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Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis

Researcher B’

  • Diploma of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2006
  • MSc "Advanced Computing and Networking Systems", Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2008
  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012)

Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis is a Principal Researcher (Grade B’) at the Information Technologies Institute of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH).

His main research interests include human-robot interaction, robot vision, service robot perception and cognition, affective computing, human motion, activity and behaviour analysis and modelling, safe and social-aware robot navigation, biosignals processing and sensor management, multimodal interfaces, machine learning and pattern recognition.

He has been working as a Researcher with ITI since February 2007 and he has been involved in more than 20 research projects, funded by the EC and the Greek State. These include the Horizon 2020 RAMCIP, BADGER, HR-Recycler, Ageing@work and BACCHUS projects, where he contributed to the Technical Coordination and Quality Management of the project consortium. In addition, he has been the Technical Coordinator of project “ACTIVE” in Heathcare Service Robots, funded by the Hellenic Foundation of Research and Innovation (HFRI) and PI for CERTH for project ARISE (Horizon Europe). He is currently the Coordinator of the EC-Funded projects RobetArme, MANiBOT and PLIADES (Horizon Europe), in the fields of AI, Data and Robotics.

Recent Publications

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  • K. Tsiakas, M. Bellone, I. Mariolis, A. Gasteratos, D. Tzovaras, D. Giakoumis, "Toward Sustainable Data Collection Processes for Autonomous Vehicles.", IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 6877 - 6895, January 2026, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3651902
  • A. Stamos, G. Lamprinakos, K. Makri, E. Altsitsiadis, D. Drossos, E. E. Lithoxoidou, C. Georgiadis, D. Giakoumis, K. Votis, D. Tzovaras, S. Dewitte, "When Digital Human Avatars Emote, Users Pull Back: The Hidden Cost of Expressiveness in Trust and App Engagement.", Psychology & Marketing, December 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.70088
  • A. K. Singh, M. O. Sánchez, M. G. Caparros, M. R. de los Mozos, S. Castellvi, S. Dalmolen, K. Tsiakas, P. Itsios, I. Mariolis, D. Giakoumis, S. Rodríguez, A. A. Velasco, D. Cabello, B. Perez Lopez, "A security analysis of European data space architectures.", Data Science and Engineering, pp.1-16, November 13, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41019-025-00311-z
  • P. Toupas, D. Giakoumis, D. Tzovaras, "Robotic navigation and localization for clinical logistics and emergency interventions.", in D. Iakovidis et Al, Medical & Healthcare Robotics: A Roadmap for Enhanced Precision, Safety, and Efficacy, Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 36, no. 10, 103001, October 2025, doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/ae09bf
  • D. Alexiou, K. Tsiakas, A. Gasteratos, D. Tzovaras, D. Giakoumis, "Semantics-Aware Path Planning for Mobile Robots in PV Installations.", in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques (IST), Strasbourg, France, 15-17 October, 2025, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/IST66504.2025.11268432
Contact
Dr. Dimitrios Giakoumis
Building A - Office 1.9

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
6th km Harilaou - Thermis, 57001, Thermi - Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2311 257707
Fax: +30 2310 474128
Email: dgiakoum@iti.gr