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Panagiotis Trakadas

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Mathematics For Economics
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Business Intelligence and New Technological Applications
Innovation in Maritime And Ports

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Dr. Panagiotis Trakadas is a Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received his Dipl-Ing. Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and his Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Athens. In the past, he has been with the Technological Educational Institute of Athens as an Assistant Professor, the Technological Educational Institute of Chalkida and the National Technical University of Athens as a Senior Researcher. He has published more than 130 papers in magazines, journals, books and conferences. He is a reviewer in several journals and TPC in conferences. Dr. Trakadas has been actively involved in many research projects. His main interests include 5G technologies, such as NFV and NOMA, wireless sensor networks, signal processing and routing protocols.

– Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, P. Trakadas (2026). DECOFFEE: Decentralized Reinforcement Learning for Time-critical Workload Offloading and Energy Efficiency across the Computing Continuum, arXiv:2604.24507.

– Nizamis, A. S. Kalafatelis, P. Gkonis, C. Trochoutsos, D. Ioannidis, P. Trakadas, 2026. From ink to insight: A manufacturing data space empowering transfer learning for predictive failure in industrial offset printing, Elsevier, Journal of Engineering Research, 14(2), 1935-1947, ISSN 2307-1877, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jer.2026.03.012.

– A.Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, P. Trakadas, 2026. CollabORAN: A Collaborative rApp-xApp-dApp Control Architecture for Fairness-Adaptive Resource Sharing in O-RAN, arXiv:2603.20805.

– T. Spantideas, A. E. Giannopoulos, G. A. Levis and P. Trakadas, 2026. FedRA: A Fully Decentralized Federated Learning Framework for Robust Intelligence Sharing across O-RAN dApps, ΙΕΕΕ, Communications Magazine, 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1109/mcom.001.2500368.

– Rigas, T. Papaioannou, P. Trakadas, G. Alexandridis, 2026. A Dynamic Framework for Grid Adaptation in Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks, arXiv:2601.18672.

– K Gkonis, A. Giannopoulos, N. Nomikos, L. Sarakis, V. Nikolakakis, G. Patsourakis, and P. Trakadas, 2026. A Survey on the Computing Continuum and Meta-Operating Systems: Perspectives, Architectures, Outcomes, and Open Challenges, Sensors26, no. 3: 799.

– Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, M. L. Bartsioka, P. Trakadas, 2026. Interoperable rApp/xApp Control over O-RAN for Mobility-aware Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, arXiv:2601.13769.

– A. Kourtis, A. Oikonomakis, A. Economopoulos, M. C. Batistatos, G. Kalemai, A. Vasalos, G. Xilouris, and P. Trakadas, 2026. Leveraging 5G RedCap and Spiking Neural Networks for Energy Efficiency in Edge Devices, MDPI, Telecom 7, (1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/telecom7010004.

– K. Gkonis, G. Patsourakis and P. Trakadas, 2026. A Survey on the Computing Continuum and Meta-OS Systems: Perspectives, Architectures, Outcomes, and Open Challenges, Sensors 2026, 26, 799, doi:10.3390/s26030799.

– S. Kalafatelis, N. Nomikos, V. Nikolakakis, N. Tsoulakos, P. Trakadas, 2026. CARGO: Carbon-Aware Gossip Orchestration in Smart Shipping, arXiv:2603.27857.

– S. Kalafatelis, G. Levis, A. Giannopoulos, N. Tsoulakos, & P. Trakadas, 2026. Explainable Predictive Maintenance of Marine Engines Using a Hybrid BiLSTM-Attention-Kolmogorov Arnold Network, MDPI, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 14(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14010032.

– Masip-Bruin, E. Rodríguez, A. Jukan, P. Trakadas, 2025. Towards a Security Plane for 6G Ecosystems, arXiv:2512.20733.

– Nizamis, P. Gkonis, D. Ioannidis, A. Ntafalias, D. Tzovaras, P. Trakadas, 2025. Manufacturing data spaces applications in europe-A survey, Elsevier, Data in Brief, 112149.

– A. Kapetanidou, P. Trakadas, et al, 2025. Cognitive Computing Continuum: State-of-the-Art Review and ENACT Vision & Approach, Springer, J Grid Computing 23, 23, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10723-025-09810-9.

– Tariq, E. Rodriguez Luna, X. Masip Bruin, R. Diaz, J. Martrat, P. Trakadas, 2025. A survey on 5G private and B5G network threats and safeguarding AI-based security mechanisms through the layered analysis, Elsevier, Computer Networks, 271, 111594, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2025.111594.

– E. Giannopoulos, S. T. Spantideas, G. Levis, A. S. Kalafatelis and P. Trakadas, 2025. COMIX: Generalized Conflict Management in O-RAN xApps—Architecture, Workflow, and a Power Control Case, IEEE, IEEE Access, 13, 116684-116700, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3585774.

– Özduran, E. Soleimani-Nasab, N. Nomikos, I. S. Ansari and P. Trakadas, 2025. Active, Passive, and Absorptive RIS-Aided 6G Network Under Non-Orthogonal CCI, IEEE, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, 6, 2048-2066, doi: 10.1109/OJVT.2025.3583545.

– A. Levis, S. T. Spantideas, A. E. Giannopoulos, P. Trakadas, et al, 2025. A Peer-to-Peer Energy Management and Exchange Framework in Energy Communities via Actor-Critic Learning. TechRxiv, 23 May 2025, https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.174802380.00970908/v1.

– Xylouris, A. Vekraki, M. Christopoulou, M. A. Kourtis, E. K. Markakis and P. Trakadas, 2025. Advancing Predictive Security for Consumer Applications in Beyond 5G/6G Networks With Annotated Datasets, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 71(2), 5108-5118, May 2025, doi: 10.1109/TCE.2025.3567151.

– T. Spantideas, A. E. Giannopoulos and P. Trakadas, 2025. Autonomous Price-Aware Energy Management System in Smart Homes via Actor-Critic Learning With Predictive Capabilities, IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 22, 15018-15033, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2025.3566390.

– Garcia, X. Masip-Bruin, A. Giannopoulos, P. Trakadas, S. A. Cajas Ordoñez, J. Samanta, A. L. Suárez-Cetrulo, R. Simón Carbajo, M. Michalke, A. Jukan, A. Jaworski, M. Kotliński, G. Giammatteo, and F. D’Andria, 2025. ICOS: An Intelligent MetaOS for the Continuum, In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on MetaOS for the Cloud-Edge-IoT Continuum (MECC ’25), Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1145/3721889.3721929.

– K. Gkonis, A. Giannopoulos, N. Nomikos, P. Trakadas, L. Sarakis, & X. Masip-Bruin, 2025. A Survey on Architectural Approaches for 6G Networks: Implementation Challenges, Current Trends, and Future Directions. Telecom, 6(2), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/telecom6020027.

– Prekas, P. Trakadas, & P. Karkazis, 2025. Path Enumeration Solution for Evaluating Reliability, Based on the Path Algebra Framework, 32(75), JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT33(1).

– Prekas, P. Trakadas, P. Karkazis, 2025. Correction: Path Enumeration Solution for Evaluating Reliability, Based on the Path Algebra Framework, J. Netw. Syst. Manag, 33(1), 1.

– Masip-Bruin, J. Garcia, A. Asensio, F. DAndria, A. Jukan, S. Daijavad, P. Trakadas, 2025. Plastic computing, the cloud continuum journey beyond infinity, arXiv preprint, arXiv:2501.12247.

– Nomikos, G. Xylouris, G. Patsourakis, V. Nikolakakis, A. Giannopoulos, C. Mandilaris, P. Gkonis, C. Skianis, and P. Trakadas, 2025. A Distributed Trustable Framework for AI-Aided Anomaly Detection, MDPI Electronics 14(3), 410, https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14030410.

– Nizamis, M. Julian, C. I Valero, M. Foti, I. Drigkopoulou, M. Ángel Esbrí, R. Costa, A. Yortholt, D. Ioannidis, P. Gkonis, P. Trakadas, D. Tzovaras, C. E Palau, 2025. Data-as-a-Product to enable data-driven value networks in Industries 4.0 & 5.0, Procedia Computer Science, 257, 793-800, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.03.102.

– Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, P. Trakadas, 2025. Spatiotemporal Graph Coloring for Frequency Assignment in Spectrum-constrained Ground-Air-Sea Networks, TechRxiv, 04 June 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.174904902.24050565/v1.

– Nizamis, M. Julian, C. I. Valero, M. Foti, I. Drigkopoulou, M. Ángel Esbrí, R. Costa, A. Yortholt, D. Ioannidis, P. Gkonis, P. Trakadas, D. Tzovaras, C. E. Palau, 2025. Data-as-a-Product to enable data-driven value networks in Industries 4.0 & 5.0: The Swiss Smart Factory experiment, Procedia Computer Science, 257, 793-800, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2025.03.102.

– Giannopoulos, A. Karditsa, M. Hatzaki, & P. Trakadas, 2025. Machine Learning for Wind Pattern Estimation at Data-Scarce Coastal Ports: A Comparative Study Using Real Measurements, MDPI, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(12), 2375. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13122375.

– S. Kalafatelis, A. Pitsiakou, N. Nomikos, N. Tsoulakos, T. Syriopoulos, and P. Trakadas, 2025. FLUID: Dynamic Model-Agnostic Federated Learning with Pruning and Knowledge Distillation for Maritime Predictive Maintenance, MDPI, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13 (8), 1569, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13081569.

– Giannopoulos, P. Gkonis, A. Kalafatelis, N. Nomikos, S. Spantideas, P. Trakadas, and T. Syriopoulos, 2025. From 6G to SeaX-G: Integrated 6G TN/NTN for AI-Assisted Maritime Communications—Architecture, Enablers, and Optimization Problems, MDPI Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13(6): 1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13061103.

– N. Nomikos, T. Charalambous, P. Trakadas, R. Wichman, 2024. Bandit-Based Learning-Aided Full-Duplex/Half-Duplex Mode Selection in 6G Cooperative Relay Networks, IEEE, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.

– P. Gkonis, N. Nomikos, P. Trakadas, L. Sarakis, G. Xylouris, X. Masip, J. Martrat, 2024. Leveraging Network Data Analytics Function and Machine Learning for Data Collection, Resource Optimization, Security and Privacy in 6G Networks, IEEE, IEEE access, Volume 12, 21320 – 21336.

– N. Nomikos, A. Giannopoulos, A. Kalafatelis, V. Özduran, P. Trakadas, G. Karagiannidis, 2024. Improving Connectivity in 6G Maritime Communication Networks with UAV Swarms, ΙΕΕΕ, ΙΕΕΕ access, Volume 12, 18739 – 18751.

– A. Angelopoulos, A. Giannopoulos, N. Nomikos, A. Kalafatelis, A. Hatziefremidis, P.Trakadas, 2024. Federated Learning-Aided Prognostics in the Shipping 4.0: Principles, Workflow, and Use Cases, IEEE, IEEE access, Volume 12, 6437 – 6454.

– P. Gkonis, A. Giannopoulos, P. Trakadas, X. Masip, F. D’Andria, 2023. A survey on IoT-edge-cloud continuum systems: Status, challenges, use cases, and open issues, MDPI, Future Internet, 15(12), 383.

– C. Tsinos, S. Spantideas, A. Giannopoulos, P.Trakadas, 2023. Over-the-Air Computation with Quantized CSI and Discrete Power Control Levels, Hindawi, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2023.

– A. Giannopoulos, P. Gkonis, P. Bithas, N. Nomikos, G. Ntroulias, P. Trakadas, 2023. Federated learning for maritime environments: use cases, experimental results, and open issues, Authorea, Authorea Preprints

– J. Plikas, P. Trakadas, D. Kenourgios, 2023. Assessing the Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) on Job Displacement Through Automation: A Critical Analysis of Their Impact on Society, Springer Nature Singapore, International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications, 313-325.

– J. Plikas, P. Trakadas, D. Kenourgios, 2023. On the Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Economic Growth (GDP)—the Case of Europe, Springer Nature Singapore, International Conference on Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Multidisciplinary Applications, 327-342.

– A. Sarlas, A. Kalafatelis, G. Alexandridis, M. Kourtis, P. Trakadas, 2023. Exploring federated learning for speech-based parkinson’s disease detection, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, Article No.: 102, 1–6.

– S. Lavdas, P. Gkonis, E. Tsaknaki, L. Sarakis, P. Trakadas, K. Papadopoulos, 2023. A Deep Learning Framework for Adaptive Beamforming in Massive MIMO Millimeter Wave 5G Multicellular Networks, MDPI, Electronics, 12(17), 3555.

– S. Prekas, P. Karkazis, P. Trakadas, 2023. An Energy-Aware Path Enumeration Solution Based on the Path Algebra Framework, IEEE, IT Professional, 25(4), 29-35.

– A. Amidi, A. Giannopoulos, P. Trakadas, 2023. Federated Learning Techniques: From Ethics to Regulation, Available at SSRN 4588972.

– S. Spantideas, A. Giannopoulos, MA. Cambeiro, O. Trullols-Cruces, E. Atxutegi, P. Trakadas, 2023. Intelligent Mission Critical Services over Beyond 5G Networks: Control Loop and Proactive Overload Detection, IEEE, 2023 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets), 1-6.

– K. Skianis, A. Giannopoulos, A. Kalafatelis, P. Trakadas, 2023. Digital Twin for Automated Industrial Optimization: Intelligent Machine Selection via Process Modelling, IEEE, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, and Communications Technology (IAICT), 84-90.

– K. Skianis, A. Giannopoulos, P. Gkonis, P. Trakadas, 2023. Data aging matters: Federated learning-based consumption prediction in smart homes via age-based model weighting, MDPI, Electronics, 12 (14), 3054.

– I.P. Chochliouros, M.A. Kourtis, G. Xilouris, W. Tavernier, E.A. Sanchez, M. Anastassova, C. Bolzmacher, N. Tcholtchev, A. Corsi, P. Trakadas, M. Millet, C. Xenakis, A. Imeri, F. Bellesini, P. D’Ostilio, A. Markakis, I. B. Engin, A. Litke, L. M. Quarato, D. Cugat, G. Gardikis, C. Zarakovitis, S. Bouilland, Z. Zaharis, C. Lessi, D. Arvanitozisis, A. S. Spiliopoulou, 2023. OASEES: An Innovative Scope for a DAO-Based Programmable Swarm Solution, for Decentralizing AI Applications Close to Data Generation Locations, Springer Nature Switzerland, IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, 91-105.

– A. Giannopoulos, N. Nomikos, G. Ntroulias, T. Syriopoulos, P. Trakadas, 2023. Maritime Federated Learning for Decentralized On-Ship Intelligence, Springer Nature Switzerland, IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, 195-206.

– N. Nomikos, A. Giannopoulos, P. Trakadas, G. K. Karagiannidi, 2023. Uplink NOMA for UAV-Aided Maritime Internet-of-Things, IEEE, 2023 19th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 1-6.

– A. Giannopoulos, S. Spantideas, N. Nomikos, A. Kalafatelis, P. Trakadas, 2023. Learning to Fulfill the User Demands in 5G-enabled Wireless Networks through Power Allocation: a Reinforcement Learning approach, IEEE, 2023 19th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), 1-7.

– A. S. Kalafatelis, N. Nomikos, A. Angelopoulos, C. Trochoutsos, P. Trakadas, 2023. An Effective Methodology for Imbalanced Data Handling in Predictive Maintenance for Offset Printing, Springer Nature Singapore, International Conference on Mechatronics and Control Engineering, 89-98.

– A. S. Kalafatelis, C. Trochoutsos, A. E Giannopoulos, A. Angelopoulos, P. Trakadas, 2023. A Stacking Ensemble Learning Model for Waste Prediction in Offset Printing, Proceedings of the 2023 10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications, 267-272.

– Karkazis, P., Uzunidis, D., Trakadas, P., Leligou, H.C., 2022. Design Challenges on Machine-Learning Enabled Resource Optimization, IEEE, IT Professional, 24(5), 69-74.

– Giannopoulos, A., Spantideas, S., Kapsalis, N., Gkonis, P., Sarakis, L., Capsalis, C., Vecchio, M., Trakadas, P., 2022. Supporting intelligence in disaggregated open radio access networks: Architectural principles, AI/ML workflow, and use cases, IEEE Access, Vol. 10.

– Lavdas, S., Gkonis, P.K., Zinonos, Z., Trakadas, P., Sarakis, L., Papadopoulos, K., 2022. A machine learning adaptive beamforming framework for 5G millimeter wave massive MIMO multicellular networks, IEEE Access, Vol. 10.

– Karkazis, P.A., Railis, K., Prekas, S., Trakadas, P., Leligou, H.C., 2022. Intelligent network service optimization in the context of 5G/NFV, Signals, MDPI, 3(3).

Trakadas, P., Masip-Bruin, X., Facca, F.M., Spantideas, S.T., Giannopoulos, A., Kapsalis, N., Martins, R., Bosani, E., Ramon, J., González Prats, E., Ntroulias, G., Lyridis, D., 2022. A reference architecture for cloud–edge meta-operating systems enabling cross-domain, data-intensive, ML-assisted applications: architectural overview and key concepts, Sensors, MDPI, 22(22), pp. 9003.

– Nomikos, Ν., Gkonis, P.K., Bithas, P.S., Trakadas, P., 2022. A survey on UAV-aided maritime communications: Deployment considerations, applications, and future challenges, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Nov. 2022.

– N. Nomikos, E.T. Michailidis, P. Trakadas, D. Vouyioukas, H. Karl, J. Martrat, Th. Zahariadis, K. Papadopoulos, S. Voliotis, “A UAV-based moving 5G RAN for massive connectivity of mobile users and IoT devices”, Vehicular Communications, vol. 2, issue 29, Elsevier, 2020.

P. Trakadas, P. Karkazis, HC Leligou, Th. Zahariadis, F. Vicens, A. Zurita, P. Alemany, T. Soenen, C. Parada, J. Bonnet, E. Fotopoulou, A. Zafeiropoulos, E. Kapassa, M. Touloupou, D. Kyriazis, “Comparison of Management and Orchestration Solutions for the 5G Era”, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, vol. 9, issue 1, 2020.

– A. Angelopoulos, ET Michailidis, N. Nomikos, P. Trakadas, A. Hatziefremidis, S. Voliotis, Th. Zahariadis, “Tackling Faults in the Industry 4.0 Era—A Survey of Machine-Learning Solutions and Key Aspects”, Sensors, vol. 20, issue 1, 2020.

P. Trakadas, et al., “An Artificial Intelligence-Based Collaboration Approach in Industrial IoT Manufacturing: Key Concepts, Architectural Extensions and Potential Applications”, Sensors, vol. 20, issue 19, 2020.

– N. Nomikos, ET Michailidis, P. Trakadas, D. Vouyioukas, Th. Zahariadis, I. Krikidis, “Flex-NOMA: exploiting buffer-aided relay selection for massive connectivity in the 5G uplink”, IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 88743-88755, 2019.

– F. Alvarez, D. Breitgand, D. Griffin, P. Andriani, S. Rizou, N. Zioulis, F. Moscatelli, J. Serrano, M. Keltsch, P. Trakadas, T Khoa Phan, A. Weit, U. Acar, O. Prieto, F. Iadanza, G. Carrozzo, H. Koumaras, D. Zarpalas, D. Jimenez, “An edge-to-cloud virtualized multimedia service platform for 5G networks”, IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol. 65, issue 2, pp. 369-380, 2019.

– M. Peuster, S. Schneider, M. Zhao, G. Xilouris, P. Trakadas, F. Vicens, W. Tavernier, T. Soenen, R. Vilalta, G. Andreou, D. Kyriazis, H. Karl, “Introducing Automated Verification and Validation for Virtualized Network Functions and Services”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 57, issue 5, pp. 96-102, 2019.

– ET Michailidis, N. Nomikos, P. Trakadas, AG Kanatas, “Three-Dimensional Modeling of mmWave Doubly Massive MIMO Aerial Fading Channels”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2019.