Employment and academic positions

June 2017 –
today
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Supervisor: H. Albrecher.
June 2016 –
May 2016
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, INRIA Sophia Antipolis – Méditerranée, France. Supervisor: A. Jean-Marie.
Jan. 2015 –
Dec. 2015
Visiting Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.
Nov. 2010 –
Dec. 2014
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.

Education

Academic degrees

Nov. 2011 –
June 2015
PhD diploma in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands.
Supervisors: I.J.B.F. Adan, M. Vlasiou, A.P. Zwart. Thesis committee: I.J.B.F. Adan, H. Albrecher, B. Van Houdt, G.J.J.A.N. van Houtum, Z. Palmowski, M. Vlasiou, A.P. Zwart.
Sep. 2008 –
June 2010
Masters in Statistics and Modelling (degree grade: 9/10), Department of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Thesis advisor: G.Tsaklidis.
Sep. 2003 –
July 2007
Bachelors in Mathematics (cum laude – degree grade: 8.75/10), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Certifications

Oct. 2013
BETA Education Certificate, Beta Research School for Operations Management and Logistics, the Netherlands.
Jan. 2013
LNMB Diploma, Landelijk Netwerk Mathematische Besliskunde, the Netherlands.
Jan. 2006
Diploma in Piano, Macedonian Music School of Thessaloniki, Greece.
June 2001
Diploma in Harmony, Macedonian Music School of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Academic honours and awards

Honours

  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence Certificate for the project proposal “750384, High-PART – High precision approximations in risk theory with heavy tails” submitted under the call H2020-MSCA-IF-2016, European Commission.
  • 3rd prize for the Best Paper Award in the 8th Conference in Actuarial Science & Finance, May 2014, Samos.
  • Marcel Neuts Student Paper Award, MAM8, January 2014, Kerala, India.
  • University and college honours for graduating Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with degree grade 8.75/10 in 2007.
  • Award for excellence in undergraduate studies for the academic year 2005–2006, Greek State Scholarships Foundation.

Scholarships

  • Full scholarship for post-graduate studies from the legacy of K. Katseas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2011–2014 (3 years of 12-month salary).
  • Erasmus grant for attendance of the Masters programme at the university of Wrocław. European Union, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Agency Executive Agency, 2012–2013.
  • Scholarship for excellence in undergraduate studies. Greek State Scholarships Foundation, 2006.

Grants

  • Workshop subsidies for MOMI2017: AMIES , SMAI , and UCA (total amount: 4800€).

Professional service

Conference organisation

  • Organisation of the 2nd International mini-symposium SAMMA 2017 – Stochastic Models: Methods and Applications, organised in conjunction with the 15th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2017), September 25–30, 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Organisation of the 1rst MOMI workshop – Le Monde des Mathématiques Industrielles, supported by Inria Sophia Antipolis – Méditerranée and financed by Université Côte d’Azur, SMAI, and AMIES, February 27– 28, 2017, Inria Sophia Antipolis, France.

Technical journal or conference referee activities

  • Technical program committee member of the 1rst International mini-symposium SAMMA 2016 – Stochastic Models: Methods and Applications, organised in conjunction with the 14th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2016), September 19–25, 2016, Rhodes, Greece.
  • Referee for:
    Journals: Quality Technology & Quantitative Management (QTQM), Scandinavian Actuarial Journal (SAJ), IIE Transactions, Mathematical Methods of Operations Research (MMOR), Insurance Mathematics and Economics (IME), and TOP.
    Conferences: The 32nd International Symposium on Computer Performance, Modeling, Measurements and Evalu- ation 2014 – IFIP Performance 2014.

Campus contributions

  • PhD representative at LNMB (Dutch Network on the Mathematics of Operations Research) for the year 2013.
  • TU/e and Mathematics & Computer Science Ambassador, Eindhoven University of Technology.

Development

  • Attendance of the course Writing Articles and Abstracts in English, offered by TU/e.
  • Attendance of the PROOF course The Art of Presenting Science, offered by TU/e.
  • Participation in the ASML PhD MasterClass 2014, Eindhoven, the Netherlands, March 28–29.