang, J. Applied and Computational Mathematics, 87(1997) 11-19.
[10]  A.D.I. Methods of Cubic Spline Collocation Discretizations of Elliptic PDEs with P. Tsompanopoulou, SIAM J. Scientific Computing, 19(1998) 341-363.
[11]  Split Mode Methods for the Elliptic 2D Sine-Gordon Equation with J-G. Caputo, N. Flytzanis, Y. Gaididei and E. Moulitsas, Int. J. Modern Physics, C9(1998) 301-324.
[12]  Collaborative Agents for Modelling Air Pollution with J.R. Rice, Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation, 32(1998) 93-101.
[13]  Analysis of Iterative Line Spline Collocation Methods for Elliptic PDEs with A. Hadjidimos, E.N. Houstis and J.R. Rice, SIAM J. Matrix Analysis and Applications, 21 2(1999) 508-521.
[14]  An effective Sine-Gordon model for the static properties of narrow window junctions with J-G. Caputo, N. Flytzanis, V. Yurin and N. Lazaridis, J. Appl. Physics, 85 10(1999) 7291-7301.
[15]  Interface Relaxation Methods for Elliptic Differential Equations with J.R. Rice and P. Tsompanopoulou, Applied Numerical Methods, 32(1999) 219-245.
[16]  Agent Based Networks for Scientific Simulation and Modelling with L. Boloni, D.C. Marinescu, J.R. Rice and P. Tsompanopoulou, Concurrency: Practice and Experience, 12(2000) 845-861.
[17]  Stability Analysis of Static Solutions in a Josephson Junction with J-G. Caputo, N. Flytzanis, Y. Gaididei and N. Stefanakis, Superconductor Science and Technology, 13 4(2000) 423-438.
[18]  Static Properties of a Wide Lateral Window Josephson Junction with J-G. Caputo, N. Efraimidis, N. Flytzanis, Y. Gaididei and E. Moulitsas, Int. J. Modern Physics, C11 3(2000) 493-517.
[19]  An Agent-Based Netcentric Framework for Multidisciplinary Problem Solving Environments with S. Markus, E. Houstis, A. Catlin, J. Rice, P. Tsompanopoulou, D. Gottfried, K. Su and G. Balakrishnan, Int. Journal of Computational Engineering Science, l(2000), 33-60.
[20]  Fine Tuning Interface Relaxation Methods for Elliptic Differential Equations with J.R. Rice, and P. Tsompanopoulou, Applied Numerical Methods, 43(2002), 459-481.
[21]  Runtime Support for Collaborative Air Pollution Models, Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation, 42(2002), 1575-1600.
[22]  Analysis of a Semi-linear PDE for Modelling Stationary Solutions of Josephson Junctions with J-G. Caputo, N. Flytzanis and A. Tersenov, SIAM J. on Mathematical Analysis, 34(2003), 1355-1378.
[23]  An Experimental Study of Interface Relaxation Methods for Composite Elliptic Differential Equations with P. Tsompanopoulou, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 32(2008), 1620-1641.
[24]  Analysis of an Interface Relaxation Method for Composite Elliptic Differential Equations with P. Tsompanopoulou, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 226(2009), 370-387.
[25]  Personalized News and Scientific Publications Aggregation with N. Nanas and E. Houstis, Information Processing & Management 46(3) 2010, 268-283.
[26]  Knowledge-Based Representation of 3D Media with G. Vasilakis, A. Garcia-Rojas, L. Papaleo, C. Catalano, F. Robbiano, M. Spagnuolo, M.Pitikakis, International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, 20 5(2010) 739-760.
[27]  Words, Antibodies and their Interactions with N. Nanas and Anne De Roeck, Swarm Intelligence 4 4(2010) 275-300.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Performance of Scientific Software with C.C. Christara, E.N. Houstis and J.R. Rice, Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Software, (J.R. Rice, ed.), IMA 14, Springer Verlag, ISBN:0-387-96706-0 (1988) 123-155.
[2]  Parallel Numerical Algorithms and Software E.N. Houstis, S. Gallopoulos, T. Papatheodorou and A. Sameh, for Encyclopaedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (1998)
[3]  OnTour Network Concept (Software System and Pilots), OnTour Network for Tourism, (J. Zabel, D. Bnke, and C. Panse, eds.) Verlag Mainz, Aachen, ISBN:3-89653-925-6 (2002) 37-89.
[4]  Iterative Methods for Algebraic Linear Systems, guest editor with A. Hadjidimos and E. Houstis, Applied Numerical Methods, 45 (2003).
[5]  An Advanced Middleware for e-Science Applied to Environmental Integrated Systems with C. Houstis, S.Lalis, M. Pitikakis and G. Vasilakis, Information Systems for Sustainable Development, (L. Hilty, E. Seifert and R. Treibert, eds.), Idea Group Publ., ISBN: 1-5914-0342-1, (2005) 76-93.
[6]  Collective Information Filtering for Web Observatories with N. Nanas, L. Kellis, D. Koutsaftikis and E.Houstis, In: Collaborative Search and Communities of Interest: Trends in Knowledge Sharing and Assessment (P. Francq, ed.) IGI Global, Hershey, MA (2010) 64-81.
[7]  On the impact of Knowledge Management of 3-Dimensional Archaeology & Cultural Heritage, In: Heritage in the Digital Era, ISBN 978-1-907132-25-4, MultiScience, (2010).