Education
2018 - 2023
PhD Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware, USA
Concentration: Robotics and Control
2018 - 2021
Master of Science in Robotics
University of Delaware, USA
Completed courses:
Introduction to Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Introduction to State Estimation, Introduction to Autonomous driving, Hybrid Dynamical System, Stochastic Optimal Control, Linear Systems, Applied Nonlinear Control, Game Theory & Mechanism Design, Nonlinear Programming, Environmental Field Robotics.
2012 - 2018
BSc + MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Concentration: Computer Engineering
Awards &
Distinctions
04/2023
2022 Best Overseas Paper Award
Received the Best Overseas Paper Award of the Journal of Guidance, Navigation and Control (K. Baxevani, et al, “Resilient Ground Vehicle Autonomous Navigation in GPS-denied Environments”, Navigation, Guidance and Control, pp. 2250020, 2022.)
10/2020
Gerondelis Foundation Graduate Study Scholarship
05/2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Received the Graduate Teaching Assistant award of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Delaware for the academic year 2018-2019.
Experience
10/2023
Co-Organizer of the workshop “Robotics for the Blue Economy and Climate Resiliency”
IEEE/RJS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
• 8 invited speakers from industry and academia from around the world with world-leading careers in the field.
• Estimated number of attendees: 50 people including graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and associate researchers.
09/2021 - 06/2022
Organizer of Robotics Seminar
UD Center for Autonomous and Robotic Systems
• Main organizer of the CARS robotics seminar held weekly in-person and virtually.
• Speakers are professors, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students of UD and other universities working on the broad area of robotics.
• The main goal of this seminar is the exchange of ideas and networking among but not limited to our UD robotics community across different departments.
05/2020
08/2018 - 05/2019
Co-Organizer of the workshop "Human-Swarm Interaction"
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
• The workshop was held virtually.
• 11 invited speakers from around the world with world-leading careers in the field of HSI.
• Over 470 people registered, most of whom attended.
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Department - University of Delaware
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• Worked under the professors Herbert G. Tanner and Jennifer Buckley of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
• TA assigned duties: grading, office hours, discussion sections and managing undergraduate Teaching Assistants.