{"id":15,"date":"2024-11-25T19:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T17:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:09:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"column column-1-3\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/amanatiadisbw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17\" style=\"width:207px;height:230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/amanatiadisbw.jpg 755w, https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/amanatiadisbw-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/amanatiadisbw-570x634.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1cm;\">\n<p>Associate Professor of Robotics<br \/>\nOffice 204, Building I<br \/>\nLaboratory of Robotics and Automation<br \/>\nDepartment of Production &amp; Management Engineering<br \/>\nSchool of Engineering<br \/>\nDemocritus University of Thrace<br \/>\nXanthi, Greece<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>The following sources are acknowledged for research funding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2279\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/StavrosNiarchosFoundation-logo_2013.svg_.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snf.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"70\" class=\"wp-image-21\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/StavrosNiarchosFoundation-logo_2013.svg_-300x140-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iky.gr\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2281\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/iky_eng.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iky.gr\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"71\" class=\"wp-image-26\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iky_eng-300x141-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/index_en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"104\" class=\"wp-image-25\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/European_Commission.svg_-300x208-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2321\" style=\"width: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/European_Commission.svg_.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsrt.gr\/central.aspx?sId=119I428I1089I323I488743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2328\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gsri.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gsri.gov.gr\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"65\" class=\"wp-image-24\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/gsri-300x129-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2334\" style=\"width: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/esa.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"82\" class=\"wp-image-22\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/esa-300x163-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2361\" style=\"width: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/s960_960x640-dstl-logo-stack.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" class=\"wp-image-23\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/robotics.pme.duth.gr\/amanatiadis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/s960_960x640-dstl-logo-stack-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\" dstl\"><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Latest News <\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/embed\/feed\/update\/urn:li:share:7371141654336069633\" height=\"250\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"Embedded post\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"column column-last column-2-3\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angelos A. Amanatiadis<\/strong> is Associate Professor of Robotics in the Department of Production and Management Engineering at Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH). He received his Diploma and his Ph.D. (Hons.) from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, DUTH, Greece, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. His research lies at the intersection of <strong>autonomous robotic systems<\/strong>, <strong>computer vision<\/strong>, <strong>machine learning<\/strong>, and <strong>real-time embedded systems<\/strong>. He has received the <strong>Stavros Niarchos Award<\/strong> for Promising Young Scientists and a <strong>State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) Postdoc scholarship<\/strong>. He is a <strong>Senior member of the IEEE<\/strong>, member of the <strong>IEEE Robotics and Automation Society<\/strong>  and awarded as one of the <strong>Transactions &#8220;Outstanding Reviewers&#8221;<\/strong> in appreciation of outstanding service to the IEEE Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His <a href=\"\/amanatiadis\/publications\">published work<\/a> includes 3 journal special issues as guest editor, 35 papers in refereed international journals, 3 chapters in books and over 50 papers in international conference proceedings. \u0397e holds one patent and has been the technical manager of several <strong>European and National R&amp;D projects<\/strong>. He is <strong>Associate Editor<\/strong> of the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems and HardwareX Journal and has been <strong>member of the program\/organizing committee<\/strong> of more than 10 international conferences. He has also served as <strong>expert evaluator<\/strong> in research grant funding bodies for the European Commission, the Government of Canada, Italy, Cyprus and Latvia. Many aspects of his research have been prominently featured in wider media, such as, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/technology-32384578\">BBC<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2015-05-13\/these-little-robots-can-steal-your-car\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/254149-tiny-robots-move-cars\/\">RT<\/a><\/strong> and also in technology-focused media, such as <strong>IEEE<\/strong> <strong>Spectrum<\/strong>, <strong>Popular Mechanics<\/strong>, <strong>Popular Science<\/strong>, <strong>Engadget<\/strong>. Currently, he is working as the <strong>Chief Research Engineer<\/strong> for building the first <a href=\"https:\/\/hav.ee.duth.gr\/\">Hellenic Autonomous Vehicle (HAV)<\/a> with the aid of deep learning and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching<\/strong><br>Fall 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.duth.gr\/proptixiaka\/courses\/z01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u039601<\/a> Control Systems <br>Fall 2025: <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.duth.gr\/proptixiaka\/courses\/ep13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0395\u03a013<\/a> Big Data Analytics <br>Spring 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.duth.gr\/proptixiaka\/courses\/h01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u039701<\/a> Robotics <br>Spring 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/pme.duth.gr\/proptixiaka\/courses\/h14n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u039714\u039d<\/a> Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD Students<\/strong><br>Ioannis Zikos<br>Athanasios Chalvatzaras<br>Petros Loukas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Invited Talks<\/strong><br>2026.03.13 &#8211; &#8220;The Road to Autonomy: Research Skills and Technical Hurdles&#8221;, Anatolia American University, Thessaloniki, Greece<br>2025.09.07 &#8211; &#8220;The skills and specialties that Artificial Intelligence creates in the market&#8221;, AKADEMIA Open Stage, 89th Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece<br>2025.06.27 &#8211; &#8220;Road networks: From high-definition maps to digital twins&#8221;, International Conference on Smart Manufacturing, Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twin, Dongguan, China<br>2025.04.29 &#8211; &#8220;Model-based and data-driven trajectory prediction for autonomous vehicles&#8221;, Workshop on Prediction and Optimization, Hangzhou, China<br>2025.04.25 &#8211; &#8220;Current progress on Autonomous Vehicles&#8221;, 2nd Sino-French Research Seminar, Dongguan, China<br>2023.10.12 &#8211; \u201cRobotics and New Technologies in Transport\u201d, \u03a4hinc Innovation Forum, Xanthi, Greece<br>2022.02.14 &#8211; \u201cIntroduction to Autonomous Vehicles\u201d, EESTEC International Workshop, Xanthi, Greece<br>2021.12.09 &#8211; \u201cAI and Autonomous Vehicles\u201d, Neapolis University, Pafos, Cyprus<br>2018.10.16 &#8211; \u201cDeep learning design frameworks and techniques for mobile robot vision tasks\u201d, IEEE International School of Imaging, Krakow, Poland<br>2014.02.19 &#8211; \u201cVision Systems for Future Autonomous Space Exploration Robots\u201d, Robotic Exploration of Extreme Environments Foresight Workshop, Bremen, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angelos A. 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