Dr. Dinos Arkoumanis

Dr. Dinos Arkoumanis

Senior Software Architect

Contact Address:
233 Syngrou Avenue,
171 21 N. Smyrni,
Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 - 210 - 937 -4804
Fax: +30 - 210 - 937 - 4810
E-Mail: dinos{AT}arkoumanis{DOT}gr

Since 1994, Dinos Arkoumanis offers software design and development services, as an independent contractor based in Athens, Greece, focusing on engineering and financial applications.

Education

Ph. D. in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NTU Athens (2001). Thesis title: Retrieval of Similar Spatial Configurations. Advisor: Yiannis Vassiliou.
Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering , NTU Athens (1995).

Professional Activities

Dinos's specialties include: spatiotemporal data handling, search algorithms, large databases, interoperability, risk evaluation algorithms, graphic visualization technologies and legacy systems reengineering.

He has designed and developed four major software projects:

ODOS 8 road design software for ODOS Software Ltd (2006-today).
Greek Engineers's Payment Estimation and Monitoring System for Technical Chamber of Greece (2005-2007).
Securities ERP for SingularLogic S.A. (2003-2006).
ROUTE Road design software for RACE S.A. (1994-1998).

Dinos has also developed AnalysisDB, a database application for fundamental analysis, which he markets to Greek financial companies.

He is currently CTO in ODOS Software Ltd responsible for the evolution of ODOS series road design software.

His clients and partners also include:

Hellenic Ministry of Culture

Hellenic Ministry of Transportation and Communications

Institute for the Management of Information Systems

Knowledge and Database Systems Lab at NTU Athens

Piraeus Securities

Velti S.A.

Research

As a researcher Dinos has focused on Spatiotemporal Databases and Information Retrieval Algorithms. He has worked as a research engineeer in Honk Kong University of Science and Technology with Prof. Dimitris Papadias in 1997 and in 2000. His current interests are:

spatial data handling in memory for real time applications
optimizing computational geometry algorithms with use of spatial indexing
automated trading systems

Publications

Mamoulis, N., Papadias, D., Arkoumanis D. "Complex Spatial Query Processing". GeoInformatica 8(4): 311-346, 2004.

Arkoumanis D, Adamopoulos Y, Xeros P: "Spatial queries in time-critical applications", Tech. Chron. Science Journal, TCG, III 22 (1-2) : 7-21, Dec 2002.

Arkoumanis, D., Terrovitis, M., Stamatogiannakis, E. "Heuristic Algorithms for Similar Configuration Retrieval in Spatial Databases". Processing of 2nd Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SETN), pp. 141-152, Thessalonica, Greece, 2002.

Papadias, D., Arkoumanis D. "Approximate Processing of Multiway Spatial Joins in Very Large Databases". Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT), pp. 179-196, Prague, March 25-27, 2002.

Papadias, D., Arkoumanis D. "Search Algorithms for Multiway Spatial Joins". International Journal of Geographic Information Science (IJGIS), 16(7), 613-639, 2002.

Papadias, D., Karacapilidis, N., Arkoumanis, D. "Processing Fuzzy Spatial Queries: A Configuration Similarity Approach". International Journal of Geographic Information Science Vol.13(2), 93-128, 1999.

Papadias, D., Arkoumanis, N., Karacapilidis, N. "On The Retrieval of Similar Configurations". Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling (SDH), Vancouver, Canada, Taylor Francis, 1998.

Adamopoulos, Y., Arkoumanis, D., and Tsigas, E, "An Intranet Approach for the Hellenic Cadastral Information System". Athens International Conference Urban Regional Environmental Planning and Informatics to Planning in an Era of Transition, Athens, Greece, 1997.