Publications

Team Publications include the following topics:

  1. Sensorial Systems
  2. Communication Systems and Networks
  3. Simulation and Visualization Environments

1. Sensorial Systems

Water Resources Management / Environmental Applications

  • D. Lymperopoulos, M. Bimpas, G. Stratakos, I. Karanasiou, N. Uzunoglu, “Detection of Water Leaks in Supply Pipes by Using Microwave Ground Penetrating and Thermography Techniques”, 3rd International conference on Non-Destructive Testing of the Hellenic Society for NDT, vol. 1, pp. 330, Crete, Greece, 15-17 October 2003. 
  • D. G. Lymperopoulos, M. Bimpas, Y. Stratakos, N. Paraskevopoulos, D. I. Kaklamani and N. K. Uzunoglu, “Detection of water leaks in supply pipes with active microwave GPR sensors and electromagnetic modeling”, pp.111-113, Proceedings of URSI 2004, Pisa, 2004.
  • D. G. Lymperopoulos, M. Bimpas, Y. Stratakos, D. I. Kaklamani and N.K. Uzunoglu, “Detection of Water Leaks In Supply Pipes Using Wideband FM-CW Radar: Electromagnetic Modelling”, PIERS 2004, Pisa, Italy, 2004 (CD-ROM).
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, N. Uzunoglu, “Detection of Water Leaks in Supply Pipes Using Ground Penetrating Radar Technologies”, Proceedings of Water Resources Management: New Approaches and Technologies, EWRA Conference, pp 67-74, Chania, Crete- Greece, June 14-16, 2007.
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, N. Bazzurro, M.Fantozzi, “Detection of water leaks in supply pipes using ground penetrating radar technologies: Integrated High Resolution Imaging Ground Penetrating Radar and Decision Support System for WATER PIPEline Rehabilitation”, ACCADUEO Conference, 21-23 May 2008, Ferrara, Italy (CD-ROM) 
  • M. Bimpas, “Integrated High Resolution Imaging Ground Penetrating Radar and Decision Support System for WATER PIPEline Rehabilitation”, Global Water Efficiency 2008, Limassol, Cyprus, 27-28/11/2008 (CD-ROM).
  • “Integrated High Resolution Imaging Radar and Decision Support System for the Rehabilitation of Water Pipelines”, Edited by M. Bimpas, A. Amditis and N. Uzunoglu, Publishing by IWA, London, UK, 2010, ISBN: 978184333719.
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, N. K. Uzunoglu, “Detection of Water Leaks in Supply Pipes Using Continuous Wave Sensor Operating at 2.45 GHz”, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Volume 70, Issue 3, March 2010, Pages 226-236.
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, N. Uzunoglu, “Design and implementation of an integrated high resolution imaging ground penetrating radar for water pipeline rehabilitation”, Radar Symposium (IRS), 2010 11th International Issue Date: 16-18 June 2010, pp: 1 – 4 , Vilnius, Lithuania, ISSN: 2155-5754.
  • M. Bimpas and A. Amditis, “The WATERPIPE approach: improving pipe assessment with underground imaging support”, Water21, December 2010, pp24-26.
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, N. K. Uzunoglu, “Design And Implementation Of An Integrated High Resolution Imaging Ground Penetrating Radar For Water Pipeline Rehabilitation”, Journal or Water Resources Management, 2011, pp. 1239-1250.

Structural Health Monitoring

  • K. Loupos, A. Amditis, S. Frondistou, J. Meisner, D. Bairaktaris, B. Griffoni, M. Bimpas – “FIBRE-OPTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR TUNNEL STRUCTURAL MONITORING – THE MONICO EC PROJECT”, 4th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2010), 3-5 June 2010, Lecce, Italy.
  • A. Amditis, Y. Stratakos, D. Bairaktaris, M. Bimpas, S. Camarinopolos, S. Frondistou-yannas, V. Kalidromitis, M. Pozzi, J. Santana, N. Saillen, T. Torfs, D. Ulieru, B. Wenk, D. Zonta., “Wireless sensor network for seismic evaluation of concrete buildings” in 5th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Sorrento, Italy: EWSHM, 2010, p. [N.d]-[N.d]. Atti di: EWSHM 2010, Sorrento, Italy, 29 Jun-02 Jul – vedi dettaglio.
  • K. Loupos, G. Kanellos, O. Bursi, S. Frondistou, J. Meisner, D. Bairaktaris, B. Griffoni, A. Orfanoudakis – “REAL-TIME STRUCTURE MONITORING USING FIBRE-OPTIC TECHNOLOGIES – MONICO EC PROJECT”, Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment: from plant and structure design, maintenance to disposal (ESIA11), 24-25 May 2011, Manchester, UK.
  • A. Amditis, Y. Stratakos, D. Bairaktaris, M. Bimpas, S. Camarinopolos, S. Frondistou-yannas, V. Kalidromitis, M. Pozzi, J. Santana, N. Saillen, T. Torfs, D. Ulieru, B. Wenk, D. Zonta., “An overview of MEMSCON project: an intelligent wireless sensor network for after-earthquake evaluation of concrete buildings” in 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Zurich: ECEE, 2010, p. [N.d]-[N.d]. Atti di: 14ECEE, Ohrid, FYROM, 30 Aug – 03 Sep, 2010 – vedi dettaglio.
  • K. Loupos, G. Kanellos, O. Bursi, S. Frondistou, J. Meisner, D. Bairaktaris, B. Griffoni, A. Orfanoudakis – “APPLICATION OF FIBRE-OPTIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR REAL-TIME STRUCTURAL MONITORING – THE MONICO EC PROJECT”, 9th International Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2011), 11-13 July 2011, Oxford, UK.
  • M. Pozzi, D. Zonta, D. Trapani, A.J. Amditis, M. Bimpas, Y.E. Stratakos, D. Ulieru, “MEMS-based sensors for post-earthquake damage assessment” in 9th international Conference on Damage Assessment of Structures (9th DAMAS), London, UK: Institute of Physics, 2011, p. x-x. Atti di: 9th DAMAS, Oxford, 11-13 JULY 2011.
  • M.Pozzi, M. Bimpas, et.al, Laboratory validation of MEMS-based sensors for post-earthquake damage assessment image, Proc. SPIE 7981, 79810Y (2011); doi:10.1117/12.882015, Monday 7 March 2011, San Diego, California, USA, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011, Masayoshi Tomizuka.
  • T. Torfs, T. Sterken, S. Brebels, J. Santana-Corte, R. Van den Hoven, C. Van Hoof, N. Saillen, N. Bertsch,  D. Trapani, D. Zonta, P. Marmaras, M. Bimpas. Low power wireless sensor network for building monitoring. Presented at: IEEE Sensors Conference. (28-31 October 2011; Limerick, Ireland).
  • C. Valagiannopoulos, M. Bimpas, N. Uzunoglu, “Implementation of the thin-wire approximation for estimating the characteristics of a metallic reinforcement bar embedded into a concrete column with circular cross section”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Volume 54, Issue 3, pages 761–767, March 2012.
  • D. Trapani, D. Zonta, M. Molinari, A. Amditis, M. Bimpas, N. Bertsch, V. Spiering, J. Santana, T. Sterken, T. Torfs, D. Bairaktaris, M. Bairaktaris, S. Camarinopulos, M. Frondistou-Yannas and D. Ulieru, “Full-scale laboratory validation of a wireless MEMS-based technology for damage assessment of concrete structures”,  Proc. SPIE 8345, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2012, 83454L (April 26, 2012).
  • M Pozzi, D Zonta, D Trapani, N Athanasopoulos, A J Amditis, M Bimpas, A Garetsos, Y E Stratakos and D Ulieru, “MEMS-based sensors for post-earthquake damage assessment”, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 305 012100 doi:10.1088/1742-6596/305/1/012100.

Antenna Design

  • M. Bimpas, N. Paraskevopoulos, Y. Stratakos and N. Uzunoglu, “Design And Development Of A Miss-Distance Measurement Two-Frequency Radar Sensor”, pp741-746, Proceedings of International Radar Symposium 2003, 30 September-02 October, Dresden, Germany, 2003.
  • M. Bimpas, N. Uzunoglu, “Optimization of Decoupling Between Two Collinear Monopole Antennas Separated by a Space Filter”, PIERS 2004, Pisa, 2004 (CD-ROM).
  • M. Bimpas, N.Uzunoglu, “Development of a Broadband E-Shaped Ground Penetrating Microstrip Radiator Combining Microstrip Resonators and a Slotted Ground Plane”, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, January 20, pp 172-176, Vol44, Issue 2, 2005.
  • G.K. Matsopoulos, N. Mouravliansky, P. Asvestas, K. Delibasis, M. Bimpas, E. Kolokotroni, A. Amditis, N. Uzunoglu, “A head-mounted eye tracking monitoring system”, Proc. on Eurosensors XIX Conference, Barcelona, Spain, September 11-14, 2005.
  • G.K. Matsopoulos, N. Mouravliansky, P. Asvestas, K. Delibasis, M. Bimpas, E. Kolokotroni, A. Amditis, N. Uzunoglu “An Eyeglass-based monitoring sensor”, Proceeding of International Conference on Monitoring sleep and sleepiness – from physiology to new sensors, pp. , Basel, Switzerland, 29-30 May 2006.
  • M. Bimpas, A. Amditis and N. Uzunoglu, “Development of an E-shaped Microstrip Radiator with Enhanced Gain for Ground Penetrating Applications”, 12th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, June 16-19, 2008, Birmingham, UK.

Search and Rescue / Security Applications

  • M. Bimpas, K. Nikellis, N. Paraskevopoulos, D. Economou, Prof. N. Uzunoglu, “Development and testing of a detector system for trapped humans in building ruins,” Proceeding of 33rd European Microwave Conference, 999-1002, October 2003.
  • M. Bimpas, N Paraskevopoulos, K. Nikellis, D. Economou and N. Uzunoglu, “Development of a Three Band Radar System for Detecting Trapped Alive Humans Under Building Ruins”, PIER 49, 161-188, 2004.

Data Fusion for Automotive Applications

  • G. Thomaidis, H.-U. Otto, C. Kotsiourou, M. Bimpas, ‘Validating automatic map deviation reporting and updating in a large scale scope’, 16th World Congress on ITS 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-25 September 2009.
  • A. Amditis, E. Bertolazzi, M. Bimpas, et al. “A Holistic Approach to the Integration of Safety Applications: The INSAFES Subproject Within the European Framework Programme 6 Integrating Project PReVENT”, IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol11, Issue 3, 2010, pp 554-567.
  • A. Amditis, M. Bimpas, et al “,A Situation-Adaptive Lane-Keeping Support System: Overview of the SAFELANE Approach”, IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol11, Issue 3, 2010, pp 617-630.
  • M. Dozza, M. Bimpas, C. Kessler, M. Petersson, A. Amditis, H. Tattegrain, “EUROFOT: CONSTRAINS AND TRADE-OFFS IN TESTING HYPOTHESES”, Proceedings of the “TRA – Transport Research Arena Europe conference”, June 2010, Brussels.

2. Communication Systems and Networks

 Wireless Local Area Networks

  • A. Tsertou and D. I. Laurenson, “Revisiting the hidden terminal problem in a wireless CSMA/CA network,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , vol. 7, pp. 817–831, Jul. 2008.
  • Α. Tsertou, K. Drakakis, and D. I. Laurenson, “Modelling the desynchronisation of hidden nodes in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks,” IET Communications , vol. 2, pp. 918–927, Aug. 2008.
  • Α. Tsertou and D. I. Laurenson, “Modeling the effect of BEB for a hidden terminal topology from a new perspective,” in IEEE IWWAN 2006, Jun. 2006, New York, US.
  • Α. Tsertou and D. I. Laurenson, “Insights into the hidden node problem,” in Proc. of the ACM IWCMC 2006, Jul. 2006, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Α. Tsertou, D. I. Laurenson, and J. S. Thompson, “A new approach for the throughput analysis of IEEE 802.11 in networks with hidden terminals,” in IWWAN 2005, May 2005, London, UK.

Wireless Sensor Networks and System Architecture

  • Α. Tsertou, R. Upadhyay, S. McLaughlin, and D. I. Laurenson, “Towards a tailored sensor network for fire emergency monitoring in large buildings,” in 1st IEEE Conference on Wireless Rural and Emergency Communications, Sep. 2007, Rome.
  • F. Vlachos, V. Emmanouilidis, L. Konstantinopoulou, M. Bimpas, D. Tzovaras, D. Kehagias, L. Leontaridis, Y. Orthopoulos, A. Amditis, In Proceedings of the 1st ASK-IT International Conference “ASK-IT System Architecture: Scope and Methodology”, Nice, the French Riviera, 26-27 October 2006 (CD-ROM) 

Wireless Communications for Automotive Applications

  • P. Lytrivis, G. Vafeiadis, M. Bimpas, A. Amditis, C. Zott, Cooperative Situation Refinement for Vehicular Safety Applications: The SAFESPOT Approach, 16th World Congress on ITS 2009, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-25 September 2009.

3. Simulation and Visualization Environments:

  • N. Frangakis, G. Karaseitanidis, A. Amditis, K. Loupos (Iccs) – Structuring The European Research Area In Vr – Intuition Network – Workshop On Virtual Reality In Product Engineering And Robotics: Technology And Applications, Special Issue Of: Bulletin Of The Transilvania University Of Braşov Issn 1221-5872.
  • Prof. P. Chung, Dr. X. Shang, Dr L. Vezzadini, K. Loupos, W. Salem – The Integration Of Vr And Rule-Based Technologies To Improve Process Safety, Iff Science Days 2006 Conference, 21-22 June 2006, Magdeburg, Germany.
  • X. Shang, P. Chung, L. Vezzadini, K. Loupos, W. Hoekstra – Integrating Vr And Knowledge-Based Technologies To Facilitate The Development Of Operator Training Systems And Scenarios To Improve Process Safety, Esrel 2006 Conference “Safety And Reliability For Managing Risk”, 18-22 September 2006, Estoril, Portugal.
  • Dr A. Amditis, Dr M. Bimpas, N. Fragkakis, K. Loupos, (Iccs), Terrence Fernando (University Of Salford) – Virtual Reality As A Key Actor For Collaborative Working Environments, International Pace Forum “Collaborative Visualization”, November  15 – 17, 2006, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Intuition – Ip: Requirements For Low Cost Sme Vr – P. Vink, F. Krause, And J. W. Van Rhijn, Tno, Nl, M. Delahaye, Coat, Ch, J. Min Kim, Mitsubishi Caterpillar, Nl, E. L. Van Den Broek, Ut, Nl, K. Loupos, Iccs, Gr,D. Talaba, Un Trasylvania, Ro.
  • Dr.A. Amditis, Dr. G. Varalda, Dr. D. Saluäär, I. Mantzouranis, K. Loupos, Dr. A. Bekiaris – How Vr Supports The  Development Of Adas -Ivis And Intelligent Transportation Systems, Its2007 – China.
  • K. Loupos, L. Vezzadini, W. Hoekstra, W. Salem, P. Chung, – Vr, Hf And Rule-Based Technologies Applied And Combined For Improving Industrial Safety. Hci 2007 Conference Proceedings Volume 6, Lncs_4555, Isbn: 978-3-540-73280-9. Lecture Notes In Computer Science, Springer Berlin.
  • A. Amditis, M. Bimpas, R. Blach, “Towards Networked And Structured Vr European Research Area: Intuition Network Of Excellence And Future Research Challenges”, Mmi-Interaktiv, Nr. 12, April 2007, Issn 1439-7854, Pp. 43-54.
  • K. Loupos, D. Christopoulos, L. Vezzadini, W. Hoekstra, W. Salem, P. Chung, – Application Of Vr And Hf Technologies For Improving Industrial Safety, Nhibe 2007 Conference Proceedings, Rhodes, August 2007.
  • Dr A. Amditis, K. Loupos, D.Christopoulos, P. Psonis, – User Interface Implementation For The Virthualis Safety Platform. Intuition 2007 International Conference And Workshop Proceedings, 4-5 October 2007, Athens, Greece.
  • K. Loupos, L. Vezzadini, W. Hoekstra, W. Salem, P. Chung, – Vr, Hf And Rule-Based Technologies Applied And Combined For Improving Industrial Safety. Book Chapter On Lecture Notes In Computer Science, Springer Berlin, Volume 4555, 2007.
  • K. Loupos, P. Psonis, Dr A. Amditis – Virtual Reality: The Way Ahead In Industrial Safety. 22nd European Conference On Modelling And Simulation (Ecms), 3-6 June 2008, Cyprus. Proceedings Isbn: 978-0-9553018-5-8, Pages 548-554.
  • K. Loupos, I. Braga, A. Amditis – Avatar Based Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Scheme, 5th Intuition Conference – “Virtual Reality In Industry And Society: From Research To Application”, 6-8 October 2008, Turin, Italy.
  • A. Amditis, I. Karaseitanidis, M. Bimpas, R. Blach, “Future Scenarios Of Mixed Reality: The Intuition Roadmap Scenarios”, The Visual Computer, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, Volume 24, Number 11 / November, 2008, Pp. 935-940.
  • P. Vink, M. Blok, G. V. Rhijn, T. Bosch, H. Totté, K. Loupos – “User Demands For New Mixed Reality Tools, First Results Of The Manuvar Project”, 3rd Applied Human Factors And Ergonomics (Ahfe) International Conference 2010 (Ahfe2010), 17-20 July 2010, Miami, Florida, Usa.
  • P. Vink, M. Blok, G. V. Rhijn, T. Bosch, H. Totté, K. Loupos – “User Demands For New Mixed Reality Tools, First Results Of The Manuvar Project”, Advances In Human Factors, Ergonomics, And Safety In Manufacturing And Service Industries Journal, Chapter 45, Pages 442–451, Isbn: 978-1-4398-3499-2.