Dimitris Vrakas

  • Associate Professor
Office:
New Building of School of Sciences, Office 3.13

Studies

  • 1995 – 1999: BS in Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2000 – 2004: PhD Candidate in Intelligent Planning Systems at the Dept. of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Professional Experience

  • 2003 – current: Lecturer (according to law 407/80) at the Informatics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2000 – current: Informatics Instructor at the Public Institutes of Professional Training at Kalamaria, Epanomi and Thessaloniki 2 (7 semesters).
  • 2002 – current: IT Consultant of medium-sized enterprises. Go-online Project, Secretary of Labor.
  • 2002 – 2003: Informatics Instructor at the education centers of Menemeni, HPS and 20th H.S. of Thessaloniki.

Research Interests

  • Automated Problem Solving
  • Advanced Programming Techniques
  • Automated Planning
  • Heuristic Functions
  • Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Announcements

Invitation to 2026 Beihang International Summer School (BISS)

Call for Applications: New PhD Candidates

Course Schedule Spring Semester 2025-2026

Call for Applications: Study Abroad Program in collaboration with International Universities (Outside the Erasmus+ Framework)

Best Paper Award for the paper of Mr. Efstratios Skaperdas, PhD candidate, and Prof. Nick Bassiliades