About
I hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, which was obtained under the supervision of Professor John B. Theocharis, in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. My research is mainly focused on remote sensing and the development and application of novel classification and modeling methods from the domain of eXplainable Artificial Intelligence in agriculture and soil science in particular. I am positioned at the Automation and Robotics Lab, as well as in the Lab of Remote Sensing and GIS.
Earth observation researcher 🌏🛰️
Focal point: Remote sensing (space- and air-borne imaging sensors) and in situ spectroscopy for soil science.
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1904-9029
- Google Scholar: 1rQO0S0AAAAJ
- Scopus: 57189582972
- Web of Science: 2332345
- E-mail: tsakirin@auth.gr
- Github: tsakirids
- DBLP: 172/2482
My research interests include the development of novel XAI models (employing evolutionary algorithms, fuzzy systems, and deep learning) to be applied on Earth Observation data, and large-scale data analytics.
Résumé
A short summary of my life's work may be found below.
Summary
Nikos Tsakiridis
Senior Earth Observation researcher with experience in eXplainable Artificial Intelligence and data analytics and leading teams.
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- tsakirin@auth.gr
Education
PhD in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
2015 – 2020
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Dissertation entitled "Modeling of soil properties from hyperspectral signatures using computational intelligence techniques", available online (in Greek).
MSC in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
2009 – 2014
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Engineering Diploma
Professional Experience
Earth Observation Researcher
2015 – Present
Lab of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and GIS, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Participation in over 15 EU and nationally funded research projects
- Project development and submission of research proposals
- Development of novel methodologies and processing toolchains to work with Big Earth Observation data
- Active in research community: Over 15 journal publications and participation in multiple scientific conferences, reviewer in more than 20 journals, guest editor in Remote Sensing, MDPI
Teaching assistant
2015 – 2020
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Under-graduate classes: C / C++, Fuzzy Systems, Synthesis of Active and Passive Filters
- Post-graduate classes: Artificial Intelligence - Biologically inspired systems, Intelligent Systems - Artificial intelligence methodologies and applications