Agathoklis Papadopoulos, PhD Address: 2, Kerkyras str., Flat 102 2103, Nicosia, Cyprus Telephone: +357.99477931 Email: agathoklis.papadopoulos@gmail.com LinkedIn: cy.linkedin.com/in/papadopoulosagathoklis Education PhD University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus 2014 Electrical and Computer Engineering Dpt. PhD in Computer Engineering Thesis: "Accelerating Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications via Massively Parallel and Reconfigurable Systems" Dipl.-Ing. National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Dpt. 5-year Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Major in Computer Science Employment University of Cyprus Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Special Scientist Teaching Staff KIOS Research Center for Intelligent Systems and Networks Embedded & Application-specific System On-Chip Laboratory Researcher ACC Innovations Ltd Managing Director, Co-Founder 2015 - Present 2009 - Present 2011 - Present Research & Development Experience by Project ASCLEPIUS: Accelerating Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications 2012-2014 via Massively Parallel Reconfigurable Systems Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation «Support for Young Researchers - PENEK» Programme EVAGORAS: High-performance computing using reconfigurable 2011-2012 hardware for biological, ecological and medical applications EU Cross-border Collaboration Programme 1 of 6
SAFEMETAL: Increasing EU citizen security by utilizing innovative 2010-2011 intelligent signal processing systems for Euro-coin validation and metal quality testing EU FP7 framework ReMaCore: Reliable Manycore Chips 2009-2010 Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation Awards and Honors Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation's «Support for Young Researchers» 2012-2014 Cyprus State Scholarships Foundation s Fellowship for Doctoral Studies 2009-2012 Cyprus State Scholarships Foundation s Fellowship for Undergraduate Studies 2004-2009 Bank of Cyprus Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies 2004-2009 Award for Ethos and Performance, by his Eminence the Metropolitan of Limassol 2002 Bronze Metal, Pancyprian Mathematics Olympiad 2001 Publications Journals A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides, et al. " Towards a Hybrid CPU/GPU/FPGA Platform for Accelerating Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications", IEEE Design and Test Magazine, under review T. Theocharides, A. Papadopoulos, et al. "Reconfiguring the Bioinformatics Computational Spectrum: Challenges and Opportunities of FPGA-Based Bioinformatics", IEEE Design and Test Magazine: Special Issue on Hardware Acceleration in Computational Biology, Vol.31, Issue.1, pp.62-73, IEEE, 2014 D. Koukounis, C. Ttofis, A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides, A High Performance Hardware Architecture for Portable, Low-Power Retinal Vessel Segmentation, Integration: The VLSI Journal, Elsevier, Vol.47, Issue.3, pp.377-386, Elsevier, 2014 A. Papadopoulos, I. Kirmitzoglou, V. J. Promponas, T. Theocharides, FPGA-based hardware acceleration for local complexity analysis of massive genomic data, HardBio2012 - Special Issue on Hardware for Bioinformatics Applications, Integration, The VLSI Journal,, Vol.46, Issue.3, pp.230-239, Elsevier, 2013 C. Ttofis, A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides, M. Michael, D. Doumenis, An MPSoC-based QAM modulation architecture with Run-Time Load Balancing, EURASIP Journal of Embedded Systems, vol.2011, 2011 2 of 6
Peer-reviewed conferences A. Papadopoulos, M. Christodoulakis, T. Theocharides, Towards Hardware-accelerated Suffix Array Construction Architecture for the de novo DNA Sequence Assembly", 18th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON2016, to appear A. Papadopoulos, K. Kostoglou, G.D. Mitsis, T. Theocharides, " GPU technology as a platform for accelerating physiological systems modeling based on Laguerre-Volterra networks", 37th International Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - EMBC2015, Milan, August 2015 A. Papadopoulos, I. Kirmitzoglou, V.J. Promponas, T. Theocharides, "GPU technology as a platform for accelerating local complexity analysis of protein sequences", 35th International Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - EMBC2013, Osaka, July 2013 G. Chrysos, E. Sotiriades, C. Rousopoulos, A. Dollas, A. Papadopoulos et al., "Opportunities from the Use of FPGAs as Platforms for Bioinformatics Algorithms", 12th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering - BIBE2012, Larnaca, November 2012 A. Papadopoulos, V.J. Promponas, T. Theocharides, "Towards systolic hardware acceleration for local complexity analysis of massive genomic data", ACM/IEEE Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI - GLSVLSI 2012, Salt Lake City, May 2012 A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides, M.K. Michael Towards Optimal CMOS Lifetime via Reliability Modeling and multi-objective Optimization, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Rio de Janeiro, May 2011 C. Ttofis, A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides A Reconfigurable MPSoC-based QAM Modulation Architecture, Proceedings of the 18 th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on VLSI and Systems-on- Chip (VLSI-SoC), Madrid, September 2010 Workshops & Conferences without proceedings A. Papadopoulos, "Accelerating Bioinformatics Applications via Massively Parallel Reconfigurable Systems", PhD Forum at the IEEE Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE2014) Conference, Dresden, March 2014 A. Papadopoulos, T. Theocharides, "Towards a low-cost GPU/FPGA hybrid computation platform for bioinformatics and biomedical applications", 2nd Hellenic IEEE Student Branch & GOLD Conference - IEEE HSBC2013, Nicosia, November 2013 A. Papadopoulos, V.J. Promponas, T. Theocharides, "GPU_CAST: GPU technology as a platform for accelerating low complexity region detection in protein sequences", 7th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics - HSCBB12, Heraklion, October 2012 A. Papadopoulos, V.J. Promponas, T. Theocharides, "FPGA-accelerated CAST for low-complexity region detection in amino acid sequences", 6th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (HSCBB), Patras, October 2011 Other publications A. Papadopoulos, Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, "Accelerating Bioinformatics and Biomedical Applications via Massively Parallel and Reconfigurable Systems", University of Cyprus, Cyprus, December 2014 A. Papadopoulos, (Advisor: K. Pekmestzi), "Design and Implementation of a domestic power monitoring embedded system using ZigBee technology", Engineering Diploma Thesis (in Greek language), National Technical University of Athens, Greece, July 2009 http://artemis.cslab.ntua.gr/dienst/ui/1.0/display/artemis.ntua.ece/dt2009-0110 3 of 6
Teaching Experience Special Scientist-Teaching Staff at ECE Dpt., University of Cyprus o Digital Systems Laboratory Fall 2015 o Programming Principles for Engineers Fall 2015 Teaching Assistantships, ECE Dpt., University of Cyprus o Digital Design with FPGAs Fall 2009 & 2011 o Computer Organization & Microprocessors Spring 2010, 2011 & 2012 o Digital Logic Design Fall 2010 Teaching Assistantships, ECE Dpt., National Technical University of Athens o Computer Programming Fall 2008 Databases and SQL Instructor, IEEE Cyprus Section o Introductory all-day seminars for undergraduate students 2013 - Present Live-long Learning for Adults Instructor, Cyprus Ministry of Education o Analog & Digital Electronics Course 2015 - Present Service to Profession The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE 2010 - Present o IEEE Cyprus Section Executive Committee Member The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE 2009-2014 o IEEE University of Cyprus Student Branch Chair o IEEE Cyprus Section Student Representative Scientific Association of Young Researchers, Cyprus 2014 - Present o Executive Committee Member, Treasurer Scientific Association of Doctoral Candidates, Cyprus 2012-2014 o Executive Committee Member, Treasurer 2 nd International Conference on Nanotheranostics ICoN2015 2014-2015 o Organization Committee Media & Communications IEEE HSBC2013 Congress 2012-2013 o Organization Committee Chair External Reviewer: 2010 - Present o DATE, GLSVLSI, ISVLSI Conferences o The VLSI: Integration Journal 4 of 6
Extracurricular University Service The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE 2009-2014 o IEEE University of Cyprus Student Branch Chair Fencing Club, University of Cyprus 2010 - Present o Founding Member, Treasurer Community Involvement "Κοινότητα Νέων" - Youth Center of Holy Bishopric of Limassol 2009 - Present o Executive Committee Member Camping Supervisor 2002-2013 o Christian camps for children, Holy Bishopric of Limassol Blood Donor Professional Memberships/Affiliations Cyprus Technical Chamber Member The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE Languages English (Fluent) Greek (Mother tongue) Technical Skills Programming Languages C/C++, Java, Python, Keil uvision, Assembly, MATLAB Web Design Languages HTML, XML, ASP, ASP.NET, PHP Hardware Languages/Tools VHDL, Xilinx Tools, Altera Tools, ModelSim, BEECube Platform Database Systems MySQL, SQL Server & T-SQL, Oracle & PL/SQL, FoxPro, Crystal Reports Electronics CADs SPICE, NI Electronic Workbench Cloud Platforms Microsoft Azure 5 of 6
Research Interests Parallel Accelerators for Biological and Medical Applications High Performance Computing Technology Aided Living Embedded Systems Design References Dr. Theocharis Theocharides, Assistant Professor Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus Head of Embedded & Application Specific Systems-on-Chip Laboratory Email: ttheocharides@ucy.ac.cy Telephone: +357.22892259 Dr. Vasilis J. Promponas, Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus Head of Bioinformatics Research Laboratory Email: vprobon@ucy.ac.cy Telephone: +357.22892879 Dr. Apostolos Dollas, Professor School of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete Dean of School, Expert in accelerators for Bioinformatics Applications Email: dollas@mhl.tuc.gr Telephone: +30.2821037228 More references can be provided upon request 6 of 6