Brief CV

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Elias B. Kosmatopoulos

Associate Professor

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Democritus Univeristy of Thrace, Xanthi, GREECE

Short Vita

Elias B. Kosmatopoulos received the Diploma, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Technical University of Crete, Greece, in 1990, 1992, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Kosmatopoulos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He has been an Assistant Professor with the Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete (TUC), Greece and Deputy Director of the Dynamic Systems and Simulation Laboratory at TUC. Prior to joining TUC, he was Research Assoc. and Assist. Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems, University of Southern California (USC) and a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, B.C., Canada.

Dr. Kosmatopoulos’ research interests are in the areas of neural networks, adaptive control robotics, and intelligent transportation systems. He is the author of over 35 journal papers and book chapters and over 50 conference publications.  Among his theoretical contributions the most important are the analysis of approximation, stability and learning capabilities of Recurrent High Order Neural Networks, the development and analysis of the first controller for completely unknown dynamical systems and the development of efficient algorithms for Adaptive Optimization, Stochastic Approximation and Adaptive Fine-Tuning of Non-linear Control Systems.

Dr. Kosmatopoulos has been involved in various applied research projects virtual reality, intelligent manufacturing systems, fault detection in TV cable plants, telecommunications, control of space telescopes, control of air vehicles and hypersonic vehicles, mitigation of earthquake effects to civil structures, intelligent highway systems, intelligent transportation systems, traffic control, agile ports, energy positive buildings and robotic swarms. While in the U.S. he was involved as the Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator or Technical Consultant in many research projects funded by NASA, Department of Transportation and Air Force or the private sector. Currently he is involved in research projects (funded by the EU, the Greek Secretariat of Research & Development and the private sector) involving Energy Positive Buildings, Robotic Swarms and Intelligent Transportation Systems .

Educational Record

  1. Ph.D. in Electronics & Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece, June 1995.
  2. M.Sc. in Electronics & Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece, November 1992.
  3. Diploma in Production & Management Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece, September 1990.

Academic Positions

  • Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Production and Management Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 2006 –2009.
  • Lecturer, Department of Production and Management Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 2001-2006.
  • Research Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering – Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, 1999-2000.
  • Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering – Systems, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, 1997-1999.
  • Research Associate, Center For Advanced Transportation Technologies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 1996-1997
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, 1995-1996