Dr. Dimitrios Tzovaras

CERTH President of the Board, Researcher A’

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1992)
  • Ph.D. in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1997)
Dimitrios Tzovaras is a Senior Researcher (Researcher A') and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas(CERTH) President of the Board. His main research interests include visual analytics, 3D object recognition, search and retrieval, behavioral biometrics, assistive technologies, information and knowledge management, multimodal interfaces, computer graphics and virtual reality. Dimitrios Tzovaras has been working as a Researcher since September 1999 and he has been involved in more than 60 projects, funded by the EC and the Greek Ministry of Research and Technology. His involvement with those research areas has led to the co-authoring of over 80 articles in refereed journals and more than 150 papers in international conferences. He has served as a regular reviewer for a number of international journals and conferences. He is a member of IEEE and EURASIP.

Recent Publications

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  • P. Symeonidis, T. Vafeiadis, D. Ioannidis, D. Tzovaras, "Wildfire Susceptibility Mapping in Greece Using Ensemble Machine Learning.", Earth, vol. 6, no. 3, July 5, 2025.
  • A. Mystakidis, N. Tsalikidis, P. Koukaras, G. Skaltsis, D. Ioannidis, C. Tjortjis, D. Tzovaras, "EV charging forecasting exploiting traffic, weather and user information.", International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, pp. 1-27, April 30, 2025.
  • E. E. Lithoxoidou, A. Stamos, A. Triantafyllidis, C. Georgiadis, E. Altsitsiadis, D. Giakoumis, K. Votis, S. Dewitte, D. Tzovaras, G. Eleftherakis, T. Prescott, "Exploring the influence of perceived extroversion in embodied virtual agents on trust and likability.", User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, Springer, vol. 35, no. 2, 2025, doi: 10.1007/s11257-025-09428-2
  • A. Tsita, S. Eleftheriadis, T. Vafeiadis, D. Ioannidis, D. Tzovaras, "AI-Assisted Gamification Platform for Smart City Food Waste Management.", in Proceedings of the IUI '25: Companion Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, March 24, 2025, pp. 12-16.
  • N. Tsalikidis, P. Koukaras, D. Ioannidis, D. Tzovaras, "Smart Charging Recommendation Framework for Electric Vehicles: A Machine-Learning-Based Approach for Residential Buildings.", Energies, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1-24, March 19, 2025.
Contact
Dr. Dimitrios Tzovaras
Building A - Office 1.1Α

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
6th km Harilaou - Thermis, 57001, Thermi - Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2311 257777
Fax: +30 2310 474128
Email: Dimitrios.Tzovaras@iti.gr