Prof. Dimitris Plexousakis is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete and Head of the Information Systems Laboratory (ISL) of the Institute of Computer Science, FORTH.

Research Interests

His research interests are in the broader area of Data and Knowledge Management:

• Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
• Conceptual Modeling
• Data and Knowledge Base Management Systems
• Knowledge Representation and Management on the Semantic Web and in Smart Environments
• Knowledge Representation and Reasoning for Cognitive and Social Robotics
• Data Science, Management of Big Data
• Web-based Information Systems
• Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing
• Business Process Modeling and Analysis
• Temporal, Active and Deductive Databases
• Applications of Information Systems in Biomedical informatics (with emphasis on Semantic Integration)
• Digital Libraries and Data Repositories

Participation in Research Projects

Ongoing research projects

• AccesS - Enhancing Accessibility and Sustainability in Smart Cities and Smart Buildings: The Universal Accessibility Suite Initiative, HORIZON EUROPE, Climate, Energy and Mobility Programme, (01/06/2024 – 31/05/2027), (Member of the Research Team)
• SmartHealth - European Digital Innovation Hub for Smart Health: Precision Medicine and Innovative e-Health Services, HORIZON EUROPE, Digital Europe Programme, (01/01/2023 – 31/12/2025),  (Scientific Coordinator)
• FIDAL - Field Trials beyond 5G, HORIZON EUROPE, Digital, Industry and Space Programme, (01/01/2023 – 31/12/2025), (Member of the Research Team)
• MEMENTOS - iMmersive gamEs for Museums as vehicles to Engage visiTOrs in Empathetic reSponses, HORIZON EUROPE, Culture, creativity and inclusive society Programme, (01/10/2022 –  30/09/2025, (Member of the Research Team)
• SHIFT - MetamorphoSis of cultural Heritage Into augmented hypermedia assets For enhanced accessibiliTy and inclusion, HORIZON EUROPE, Culture, creativity and inclusive society Programme, (01/10/2022 – 30/09/2025), (Member of the Research Team)

Past projects

• PROTEAS: Advanced System for the collection and management of analytical data for documentation and conservation of large-scale paintings in an open laboratory, «RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE», (EPAnEK), NSRF 2014-2020, (28/07/2020 – 27/07/2023), (Project Scientific Coordinator)
• Debatelab - From Linked Data to Linked Arguments, 1st Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to Support Faculty Members & Researchers and Procure High-Value Research Equipment), (01/01/2020 – 30/06/2023), (Project Scientific Coordinator)
• MiB - Message-in-a-bottle (MiB) - A customized bottle story, Programme “CRETE” 2014 – 2020, NSRF 2014-2020, (23/04/2020 – 22/04/2023), (Member of the Research Team)
• Proximiot - Proximity Marketing Platform, «RESEARCH – CREATE – INNOVATE», (EPAnEK), NSRF 2014-2020, (19/09/2019 – 18/09/2022), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• EUROCC - National Competence Centres in the Framework of EuroHPC JU, HORIZON 2020, (01/09/2020– 31/08/2022), (Member of the Research Team)
• MORPHEMIC - Modelling and Orchestrating heterogeneous Resources and Polymorphic applications for Holistic Execution and adaptation of Models In the Cloud”, HORIZON 2020, (01/01/2020– 31/12/2022), (Member of the Research Team)
• [Δίκτυο eΠΑΙΘΡΟΣ] - Rural Tourism Support Network, NSRF 2014-2020), (06/08/2020 – 05/08/2022), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• SoCoLa – Towards Socio-Cognitive Logic-based Agents, 1st Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers, (04/09/2018 – 03/03/2022), (Member of the Research Team)
• AI4EU - A European AI On Demand Platform and Ecosystem, HORIZON 2020, (01/01/2019 – 31/12/2021), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• DIGITAL UNSEALING OF HOLY ISLANDS - NAVIGATORS OF CULTURAL HERITAGE DIGITIZATION OF CHURCHES OF CYPRUS AND CRETE, INTERREG V-A «Greece-Cyprus 2014-2020), (01/09/2018 – 31/12/2021), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• APOLLONIS – REGION OF CRETE, Greek Infrastructure for Digital Arts, Humanities and Language Research and Innovation, NSRF 2014-2020, (31/12/2017 – 31/10/2021), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• KRIPIS II-VITAD - Advanced Research Activities in Biomedical Technology and Agri-food – Crete, NSRF 2014-2020, (08/09/2017 – 30/09/2021), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• HELLAS CH - « Synergy ELI – LASERLAB Europe, HiPER & IPERION-CH.gr », NSRF 2014-2020, (31/10/2017 – 31/03/2021), (Member of the Research Team)
• KRIPIS ΙΙ, POLITEIA ΙΙ - Culture-Technology-New Technologies in Research, Study, Documentation and Access to information of Cultural Heritage Objects and Monuments, NSRF 2014-2020), (08/09/2017 – 19/03/2021), (Scientific Coordinator FORTH-ICS)
• ASAP An Adaptive, highly Scalable Analytics Platformt, FP7-ICT, (01/03/2014 – 28/02/2017, (Member of the Research Team)
• CAP-A - A Community-driven Approach to Privacy Awareness, HORIZON 2020, (01/07/2019 – 31/12/2020), (Member of the Research Team)
• CloudSocket CloudSocket: Business and IT-Cloud Alignment using a Smart Socket EU H2020-ICT-2014-1 (01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017)(Scientific Coordinator)
• The PaaSage European FP7 collaborative project (2012-2016) which aims to deliver an open and integrated platform to support model based lifecycle management of Cloud applications.
• RealEstate 2.0 RealEstate 2.0 - Informed Real-Estate Services: Leveraging Web 2.0, national project funded by GSRT / NSRF 2007-2013, Co-operation 2011 (24/05/2013 - 31/10/2015) (Scientific Coordinator on behalf of the Information Systems Laboratory)
• The eHealthMonitor EU FP7 - ICT-2011-7 project (01/12/2011 - 30/11/2014) which aims to  provide a platform that generates a Personal eHealth Knowledge Space (PeKS) as an aggregation of all knowledge sources (e.g., EHR and PHR) relevant for the provision of individualized personal eHealth services. (Scientific Coordinator)
• The 3D-SYSTEK national project funded by GSRT / NSRF 2007-2013, Co-operation 2009 (18/04/2011 - 17/04/2014) which aims to develop a novel system for 3D Documentation, Promotion and Exploitation of Cultural Heritage Monuments via 3D data acquisition, 3D modeling and metadata recording
• plugIT - Business and IT Alignment using a Model-based Plug-in Framework, ICT-FP7-231430, (Scientific Coordinator)
• InterLink - International Cooperation Activities in Future and Emerging ICTs, Coordination Action, FET Programme, IST-FP6-034051, (Member of the Scientific Coordination Committee)
• PPK -Broadband Service and Business Transformation , Regional Pole of Innovation of Crete, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development (Scientific Coordinator)
• ACGT - Advancing Clinico-Genomic Trials on Cancer: Open Grid Services for Improving Medical Knowledge Discovery, Integrated Project, IST-FP6-026996 (Scientific Coordinator on behalf of the Information Systems Laboratory)
• KPLab - Developing Knowledge Practices Laboratory, Integrated Project, IST-FP6-27490
• Research Excellence ΙΙ Emerging Areas of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development
• Rewerse - Rewerse - Reasoning on the Web with Rules and Semantics, European Network of Excellence in AI Planning
• PrognoChip - Developing and Establishing DNA Microarray Technology in Greece: Identification and Validation of Classification and Prognosis Molecular Markers for Breast Cancer, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development (Scientific Coordinator on behalf of the Information Systems Laboratory)
• PLANET - European Network of Excellence in AI Planning, IST-FP5, (Scientific Coordinator on behalf of the Institute of Computer Science)
• Beyond-the-Horizon - Anticipating Future and Emerging Information Society Technologies, FET Programme, IST-FP6-006622 (Scientific Coordinator)
• CYCLADES - An Open Collaborative Archive Environment, IST-2000-25456, (Scientific Coordinator on behalf of the Institute of Computer Science)
• SeLeNe - Self e-Learning Networks, IST-2001-3904
• QuestionHow - Quality Engineering Solutions via Tools, Information and Outreach for the New Highly- enriched Offerings from W3C: Evolving the Web in Europe, IST- 2000-28767
• MESMUSES - Metaphors for Science Museums, IST-2000-26074
• C-Web - A Generic Platform Supporting Community Webs, IST-1999-13479
• ARION - An Advanced Lightweight Architecture for Accessing Scientific Collections, IST-2000-25289
• DELOS - Network of Excellence in Digital Libraries, IST
• OntoWeb - Network of Excellence on Ontology-based Information Exchange for Knowledge Management and Electronic Commerce, IST-2000-29243
• ECTourism - An Electronic Commerce System for the Provision of Tourism Services over Internet, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development (Scientific Coordinator)
• Research Excellence-Ι - Emerging Areas of Excellence in Information and Communication Technologies, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Greek Ministry of Development

Short CV

Dimitrios Plexousakis is the Director of the Institute of Computer Science and the Vice-President of the Board of Directors of FORTH. He is a Professor and former Chair of the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete and a Researcher at the Institute of Computer Science, FORTH in Greece. He is the Chair of the National Scientific Board on Computer and Information Sciences. As of 2012, he is the Head of the Information Systems Laboratory of ICS-FORTH. He served as Director of the Data Processing Laboratory and Head of the Information and Communication Services and Technologies Center of the University of Crete from 12/2009 to 12/2013. He received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Crete in 1988 and M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto in 1990 and 1996 respectively.

His research interests span the following areas: Knowledge Representation and Knowledge Base Design; formal knowledge representation models and query languages for the Semantic Web; Formal reasoning systems and applications of artificial intelligence in cognitive robotics, database systems and smart environments. He has published over 300 articles in international conferences and journals. According to Google Scholar, his work has received more than to 8,800 citations with an h-index of 45.

He has extensive experience in the scientific coordination of research projects at the national and European levels. He serves as the National Representative in ESFRI’s Strategic Group on Digital and the Chair of the National Sectoral Scientific Council on Computer and Information Sciences. He is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery and member Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence and the Hellenic Society for Artificial Intelligence. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the European Research Consortium on Informatics and Mathematics, chairing the Science Task Group. He also serves as the national representative in European AI Board, subgroup on the regulation of the use of AI in medical devices. He is the Coordinator of the European Digital Innovation Hub “SmartHEALTH – from Precision Medicine to Innovative e-Health Services”.