Organization of International Scientific Conferences
[2023] Conference - Program Committee Chair “36th Conference of the European Chapter on Combinatorial Optimization – ECCO XXXVI”, 11-14 May 2023, Chania, Crete, Greece
[2019] Conference - Technical Program Committee Chair “LION 13 Learning and Intelligent OptimizatioN Conference”, 27-31 May 2019, Chania, Crete, Greece.
[2016] Organization of a mini symposium with subject “Nature Inspired Optimization” in the frame of the “11th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics”, 27-30 May 2016, Athens, Greece.
Member of the Organizing Committee of International Conferences
[2005] Multilevel Optimization: Algorithms and Applications, May 15-17, Chania, Crete, Greece.
[2003] First International Conference on Computational Management, May 27-30, Almyrida, Crete, Greece.
Member of the Scientific Committee of International Conferences
[2023] The 9th International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – September 22 – 26, 2023 – Grasmere, Lake District, England – UK
[2022] The 8th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – September 18 – 22, 2022 – Certosa di Pontignano, Sienna, Italy
[2021] The 7th International Online & Onsite Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – October 4 – 8, 2021 – Grasmere, Lake District, England
[2020] The Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – July 19-23, 2020 – Certosa di Pontignano, Siena – Tuscany, Italy
[2019] The 7th International Conference on Variable Neighborhood Search (ICVNS2019), 3-5 October 2019, Rabat, Morocco[2019] The 7th International Conference on Variable Neighborhood Search (ICVNS2019), 3-5 October 2019, Rabat, Morocco.
[2019] The Fifth International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – September 10-13, 2019 – Certosa di Pontignano, Siena – Tuscany, Italy.
[2019] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2019), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Prague, Czech, 13-17 July 2018.
[2018] The 6th International Conference on Variable Neighborhood Search (ICVNS2019), 4-7 October 2018, Sithonia, Greece.
[2018] The Fourth International Conference on Machine Learning, Optimization, and Data Science – September 13-16, 2018 – Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.
[2018] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2018), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Kyoto, Japan, 15-19 July 2018.
[2018] 13th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Oviedo, Spain, 20-22 June 2018.
[2017] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2017), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Berlin, Germany, 15-19 July 2017.
[2017] 12th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Logrono, Spain, 21-23 June 2017.
[2016] IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Vancouver, Canada, 24-29 July 2016.
[2016] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2016), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Denver, Colorado, USA, 20-24 July 2016
[2016] 9th Triennial Symposium on Transportation Analysis (TRISTAN IX), Oranjestad, Aruba, 13-17 June 2016
[2016] 10th International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 8-10 June 2016
[2016] 11th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Seville, Spain, 18-20 April 2016
[2015] Seventh International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CaSON 2015), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1-3 December 2015.
[2015] Seventh World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2015), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1-3 December 2015.
[2015] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2015), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Madrid, Spain, 11-15 July, 2015.
[2015] 10th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Bilbao, Spain, 22-24 June 2015.
[2014] World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT 2014), Malacca, Malaysia, 08-11 December 2014.
[2014] 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2014), 11-14 August 2014, Tunis, Tunisia.
[2014] Sixth International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CaSON 2014), 30 July -1 August 2014, Porto, Portugal.
[2014] Sixth World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2014), 30 July -1 August 2014, Porto, Portugal.
[2014] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2014), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 12-16 July, 2014.
[2014] 9th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Salamanca, Spain, 11-13 June 2014.
[2013] 9th International Conference on Next Generation Web Services Practices (NwESP 2013), 07-08 December 2013, Casablanca, Morocco.
[2013] 8th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Salamanca, Spain, 11-13 September 2013.
[2013] The Third International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, 3-6 September 2013.
[2013] Fifth International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CaSON 2013), 12-14 August 2013, Fargo, North Dacota, USA.
[2013] Fifth World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2013), 12-14 August 2013, Fargo, North Dacota, USA.
[2013] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2013), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6-10 July, 2013.
[2012] EUROmC – XXVIII – VNS Conference, 4-7 October 2012, Herceg Novi, Montenegro.
[2012] World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT 2012), India, October 30 - November 2, 2012.
[2012] Swarm, Evolutionary and Memetic Computing Conference (SEMCCO 2012), 20-22 December 2012, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
[2012] 8th International Conference on Next Generation Web Services Practices (NwESP 2012), 21-23 November 2012, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
[2012] Fourth International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CaSON 2012), 21-23 November 2012, Sao Carlos, Brazil.
[2012] Fourth World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2012), 5-9 November 2012, Mexico City, Mexico.
[2012] ANTS 2012: 8th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 September 2012.
[2012] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2012), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Philadelphia, USA, 7-11 July, 2012.
[2012] 7th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Salamanca, Spain, 28-30 March 2012.
[2011] Third World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2011), 19-21 October 2011, Salamanca, Spain.
[2011] Third International Conference on Computational Aspects of Social Networks (CaSON 2011), 19-21 October 2011, Salamanca, Spain.
[2011] Seventh International Conference on Next Generation Web Services Practices (NwESP 2011), 19-21 October 2011, Salamanca, Spain.
[2011] Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2011), Ant Colony Optimization and Swarm Intelligence Track, Dublin, Ireland, 12-16 July, 2011.
[2011] 6th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Wroclaw, Poland, 23-25 May 2011.
[2010] 1st National Conference of the Finance Engineering and Banking Society, Athens, Greece, 3-4 December 2010.
[2010] 5th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, San Sebastian, Spain, 23-25 June 2010.
[2010] 9th Special Conference of the Hellenic Operational Research Society, Quantitative Models in the Managerial and Financial Decision Making, Agios Nikolaos 28 - 29 May 2010.
[2009] 4th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, Salamanca, Spain, 10-12 June 2009.
Associate Editor
[2022-today] Electronics, Mdpi
[2020-September 2022] Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier.
[2021-2023] Intelligent Systems with Applications, Elsevier.
[2021-2023] Systems, MDPI.
Reviewer in International Journals and Conferences
Other Information
Administrative Activities - Institutional Responsibilities
Coordinator of the ERASMUS+ Committee of the School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete (March 2024 – present), Technical University of Crete.
Member of the General Assembly of Post Graduate Studies (January 2009 – present), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.
Member of the General Assembly of Undergraduate Studies (January 2009 – present), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.
Students Advisor (September 2010 – September 2018), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.
Coordinator in the Committee of Undergraduate Studies (September 2010 – December 2017), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.
Member of the Qualifying Examinations Committee, (September 2010 – present), School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.