ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

FACULTY OF SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS

SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS

GUIDE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

2019-2020

THESSALONIKI 2019
Guide for Undergraduate Studies School of Informatics

This document has been edited by Professor C. Kotropoulos, Professor N. Bassilliades, Associate Profes-
sor S. Demetriadis, and Assistant Professor K. Tsichlas under the supervision of Professor E. Angelis
(Head of the School of Informatics) and the assistance of M. Milosi, S. Gkoutzamanis, E. Trikka, and G.
Theochari (secretarial staff). Assistant Professor Georgios Keramidas was responsible to produce the Eng-
lish version of this document.

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................. 3
1. PREFACE ........................................................................................................................... 4
2. THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES ..................................................................................... 6
3. THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS............................................................................... 7
4. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS STAFF ........................................................................ 11
5. HEADS & DEPUTY HEADS ......................................................................................... 13
6. PHD GRADUATES ......................................................................................................... 14
7. PHD CANDIDATES ........................................................................................................ 18
8. COURSE OF STUDIES: GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................. 21
9. THE STUDENTS UNION............................................................................................... 24
10. THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM ..................................................... 25
11. POSTGRADUATE AND PHD STUDIES ..................................................................... 28
12. STUDENT MOBILITY ................................................................................................... 30
13. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS .......................................................................................... 32
14. USEFUL SERVICES TO STUDENTS .......................................................................... 35
15. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AND TUTORS ......................................................... 37
16. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SYLLABUS) ........................................................... 49
17. CONTACT INFORMATION ......................................................................................... 51

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1. PREFACE

The School of Informatics of the Faculty of Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessalo-
niki (AUTH) was established in 1991 and accepts students since the academic year 1992-1993.
The foundation of the School was a milestone for the Faculty of Sciences and AUTH, bringing a
particularly important impact on the scientific life and technological development of the city of
Thessaloniki.
The School of Informatics welcomes every year new students who managed to be highly
ranked in the Greek national-level qualifications exams while a high percentage of them achieved
excellence. The continuous efforts of the personnel for teaching, research, improvement of the
infrastructure and staffing of the School, have made the School of Informatics well reputed at
national and international levels. The quality of the School is also evident by the recent and past
evaluations as reported by independent evaluators who acknowledged the high educational and
research quality.
Even during the social and economic crisis of the last decade, the School managed to evolve
dynamically and elevate its activities into multiple educational and research areas, without sacri-
ficing the high quality standards and principles that has adopted. Today, the School is considered
as a renowned and distinguished School at both national and international levels. Its outstanding
reputation is due to the distinctions and awards it has achieved, the research activities of its mem-
bers, the funded programs it coordinates or participates in, but mainly to the high quality educa-
tion it offers and the professional recognition of its graduates. The School of Informatics is firmly
listed in the top University rankings in the fields of Computer Science and / or Computer Engi-
neering. In the current academic year, it is ranked in the positions 301-400 in the world rankings
of Times Higher Education list, 301-350 in the Quacquarelli Symonds rankings, 401-500 in the
Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings (Shanghai list), 250 of the CWTS Leiden
ranking (with PP-10% criterion), and at 181 position in the US News rankings.
The main goal of the curriculum of the school is to equip future computer scientists with a
wide range of knowledge and skills so that they can address the multifaceted difficulties and
unpredictable challenges that arise in an ever-evolving world of technology. Indeed, as In-for-
mation Technology now affects every aspect of social life, it is crucial for a computer scientist to
be able to learn and adapt quickly and continuously to the complex needs of our society and to
new technological developments. Due to these reasons, the School of Informatics gives high pri-
ority to the cultivation of a strong theoretical background with Science, Technology, and Mathe-
matics courses (Science, Technology, and Mathematics, STEM). The curriculum of the School is
continuously evolving and being improved according to the scientific sub-jects which must cor-
respond both to basic demands and current scientific trends, as well as to current technological
peaks. The four-year curriculum is structured in such a way that strong theoretical foundations
are built during the first five semesters, while the next three semesters offer a wide range of elec-
tive courses leading to specializations in scientific areas covering the major trends in computer
science in order to enable a smooth transition of the graduated students to follow postgraduate
studies or to enter in the industrial sector.
The School of Informatics is constantly evolving. The curriculum is constantly being revised,
with the last major reformation taking place in 2019 after considering the evaluations of students,
graduates, external evaluators, as well as the international scientific and technological trends, and
developments. The organizational structure of the School has been updated with the establishment
of three Divisions (Sectors), which comprise six (6) Laboratories focusing on cutting-edge spe-
cializations.

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The School also offers six (6) new graduate programs, one of which is in collaboration with
the School of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In addition, the School par-
ticipates and supports one more cross-sectional postgraduate program in Medicine. In general,
the members of the School are particularly active in all academic activities and being part of
committees in the Faculty of Sciences and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, contributing
decisively to the operation of the entire University community. Moreover, the School enhances
the extroversion of students by raising their awareness and active participation in the activities of
social actors of the city and the country emphasizing the role of Information Technology as a
mean of coping with social and economic problems.
As Head of the School of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and on behalf
of all the teaching, research, and administrative staff of the School, I would like to congratulate
and welcome all new students and wish to the entire academic community, a happy and creative
academic year!

Professor Eleftherios Angelis

Head of the School of Informatics

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2. THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES

The Faculty of Sciences was established in 1925 (until 1982 was called Faculty of Physics and Mathe-
matics). The Faculty of Sciences comprises six (6) Departments:
1. Department of Biology
2. Department of Geology
3. Department of Mathematics
4. Department of Informatics
5. Department of Physics
6. Department of Chemistry

DEAN’S COUNCIL

DEAN
Prof. C. Chintiroglou Department of Biology

MEMBERS
Prof. D. Vokou Head of the Department of Biology
Prof. C. Papazachos Vice President of the Department of Geology
Prof. H. Charalambous Head of the Department of Mathematics
Prof. E. Angelis Head of the Department of Informatics
Prof. A. Bais Head of the Department of Physics
Prof. P. Spathis Head of the Department of Chemistry

SECRETARY
E. Raftopoulou

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3. THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS

The School of Informatics was established in 1992 as a part of the Faculty of Sciences. The School
is managed by the General Assembly (GA), whose participants include all Academic staff mem-
bers, representatives of the Specialized Educational Personnel and Specialized Administrative
and Technical staff.
Part of the Department (lecture rooms, laboratories, academic and administrative staff offices) is
located in Kalamaria (Ethinikis Antistaseos 16 str.; map: http://tinyurl.com/csd-auth-east).

Map of the Aristotle University Campus

1. Department of Philosophy
2. Department of Chemistry
3. Faculty of Sciences
4. Departments of Agriculture and Forestry & Natural Environment
5. Department of Veterinary Medicine
6. Medical School
7. Meteorological Station
8. Observatory
9. AHEPA University Hospital
10. Faculty of Dentistry
11. AHEPA University Hospital
12. Faculty of Theology
13. A.U.Th. Administration Building
14. Faculty of Law, Economics, and Political Sciences
15. Ceremony Hall
16. Central Library – Reading Room
17. Faculty of Engineering
18. Faculties of Physical Education & Sports Science, Education, and Fine Arts
19. Student Club
20. University of Sports Centre
21. University of Macedonia

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The School of Informatics is divided into three main sectors. Each sector serves academic and research
activities in different scientific areas.
Α. Web, Data and Knowledge Engineering Sector
Director: Professor Nick Bassiliades
Teaching and Research in:
1. Logic Programming and Intelligence Systems
2. Knowledge Representations and Reasoning
3. Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery
4. Operating Systems and Web Systems
5. Programming Techniques for Problem Solving
6. Artificial Intelligence
7. Web Information Systems
8. Digital Social Networks
9. Data Structures
10. Databases
11. Algorithms and Computational Complexity
12. Data Mining
13. Information Retrieval
14. Big Data Analytics
15. Distributed and Massively Parallel Systems
16. Informetrics

Two research laboratories belong to this sector:

Data and Web Science Laboratory (DataLab)
Director: Professor Athena Vakali
Members:
1. Anastasios Gounaris (Assistant Professor)
2. Ioannis Manolopoulos (Professor)
3. Apostolos Papadopoulos (Associate Professor)
4. Konstantinos Tsichlas (Assistant Professor)

Webpage: https://datalab.csd.auth.gr/

Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL)

Director: Professor Ioannis Vlahavas
Members:
1. Nick Bassiliades (Professor)
2. Dimitrios Vrakas (Assistant Professor)
3. Grigorios Tsoumakas (Assistant Professor)

Ιστοσελίδα: https://intelligence.csd.auth.gr/

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Β. Software, Hardware and Foundations Sector

Director: Associate Professor Nikos Konofaos
Teaching and Research in:
1. Software Engineering
2. Reliability and Security in Software
3. Information and Communication Technologies in Education
4. Internet Educational Technologies
5. Computer Music Technologies
6. Human – Computer Interaction
7. Open Technologies
8. Embedded Systems
9. Probabilities, Statistics, and Information Systems
10. Electronics and Microelectronics
11. Computer Architecture
12. Applied Mathematics
13. Information Theory – Cryptography
14. Operations Research and Decision Making
15. Optimization Algorithms
16. Linear Algebra

Two research laboratories belong to this sector:

Software and Interactive Technologies Laboratory (SWITCH)
Director: Associative Professor Stavros Demetriadis
Members:
1. Christos Katsanos (Assistant Professor)
2. Panagiotis Katsaros (Associate Professor)
3. Dionisios Politis (Assistant Professor)
4. Ioannis Stamelos (Professor)
5. Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Assistant Professor)

Webpage: http://switch.csd.auth.gr/

Statistics, Applied Mathematics and Electronic Physics Laboratory (SAMEP Lab)

Director: Associate Professor Nikos Konofaos
Members:
1. Lefteris Angelis (Professor)
2. Konstantinos Draziotis (Lecture)
3. Georgios Keramidas (Assistant Professor)
4. Nikolaos Tsitsas (Assistant Professor)

Webpage: http://samep.csd.auth.gr/

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C. Communication Networks and Information Analysis Sector

Director: Associate Professor Nikolaos Nikolaidis
Teaching and Research in:
1. Computer Communication Systems
2. Distributed Systems
3. Optical Communication Systems
4. Optical Communications
5. Wireless Networks
6. Communication Systems
7. Optical Networks
8. Nanonetworks
9. Expert Systems and Fuzzy Logic
10. Digital Signal Processing
11. Computer Graphics – Digital Image Synthesis
12. Artificial (Computational) Intelligence
13. Digital Signal Processing in Biomedicine and Bioinformatics
14. Robot Perception
15. Virtual/Enhanced Reality
16. Big Data Information Analysis

Two research laboratories belong to this sector:

Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis Laboratory (AIIA Lab)
Director: Professor Ioannis Pitas
Member:
1. Constantine Kotropoulos (Professor)
2. Nikolaos Laskaris (Assistant Professor)
3. Nikolaos Nikolaidis (Associate Professor)
4. Anastasios Tefas (Associate Professor)

Webpage: http://www.aiia.csd.auth.gr

Network and Communication Systems Laboratory (NetCom Lab)

Director: Professor Georgios Papadimitriou
Members:
1. Amalia Miliou (Associate Professor)
2. Petros Nikopolitidis (Associate Professor)
3. Nikolaos Pleros (Associate Professor)

Webpage: http://netcom.csd.auth.gr/

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4. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS STAFF

ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS

Head Deputy Head Secretary

Prof. Eleftherios Angelis Prof. Athena Vakali Maria Milosi

Professors Eleftherios Angelis

Ioannis Vlahavas
Athena Vakali
Nick Βassiliades
Constantine Kotropoulos
Ioannis Manolopoulos
Georgios Papadimitriou
Ioannis Pitas
Ioannis Stamelos

Associate Professors Stavros Demetriadis

Nikos Konofaos
Panagiotis Katsaros
Amalia Miliou
Nikolaos Nikolaidis
Petros Nikopolitidis
Apostolos Papadopoulos
Nikolaos Pleros
Anastasios Tefas

Assistant Professors Dimitris Vrakas

Anastasios Gounaris
Christos Katsanos
Georgios Keramidas
Nikolaos Laskaris
Dionisios Politis
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
Nikolaos Tsitsas
Constantinos Tsichlas
Grigorios Tsoumakas
Lecturers Konstantinos Draziotis

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Previous Faculty Members Konstantinos Lazos (Emeritus Professor)

Georgios Bleris †1
Ioannis Tsoukalas (Emeritus Professor)
Panagiotis Linardis
Miltiadis Chatalis
Nikolaos Atreas
Alexandros Nanopoulos
Andreas Pomportsis †2
Kostas Karanikas
Eleni Karatza (Emeritus Professor)

Specialized Educational Personnel Vasiliki Peana

Eleftherios Tiakas

Specialized Administrative and Stavros Stavroulakis

Technical Staff

Secretariat Maria Milosi (head)

Spiros Gkoutzamanis
Metaxia Nastou
Eirini Trikka

Secretariat of Faculty Georgia Theochari

Elvira Tsaklidou

Kalamaria Campus Administrative Support Konstantina Lagotheodorou

1
Georgios Bleris served as Professor of the Informatics Department from 1998 to 2005. He is deceased
on April 17, 2005.
2
Andreas Pomportsis served as Professor of the Informatics Department from 1993 to 2013. He is de-
ceased on September 1, 2013.
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5. HEADS & DEPUTY HEADS

Period Head & Deputy Head

1992 – 1997 Professor Ioannis Tsoukalas
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1997 – 2001 Professor Andreas Pomportsis
Professor Ioannis Pitas
2001 – 2003 Professor Constantinos Lazos
Professor George Bleris
2003 – 2005 Professor Ioannis Tsoukalas
Professor Ioannis Vlahavas
2005 – 2007 Professor Andreas Pomportsis
Professor Kostas Karanikas
2007 – 2009 Professor Kostas Karanikas
Professor Andreas Pomportsis
2009 – 2011 Professor. Yannis Manolopoulos
Αssoc. Professor Ioannis Stamelos
2011 – 2013 Professor. Yannis Manolopoulos
Αssoc. Professor Eleftherios Angelis
2013 – 2017 Professor Ioannis Vlahavas
Professor Eleftherios Angelis
2017 – Professor Eleftherios Angelis
Professor Athina Vakali

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6. PHD GRADUATES

Name Supervisor Graduation Date

1 Bors Adrian-Georghe I. Pitas 25/1/1999
2 Theoni Akexoudi A. Miliou 23/11/2015
3 George Albanidis C. Kotropoulos 2/7/2008
4 Apostolos Ampatzoglou A. Stamelos 29/2/2012
5 Leonidas Anthopoulos I. Tsoukalas 12/10/2005
6 Soumela Atmatzidou S. Demetriadis 20/3/2018
7 Nikos Bagis K. Karanikas 10/10/2007
8 Evangelos Banos I. Manolopoulos 23/11/2015
9 Stylianos Basagiannis A. Pomportsis 17/2/2010
10 Nikoletta Bassiou C. Kotropoulos 29/2/2012
11 Nick Bassiliades I. Vlahavas 20/3/1998
12 Christos Berberidis I. Vlahavas 20/12/2007
13 Stamatia Bibi I. Stamelos 24/9/2008
14 Despoina Chatzakou A. Vakali 21/11/2017
15 Alexander Chatzigeorgiou I. Tsoukalas 14/6/2000
16 George Chatzielefteriou P. Katsaros 20/7/2018
17 Panagiota Chatzipetrou E. Angelis 17/6/2015
18 Vassilios Chatzis I. Pitas 8/7/1999
19 Vasilios Chouvardas A. Miliou 8/7/2014
20 Eleni Constaninou I. Stamelos 23/11/2015
21 Stavros Demetriadis A. Pomportsis 8/3/2000
22 Dimitrios Dervos P. Linardis 8/3/2000
23 Nikolaos Dimokas I. Manolopoulos 17/2/2010
24 Michael Dimopoulos P. Linardis 28/6/2004
25 Anestis Fachantidis I. Vlahavas 21/7/2016
26 Stavros Filippidis I. Tsoukalas 2/7/2008
27 Dimitrios Filippopoulos E. Karatza 20/12/2007
28 Dimitrios Fitsios N. Pleros 23/11/2015
29 Eirini Giannakidou A. Vakali 29/1/2014
30 Maria Giatsoglou A. Vakali 23/11/2015
31 Antonia Gogoglou I. Manolopoulos 22/1/2018
32 Evaggelos Hatzikos I. Vlahavas 5/11/2008
33 Nantia Iakovidou I. Manolopoulos 29/1/2014
34 Alexandros Iosifidis I. Pitas 29/1/2014
35 Vasiliki Kakali G. Papadimitriou 27/6/2012
36 George Kakarontzas I. Stamelos 6/2/2013
37 Konstantinos Kantelis G. Papadimitriou 20/7/2018
38 Zafeirios Karaiskos K. Lazos 28/6/2004
39 Anastasios Karakostas S. Demetriadis 16/3/2011
40 Konstantinos Karaoglanoglou E. Karatza 8/7/2014

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41 Ioannis Karidis I. Manolopoulos 6/11/2006
42 Athanasios Karoulhs A. Pomportsis 29/6/2001
43 Ioannis Kapsouras N. Nikolaidis 22/7/2019
44 Ioannis Katakis I. Vlahavas 2/7/2009
45 Dimitrios Katsaros I. Manolopoulos 28/6/2004
46 Panagiotos Katsaros K. Lazos 11/2/2002
47 Ioannis Kavakiotis I. Vlahavas 22/11/2016
48 Pavlos Kefalas I. Manolopoulos 19/7/2017
49 Efstathios Kirkos I. Manolopoulos 20/12/2007
50 Fwtios Kokkoras I. Vlahavas 29/6/2006
51 Andreas Konstantinidis A. Pomportsis 29/6/2011
52 Maria Kontaki I. Manolopoulos 2/7/2009
53 Efstratios Kontopoulos N. Bassiliades 16/3/2011
54 Georgia Kougka A. Gounaris 19/7/2017
55 Vasiliki Koutsonikola A. Vakali 4/2/2009
56 Kalliopi Kravari N. Bassiliades 4/3/2015
57 Michael Krinidis I. Pitas 2/7/2009
58 Stilianos Krinidis I. Pitas 28/6/2004
59 Makrina-Viola Kosti E. Angelis 22/7/2019
60 Margarita Kotti C. Kotropoulos 2/7/2009
61 Eirini Kotsia I. Pitas 2/7/2008
62 Marios Kyperountas I. Pitas 17/2/2010
63 Maria Kyprianidou A. Pomportsis 29/2/2012
64 Konstantinos Kyriakopoulos G. Papadimitriou 20/11/2018
65 Thomas Lagas A. Pomportsis 6/11/2006
66 Charalambos Laskaridis A. Pomportsis 10/2/2003
67 Christos Liaskos G. Papadimitriou 29/1/2014
68 Dimitris Liparas E. Angelis 17/6/2015
69 Constantinos Liotsios I. Tsoukalas 29/6/2007
70 Fotis Loukos E. Karatza 29/1/2014
71 Ioannis Mademlis I. Pitas 20/11/2018
72 Ioannis Magnisalis S. Demetriadis 21/7/2016
73 Pavlos Maniotis N. Pleros 21/11/2017
74 Dimitrios Margounakis I. Tsoukalas 6/2/2013
75 Apostolos Mavridis T. Tsiatsos 19/7/2017
76 Constantinos Mavromoustakis E. Karatza 14/3/2006
77 Georgios Meditskos N. Bassiliades 2/7/2009
78 Anakreon Mentis P. Katsaros 27/6/2012
79 Victoria Mironi A. Pomportsis 17/2/2010
80 Nikolaos Mitas E. Angelis 2/7/2009
81 Eleftherios Moisiadis A. Vakali 2/7/2009
82 Ioannis Moschakis E. Karatza 23/11/2015
83 Eirini Myrgioti A. Miliou 31/5/2013

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84 Alexandros Nanopoulos I. Manolopoulos 10/2/2003
85 Athanasios Naskos A. Gounaris 19/7/2017
86 Symeon Nikitidis I. Pitas 13/3/2013
87 Athanasios Nikolaidis I. Pitas 11/2/2002
88 Savvas Nikolaidis K. Lazos 28/6/2004
89 Petros Nikopolitidis A. Pomportsis 12/6/2002
90 Georgios Ntampos N. Pleros 20/7/2018
91 George Palaigeorgiou I. Tsoukalas 14/3/2006
92 George Pallas G. Papadimitriou 7/10/2009
93 George Pallis A. Vakali 29/6/2006
94 Yannis Panagakis C. Kotropoulos 8/7/2014
95 Alexis Papadimitriou I. Manolopoulos 27/6/2012
96 Apostolos Papadopoulos I. Manolopoulos 14/6/2000
97 Pantelis Papadopoulos I. Tsoukalas 2/7/2009
98 Symeon Papadopoulos A. Vakali 29/2/2012
99 Sotirios Papaioannou N. Pleros 23/11/2015
100 Yannis Papanikolaou G. Tsoumakas 20/11/2018
101 Zafirios Papazachos E. Karatza 29/6/2011
102 Ioannis Partalas I. Vlahavas 7/10/2009
103 Nikolaos Passalis A. Tefas 20/11/2018
104 Sofia Petridou G. Papadimitriou 2/7/2008
105 Dionisios Politis I. Tsoukalas 16/10/1998
106 Persephoni Polixronidou K. Karanikas 2/7/2008
107 Prokopis Prokopiou N. Tsitsas 20/11/2018
108 Konstantinos Prousalis N. Konofaos 22/7/2019
109 Catherine Raptopoulou I. Manolopoulos 29/6/2006
110 Dimitrios Rafailidis I. Manolopoulos 29/6/2011
111 Ioannis Refanidis I. Vlahavas 29/6/2001
112 Emmanouil Rigas N. Bassiliades 20/11/2018
113 George Roumelis I. Manolopoulos 19/7/2017
114 Ilias Sakelariou I. Vlahavas 14/3/2006
115 Ioannis Samoladas I. Stamelos 16/3/2011
116 Theodosios Sapounidis S. Demetriadis 8/7/2014
117 Antonios Sarigiannidis P. Nikopolitidis 21/7/2016
118 Panagiotis Sarigiannidis G. Papadimitriou 29/6/2007
119 Panagiotis Sentas E. Angelis 20/12/2007
120 Dimitrios Settas I. Stamelos 21/12/2011
121 Panagiotis Sfetsos I. Stamelos 29/6/2007
122 Antonios Sidiropoulos I. Manolopoulos 29/6/2006
123 Panagiotis Simeonidis I. Manolopoulos 2/7/2008
124 Panagiotis Siozos I. Tsoukalas 5/11/2008
125 Vasilios Solahidis I. Pitas 28/6/2004
126 Georgios Spanos E. Angelis 8/4/2019

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Name Supervisor Graduation Date

127 Eleftherios Spyromitros-Xioufis I. Vlahavas 21/7/2016
128 Maria Spyropoulou A. Miliou 6/2/2013
129 Emmanouela Stachtiari P. Katsaros 20/11/2018
130 Konstantinos Stamos A. Vakali 13/10/2010
131 Georgios Stavrinides E. Karatza 8/7/2014
132 Thanos Stavropoulos I. Vlahavas 17/6/2015
133 Konstantina Stoupa A. Vakali 7/3/2007
134 Sowe Sulayman A. Stamelos 10/10/2007
135 Anastasios Tefas I. Pitas 11/2/2002
136 Stergios Tegos S. Demetriadis 21/7/2016
137 George Terzopoulos E. Karatza 21/7/2016
138 Eleftherios Tiakas A. Papadopoulos 29/6/2011
139 Theodosios Theodosiou E. Angelis 2/7/2008
140 Eleni Tousidou I. Manolopoulos 12/6/2002
141 Evangelos Triantafillou A. Pomportsis 26/6/2003
142 George Triantafyllakos I. Tsoukalas 13/10/2010
143 Efthymia Tsamoura I. Manolopoulos 31/5/2013
144 Nikolaos Tsapanos N. Nikolaidis 9/3/2016
145 Sofia Tsekeridou I. Pitas 1/3/2001
146 Grigorios Tsoumakas I. Vlahavas 24/6/2005
147 George Tzanis I. Vlahavas 29/6/2011
148 Theodoros Tzouramanis I. Manolopoulos 12/6/2002
149 Christos Vagionas A. Miliou 21/3/2017
150 Athina Vakali I. Manolopoulos 17/1/1997
151 Dimitris Ververidis C. Kotropoulos 5/11/2008
152 Dimitrios Vrakas I. Vlahavas 28/6/2004
153 Nicholas Vretos I. Pitas 27/6/2012
154 Stefanos Zafiriou I. Pitas 29/6/2007
155 Constantinos Zerfiridis E. Karatza 15/3/2004
156 Christos Zigkolis A. Vakali 29/1/2014
157 Stilianos Zikos E. Karatza 29/6/2011
158 Olga Zoidi I. Pitas 5/11/2014

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7. PHD CANDIDATES

Name Supervisor
1 Nikiforos Anastasios D. Politis
2 Katerina Antimaxitou N. Tsitsas
3 Christina Antoniou N. Bassiliades
4 Hippokratis Apostolidis T. Tsiatsos
5 Konstantinos Athanasopoulos I. Stamelos
6 Dimitrios Balobas N. Konofaos
7 Georgia Baltsou K. Tsichlas
8 Alexandros Bassiliades N. Bassiliades
9 Georgia Beletsioti G. Papadimitriou
10 Christos Bellas A. Gounaris
11 Agisilaos Chadogeridis T. Tsiatsos
12 Evaggelia Chatzianagnostou A. Miliou
13 Alexandros Chatzikiriakou P. Nikopolitidis
14 Despina Christou G. Tsoumakas
15 Giannis Christoforidis Α. Papadopoulos
16 Eleana Dalagdi D. Vrakas
17 Ilias Dimitriadis A. Vakali
18 Dimitris Dimitriadis G. Tsoumakas
19 Dimitra Evaggelopoulou G. Papadimitriou
20 Umar Farooq A. Miliou
21 Nikolaos Floropoulos A. Tefas
22 Konstantinos Fotiadis N. Pleros
23 Maria Ganopoulou A. Vakali
24 Dimitrios Gerontitis N. Tsitsas
25 Nikolaos Georgiadis Α. Papadopoulos
26 Kostas Georgiadis N. Laskaris
27 Alexios Gidiotis G. Tsoumakas
28 Georgios Gravanis A. Vakali
29 Efstratios Kakaletsis N. Nikolaidis
30 Fotis Kalaganis N. Laskaris
31 Ioannis Kalliantzis Α. Papadopoulos
32 Andreas Kalogeropoulos N. Tsitsas
33 Pantelis Kaplanoglou I. Pitas
34 Jason Karakostas I. Pitas
35 Dmitra Karanasiou A. Vakali
36 Georgios Karantaidis C. Kotropoulos
37 Christos Karapiperis L. Angelis
38 Vasileios Kassiano Α. Papadopoulos
39 Andreas Kosmatopoulos K. Tsichlas
40 Elia Kouzari I. Stamelos

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Name Supervisor
41 Elefterios Kouloubris I. Vlahavas
42 Sotiris Kousoutis P. Nikopolitidis
43 Apostolos Kritikos I. Stamelos
44 Paraskevas Lagakis S. Demetriadis
45 Athanasios Lagopoulos G. Tsoumakas
46 Aristotelis Lazaridis I. Vlahavas
47 Georgia Latsiou Α. Papadopoulos
48 Nasos Lentzas D. Vrakas
49 Bin Liu G. Tsoumakas
50 Apostolos Lyritsis Α. Papadopoulos
51 Grazyna Majhrowska K. Karanikas
52 Dimitrios Mamatsas Α. Papadopoulos
53 Stavroula Mammou N. Konofaos
54 Fotios Mandaras C. Kotropoulos
55 Athanasios Manolis N. Pleros
56 Ilias Mavridis E. Karatza
57 Stathis Mavridopoulos P. Nikopolitidis
58 Panagiotis Melidis P. Nikopolitidis
59 Charoula Mitsolidou A. Miliou
60 Nikolaos Michailidis C. Karanikas
61 Anna-Valentini Michailidou A. Gounaris
62 Konstantinos Mokos P. Katsaros
63 Ioannis Mollas N. Bassiliades
64 Miltiadis Moralis-Pegios N. Pleros
65 Achilleas Moschos P. Nikopolitidis
66 George Mourgias-Alexandris N. Pleros
67 Vagia Moustaka A. Vakali
68 Vasileios Mygdalis I. Pitas
69 Christoforos Nalmpantis D. Vrakas
70 Anastasios Nentidis G. Tsoumakas
71 Paraskevi Nousi A. Tefas
72 Dimitrios Ntalaperas N. Konofaos
73 Myrsini Ntemi C. Kotropoulos
74 Evangellia Pantraki C. Kotropoulos
75 Eirini Papagiannopoulou G. Tsoumakas
76 Chrisoula Papazoglou G. Papadimitriou
77 Christos Papaioannidis I. Pitas
78 Maria Papoutsoglou L. Angelis
79 Maria-Eleni Pascali I. Stamelos
80 Fotini Patrona I. Pitas
81 Maria-Eirini Pegia K. Tsichlas
82 Stelios Pitris N. Pleros
83 Nikolaos Politopoulos T. Tsiatsos

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Name Supervisor
84 Polykarpos Porfyrakis N. Tsitsas
85 Georgios Psathas S. Demetriadis
86 Eugenio Ruggeri A. Miliou
87 Lazaros Spyridopoulos N. Konofaos
88 Afroditi Stolaki T. Tsiatsos
89 Georgios Stoupas I. Manolopoulos
90 Panagiotis Stylianidis T. Tsiatsos
91 Nikolaos Stylianou I. Vlahavas
92 Charalampos Symeonidis N. Nikolaidis
93 Nikolaos Terzenidis A. Miliou
94 Sofia Terzi I. Stamelos
95 Theodouli Terzidou C. Karanikas
96 Theodoros Toliopoulos A. Gounaris
97 Apostolos Tsakyridis N. Pleros
98 Athina Tsanousa L. Angelis
99 Avraam Tsantekidis A. Tefas
100 Ioannis Tsiggalis C. Kotropoulos
101 ThomasTsiolakis N. Konofaos
102 Polixeni Tsompanoglou G. Papadimitriou
103 Dimitrios Tychalas E. Karatza
104 Maria Tzelepi A. Tefas
105 Dimitrios Tzimas S. Demetriadis
106 Theodore Tzirides D. Vrakas
107 Rafail Tzimas D. Politis
108 Georgios Tziroglou G. Papadimitriou
109 Anastasios Valkanis G. Papadimitriou
110 Georgios Vlahavas A. Vakali
111 Panagiotis Vosniadis N. Konofaos
112 Dimitris Zaikis I. Vlahavas
113 Elias Zosimadis I. Stamelos

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8. 1ST (UNDERGRADUATE) COURSE OF STUDIES: GENERAL INFOR-

MATION

1. The academic year starts on September 1st and ends on August 31st of the next calendar year.
Each academic year consists of two semesters. Each semester comprises of at least thirteen
(13) full weeks devoted to educational activities.
2. For the 2019-2020 academic year:
 The fall semester starts on 1 October 1st, 2019 and ends on January 17th, 2020.
 The fall semester exams last from January 20th to February 7th, 2020.
 The spring semester starts on February 10th, 2020 and ends on May 29th, 2020.
 The spring semester exams lasts from June 1st to June 22nd, 2020.
 The September re-examinations start on September 1st and ends on September 22nd, 2020.
3. If, for any reason, the educational activities of a specific course are not being held for at least
thirteen weeks, the course is deemed incomplete and no final examinations will take place.
4. In outstanding circumstances, it is possible to extend the duration of the semester for up to
two weeks to complete the educational activities of a course. This decision must be made by
the Rector upon the proposal of the deanery of the School.
5. The students enroll in the School at the beginning of each semester on dates set by the Uni-
versity and registers to specific courses on dates set by the School.
6. Students that can prove that they work for at least 20 hours per week can enroll as part-time
students. To this end, the students must submit the related application to the Dean of the
School. The exact requirements to be considered as a part-time student are defined by the
regulations of the University.
7. Course exams are conducted only after the fall and spring semesters for the courses taught in
these semesters, respectively. The students are entitled to take exams in both semesters before
the start of the fall semester. Resit examinations are held in September. In all examination
periods the student can be examined only in courses he/she has selected at the beginning of
the semesters. Special care is taken for the oral examination of students with proven dyslexia
prior to admission to the institution.
8. No classes are held during the two examination periods. Also, there are no classes during
Christmas Eve until the day of the Epiphany, from Tyrophagus Thursday (27 February 2020)
to the day of clean Monday (3 March 2020) and from Holy Monday (13 April 2020) to
Thomas Sunday (26 April 2020). In addition, there are no classes or examinations during
weekends and during the following dates:
 October 26th - St. Demetrius day
 October 28th -National holiday
 November 17th
 January 30th
 March 25th - National holiday
 May 1st - Labor day
 Holy Spirit day (June 8th, 2020)
 Students’ election day
9. The curriculum is divided into semester courses. The followings are considered as educational
activities: (a) the lectures of the course, (b) providing assistance in small groups of students,
(c) laboratory exercises and the corresponding exams, d) supervision of bachelor thesis or
course projects and e) the organization of seminars or other similar activities aiming at con-
solidating students' knowledge.

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10. The Curriculum includes the title, content and weekly schedule (lectures, laboratory practices
etc.) of all courses (both compulsory and elective) as well as their temporal succession and
dependencies (if any). According to the National Qualifications Framework for Higher Edu-
cation, the curriculum also contains the learning outcomes and qualifications obtained from
the curriculum as a whole, as well as from each individual course or educational activity or
internship included therein. The credit units of each course, as well as the level of qualifica-
tions acquired, are matched with the rules set by the National Qualifications Framework, the
European Lifelong Learning Qualifications Framework and the Qualifications Framework of
the European Higher Education Council.
11. Based on the decision of the Assembly of the School of Informatics, from the 2019-2020
academic year, the course tracks are rescinded. From the 6th semester and onwards, the stu-
dents can select the various courses offered by the School in order to complete the number of
ECTS required to obtain the degree. The elective courses in 6th, 7th, and 8th semesters are
organized in sets of courses, called streams. Course streams consist of well-defined sets of
courses dealing with one or a combination of scientific fields. At least one course stream must
be completed to obtain the degree.
12. Course textbooks or other course materials (in printed or electronic form) are provided to
students free of charge. Students can select the textbook they wish to receive for each course
from the corresponding list of suggested textbooks. The selection is accomplished through the
Eudoxus on-line system (http: //eudoxus.gr/) . All course teaching notes and slides should be
available to the students. Students that enroll to a course (for which they have already obtained
a textbook) for the second time are not entitled to free textbooks.
13. Each instructor should distribute the first week of the lectures to all students that have enrolled
to his/her course the course’s study plan and outline, bibliography and supplementary docu-
mentation.
14. Grading is being provided by the course instructor who can conduct written and/or oral exams
or grade students on the basis of assignments or laboratory exercises.
15. If a student fails more than three times in a course examination, he/she can request to be
examined by a committee consisting of three members of the School’s staff. The three mem-
bers must be appointed by the Dean of the School. The instructor of the course is not allowed
to participate in the three-member committee. In the event of an additional failure, the student
continues or does not continue his studies in accordance with the terms and conditions that
are determined by the University (that explicitly defines the maximum number of possible
examinations in a specific course).
16. In case a student fails in a course examination, he/she must attend the course again in the
corresponding forthcoming semester.
17. Each semester course contributes a specific number of ECTS credits that are defined in ac-
cordance to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The ECTS credits are a numerical
value assigned to each course and it represents the workload required by the student to suc-
cessfully complete the course. One ECTS unit corresponds to 30 hours of workload. One
semester corresponds to 30 ECTS, while one full academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS.
18. During the first four academic years, students can select to attend and be examined to up to
n+3 courses offered in this semester (the value of n corresponds to the number of courses for
the current semester, as specified in the Curriculum). More specifically, for the first five (5)
semesters, n is equal to five (5), while for the 6th and 7th semesters n is equal to six (6). In
the 8th semester, n is equal to three (3) if the student selects to conduct a bachelor thesis;
otherwise the n is set to six (6).
19. The course enrollment procedure takes place through the webpage https://sis.auth.gr/. Stu-
dents can also use this webpage to obtain information regarding their current grades.

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20. If a student does not enroll to courses for two consecutive semesters, she/he looses the student
status. The courses required to obtain the Pedagogical and Didactical Competence certificate
are disregarded from the n + 3 rule mentioned above. The said courses are two (2) and are
offered by the Faculties of Philosophy and Education Departments, namely 1) “Education and
Schooling” and 2) “Educational Issues on the Introduction of Information and Communica-
tions Technologies in the School Praxis.”
21. In case a student has not been examined or failed in courses of the first five (5) semesters of
the Curriculum, he/she must enroll, in the current semester, to all these courses, provided that
they are being taught in a semester that is equivalent (fall /spring) to the current one. If the
number of these courses exceeds the number n+3, the student should enroll to all the courses
in the order they appear in the semesters, until the number n+3 is reached. This clause is
applicable to all students during the first four (4) years of studies; while it is not applicable
for the students that exceed the first four (4) years of studies.
22. After the first four academic years, students can select, at the beginning of each semester, to
attend and be examined to up to eleven (11) courses offered in this semester.
23. Students can apply to discontinue their studies to the Dean of the School. The Council of
University is responsible to define the procedure for the discontinuation, the supplementary
documentation, the maximum time of the discontinuation of the studies as well as the possi-
bility of exceeding that time. Students that discontinue their studies loose their student status
unless the discontinuation is due to a proven health problem or due to another serious reason.
By the end of this period, students resume their studies and status.
24. Students can apply to the Department Secretary for a suspension of their studies for up to 8
semesters (either consecutive or not). These semesters are not taken into account in the eval-
uation of the maximum duration of studies. Students that suspend their studies loose their
student status during the suspension period. By the end of the suspension period, students
resume their studies and status.
25. From the following websites http://www.csd.auth.gr/ and https://elearning.auth.gr/, the stu-
dents can obtain useful material related to the curriculum (course syllabus, class and exams
schedule, assignments, laboratory practices, course materials, etc.). Announcements and in-
formation about the School can also be found on the School’s Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/csdauthgr/)
26. In every semester, prior to the examination period, students have the right and obligation to
evaluate the courses and the instructors in order to improve the quality of the studies. More
information is available on the Quality Assurance Unit's website (MODIP-AUTH
http://qa.auth.gr) and on the School website.
27. In case of disciplinary offense (such as copying of exams, use of electronic means during
the exams, copying of specific material from other courses in the course projects, etc.), it is
prescribed by the Assembly of the School to impose penalties (from written reprimand to
exclusion from examinations for subsequent semesters).

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9. THE STUDENTS UNION

The Students Union was founded during the 1992-93 academic year. Its aim is to contribute to
the development of the School and to ensure high level educational procedures.
One of the primary goals of the Union is to facilitate the smooth introduction of new students in
the academic community. In addition, the Union organizes lectures and seminars to keep its mem-
bers updated on issues related to employment opportunities and developments in the field of
Computer Science. Other aims include the promotion of culture within the School and its active
participation in scientific conferences and workshops. The Students Union has also set up a lend-
ing library for the benefit of its members. The library contains books related to the undergraduate
courses.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANS OF THE ASSOCIATION:

The students participate in the General Assembly of the School as well as in other administrative
bodies of the University e.g. in the Senate. The number of students’ representatives in the General
Assembly equals 50% of the Academic Staff members.
The Head and the Deputy Head of the School are elected by a body of electors that comprises of
i) all Academic Staff members, ii) all undergraduate and graduate students, iii) all research and
teaching assistants, scientific associates, Specialized Educational Personnel members, and Spe-
cialized Administrative and Technical Staff members of the School.
The Students Union elects a Steering Board comprising of seven (7) members as well as five-
member boards for each year of studies. All students’ representatives are elected during the stu-
dent elections that take place yearly in the beginning of April.
The Students Union Steering Board is responsible for all issues related to students. All decisions
are taken by the Students General Assembly, which is the main governing body and convenes
when deemed necessary. The five-member boards for each year of studies deal with issues that
are specific to this year. The students’ representatives in the School’s General Assembly partici-
pate in the School administration, for example in the screening of applications for the transfer of
students from equivalent University Schools or in the decision-making for issues such as the
School Curriculum and its implementation (in what refers to student-related issues). In other is-
sues, such as the selection of members of electoral bodies or the distribution of the School yearly
budget, the students’ representatives have no voting rights and can only express their opinion.

ALUMNI PORTAL

A dedicated portal for the alumni of the School of Informatics is maintained at the following
webpage: http://grads.csd.auth.gr/. The purpose of this portal is to offer a contact point with the
alumni of the School after their graduation.

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10. THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM

During their undergraduate studies, all students attend a common core programme for the first
five (5) semesters. In the last three (3) semesters students attend the compulsory courses of the
selected course stream and a number of elective courses offered either by the selected or by an-
other course stream. Course streams consist of well-defined sets of courses dealing with one or a
combination of scientific fields. Each course stream contains seven (7) up to eleven (11) compul-
sory (core) courses. Apart from the core courses, each stream also includes a set of relevant op-
tional-elective courses (there is no restriction in the selected number of optional courses). At least
one course stream must be completed to obtain the degree. The optional courses do not lead to
the completion of a specific course stream, although are considered in the total ECTS calculation.
To be enrolled to a specific stream, a student must attend at least six (6) core courses from the
selected course stream. Up to two course streams can be annotated in the Diploma Supple-
ment of each student. The students must be enrolled and attend at least one (1) course
stream. If the student has registered to more than 2 streams, he / she may choose which of the
two (2) will appear in the Diploma Supplement. The course streams have been designed in a way
to avoid overlapping of the compulsory courses (i.e., overlapping of core courses) by more than
50% between the 2 course streams, while no restriction was applied to the associated elective
courses of the course streams.
Students do not register for a specific course stream during their studies. Only retrospectively
(i.e., upon receiving the degree) it is checked that the potential graduate has attended a sufficient
number of core courses of a specific course stream so as to record the specific course stream in
the Diploma Supplement.
For students enrolled in the School during the 2012-2013 academic year or earlier, the provisions
introduced in the academic years 2013-2014 & 2015-2016 must be applied to address all the
issues arising from the changes in the curriculum during the respective years. These provisions
are described in the study guide for the 2018-2019 academic year.

SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE FOR ISSUES RELATED TO STUDY REGULATIONS

The Assembly of the School in cooperation with the Student Affairs Committee (student-af-
[email protected]) is responsible for resolving any issues related to the curriculum as well as
study regulations. Students should contact the Secretariat of the School for any issues that may
be addressed by the relevant Committee.

EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)

ECTS, the European Credit Transfer System, was developed within the framework of the ERAS-
MUS (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) program in
order to provide common procedures to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad by
measuring and comparing learning achievements and/or transferring them from one academic
institution to another. The ECTS is based on mutual trust and confidence in the academic perfor-
mance of partner institutions.
ECTS credits are a numerical value allocated to course units to describe the student's workload
required to complete them. They reflect the quantity of work each course unit requires in relation
to the total quantity of work necessary to complete a full year of academic study at the institution,
that is, lectures, practical work, seminars, tutorials, field-work, private study - in the library or at
home - and examinations or other assessment activities. ECTS is thus based on a full student
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workload and not limited to contact hours only. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of an
academic year of study, whereas the workload for a semester and a term (defined as a 4-month
period) usually corresponds to 30 and 20 credits respectively. Each ECTS credit unit corresponds
to 30 hours of workload under Greek law regulations.
ECTS credits are allocated to all compulsory or elective courses. Credits can also be allocated to
project work and thesis where the “units” are an integral part of the degree program. Credits are
awarded only when the course has been finalized and all required examinations have been suc-
cessfully completed.
Further information is provided by the ERASMUS Program Officer at the School of Informatics,
Associate Professor P. Katsaros ([email protected]) or the University’s Department of Euro-
pean Educational Programs (DEEP).

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

In order to obtain the degree, the students must fulfill the following criteria:
 To successfully complete the 25 core courses of the new Undergraduate Program or the
corresponding core courses of previous Undergraduate Programs, as set out in the tran-
sitional provisions.
 To successfully complete the bachelor thesis. In order for a student to complete his / her
thesis, he / she must have passed 4/5 of the required coursework to obtain a degree.
 To accumulate at least 240 ECTS.
 To follow to at least on course stream.
From the academic year 2012-13 and onwards, the ECTS of the courses are recorded according
to the value they had on the examination at which the course was successfully passed. For courses
successfully completed prior to the 2012-13 academic year, the 2012-13 Curriculum ECTS ap-
plies.
If a student has followed the course stream system, he/she must have fulfilled the qualification
requirements for his degree, as set forth in the first paragraph of Section 16 of this Guide.

DIPLOMA DEGREE CALCULATION

The degree of the diploma for those students who have been enrolled during the academic year
2010-11 and afterwards is calculated with a weighting factor equal to the exact number of ECTS
credits for each course, according to the following equation:
Degree = (Course Degree1 x ECTSCourse1 + Course Degree2 x ECTSCourse2 +… + ThesisDe-
gree x ECTSThesis) / Total ECTS credits

For students who have been enrolled before the academic year 2010-11, the provisions defined in
the General Assembly of School 8/1.3.96 are employed. That is: multiply the degree of each
course by a weighting factor determined by the course credits, and the sum of the individual
products is divided by the sum of the weighting factors of all the courses. The weighting coeffi-
cients range from 1.0 to 2.0 and are calculated as follows: 2 credit courses have a weighting factor
of 1.0. Courses with 3 or 4 credits have a weighting factor of 1.5 and courses with more than 4
credits have a weighting factor of 2.0. The weighting factor of the thesis is 4.5.

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DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT
The School of Informatics provides a Diploma Supplement to its graduates. The Diploma Sup-
plement is an explanatory document with information on the nature, level, general context of
education, content and status of the studies, as well as a Graduate Scoreboard based on the grad-
uates' scores of the two previous academic years. It aims to aid mobility and access to lifelong
learning opportunities and promotes transparency in higher education and fair and informed judg-
ments about qualifications.
The Diploma Supplement does not substitute the actual diploma but is attached to it and is issued
automatically (in Greek and in English languages) without any financial cost for the graduate
student.

RECOGNITION OF COURSES TAKEN AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

In general, student coming from other Universities either in Greece or abroad may recognize the
ECTS of the courses that have successfully completed. The material covered by the course must
have has sufficient overlap with the material taught in the corresponding course of the School.
Students that are interested in recognizing such courses shall provide a related application to the
School Secretariat. Apart from the application, the students should also provide the course mate-
rial and a certificate from the Origin Department, which should prove that they have successfully
passed the course.

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11. POSTGRADUATE AND PHD STUDIES

Since the academic year 2018-2019, the School of Informatics offers five (5) new Postgraduate
Studies Programmes.

Postgraduate Program (MSc) "Digital Media - Computational Intelligence"

Director: Professor Constantine Kotropoulos
Website: https://dmci.csd.auth.gr/en/

Postgraduate Program (MSc) "Artificial Intelligence"

Director: Professor Ioannis Vlahavas
Website: https://ai.csd.auth.gr/en/

Postgraduate Program (MSc) "Data and Web Science"

Director: Associate Professor Apostolos Papadopoulos
Website: https://dws.csd.auth.gr/en/

Postgraduate Program (MSc) " Interactive Hardware and Software Technologies"

Director: Professor Ioannis Stamelos
Website: https://ihst.csd.auth.gr/en/

Postgraduate Program (MSc) " Communication Networks and Systems Security"

Director: Professor Georgios Papadimitriou
Website: https://cnss.csd.auth.gr/en/

Contact info:
Secretariat of the School of Informatics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
541 24, Thessaloniki
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 2310998930, 2310998709, 2310998410
Fax: 2310998310

Joint Postgraduate Studies Programmes (M.Sc)

The Department of Informatics participates in two Joint Postgraduate Studies Programmes.

(a) Joint Postgraduate studies programme (M.Sc) on “Management and Information Systems”,
which is offered jointly by the School of Informatics and Economic Sciences of the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki.
Director: Professor Nikolaos Vassiliadis
Website: http://deps.csd.auth.gr/
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Contact info:
Secretariat of the School of Informatics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
541 24, Thessaloniki
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 2310998930, 2310998709, 2310998410
Fax: 2310998310

(b) Joint Postgraduate studies programme (M.Sc) on “Medical Informatics”, which is offered
jointly by the Medical School, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the
School of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The courses concern applica-
tions of Medical Informatics technology on biomedical issues as well as on medical informatics
technology.
Director: Professor Antonios Aletras
Website: http://promesip.med.auth.gr/

Contact info:
Laboratory of Medical Informatics
Medical School
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
541 24, Thessaloniki
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 2310999272
Fax: 2310999263

DOCTORAL STUDIES
The School of Informatics awards a doctoral degree in a wide range of research fields. The re-
search of the PhD candidates is supervised by the Professors of the School who all have extensive
research experience in their knowledge domains. The results of the doctoral thesis research are
published in leading conferences and journals that are published by the most important scientific
organizations in Computer Science, such as: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Website: https://www.csd.auth.gr/en/studies/doctoral-studies

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12. STUDENT MOBILITY

ERASMUS+ PROGRAM
Information about the ERASMUS+ program is provided below. Further information can be given
by the Associate Professor P. Katsaros, who serves as the designated ERASMUS+ Program Of-
ficer of the School of Informatics ([email protected]) and by the Department of European
Educational Programs (DEEP) (http://eurep.auth.gr).

STUDY MOBILITY
The Erasmus+ program enables undergraduate and postgraduate students to attend part of their
curriculum (i.e., some of their courses), or elective courses not offered in their curriculum, as well
as carry out their bachelor, postgraduate or doctoral work or internship in any of the countries of
the European Union or the rest of the world.

PARTICIPATION IN THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM

ERASMUS+ Mobility Scholarships are offered to students of all levels of education (undergrad-
uate, postgraduate, and doctoral).
Rules for participation:
1. The beneficiaries must be Citizens of a Member State of the European Union or of another
country participating in the program.
2. The website of DEEP https://eurep.auth.gr/en/agreementsform/viewall contains a list with the
School of Informatics cooperation agreements and the Universities in which a student can apply
for.
3. Students must have completed at least the first year of their studies and have successfully
passed 50% of the ECTS by the current semester of studies. Also, the students must have not
completed the minimum required ECTS credit level to obtain their degree in order to pursue part
of their studies at the host University.
4. The applicant should have a proven and sufficient knowledge of the language in which the
courses are offered at the host University. At the website of the Department of Education and
Science at https://eurep.auth.gr/en/agreementsform/viewall the student can verify the foreign lan-
guage degree that is required by the host University. An exception is the preparation of a thesis
or postgraduate thesis, which can also be written in English.
5. The period of study at the host University can range from 3 up to 12 months.
6. The student may participate in the ERASMUS+ program only once during his/her studies.
7. There are no tuition fees, enrollment fees, exams, etc. at the host University.
8. National scholarships and loans are still fully paid to selected students.
9. The ERASMUS+ program also provides the opportunity to opt ERASMUS+ students without
a scholarship as long as the mobility criteria are met.
At the website of the Department of Education and Science, the detailed procedure for evaluating
student applications is depicted (http://eurep.auth.gr/en/students/international/studies/evalua-
tion). The website also contains all the required steps that must be followed before the student’s
movement, during his/her movement as well as the process to certify the successful completion
of the attended courses.

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MOBILITY FOR INTERNSHIPS

As part of the framework of the European Community Lifelong Learning Program ERASMUS+,
undergraduate students (from their first year of study), postgraduate students and doctoral candi-
dates are able to get an internship abroad through their University / Business / Institution of
ERASMUS+ Practical Sector Action. At https://eurep.auth.gr/en/students/traineeship the student
can see general information and eligibility criteria.

Eligible Countries for Mobility:

 Member States of the European Union (EU)
 The countries of the European Economic Area - EEA (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
 Countries from rest of the world.
Students must be enrolled in an official curriculum of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
that leads to a bachelor degree, postgraduate, or doctoral degree. To follow an internship program,
it is NOT necessary to have a student exchange agreement between the Aristotle University and
the host institution.

AIESEC
AIESEC is the largest non-profit organization in the world offering internships and volunteer
programs. It can be found in 110 countries and is administered exclusively by students. At the
same time, as a network of multiple opportunities, it enables young people to develop their lead-
ership skills, apply the knowledge they already have, and to challenge themselves by experiencing
an international experience. The internship is mainly concerned in four (4) main axes:
Management: Working in areas related to management. It can be in finance, accounting, mar-
keting, project management, organizational management or human resources management.
Development: Working on social development areas. It may include human rights, environmen-
tal issues, education, rural development and entrepreneurship.
Technical: Work related to Informatics and Information Technologies. It may include web de-
velopment and management, software development and programming, system analysis and de-
sign, network management and database management.
Educational: Education related work. It may include language teaching, foreign language course
teaching, career guidance, cultural understanding, and personal development.
The offered programs are constantly updated to cover a wider range of academic and scientific
areas.
Contact info:
Office: NOPE Exterior corridor, in front of the Administration Center
Phone: 2310-246165 Email: [email protected]

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13. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

The “AUTH Student Practice” Programme is implemented within the framework provided by the
Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong Learning,” and co-funded by the European Un-
ion (European Social Fund) and national resources. The programme provides students with train-
ing for a specific period of time, ranging from one (1) to four (4) months, in private and public
organizations that provide internship positions. The internships provide a unique opportunity to
the student to familiarize themselves with the work environment. The students who participate in
the Programme benefit in the following ways:
 They get the opportunity to fulfill tasks that are directly related to their field of study
 They familiarize themselves with market trends and required skills
 They get the opportunity to demonstrate and put into practice the skills and knowledge they
have acquired during their studies
 They acclimate to the work environment and receive information necessary for them to
choose wisely what is best for themselves both at a personal and professional level
The internship is considered as an elective course of the undergraduate program (NGE-07-02)
and corresponds to five (5) ECTS credit units. The intern cannot obtain the degree before the start
or during the internship period. This is because the internship is considered as part of the Curric-
ulum of the School. However, the student may complete his/her academic obligations during the
period of the internship. Assistant Professor Anastasios Gouraris along with a faculty member by
each sector (Assistant Professor D. Vrakas, Associate Professor P. Nikopolitidis, Associate Pro-
fessor S. Dimitriadis and N. Dimitriadis) are the Scientific Responsibles for the Internship pro-
grammee for the School of Informatics. Assistant Professor Anastasios Gouraris is supported by
the Faculty secretary Ms. G. Theochari (tel. 2310-998164, [email protected]). Students can
apply and pursue an internship program as follows:
 As part of the framework provided by the Operational Programme “Education and Lifelong
Learning”
 As part of the ERASMUS+ program
 By applying directly to organizations that provide internship positions (e.g., private and pub-
lic organizations, AIESEC)
In the rest of this session, more details are provided for each one of the above directions. Infor-
mation and announcements regarding the internship programmee are posted on the School web-
site and specifically at http://www.csd.auth.gr/en/news/praktiki-askisi

INTERNSHIP IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME “ED-

UCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING” 2014-2020
The School of Informatics participates in the program “AUTH Student Practice” which is being
implemented in the framework of the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning”
2014-2020. This program offers the possibility to the students to perform a paid internship for a
period of three months (as part-time employees) to Private and Public Sectors that provide intern-
ship positions. The payment and insurance obligations are covered by the AUTH University; not
the host organizations. The “AUTH Student Practice” program is offered to students of 7th se-
mester and above. The designating periods for performing an internship are (a) April to June and
(b) July to September. The internship is conducted under the guidance of a member of the host
organization and supervised by a faculty member. Students may participate in the “AUTH Student
Practice” Program only once.
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The students can express their interest to perform an internship within this program following an
invitation published on the School website and social media channels. If the number of applica-
tions exceeds the number of available internship positions, if students are interested in more than
the available positions, a selection is made based on academic criteria (average grades, semester,
ECTS, number of courses passed). If a student is selected for an internship program through the
above procedure, this will automatically correspond to the enrollment of the corresponding
course. No further actions are required by the students.
Once a student is selected for an internship program, he/she must submit the corresponding ap-
plication at the Internship Information Office (www.dasta.auth.gr) adhering to the dates set by
the School. The next step is to select a host organization after consulting the School’s Scientific
responsible. When the internship is conducted, the student should be present and maintain a work-
ing hours schedule that must be decided by the Internship Scientific Representative and the host
organization. The working hours schedule (electronic diary) must be updated in a regular basis.
At the end of the internship, each intern receives a Certificate of Participation electronically.
The students who participate in the programme can do their internship locally, in the city of Thes-
saloniki, or in any other city in Greece. It needs to be noted that accommodation costs are not
covered. The “AUTH Student Practice” Programme is not related to the other type of internships
that described in the rest of this section. Therefore, if a student has completed a different type of
an internship program, he / she may also perform an additional internship through the “AUTH
Student Practice” program.
For further information / clarifications, the students can contact the Internship Information Office
of AUTH (http://dasta.auth.gr/cmsitem.aspx?sid=3&id=21) at 2310 997178 , 2310 997187 or at
the following email: [email protected].

INTERNSHIP IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ERASMUS+ PROGRAM, THROUGH

DIRECT CONTACT WITH APPROPRIATE BODIES AND IN COLLABORATION
WITH AIESEC
In order to perform an internship under the ERASMUS+ program, through direct contact with
appropriate organizations and in collaboration with AIESEC a specific procedure must be fol-
lowed:
1. Prior to the internship, an application must be submitted by the student. The application must
contain a detailed description of work schedule, the host organization, and the work that will
be conducted.
2. Approval by the designated committee consisting of the Scientific Responsible, the supervi-
sors of each sector, and the Erasmus supervisor of the School. The approval will be based on
academic criteria (7th semester or above and the student must have more than half of the
courses of the Curriculum) and the relevance of the internship description to the curriculum.
3. The internship must be supervised regularly by a Faculty member who must monitor the
progress of the internship in collaboration with the representative of the host organization
4. Evaluation process. The student must submit a mid-term report to describe the status and the
outcome of the internship as well as a final report along with a corresponding certificate from
the host organization. Since the internship is considered as an elective course of the Curric-
ulum, the intern is graded after the end of the internship. This evaluation is based on the
reports (submitted by the student) and the evaluation report from the host organization. The
is then responsible to decide whether or not to acknowledge the internship as successful and
provide the five (5) ECTS credit unit approval.
Information on the internship opportunities under the Erasmus+ program is available on the
AUTH European Training Programs website https://eurep.auth.gr/en/students/traineeship. For
further information you can contact the Department of European Training Programs, Mr Nikos
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Liolios (tel +30 2310 995169, [email protected]) and George Wei (tel +30 2310996727,
[email protected]) and responsible for the ERASMUS+ program in the School of Informatics, As-
sistant Professor P. Katsaros ([email protected]). Information on internships for companies
abroad provided by AIESEC is available at http://aiesec.gr/students/globaltalent/. Further infor-
mation on the ERASMUS + program and AIESEC is provided in the Student Mobility session of
this studies guide.

INTERNSHIP TO OBTAIN THE PEDAGOGICAL AND DIDACTICAL COMPETENCE CER-

TIFICATE
The internship to obtain the certificate for the “Pedagogical and Didactical Competence” is con-
sidered as a general elective course in the Curriculum (code NGE-07-03). The internship can be
performed by students that are enrolled in the 7th semester or above. The student does not need
to register the course. The Secretariat is responsible to perform the enrollment of the correspond-
ing course. During the internship, the selected interns are assigned and placed to a specific School
Unit of Thessaloniki where they are trained as IT teachers, attending and participating in educa-
tional activities in the Classroom and the Information Technology Laboratory.
The course corresponds to five (5) ECTS credit units and the course grade is provided in the form
of PASS/FAIL (this grade is not considered in the calculation of the average grade of the degree).
The intern cannot obtain the degree before the start or during the internship period. This is because
the internship is considered as part of the Curriculum of the School. However, the student may
complete his/her academic obligations during the period of the internship. Responsible Professor
of the course is Associate Professor St. Dimitriadis.
The students that are interest to apply for the Certificate of Pedagogical and Didactical Compe-
tence, must follow the following procedure:
1. They must send an email to the responsible professor of the School (sdeme-
[email protected]) in a timely manner (e.g., before the start of the semester for which the
student is interested in doing the internship).
2. They must submit an application to the School secretariat (before the beginning of the
internship). The application must contain a detailed description of work schedule, the host
organization, and the work that will be conducted.
3. They must communicate with the Supervisor of the School Unit. The internship is con-
ducted under the guidance of a member of the host organization and supervised by the
internship Supervisor and the Head of the School.
4. Evaluation process. Upon the completion of the internship, the student must submit to the
internship Supervisor the following:
a. A final report that describes the status and the outcome of the internship (signed
also by the Head of the School Unit
b. Certification of the School Unit for the successful completion of the Internship.
5. The internship corresponds to five (5) ECTS credit units and the course grade is provided
in the form of PASS/FAIL.

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14. USEFUL SERVICES TO STUDENTS

Anyone studying at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki may request the assistance of special
University services in order to solve various problems they may face during their studies. They
can also become themselves volunteers by offering their services to other colleagues or fellow
students in need.
Webstite: http://www.auth.gr/services

SOCIAL POLICY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

The Social Policy and Health Committee (SPHC) aims to create conditions that will make the
University an accessible area to all members of the University community, by giving priority to
space (and therefore knowledge) accessibility to disabled persons.
For this reason, qualified members of the teaching staff can train students with visual impairment
to use electronic equipment linked with Braille printers installed in some of the University librar-
ies. Also, the SPHC tries, to the extent possible, to ensure the granting of books with voice output
to these students.
The SPHC also provides a bus for disabled persons, in order to facilitate their movement in the
campus for classes and exams during the academic year. It is worthwhile to mention that the
University has created a Program for the Promotion of Self-Help, which is basically run by a team
of volunteers, the majority of whom are students (email: [email protected], website:
http://www.selfhelp.gr/en/).
Many years ago the Social Policy and Health Committee established the institution of Voluntary
Blood Donation, which also led to the creation of a Blood Bank in AHEPA hospital. Since May
2007, a second Blood Bank was founded too, in the Department of Physical Education in Serres
with the collaboration of the Social Policy and Health Committee and the General Hospital of
Serres. Voluntary blood donation takes place twice a year during the months of November and
April, at the Ceremony Hall of Aristotle University. The target is to cover all needs for blood
through voluntary blood donation, which currently covers 40% of total needs. Volunteering for
blood donation, which is a safe and a complications-free procedure, is open to every person above
18 years old, who does not have special health problems.
Email: [email protected]
Websiteς: http://ekpy.web.auth.gr/
Tel./Fax: 2310 995386, 2310 995360

COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE

The Counselling and Psychological Support Committee aims to the better organization and func-
tion of the University structures that offer psychological assistance and counselling to AUTH
students.
The services provided by the University Centre for Counselling and Psychological Support are
offered to students and University staff alike. The Committee works closely with other related
Committees and organizes workshops with students, as well as with the administrative and other
staff of the University community. Among the future aims of the Committee is the operation of a
campus hotline, in order to provide immediate assistance to people in crisis and to those facing

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personal difficulties that could feel safer to talk about their problems in anonymity and in absence
of visual contact.
The Counselling and Psychological Support Committee is located on the ground floor of the Uni-
versity Student Club, in the Sanitary Service Section at offices 5 & 8.
Website: http://kesypsy.web.auth.gr/
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 2310 992607 & 210992621

VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE
The Volunteer Committee has as its prime goal to promote to the members of AUTH University
the idea of volunteering as a contemporary social demand. In this direction, the Volunteer Com-
mittee having also as its motivation the improvement of the daily life of everyone working in
Aristotle University –students, teaching, and administrative staff– in areas such as student affairs,
environmental issues and social aid, and encourages all members of the University community to
take initiative by submitting ideas and suggestions. To this end, some Networks of Volunteers in
Departments and Faculties have already been created, consisting of a faculty member and a stu-
dent, in order to develop a body of volunteers in each Department /Faculty of AUTH.
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2310996713, 996708
Fax: 2310996729

SURVIVAL GUIDE
The Department of Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (http://dps.auth.gr/en) pub-
lishes a Survival Guide targeting primarily at first-year students that offers useful information
about the city of Thessaloniki and the Aristotle University.
Website: http://www.dps.auth.gr/en/info/main

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15. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AND TUTORS

This section presents the courses offered by the School of Informatics in each academic semester.
The title of each course corresponds to a hyperlink which contains a detailed description of the
course as registered in the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP) of the Aristotle University of Thes-
saloniki.

COMPULSORY CURRICULUM
All students follow a common compulsory curriculum up to the 5th semester of their studies.

1st SEMESTER
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
Nikolaos Tsitsas, Konstan-
NCO-01-01 MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS I 4 5 TC
tinos Draziotis
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAT- Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos,
NCO-01-02 3 4 TC
ICS Christos Katsanos
NCO-01-03 LINEAR ALGEBRA 4 5 TC Konstantinos Draziotis
NCO-01-04 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 5 7 TC Constantinos Tsichlas

NCO-01-05 BASIC PROGRAMMING PRINCI- 7 9 TC Dimitris Vrakas

PLES

2nd SEMESTER
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
Nikolaos Tsitsas, Konstan-
NCO-02-01 MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS II 4 5 TC
tinos Draziotis
Eleftherios Angelis, Niko-
NCO-02-02 PROBABILITIES & STATISTICS 4 5 TC
laos Laskaris
Apostolos Papadopoulos,
NCO-02-03 DATA STRUCTURES 6 7 TC
Dimitris Vrakas
NCO-02-04 DIGITAL DESIGN 6 7 TC Georgios Keramidas
NCO-02-05 THEORY OF COMPUTATION 5 6 TC Panagiotis Katsaros

3rd SEMESTER
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
NCO-03-01 APPLIED MATHEMATICS 6 7 TC Nikolaos Tsitsas
NCO-03-02 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS 4 5 TC Anastasios Tefas
NCO-03-03 ELECTRONICS 4 5 TC Nikos Konofaos

NCO-03-04 OBJECT ORIENTED 6 8 TC Grigorios Tsoumakas

PROGRAMMING
NCO-03-05 COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE 4 5 TC Georgios Keramidas

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4th SEMESTER
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
NCO-04-01 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 5 7 TC Panagiotis Katsaros
DESIGN
NCO-04-02 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 4 5,5 TC Ioannis Vlahavas
NCO-04-03 ALGORITHMS 6 7 TC Anastasios Gounaris

NCO-04-04 HUMAN-COMPUTER 4 5,5 TC Christos Katsanos

INTERACTION
Georgios Papadimitriou,
NCO-04-05 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS 4 5 TC
Petros Nikopolitidis

5th SEMESTER
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
Ioannis Pitas, Constantinos Ko-
NCO-05-01 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 6 7 TC
tropoulos, Nikolaos Laskaris
COMMUNICATION Georgios Papadimitriou, Petros
NCO-05-02 5 6 TC
NETWORKS Nikopolitidis
NCO-05-03 DATABASES 6 7 TC Anastasios Gounaris
NCO-05-04 OPERATING SYSTEMS 4 5 TC Athena Vakali
NCO-05-05 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 4 5 TC Ioannis Stamelos

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COURSE STREAMS

The courses in 6th, 7th, and 8th semesters are organized in streams. Course streams consist
of well-defined sets of courses dealing with one or a combination of scientific fields. Each
course stream contains 7 up to 11 compulsory (core) courses. Apart from the core courses, each
stream also includes a set of relevant optional-elective courses (there is no restriction in the se-
lected number of optional courses). At least one course stream must be completed to obtain the
degree. The optional courses do not lead to the completion of a specific course stream, although
are considered in the total ECTS calculation. The established course streams are:
A. Artificial Intelligence
B. Data and Web Management
C. Software Engineering
D. Learning Technologies
E. Scientific Computing
F. Communication Networks and Systems Security
G. Computer and Communication Systems
H. Digital Media – Computational Intelligence
I. Robotics – Autonomous Systems

6th SEMESTER3, 4
Stream
ECTS
CR

CODE TITLE TEACHING STUFF

A Β C D E F G H I
DECISION SUPPORT
Ioannis Vlahavas, Grigorios
NIS-06-01 THEORY AND SYS- 3 5
Tsoumakas
TEMS
COMPUTATIONAL
NIS-06-02 LOGIC AND LOGIC 4 5 Nick Bassiliades
PROGRAMMING
NIS-06-03 DISTRIBUTED AND IN-
3 5 Adjunct Professor
TERNET COMPUTING
DATABASE TECHNOL-
NIS-06-04 3 5 Apostolos Papadopoulos
OGY
INFORMATION SYS-
NIS-06-05 3 5 Ioannis Stamelos
TEMS ANALYSIS
ALGORITHMIC GRAPH
NIS-06-06 4 5 Adjunct Professor
THEORY
DATA STRUCTURING
NIS-06-07 3 5 Will not be taught
TECHNIQUES
WEB INFORMATION
NIS-07-01 3 5 Athena Vakali
SYSTEMS
OPTICAL COMMUNICA- Amalia Miliou, Nikolaos Ple-
NNA-06-05 4 5
TION SYSTEMS ros
MANAGEMENT OF
NNA-06-02 COMPUTER NET- 4 5 Amalia Miliou
WORKS

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4
The cells annotated with black color correspond to the compulsory courses of the course stream. The cells annotated
with grey color correspond to optional courses of the course stream.
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Stream

ECTS
CR
CODE TITLE TEACHING STUFF
A Β C D E F G H I
ADVANCED ISSUES ON
ΝNΑ-06-06 SYSTEMS ARCHITEC- 3 5 Georgios Keramidas
TURE
DIGITAL SIGNAL PRO-
NDM-06-01 4 5 Nikolaos Laskaris
CESSING
STOCHASTIC SIGNAL
NDM-06-02 4 5 Constantinos Kotropoulos
PROCESSING
PATTERN RECOGNI-
NDM-06-04 TION – STATISTICAL 4 5 Ioannis Pitas
LEARNING
NDM-07-04 COMPUTER GRAPHICS 4 5 Nikolaos Nikolaidis
MOBILE DEVICE IN-
NET-06-01 4 5 Dionisios Politis
TERFACES
LEARNING THEORIES
NET-06-03 & EDUCATIONAL 4 5 Stavros Demetriadis
SOFTWARE
NET-06-02 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS 4 5 Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
MOBILE NETWORKS
NNA-06-04 4 5 Christos Katsanos
AND APPLICATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MOD-
NGE-06-01 3 5 Nikolaos Tsitsas
ELING
NGE-06-02 OPTIMIZATION 3 5 Nikolaos Tsitsas
FOUNDATIONS OF
NGE-06-03 3 5 Konstantinos Draziotis
CRYPTOGRAPHY
NGE-06-04 FOREIGHN LANGUAGE Foreign Language Teaching
3 2
ENGLISH5 Unit
NGE-06-05 FOREIGHN LANGUAGE Foreign Language Teaching
3 2
- GERMAN6 Unit

5
It is not considered in the total ECTS calculation to obtain the degree.
6
It is not considered in the total ECTS calculation to obtain the degree.
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7th SEMESTER7, 8
Stream

ECTS
CR
CODE TITLE TEACHING STUFF
A Β C D Ε F G Η I
NIS-07-02 KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS 4 5 Nick Bassiliades
DATAWAREHOUSES
NIS-07-03 3 5 Anastasios Gounaris
AND DATA MINING
CONCURRENCY AND SE-
NIS-07-04 4 5 Panagiotis Katsaros
CURITY IN SOFTWARE
INFORMATION
NIS-07-05 3 5 Apostolos Papadopoulos
RETRIEVAL
COMBINATORICS AND
NIS-07-06 3 5 Eleftherios Angelis
COUNTING
Will not be taught (unless
NIS-07-07 MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS 3 5 the position is fulfilled by
an Adjunct Professor)
NNA-07-09 OPTICAL NETWORKS 3 5 Georgios Papadimitriou
Georgios Papadimitriou,
NNA-07-03 NETWORK SECURITY 4 5
Petros Nikopolitidis
NNA-07-04 OPTICAL SWITCHING 3 5 Nikolaos Pleros
NNA-07-06 WIRELESS NETWORKS 3 5 Petros Nikopolitidis
NNA-08-07 MICROPROCESSORS 4 5 Georgios Keramidas
DIGITAL IMAGE PRO-
NDM-07-01 4 5 Ioannis Pitas
CESSING
DISCRETE-TIME SPEECH Constantinos Kotropou-
NDM-07-02 4 5
PROCESSING los
NEURAL NETWORKS -
NDM-07-05 4 5 Anastasios Tefas
DEEP LEARNING
MODELLING/DIGITAL
NDM-08-03 3 5 Nikolaos Nikolaidis
IMAGE SYNTHESIS
INTERNET
NET-07-01 EDUCATIONAL 4 5 Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos
ENVIRONMENTS
NET-07-02 FLEXIBLE LEARNING 4 5 Dionisios Politis
DIDACTICS OF INFOR-
NET-07-03 4 5 Stavros Demetriadis
MATICS
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
NIS-07-08 4 5 Christos Katsanos
QUALITY ASSURANCE
ALGORITHMS AND
NGE-07-01 3 5 Adjunct Professor
COMPLEXITY
NGE-08-01 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3 5 Will not be taught
AND INNOVATION
MODELING & SIMULA-
Eleni Karatza, Petros Ni-
NNA-07-02 TION OF COMPUTER 3 5
kopolitidis
SYSTEMS
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
NNA-07-08 4 5 Nikos Konofaos
SYSTEMS
NNA-08-04 PHOTONIC 4 5 Amalia Miliou, Nikolaos
TECHNOLOGY Pleros

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8
The cells annotated with black color correspond to the compulsory courses of the course stream. The cells annotated
with grey color correspond to optional courses of the course stream.
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INTERSHIP
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
NGE-07-02 Supervisor:
INTERNSHIP 5 GE
Anastasios Gounaris
NGE-07-03 INTERNSHIP FOR PEDAGOGICAL Supervisor:
5 GE
AND DIDACTICAL COMPETENCE Stavros Demetriadis

GENERAL ELECTIVES (OFFERED BY THE FACULTIES OF PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCA-

TION DEPARTMENTS AND ARE PREREQUISITES TO OBTAIN THE PEDAGOGICAL AND
DIDACTICAL COMPETENCE)
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
Teaching Stuff of the Fac-
ΣΧΠΙ400 EDUCATION AND SCHOOLING 3 5 Ε ulty of Philosophy-Educa-
tion Departments
EDUCATIONAL ISSUES ON THE
INTRODUCTION OF INFOR- Teaching Stuff of the Fac-
Π1901 MATION AND COMMUNICA- 3 6 Ε ulty of Philosophy-Educa-
TIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE tion Departments
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8th SEMESTER9, 10
Stream

ECTS
CR
CODE TITLE TEACHING STUFF
A Β C D Ε F G Η I
ΠΕ-08-01 Bachelor Thesis11 15 All Faculty Members
INTELLIGENT AU- Will not be taught (unless the
NIS-08-01 TONOMOUS SYS- 4 5 position is fulfilled by an Ad-
TEMS junct Professor)
OPERATIONAL RE- Will not be taught (unless the
NIS-08-02 SEARCH & BUSI- 3 5 position is fulfilled by an Ad-
NESS INTELLIGENCE junct Professor)
MACHINE
NIS-08-04 3 5 Grigorios Tsoumakas
LEARNING
INFORMATION THE- Nikolaos Pleros, Konstantinos
NNA-08-03 3 5
ORY AND CODING Draziotis
DIGITAL VIDEO
NDM-08-01 3 5 Ioannis Pitas
PROCESSING
COMPUTATIONAL
NDM-08-02 3 5 Anastasios Tefas
INTELLIGENCE
NNA-08-08 ROBOTIC CONTROL 4 5 Constantinos Kotropoulos
DESIGN AND EVAL- Will not be taught (unless the
NET-08-01 UATION OF EDUCA- 4 5 position is fulfilled by an Ad-
TIONAL SOFTWARE junct Professor)
NET-08-02 COMPUTER MUSIC 4 5 Dionisios Politis
COMPUTATIONAL
NIS-08-03 3 5 Will not be taught
GEOMETRY
PERFORMANCE OF
NNA-08-05 PARALLEL AND DIS- 4 5 Eleni Karatza, Nikos Konofaos
TRIBUTED SYSTEMS
STATISTICAL
NNA-08-06 4 5 Eleftherios Angelis
COMPUTING
QUANTUM
NNA-08-09 4 5 Nikos Konofaos
COMPUTING

INTERSHIP
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
NGE-07-02 Supervisor:
INTERNSHIP 5 GE
Anastasios Gounaris
NGE-07-03 INTERNSHIP FOR PEDAGOGICAL Supervisor:
5 GE
AND DIDACTICAL COMPETENCE Stavros Demetriadis

GENERAL ELECTIVES
CODE TITLE CR ECTS TYPE TEACHING STUFF
NGE-08-02 LAW OF INFORMATICS 3 5 GE Ioannis Iglezakis

Course Streams

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Compulsory selection of three (3) courses. The selection of the courses must follow the rules presented in Section
10.
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The cells annotated with black color correspond to the compulsory courses of the course stream. The cells anno-
tated with grey color correspond to optional courses of the course stream.
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It is accompanied by a two-hour tutorial entitled “Research Methodology”
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The designated courses for the nine (9) course streams, as defined during the 2019-20 academic
year, are depicted below.

Stream A: Artificial Intelligence

Course Category Course Title

Operational Research & Business Intelligence

Decision Support Theory and Systems

Machine Learning

Knowledge Systems

Computational Logic and Logic Programming

Compulsory Courses (CC) Multiagent Systems

Pattern Recognition - Statistical Learning

Neural Networks - Deep Learning

Computational Intelligence

Discrete-Time Speech Processing

Stochastic Signal Processing

Datawarehouses and Data Mining

Information Retrieval

Algorithms and Complexity

Optional Courses (OC) Algorithmic Graph Theory

Optimization

Digital Image Processing

Digital Video Processing

Stream B: Data and Web Management

Course Category Course Title

Web Information Systems

Information Retrieval

Database Technology
Compulsory Courses (CC)
Algorithmic Graph Theory

Algorithms and Complexity

Knowledge Systems

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Datawarehouses and Data Mining

Data Structuring Techniques

Operational Research & Business Intelligence

Decision Support Theory and Systems

Computational Geometry

Optional Courses (OC) Machine Learning

Internet Educational Environments

Mobile Networks and Applications

Distributed and Internet Computing

Stream C: Software Engineering

Course Category Course Title

Information Systems Analysis

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Knowledge Systems

Web Information Systems

Compulsory Courses (CC)
Software Systems Quality Assurance

Concurrency and Security in Software

Mobile Networks and Applications

Internet Educational Environments

Design and Evaluation of Educational Software

Mobile Device Interfaces

Optional Courses (OC)
Computer Graphics

Computational Logic and Logic Programming

Stream D: Learning Technologies

Course Category Course Title

Learning Theories & Educational Software

Compulsory Courses (CC) Flexible Learning

Internet Educational Environments

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Course Category Course Title

Design and Evaluation of Educational Software

Didactics of Informatics

Computer Music

Multimedia Systems

Mobile Device Interfaces

Web Information Systems

Education and Schooling

Optional Courses (OC)
Educational Issues on the Introduction of Informaition and Communications
Technologies in the School Praxis

Stream E: Scientific Computing

Course Category Course Title

Combinatorics and Counting

Quantum Computing

Algorithms and Complexity

Compulsory Courses (CC) Mathematical Modeling

Foundations of Cryptography

Optimization

Statistical Computing

Optional Courses (OC) Operational Research & Business Intelligence

Stream F: Communication Networks and Systems Security

Course Category Course Title

Network Security

Concurrency and Security in Software

Wireless Networks

Compulsory Courses (CC) Optical Networks

Foundations of Cryptography

Management of Computer Networks

Optical Communication Systems

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Course Category Course Title

Modeling & Simulation of Computer Systems

Optional Courses (OC) Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems

Optical Switching

Stream G: Computer and Communication Systems

Course Category Course Title

Optical Switching

Optical Communication Systems

Photonic Technology

Compulsory Courses (CC) Optical Networks

Advanced Issues on Systems Architecture

Microprocessors

Information Theory and Coding

Wireless Networks

Modeling & Simulation of Computer Systems

Optional Courses (OC)
Performance of Parallel and Distributed Systems

Digital Electronics Systems

Stream H: Digital Media – Computational Intelligence

Course Category Course Title

Digital Signal Processing

Stochastic Signal Processing

Pattern Recognition – Statistical Learning

Computer Graphics

Digital Image Processing

Compulsory Courses (CC)
Neural Networks - Deep Learning

Modelling/Digital Image Synthesis

Discrete-Time Speech Processing

Digital Video Processing

Computational Intelligence

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Course Category Course Title

Information Theory and Coding

Multimedia Systems

Algorithmic Graph Theory

Optimization

Optional Courses (OC) Mathematical Modeling

Web Information Systems

Information Retrieval

Computational Geometry

Stream I: Robotics – Autonomous Systems

Course Category Course Title

Digital Signal Processing

Computer Graphics

Pattern Recognition – Statistical Learning

Digital Image Processing

Neural Networks - Deep Learning

Compulsory Courses (CC) Robotic Control

Decision Support Theory and Systems

Intelligent Autonomous Systems

Machine Learning

Wireless Networks

Concurrency and Security in Software

Modelling/Digital Image Synthesis

Computational Intelligence

Stochastic Signal Processing

Optional Courses (OC) Discrete-Time Speech Processing

Multiagent Systems

Computational Logic and Logic Programming

Optimization

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16. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (SYLLABUS)

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR 2019-2020ACADEMIC YEAR

Students, enrolled before the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year, are the last ones
who follow the studies program organized in tracks. These students can either conclude their
studies based on the track system (the selected major and minor tracks will be annotated in the
Diploma Supplement) or follow the studies program organized in course streams (in the latter
case the selected course stream will be annotated in the Diploma Supplement).
The established tracks were four: “Information Systems”, “Networks-Communications- Sys-
tems Architecture”, “Digital Media - Computing Intelligence” and “Learning Technologies”.
The students must successfully complete the following:
 at least ten (10) compulsory courses from the “Information Systems” track, offered in the
6th to 8th semesters
 at least four (4) compulsory courses of the 6th semester, at least 4 compulsory courses of
the 7th semester, and at least 2 compulsory courses of the 8th semester offered by the
“Networks-Communications-Systems Architecture” track
 six (6) compulsory courses of the selected track plus at least two (2) of the four (4) com-
pulsory courses offered by the “Digital Media - Computational Intelligence” track
 six (6) compulsory courses offered by the “Learning Technologies” track, four (4) out of
eight (8) compulsory selective courses offered in the 6th to 8th semesters, and five (5)
courses offered by all tracks.

Since the 2018-2019 academic year, it is possible to record in the Diploma Supplement the de-
tailed examinations grades also for the minor track followed by the student. It is a prerequisite for
the student, in addition to his / her main track, to have completed at least 5 (five) courses from
another track. Applications for the latter must be submitted to the Secretariat at the time of the
oath application.
In the 6th and 8th semesters, the following changes were made to elective courses in the Curric-
ulum for the 2019-2020 academic year in relation to the academic year 2018-2019:
1. Renaming of the Applied Mathematics II course to “Mathematical Modeling” and refor-
mation of its content
2. Renaming of the Discrete Mathematics II course to “Combinatorics and Counting”
3. Renaming of the Mobile Networks and Application Development course to “Mobile Net-
works and Applications” and reformation of its content
4. Introduction of the new course: “Statistical Computing”.
5. Introduction of the new course: “Quantum Computing”
6. Introduction of the new course: “Microprocessors”
7. Introduction of the new course: “Robotic Control”

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR

The following 8th semester courses “Computer System Performance” and “Parallel and Distrib-
uted Processing” will no longer be offered by the School, so from January 2018 and onwards,

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there will be no examination for these courses. Any student who has successfully passed one or
both of these two courses is not eligible to re-enroll in the 8th semester course "Performance of
Parallel and Distributed Systems".

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR 2015-2016 ACADEMIC YEAR

There is no requirement to examine specific courses that were designated as compulsory courses
and in the meantime appear as compulsory elective courses in the tracks of “Information Sys-
tems”, “Digital Media - Computational Intelligence”, and “Learning Technologies.”

“Networks-Communications-Systems Architecture” track. Students who have selected this

track up to the 2014-2015 Academic Year, the 2014-2015 Academic Degree requirements are
applied.
The course “Optical Communication Systems” corresponds to the previous course titled as “Op-
tical Communication Implementation Technologies”.
Students who have successfully passed the previous course “Optical Communication Implemen-
tation Technologies” cannot enroll in the following courses: “Optical Communication Systems”
and “Photonic Technology”.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR 2013-2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

Transitional provisions for the 2013-2014 academic year are presented in the study guides of the
corresponding academic years.

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17. CONTACT INFORMATION

Faculty Tel No. E-mail

Eleftherios Angelis 2310 99-8230 [email protected]
Athena Vakali 2310 99-8415 [email protected]
Nick Bassiliades 2310 99-7913 [email protected]
Ioannis Vlahavas 2310 99-8145 [email protected]
Dimitris Vrakas 2310 99-8885 [email protected]
Anastasios Gounaris 2310 99-1933 [email protected]
Stavros Demetriadis 2310 99-1938 [email protected]
Konstantinos Draziotis 2310 99-1928 [email protected]
Panagiotis Katsaros 2310 99-8532 [email protected]
Nikos Konofaos 2310 99-1929 [email protected]
Constantinos Kotropoulos 2310 99-8225 [email protected]
Nikolaos Laskaris 2310 99-8706 [email protected]
Christos Katsanos 2310 99-1925 [email protected]
Ioannis Manolopoulos 2310 99-1912 [email protected]
Amalia Miliou 2310 99-8407 [email protected]
Nikolaos Nikolaidis 2310 99-8566 [email protected]
Petros Nikopolitidis 2310 99-8538 [email protected]
Georgios Papadimitriou 2310 99-8221 [email protected]
Apostolos Papadopoulos 2310 99-1918 [email protected]
Ioannis Pitas 2310 99-6304 [email protected]
Nikolaos Pleros 2310 99-8776 [email protected]
Dionisios Politis 2310 99-8406 [email protected]
Ioannis Stamelos 2310 99-1910 [email protected]
Anastasios Tefas 2310 99-1932 [email protected]
Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos 2310 99-8990 [email protected]
Constantinos Tsichlas 2310 99-1934 [email protected]
Nikolaos Tsitsas 2310 99-1866 [email protected]
Grigorios Tsoumakas 2310 99-8887 [email protected]

Former Faculty Members

Constantikos Lazos (Emeritus Profes- [email protected]
sor)
Ioannis Tsoukalas (Emeritus Profes- [email protected]
sor)
Miltiadis Chatalis [email protected]
Panagiotis Linardis [email protected]
Kostas Karanikas [email protected]
Eleni Karatza (Emeritus Professor) 2310 99-7974 [email protected]
Alexandros Nanopoulos [email protected]
Nikolaos Atreas [email protected]

Administrative staff
Maria Milosi 231099-8410 [email protected]
Georgia Theochari 2310 99-8164 [email protected]
Vasiliki Peana 2310 99-1916 [email protected]
Eleftherios Tiakas [email protected]
Spiros Gkoutzamanis 2310 99-8420 [email protected]
Metaxia Nastou 2310 99-8709 [email protected]

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Stavros Stavroulakis 2310 99-1921 [email protected]

Elvira Tsaklidou Ελβίρα 2310 99-1923 [email protected]
Eirini Trikka 231099-8930 [email protected]
Konstantina Lagotheodorou 231099-8412 [email protected]

Fax
Fax of Departments’ secretariat 2310 99-8310
Fax secretariat of faculty 2310 99-8419

E-mail
Departments’ secretariat [email protected] & administra-
[email protected]
Undergraduate students’ e-mail list [email protected]
Alumni e-mail list [email protected]
Student issues committee [email protected]

Postal Address Department of Informatics

PO Box 114
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
GR-54124
Thessaloniki
GREECE

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