John Garofalakis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PAST OCCUPATION

30/9/1995 - 2/12/2010: Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras
1/3/1994 - 30/9/1995: General Director, Patras Science Park
1/2/1992 - 30/9/1995: Information Technology and Telecommunications Manager, Patras Science Park
1/10/1985 - 30/9/1995: Researcher of CTI and of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras

PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATION IN COMMITTEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES

Chairman of the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, University of Patras: 2013 - Today
Member of the Senate of the University of Patras: September 2014 - Today και September 2009 - September 2010
Deputy member of the Technical Council of the University of Patras: 2010 - Today
Member of the Study Committee, Design and Implementation of Application of Information Technologies and Communications of the University of Patras: 2007 - 2014
Administrative work in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics: Chairman and Member of the University Department committees on various topics (Selection of Graduate Students, Transfer from Greek Universities, Hellenic NARIC, Facilities, Computer Center, etc.)

Member of the Business Council of Directors (BCD) of CTI

Participation in Committees

Member of the Monitoring Committee of the project "Digital Leap", University of Patras

President of the Jury of the international competition for the "Digital Leap" of the University of Patras, 2010-2011

President and Member of the Commissions of Performance and Evaluation of competition offers of IS SA, 2003-Today

Member of the Monitoring Committee, Certification and Acceptance of the project "Computerization of the Criminal Records of the Central Services, Ministry of Justice", 2003-2005

Member of the Commission of the establishment of standards and endering documents for the network of public administration "SYZEFXIS" YP.ES.D.D.A. 2001-2002

Chairman and Member of the Evaluation Committees of the offers for IT projects studies, Ministry of Health, 1999-2000

Member of the Committee of the Evaluation of the offers for IT projects of Local Authorities, Region of West Greece, 2000

Member of the Commission of Conservation of Historical Archives of the Univ. of Patras, 2001-Today

Member of the tripartite Network Committee of the University of Patras (KEADD-UP) (2002-2003).

Representative of the University of Patras in the Committee of the Ministry of Education to the initiative E-University (2002 - 2003)

1998 - 2000: Member of the Coordinating Committee of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program "Mathematics of Computation and Decisions", performed by the Departments of Computer Engineering and Informatics and Mathematics, University of Patras

1998 - 1999: Member of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Program «INTERREG II Greece - Italy" of 2nd CSF

1993-present: Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece examination boards to grant a license to practice as qualified Computer Engineers and Informatics

1993-1995: Member of the Board of the "Small Business Support Centre of Western Greece"

WORK FOR THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Evaluator of proposals for the "ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)", June 2010, Luxembourg.

Estimator of Works for the "ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT PSP)", July 2010, Luxembourg

Evaluator of proposals for the ICT Programme, June 2008, Brussels.

Evaluator of proposals for the IST Programme, June 1999, November 1999, and June 2001, Brussels.

Member of the "Think-Tank", of the European Centre for Regional Development (CEDRE). The "Think-Tank" was formed in order to review and re-define the strategy of the interregional co-operation programmes funded through CEDRE, 1993.

Evaluator of proposals for the "Telematics Applications Programme - Libraries", June 1995 and May 1997, Luxembourg.

Reviewer of projects for the "Telematics Applications Programme - Libraries", November 1997, Luxembourg.

RESPONSIBILITY OF CURRENT AND RECENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TELEMATICS PROJECTS

Coordinator of the project "CRITON - Prediction of e-learners' progress and timely assessment of the achievement of learning outcomes in Lifelong Learning", of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

Coordinator of the project "E-STEP - Supporting teachers' and parents' partnership through social-networking technologies", of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

Manager of the CTI team for the project "DigiSkills: Network for the enhancement of digital competence skills", of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

Manager of the CTI team for the project "SONETOR - Training of cultural mediators utilizing new Social Networking Software", of the Lifelong Learning Programme-Leonardo Da Vinci of the EU

Manager of the CTI team of the Telematics & Applications for Regional Development Division for the project "Open Discovery Space: A socially-powered and multilingual open learning infrastructure to boost the adoption of eLearning resources", of the ICT-PSP Programme of the EU

Manager of the CTI team for the ICT project "VPH2 - Virtual Pathological Heart of the Virtual Physiological Human"

Manager of the CTI team for the project "V-LANG - Creative and Open Language Training in Virtual Worlds", of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

Manager of the CTI team for the project "TANDEM - How to establish intergenerational and intercultural communication and how to provide for transfer and transparency of competences in VET", of the Lifelong Learning Programme of the EU

Manager of the CTI team for the project "PRoMPt - Proactive Human Response to Wildfires Outbreak: Measure and Prepare for it" of the Programme INTERREG IV C

Manager of the CTI team for the project "OSEPA - "Open Source software usage by European Public Administrations" of the Programme INTERREG IV C

Manager of the CTI team for the project "ICT-VN - Promotion of ICTs usage by SMEs as an enabler of Value Networks" of the Programme INTERREG IV C

Manager of the CTI team for the project "PIMMS CAPITAL", of the Programme INTERREG IV C Capitalization

Coordinator of the project "SoRuraLL - Rural Social Networking for Lifelong Learning", of the Lifelong Learning Programme

Manager of the CTI team for the project "Prof-ELP - Professional ELP to improve EU workers Employability by the improvement of their professional foreign language skills", of the Lifelong Learning Programme

Manager of the CTI team for the project "CIBERA - Transfer of Telecenters strategic tools based on online and distance learning", of the Lifelong Learning Programme

Coordinator of the project "TELEACCESS: Creation of telecenters to support learning entrepreneurship and access to Information Society, in isolated areas", of the Programme INTERREG IIIB CADSES

Scientific manager and manager of the CTI team for the project "Innovation in the Ionian Islands - 3I", of the Programme Innovation of the EC DG Regio

Manager of the project "Design and development of a tourist - cultural and historical portal for the Ionian Islands", Greek Programme for the Information Society

Manager of the CTI team for the IST project "DICTATe: A voice mediated system for structured entry of medical data"

Manager of the CTI team for the project "New model of Tele Centres as a tool for strategic promotion of the Information Society in Europe - CIBERSTATEGY" of the Programme INTERREG III C, South zone

Manager of the CTI team for the project "Technological Innovation Network in the field of Information Systems - TINIS" of the Programme INTERREG III C, West zone

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Environmental health surveillance system in urban areas near incinerators and industrial premises - ENHance health" of the Programme INTERREG III C, East zone

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Interregional response to natural and man-made catastrophes - SIPROCI", of the Programme INTERREG III C, East zone

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Roman, ancient Greek and amber routes, innovative methodologies and measures connecting Europe - ROME", of the Programme INTERREG III Β CADSES

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Information System of the Printing Center", University of Patras

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Information system for recording the absence of the students in primary and secondary education to avoid the consequences of the new flu" for the Greek Ministry of Education and the HCDCP

Manager of the CTI team of the project "DIAS - Payroll information system for the employees, and connection to the DIAS interbanking system of Greece"for the Greek Ministry of Education

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Information system for monitoring and survey of the students and teachers distribution in primary and secondary education - Phase B'" for the Greek Ministry of Education

Manager of the CTI team of the project "Support system for the Directorate of Intercultural Education" for the Greek Ministry of Education

2000-2003: Manager of the CTI team of the project "e-Tutoring: Developing Diagnostic Systems and Improvement of the Competitiveness of the SMEs", Project PABET 2000 (00BE153), GSRT

1998-2001: Manager of the CTI team of the project "Telematics Center of Western Greece, Epirus and the Ionian Islands", of the Programme INTERREG II Greece-Italy. In the implementation of the project the University of Ioannina participated

1999-2001: Manager of the project "Secretarial Support for Disabled - PERIGRAMMA", of the Program EPET II of the GSRT

1999-2001: Manager of the CTI team of the project "EPEAEK - Program Studies from Distance of the University of Patras"

1998-2000: Manager of the CTI team of the project "Automation of the Production of Electronic Titles with Multimedia", of the Programme PEPER - EPET II of the GSRT

1997-1998: Manager of the CTI team of the project "Management Information System of Corfu Prefecture with Intranet Technologies", of the Programme SYN 96 (Co) of the GSRT

1996-1998: Manager of the Graphics, Multimedia and GIS team of the project "EPEAEK - Network of University of Patras. Integrated High Definition (Voice - Data) Broadband Network Management System & Remote Control of the Campus Facilities", University of Patras

1995-1997: Manager of the CTI team of the project "Programme for the Adaption of Human Resources in Modern Port Supporting Systems. Integration to the port of Patras", Programme ADAPT

1994-1995: Project "Creating and Linking Broadband Communications Islands" of the Greek Programme Telematics II. During the project, Broadband Islets were created at the Attica Technology Park(Demokritos) and at the Patras Science Park (in cooperation with CTI), which communicate between themselves and with respective Islets abroad. Coordinator of the project in terms of PSP

1994: Responsible of the seminar "TELEMEDICINE" organized by the PSP within COMETT by the SPEK Attica, in cooperation with the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, Patras, 23-25/2/94

1993-1995: Coordinator at the Exchange Experience Program V (EEP V) on "Academic and Research Activities as a Means of Transformation of Deindustrialized and less favored Regions", of the CEDRE of the EU. The program was managed by the PSP and some Regional Organisations representatives from Greece, Italy, Portugal, France and the Netherlands were involved

1993-1995: Coordinator in the EUROFORM Training Program on "Training of Business Personnel and Organizations in Applications of Modern Technologies in Tourism and Transport", which was implemented by the PSP in cooperation with the Chamber of Achaia. Databases were developed for use in telematics network

1992-1995: Responsible on behalf of the PSP for the EUROFORM Training Program on "Personnel Training of the Health Services Using Telematics". The project developed multimedia and communication applications for the needs of the educational part

PARTICIPATION IN OTHER INFORMATICS & TELEMATICS PROJECTS

1996: Project "TRENDS - TRaining Educators through Networks and Distributed Systems" of the TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS Programme of the EU. The project developed a pan-European telematics network to secondary education for the training of teachers in "use of Informatics and Telematics technologies in the educational process". Participation in the CTI research group

1996-1998: Project "IDEAL - Integrated Programme for the Development of Innovative Activities and Adaptation of Human Resources in Western Greece", of the Community Initiative ADAPT. Co-Responsible of the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, which designed and implemented a business information network in western Greece, on issues of labor market developments and changes in the structure of companies and the economy of the Region

1996-1998: Project "Binding - Typography. Vocational Training and Employment in Bookbinding - Printing for Disabled" of the Community Initiative HORIZON. The project developed Databases and Multimedia titles. Co-Responsible of the project for the University of Patras

1995-1997: Project "Integrated Product Promotional Environment and Services Using Multimedia"of the Co-financing Programme of the GSRT. A research team developed at the University of Patras, a multimedia environment for the advertising of products and services offered by the Patras Science Park and the affiliated with it high-tech companies

1993-1995: Project TELESERVICE, Code 24PATR2", of the Greek program Telematics I. This project developed a telematics system for the Technical Chamber of Greece - Department of Western Greece. Participation and implementation in the Technical Management as a member of the University of Patras, Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics

1993-1995: Project DIANE of the EPET I program. The CTI Group was responsible for the installation, setup and staff training in the use of a network management system (Network Management System). Participation and implementation in the Technical Management as a member of the CTI

1993-1995: Responsible in the EUROFORM Training Program on "Training of Business Personnel and Organizations in Applications of Modern Technologies in Tourism and Transport", which was implemented by the PSP in cooperation with the Chamber of Achaia. Databases were developed for use in telematics network

1992-1995: Responsible on behalf of the PSP for the EUROFORM Training Program on "Personnel Training of the Health Services Using Telematics". The project developed multimedia and communication applications for the needs of the educational part

1992-1993: Research project HELIOS (Hellenized Infrastructureof Upper-Layer OSI) of the STRIDE HELLAS Programme. The Research CTI Group dealt with localization issues of X.400. Participation in Technical Management as a CTI researcher

1988-1992: Research project TELEMED (Telecommunications in Medicine), No R1086 of the RACE Programme of the EEC. The Research Group of CTI as a subcontractor of DETECON Germany, developed a programming environment for communication between doctor for medical image transmission and diagnosis from distance. Participation in implementation and Technical Project Management as a CTI researcher

1986-1988: Research project SED (SETL Experimentation and Demonstrator), No 1227 (1271) of the Programme ESPRIT I ECC. This project developed one cartographic database and a Performance Monitor for UNIX. Participation in the project as CTI researcher

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS

ACM

IEEE

Technical Chamber of Greece

Greek Computer Society

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1984-1986: In the company KLIMAFRIGO SA, Athens. The KLIMAFRIGO SA deals with Air Conditioning - Industrial Refrigeration design and installation projects