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Dr. Nikos Makris

Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Computer and Communications Engineer Diploma, University of Thessaly, Greece (2011)
Nikos Makris received his diploma from the Dept. of Computer and Communications Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece, in January 2011. He is currently having his MSc degree in the same department. He was born in 31 March 1987, in Larisa. He has experience in managing and controlling research facilities (testbeds) and in programming wireless drivers. His research interests include, among others, the design and implementation of novel wireless networking protocols, and in conducting large scale research experiments.

Recent Publications

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  • S. Christakis, N. Makris, S. Fdida, T. Korakis, "Dynamic AI-Based UPF Switching: Adapting for Performance/Energy-Efficiency in 5G Networks.", in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, December 8–12, 2025.
  • D. Kefalas, N. Makris, S. Fdida, T. Korakis, "Traffic Steering for O-RAN Multi-RAT 5G Networks Using ML-Based Demand Forecasting.", in Proceedings of 2025 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Athens, Greece, November 10–12, 2025.
  • D. Kefalas, N. Makris, S. Fdida, T. Korakis, "On the Feasibility of RAN Scaling for Beyond 5G Networks: Proactive CU-UP Scaling with ML Demand Forecasting.", in Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE 11th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Budapest, Hungary, June 23–27, 2025.
  • D. Kefalas, N. Makris, S. Fdida, T. Korakis, "Enhancing 5G V-RAN Reliability via Reactive CU-UP Scaling.", in Proceedings of the 2025 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), Poznan, Poland, June 03-06, 2025, pp. 292-297.
  • T. Tsourdinis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, S. Fdida, "Demystifying URLLC in Real-World 5G Networks: An End-to-End Experimental Evaluation.", in Proceedings of the IEEE Globecom, Cape Town, South Africa, 2024.
Contact
Dr. Nikos Makris

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
Tel.: +30 2421 306070
Email: nimakris@iti.gr