Panagiotis Demestichas

Professor Panagiotis Demestichas received the Diploma and the Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). Since April 2012 he is full Professor at the Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus, also leading the Telecommunication Networks and integrated Services (TNS) laboratory (http://tns.ds.unipi.gr). In the period from October 2015 to September 2016 he was on Sabbatical, collaborating with the University of Surrey and in particular its 5G Innovation Center. He has served as the Chairman of the Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus (09.2011-09.2015), as an Assistant Professor (09.2002-11. 2007) and as an Associate Professor (12.2007-03.2012).  He led (serving as the Project Coordinator) the project OneFIT (07.2010-12.2012), and he served as Technical Manager of the project E3 (09.2008-12.2009), while also being Chairman of various Work Groups of WWRF, the most recent being the WGC “Communication Architectures and Technologies” (01.2004-12.2015). Professor Demestichas teaches Computer Networks I & II, at undergraduate level. He has supervised ten already completed PhD theses, and three currently under development. The main research areas of the TNS laboratory are smart/cognitive/autonomic management/convergence, management of ICT infrastructures/core-fixed access, applications/integrated services, SDN/NFV, smart wireless access, cognitive radio networks, opportunistic/sensor networks, as well as cloud/Internet of Things. Professor Demestichas participated in the project EuConNeCts2, in the context of which he organized the European Conference on Networks and Communications (EUCNC 2016), as the Chair of the Technical Programme Committee. The conference took place in Athens, Greece in June 2016. He has participated through various leading roles in the projects SLALOM, UniverSelf, iCore and ACROPOLIS. At a European level he has actively participated in research and development project under the framework programmes RACE II, ACTS, BRITE/EURAM, EURET, IST/FP5, IST/FP6, ICT/FP7. His recent interests include 5G aspects, and especially, the exploitation of spectrum beyond 6 GHz, overall spectrum management, 5G architectures, knowledge-based and predictive management, virtualization technologies based on SDN and NFV. He has several publications in these areas in international journals and refereed conferences. In terms of standardization, he has contributed to various standardization bodies such as ETSI and IEEE. He is a senior member of the IEEE, member of ACM and the Technical Chamber of Greece.

Publications

Publications 2011 – 2019

I) JOURNALS

• I.-P. Belikaidis, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, Z. Altman, S. Ben Jemaa, M. Michaloliakos, P. Demestichas, N. Mitrou, “System-level Evaluation and Management of 5G RAN Slicing Concept”, accepted for publication in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, September 2019
• D. Sabella, P. Serrano, G. Stea, A. Virdis, I. Tinnirello, F. Giuliano, D. Garlisi, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, V. Foteinos, N. Bartzoudis and M. Payaro, “Designing the 5G network infrastructure: a flexible and reconfigurable architecture based on context and content information”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, August 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-018-1215-1
• C. Bockelmann, N. K. Pratas, G. Wunder, S. Saur, M. Navarro, D. Gregoratti, G. Vivier, E. De Carvalho, Y. Ji, C. Stefanovic, P. Popovski, Q. Wang, M. Schellmann, E. Kosmatos, P. Demestichas, M. Raceala-Motoc, P. Jung, S. Stanczak and A. Dekors, “Towards Massive Connectivity Support for Scalable mMTC Communications in 5G networks”, IEEE Access, December 2018, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2837382
• I.-P. Belikaidis, A. Georgakopoulos, P. Demestichas, B. Miscopein, M. Filo, S. Vahid, B. Okyere, M. Fitch, “Multi-RAT dynamic spectrum access for 5G heterogeneous networks: the SPEED-5G approach”, IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 14-22, October 2017, doi: 10.1109/MWC.2017.1700085
• F. Schaich, B. Sayrac, S. Elayoubi, I. -P. Belikaidis, M. Caretti, A. Georgakopoulos, X. Gong, E. Kosmatos, H. Lin, P. Demestichas, B. Mouhouche, K. Pedersen, N. Pratas, M. Schellmann, M. Schubert, M. Shaat, and G. Wunder, “FANTASTIC-5G: flexible air interface for scalable service delivery within wireless communication networks of the 5th generation”. Trans. Emerging Tel. Tech., 27: 1216–1224. doi: 10.1002/ett.3050, June 2016
• U. Herzog, A. Georgakopoulos, I. -P. Belikaidis, M. Fitch, K. Briggs, S. Diaz, Ó. Carrasco, K. Moessner, B. Miscopein, S. Mumtaz, and P. Demestichas, “Quality of service provision and capacity expansion through extended-DSA for 5G”. Trans. Emerging Tel. Tech., 27: 1250–1261. doi: 10.1002/ett.3061, Sept. 2016
• A. Georgakopoulos, A. Margaris, K. Tsagkaris and P. Demestichas, “Resource Sharing in 5G Contexts: Achieving Sustainability with Energy and Resource Efficiency,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 40-49, March 2016
• P. Demestichas, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, S. Kotrotsos, “Intelligent 5G networks: managing 5G wireless/mobile broadband,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol.10, No.3, pp.41-50, Sept. 2015
• K. Tsagkaris, G. Poulios, P. Demestichas, A. Tall, Z. Altman, C. Destre, “An open framework for programmable, self-managed Radio Access Networks”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol.53, No.7, pp.154-161, July 2015
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Evaluation of signaling load in control channels for the cognitive management of opportunistic networks”, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Vol. 26, No.5, pp.929-944, May 2015
• V. Foteinos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Peloso, L. Ciavaglia, P. Demestichas, “Energy-aware allocation of traffic to optical lightpaths in multilayer core networks”, International Journal of Network Management, May 2015, DOI: 10.1002/nem.1890
• K. Tsagkaris, M. Logothetis, V. Foteinos, G. Poulios, M. Michaloliakos, P. Demestichas, “Customizable autonomic network management: integrating autonomic network management and software-defined networking,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol.10, No.1, pp.61-68, Mar. 2015
• V. Foteinos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Peloso, L. Ciavaglia, P. Demestichas, “Operator-friendly traffic engineering in IP/MPLS core networks”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Vol.11, No.3, pp. 333-349, Sept. 2014
• Y. Wang, J. Li, L. Huang, J. Yao, A. Georgakopoulos, P. Demestichas, “5G mobile: spectrum broadening to higher-frequency bands to support high data rates”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol.9, No.3, pp.39-46, Sept. 2014
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Smart management of D2D constructs: An experiment-based approach”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol.52, No.4, pp.82-89, Apr. 2014
• A. Bantouna, G. Poulios, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Network load predictions based on big data and the utilization of self-organizing maps”, Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 150-173, Apr. 2014
• V. Stavroulaki, N. Koutsouris, Y. Kritikou, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive management of devices in the wireless networks”, Wireless Personal Communications Journal, Vol. 75, No.4, pp. 2289-2322, Apr. 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s11277-013-1468-2
• J. Poncela, P. Vlacheas, R. Giaffreda, S. De, M. Vecchio, S. Nechifor, R. Barco, M. C. Aguayo-Torres, V. Stavroulaki, K. Moessner, P. Demestichas, “Smart Cities via Data Aggregation”, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, March 2014
• V. Foteinos, D. Kelaidonis, G. Poulios, P. Vlacheas, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “A Cognitive management framework for enabling autonomous applications in the Internet of Things”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 8, No.4, pp.90-99, Dec. 2013
• A. Galani, K. Tsagkaris, G. Nguengang, I. I. Grida Ben Yahia, M. Ghader, A. Kaloxylos, M. Gruber, A. Kousaridas, M. Bouet, S. Georgoulas, A. Bantouna, N. Alonistioti, P. Demestichas, “A survey of autonomic networking architectures: towards a unified management framework”, International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 402-423, Nov/Dec. 2013
• P. Vlacheas, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, S. Cadzow, D. Ikonomou, S. Gorniak, “Towards an end-to-end network resilience”, International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Vol. 6, No. 3-4, pp. 159-178, Dec. 2013
• P. Demestichas, A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, J. Lu, C. Xiong, J. Yao, “5G on the horizon: key challenges for the radio access network”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol.8, No.3, pp.47-53, Sept. 2013
• M. Logothetis, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Application and mobility aware integration of opportunistic networks with wireless infrastructures”, Computers and Electrical Engineering journal, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 1609-1624, Aug. 2013, DOI:10.1016/j.compeleceng.2012.07.014
• D. Karvounas, P. Vlacheas, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Enriching self-organizing networks use cases with opportunistic features: a coverage and capacity optimization paradigm”, International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 272-286, Jul./Aug. 2013, DOI: 10.1002/nem.1829
• P. Vlacheas, R. Giaffreda, V. Stavroulaki, D. Kelaidonis, A. Somov, V. Foteinos, G. Poulios, A.-R. Biswas, K. Moessner, P. Demestichas, “Enabling smart cities through a cognitive management framework for the Internet of Things”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 102-111, Jun. 2013, DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2013.6525602
• G. Baldini, O. Holland, V. Stavroulaki, A. Polydoros, S. Karanasios, D. Allen, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “The evolution of cognitive radio technology in Europe: regulatory and standardization aspects”, Journal of Telecommunication Policy, Vol. 37, No. 2-3, pp. 96-107, March – April 2013, DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.07.003
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, N. Koutsouris, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Resource allocation to femtocells for coordinated capacity expansion of wireless access infrastructures”, EURASIP Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol: 2012, DOI: 10.1186/1687-1499-2012-310
• A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, D. Karvounas, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive networks and systems for a wireless Future Internet: status and emerging challenges”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 48-56, Sept. 2012
• V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, R. Ferus, O. Sallent, J. Gebert, M. Filo, M. Mueck, A. Schmidt, C. Mouton, L. Rakotoharisson, “Cognitive control channels: requirements and implementation options”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 50, No. 7, pp. 96-108, Jul. 2012
• A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, M. Tosic, D. Boskovic, P. Demestichas, “Scheme for expanding the capacity of wireless access infrastructures through the exploitation of opportunistic networks”, Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) journal, Vol. 17, pp. 463-478, Jun. 2012
• V. Foteinos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Peloso, L. Ciavaglia, P. Demestichas, “Energy savings with multi-layer traffic engineering in future core networks”, Journal of Green Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 195-214, May 2012
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Achieving energy efficiency through the opportunistic exploitation of resources in infrastructures comprising cells of various sizes”, Journal of Green Engineering, Vol.2, No. 3, pp. 233-253, May 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, A. Bantouna, P. Demestichas, “Self-organizing maps for advanced learning in cognitive radio systems”, Computers and Electrical Engineering Journal, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 862–881, July 2012
• V. Stavroulaki, A. Bantouna, Y. Kritikou, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, P. Blasco, F. Bader, M. Dohler, D. Denkovski, V. Atanasovski, L. Gavrilovska, K. Moessner, “Knowledge management toolbox: Machine learning for cognitive radio networks”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 91-99, June 2012
• A. Bantouna. V. Stavroulaki, Y. Kritikou, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, K. Moessner, “An overview of learning mechanisms for cognitive systems”, EURASIP Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 22, No.1, January 2012
• G. Athanasiou, K. Tsagkaris, D. Karvounas, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, “Multi-objective traffic engineering for future networks”, IEEE Communications Letters Journal, Vol. 16, No.1, pp.101-103, January 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, D. Karvounas, P. Demestichas, “Nature inspired optimisation for moving access points based radio networks”, Annals of Telecommunications Journal, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp. 423-436, 2012
• G. Dimitrakopoulos, V. Koutra, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive management functionality for improving transportation efficiency by means of the car pooling concept”, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 424-436, June 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, M. Logothetis, P. Demestichas, “Investigation of the QoS provision potentials of the exploitation of infrastructureless segments by composite wireless networks”, Ad-hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks Journal, Vol. 14, No. 1-2, pp. 61-105, 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, M. Akezidou, A. Galani, P. Demestichas, “Evaluation of signalling loads in cognitive network management architecture”, International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 235–260, May/June 2012
• D. Petromanolakis, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Utility-aware cognitive network selections in wireless infrastructures”, Wireless Personal Communications Journal, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 1 – 30, Jan 2012
• K. Nolte, A, Kaloxylos, K. Tsagkaris, T. Rosowski, M. Stamatelatos, A. Galani, E. Bogenfeld, P. Magdalinos, J. Tiemann, J. Gebert, P. Arnold, D. von Hugo, N. Alonistioti, P. Demestichas, W. Koenig, “The E3 architecture: enabling future cellular networks with cognitive and self-x capabilities”, International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 360-383, Sept./Oct. 2011
• V. Stavroulaki, M. Logothetis, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, J. Gebert, M. Filo, “Operator governed opportunistic networks: an approach for exploiting cognitive radio networking in the Future Internet”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 52-59, Sept. 2011
• K. Tsagkaris, G. Athanasiou, M. Logothetis, Y. Kritikou, D. Karvounas, P. Demestichas, “Introducing energy awareness in the cognitive management of future networks”, Journal of Green Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1, July 2011

II) CONFERENCES

• M. Navarro, E. Kosmatos, D. Gregoratti, A. Pastore, S. Pfletschinger, P. Demestichas, “PLNC Decoding: Enabler for Massive MTC in 5G Networks”, in Proc. of 15th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS’18), Lisbon (Portugal), August 2018.
• U. Herzog, K. Briggs, T. Oikonomou, D. Kritharidis, P. Panagiotopoulos, K. Chartsias, A. Skalidi, C. Ntogkas, A. Georgakopoulos, E. Kosmatos, P. Demestichas, B. Miscopein, V. Frascolla, “Proof-of-Concept of Capacity Expansion Through Extended Dynamic Spectrum Access for 5G,” in Proc. of 2018 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2018.
• C. Meani, P. Paglierani, A. Ropodi, N. Stasinopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Enabling Smart Retail through 5G Services and Technologies”, in Proc. of 2018 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2018.
• A. Georgakopoulos, E. Kosmatos, I.-P. Belikaidis, M. Kurras, L. Thiele P. Demestichas, “Enabling Advanced 5G Component Validations and Optimizations by Means of System Level Simulations Platform, Abstractions, Models, Results and Further Challenges” , in Proc. of 2018 European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2018.
• J.Alcaraz-Calero, I.P. Belikaidis, C. J. Bernardos Cano, P. Bisson, D. Bourse, M. Bredel, D. Camps-Mur, T. Chen, X. Costa-Perez, P. Demestichas, M. Doll, S. Eddine Elayoubi, A. Georgakopoulos, A. Mämmelä, H-P. Mayer, M. Payaro, B. Sayadi, M. Shuaib Siddiqui, M. Tercero, Q. Wang, “Leading Innovations Towards 5G: Europe’s Perspective in 5G Infrastructure Public-Private Partnership (5G-PPP)”, in Proc. 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Montreal, QC, December 2017.
• A. Manzalini, D. R. Lopez, H. Lonsethagen, L. Suciu, R. Bifulco, M.-P. Odini, G. Celozzi, B. Martini, F. Risso, J. Garay, V. Foteinos, P. Demestichas, G. Carullo, M. Tambasco, G. Carrozzo, “A Unifying Operating Platform for 5G End-to-End and Multi-Layer Orchestration”, in Proc. 3rd IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft) 2017, Bologna, Italy, July 2017
• D. Sabella, P.Serrano, G.Stea, A.Virdis, I. Tinnirello, F. Giuliano, D. Garlisi, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, V. Foteinos, N. Bartzoudis, M. Payaró, A. Medela, “A Flexible and Reconfigurable 5G  Networking Architecture Based on Context and Content Information”, in Proc. 26th European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) 2017, Oulu, Finland, June 2017
• I. Belikaidis, A. Georgakopoulos, P. Demestichas, U. Herzog, O. Carrasco, V. Frascolla, M. Fitch, B. Miscopein, K. Moessner, H. Weigold, “Flexible RRM/MAC solutions in a dense small cell environment: The SPEED-5G case”, in Proc. 25th European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) 2016, Athens, Greece, June 2016
• A. Georgakopoulos, I. Belikaidis, P. Demestichas P, K. Tsagkaris,“Wireless Access Infrastructure Expansions Through Opportunistic Networks of Moving Access Points”, in Proc. 25th European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) 2016, Athens, Greece, June 2016
• U. Herzog, A. Georgakopoulos, I. Belikaidis, P. Demestichas, S. Diaz, O. Carrasco, F. Miatton, K. Moessner, V. Frascolla, “Quality of Service Provision and Capacity Expansion Through Extended-DSA for 5G”, in Proc. 25th European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) 2016, Athens, Greece, June 2016
• A. Bantouna, L. Kanellos, P. Demestichas, D. Field, O. Baretto, D. Kyriazis, E. Protonotarios, T. Varvarigou, D. Stella, G. Rinaldi, B. Beyer, D. Bicket, “SLALOM: Removing the barriers for the cloud SLA adoption”, European Conference on Networks and Communications 2015 (EuCNC2015), Paris, France, June 2015
• V. Foteinos, K. Tsagkaris, M. Michaloliakos, G. Poulios, T. Petropoulou, A. Margaris, K. Petsas, P. Demestichas, “Experimental validation of autonomic traffic engineering”, in Proc. European Conference on Networks and Communications 2015 (EuCNC2015), Paris, France, June 2015
• G. Poulios, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, A. Tall, Z. Altman, C. Destre, “Autonomics and SDN for self-organizing networks”, In Proc. Of the 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2014 (ISWCS 2014), (pp. 830-835), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014
• D. Kelaidonis, P. Vlacheas, V. Foteinos, A. Moustakos, A. Georgakopoulos, T. Michalareas, Z. Feng, M. Dexiang, P. Demestichas, “Smart energy management of wireless technologies and mobile applications”, In Proc. Of the 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems 2014 (ISWCS 2014), (pp. 848-852), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014
• G. Poulios, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, A. Tall, Z. Altman, C. Destre, “Autonomics and SDN for Self-Organizing Networks”, in Proc. International Workshop on Self-Organizing Networks 2014 (IWSON 2014), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014
• A. Bantouna, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Knowledge functional block for E-UTRAN”, In Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2013 (GLOBECOM 2013), Atlanta, USA, December 2013
• D. Karvounas, P. Vlacheas, A. Georgakopoulos, M. Logothetis, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Coverage and capacity optimization in heterogeneous networks (HetNets): a green approach”, In Proc. International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS) 2013, Ilmenau, Germany, August 2013.
• D. Karvounas, P. Vlacheas, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “An opportunistic approach for coverage and capacity optimization in self-organizing networks”, In Proc. 22nd Future Network and Mobile Summit (FNMS) 2013, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2013
• V. Foteinos, D. Kelaidonis, G. Poulios, P. Vlacheas, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “A cognitive management framework for service provisioning in the Internet of Things”, in Proc. 22nd Future Network and Mobile Summit (FNMS) 2013, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2013, (Runner-up Paper Award)
• K. Tsagkaris, G. Nguengang, I. Grida Ben Yahia, P. Peloso, P. Demestichas, “Unveiling technical challenges for the governance of end-to-end service delivery and autonomic infrastructures”, In Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2012 (GLOBECOM 2012), Anaheim, USA, December 2012
• A. Galani, N. Koutsouris, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, B. Fuentes, C. Garcia Vazquez, G. Nguengang, “A policy based framework for governing future networks”, In Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2012 (GLOBECOM 2012), Anaheim, USA, December 2012
• D. Kelaidonis, A. Somov, G. Poulios, V. Foteinos, V. Stavroulaki, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, , In Proc. 4th International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management 2012 (MONAMI 2012), Hamburg, Germany, September 2012
• A. Galani, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, G. Nguengang, I. Grida Ben Yahia, M. Stamatelatos, E. Kosmatos, A. Kaloxylos, L. Ciavaglia, “Core functional and network empower mechanisms of an operator-driven, framework for unifying autonomic network and service management”, In Proc. 17th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2012)) Barcelona, Spain, September 2012
• A. Georgakopoulos, P. Demestichas, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, A. Bantouna, “Mechanisms for information and knowledge sharing in wireless communication systems”, In Proc. of the 9th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2012), Paris, France, August 2012
• L. De Nardis, M.G. Di Benedetto, V. Stavroulaki, A. Bantouna, Y. Kritikou, P. Demestichas, “Role of neighbour discovery in distributed learning and knowledge sharing algorithms for cognitive wireless networks”, In Proc. of the 9th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2012), Paris, France, August 2012
• M. Etelapera, R. R. V. Prasad, C.-S. Nechifor, V. Stavroulaki, M. Boussard, P. Demestichas, P. Vlacheas, A. Rachim, R. Giaffreda, “Virtualization of real-world objects for a full realization of the Internet of Thing”, In Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2012 (FuNeMS 2012), July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 2012
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, N. Koutsouris, P. Demestichas, “Femtocell-based capacity extension of wireless access infrastructures”, In Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2012 (FuNeMS 2012), July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, A. Galani, G. Nguengang, M. Bouet, I. Grida Ben Yahia, C. Destré, S. Ghamri-Doudane, L. Ciavaglia, P. Demestichas, “Designing the core components of an operator-driven framework for unifying autonomic network and service management”, In Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2012 (FuNeMS 2012), July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 2012
• A. Bantouna, K. Tsagkaris, G. Poulios, A. Manzalini, P. Demestichas, “Knowledge in Support of Congestion Control Mechanisms”, In Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2012 (FuNeMS 2012), July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 2012
• P. Vlacheas, E. Thomatos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Operator-governed SON Coordination in downlink LTE Networks”, In Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2012 (FuNeMS 2012), July 2012, Berlin, Germany, July 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, A. Galani, G. Nguengang, M. Bouet, I. Grida Ben Yahia, C. Destré, S. Ghamri-Doudane, L. Ciavaglia, P. Demestichas, “Identifying standardization opportunities of an operator-driven, framework for unifying autonomic network and service management’”, In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications 2012 (ICC 2012), Ottawa, Canada, June 2012
• D. Karvounas, A. Georgakopoulos, D. Panagiotou, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Opportunistic exploitation of resources for improving the energy-efficiency of wireless networks’”, In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications 2012 (ICC 2012), Ottawa, Canada, June 2012
• A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, V. Stavroulaki, M. Tosic, D. Boskovic, J. Gebert, W. Koenig, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive cloud-oriented wireless networks for the Future Internet”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2012), Paris, France, April 2012
• J. Gebert, A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Management of opportunistic networks through cognitive functionalities”, In Proc. 9th International Conference on Wireless On-demand Network Systems and Services (WONS 2012), Courmayer, Italy, January 2012
• K. Tsagkaris, P. Vlacheas, A. Bantouna, P. Demestichas, G. Nguengang, M. Bouet, L. Ciavaglia, P. Peloso, I. Grida Ben Yahia, C. Destré “Operator-driven framework for establishing and unifying autonomic network and service management solutions”, In Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2011 (GLOBECOM 2011), Huston, USA, December 2011
• P. Vlacheas, E. Thomatos, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Autonomic downlink inter-cell interference coordination in LTE self-organizing networks”, In Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Network and Service Management 2011 (CNSM 2011), Paris, France, October 2011
• M. Logothetis, V. Stavroulaki, A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, N. Koutsouris, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, M. Tosic, D. Boskovic, “Opportunistic network creation schemes for capacity extension in wireless access and backhaul segments”, In Proceedings of the 3rd ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering) International Conference of Mobile Networks and Management 2011 (MONAMI 2011), Aveiro, Portugal, September 2011
• L. Ciavaglia, Z. Altman, E. Patouni, A. Kaloxylos, N. Alonistioti, K. Tsagkaris, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas: “Coordination of self-organizing network mechanisms: framework and enablers”, In Proceedings of the 3rd ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering) International Conference of Mobile Networks and Management 2011 (MONAMI 2011), Aveiro, Portugal, September 2011
• G. Athanasiou, K. Tsagkaris, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, “Introducing energy-awareness in traffic engineering for Future Networks”, In Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Network and Service Management 2011 (CNSM 2011), Paris, France, October 2011
• M. Logothetis, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Performance evaluation of the suitability of opportunistic networks for the Future Internet”, In Proc. of the 74th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2011 (VTC2011-Fall), San Francisco, USA, September 2011
• J. Gebert, A. Georgakopoulos, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, R. Ferrus, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive control channels for the cooperation of opportunistic and composite wireless networks”, In Proc. of the 19th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2011), Barcelona, Spain, August-July 2011
• M. Logothetis, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Performance evaluation of the suitability of opportunistic networks for the Future Internet”, In Proc. of the 16th International Symposium on Computers and Communications 2011 (ISCC 2011) , Corfu, Greece, June-July 2011
• A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, J. Gebert, K. Moessner, O. Sallent, M. Filo, “Opportunistic networks and cognitive management systems for efficient application provisioning in the Future Internet: An overview”, In Proc. of Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications 2011 (CrownCom 2011), Osaka, Japan, June 2011
• L. Ciavaglia, C. Destré, G. Nguengang, P. Demestichas, M. Gruber, M. Smirnov, A. Manzalini, N. Alonistioti, S. Ghamri-Doudane, A. Galis, “Realizing autonomics for future networks”, in Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2011 (FuNeMS 2011), Warsaw, Poland, June 2011
• A. Georgakopouloc, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Specification and assessment of a fitness function for the creation of opportunistic networks”, in Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2011 (FuNeMS 2011), Warsaw, Poland, June 2011
• A. Georgakopouloc, V. Stavroulaki, J. Gebert, O. Moreno, O. Sallent, M. Matinmikko, M. Filo, D. Boscovic, M. Muech, C. Mouton, “Opportunistic networks for efficient application provisioning in the Future Internet: business scenarios and technical challenges”, in Proc. Future Networks and Mobile Summit 2011 (FuNeMS 2011), Warsaw, Poland, June 2011
• P. Demestichas, K. Tsagkaris, G. Athanasiou, Y. Kritikou, “Green footprint of cognitive management technologies for future networks”, 34th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics 2011 (MIPRO 2011), Opatijia, Croatia, May 2011

III) BOOKS

• I.-P. Belikaidis, A. Georgakopoulos, E. Kosmatos, S. Vassaki, O.-A. Liakopoulos, V. Foteinos, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, “Emerging technologies in software, hardware and management aspects towards the 5G era: Trends and Challenges”, Book on 5G Networks: Fundamental Requirements, Enabling Technologies, and Operations Management, to be published (2017)
• D. Kelaidonis, P. Vlacheas, V. Stavroulaki, S. Georgoulas, K. Moessner, Y. Hashi, K. Hashimoto, Y. Miyake, K. Yamada and P. Demestichas, “Cloud Internet of Things framework for enabling services in Smart Cities”, in Designing, Developing, and Facilitating Smart Cities. Urban Design to IoT Solutions. Springer Smart City Technologies, 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-44924-1
• A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Challenges towards a cloud-RAN realization”, Cognitive Radio and Networking for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Springer, pp. 245-255, 2015
• D. Karvounas, A. Bantouna, A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “A Machine-Learning Approach Based on Bio-Inspired Intelligence”, Opportunistic Spectrum Sharing and White Space Access: The Practical Reality, Wiley, pp.167-190, 2015
• A. Georgakopoulos, D. Karvounas, V. Stavroulaki, K. Tsagkaris, P. Demestichas, “Intersystem coexistence and cooperation through control channels”, Cognitive Communication and Cooperative HetNet Coexistence – Signals and Communication Technology, Springer, pp.119-131, 2014
• V. Foteinos, D. Kelaidonis, G. Poulios, V, Stavroulaki, P. Vlacheas, P. Demestichas, R. Giaffreda, A. R. Biswas, S. Menoret, G. Nguengang, M. Etelapera, N. Septimiu-Cosmin, M. Roelands, F. Visintainer, and K. Moessner, “A cognitive management framework for empowering the Internet of Things”, Future Internet Assembly 2013: Validated Results and New Horizons, A. Galis and A. Gavras (Eds.): FIA 2013, LNCS 7858, pp. 187–199, 2013
• Y. Kritikou, M. Paradia, P. Demestichas, “Cognitive techniques for the development of services in broadband networks: The case of vocabulary learning management systems”, Evolution of Cognitive Networks and Self-Adaptive Communication Systems, IGI Global, December 2012
• A. Bantouna, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Machine learning applied to cognitive communications”, Cognitive Communications: Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI), Regulatory Policy & Economics, Implementation, John Wiley and Sons, UK, 2012
• A. Bantouna, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Learning techniques for context diagnosis and prediction in cognitive communications”, Cognitive Communications: Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI), Regulatory Policy & Economics, Implementation, John Wiley and Sons, UK, 2012
• A. Georgakopoulos, K. Tsagkaris, V. Stavroulaki, P. Demestichas, “Efficient opportunistic network creation in the context of Future Internet”, The Future Internet, Future Internet 2011, Achievements and Technological Promises, pp. 293-306, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, 2011

IV) GUEST EDITOR

• P. Demestichas, E. Protonotarios, B. Barani, D. Bourse, V. Leung, “Emerging Air Interfaces and Management Technologies for the 5G Era”, special issue in the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2017
• P. Demestichas, E. Protonotarios, B. Barani, D. Bourse, V. Leung, “Emerging Air Interfaces and Management Technologies for the 5G Era”, Special Issue in the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2016
• P. Demestichas, E. Protonotarios, “Green Engineering and Energy Efficiency in the Context of 5G”, Special Issue in the Journal of Green Engineering, River Publishers, 2016
• P. Demestichas, A. Georgakopoulos, “Wireless communications and the smart grid: an overview of the joint WWRF/SmartGridComm workshop”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Guest Editorial, vol.9, no.1, pp.24-25, 2014
• P. Demestichas, M. Vigoureux, A. Manzalini, M. Smirnov, S. Dixit, “Managing an autonomic Future Internet”, Special Issue in the IEEE Network Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 2011
• P. Demestichas, K. Moessner, Mikhail Smirnov, D. Bourse, “Management functionalities for cognitive wireless networks and Systems”, Special Issue in the Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2011