Vasileios Koutras

Dr Vasilis Koutras is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Financial and Management Engineering. He holds a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (Probability, Statistics & Operational Research)-(2002) from the Department of Mathematics, University of Patras, a Master degree in Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences and new Technologies (2004), from the Department of Mathematics, University of the Aegean. He received his PhD diploma from the Department of Financial and Management Engineering, University of the Aegean. He is a member of the Reliability Engineering Laboratory (REL). He is also Academic Staff at the Hellenic Open University, School of Science & Technology, Post Graduate Programme: (1) Data Science and Machine Learning (DAMA), Course: DAMA 50 Mathematics for Machine Learning (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26), (2) Quality Management and Technology, Msc, Course:DIP50 Basic Tools and Methods for Quality Control (Ac. Years 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-2019) and Course:DIP61 Special Topics on Quality (Ac. Year 2016-17) . He is teaching Operations Research ΙΙ, Modeling Analysis and Design of Stochastic Systems, Statistics, Stochastic Models, Queuing Theory. He has published over 80 papers in international journals, book chapters and international conferences proceedings (with review procedure) which has been cited by over 300 research works. He has also participated as a Researcher in the European Funding Projects: (1) PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION PROJECTS IN CIVIL PROTECTION AND MARINE POLLUTION’ – EUROPEAN COMMISION – DG ECHO:An Integrated Methodological framework for Emergency Logistics (MELOGIC), DG Humanitarian and Civil Protection (DG ECHO), ECHO/SUB/2014/695769, (2) THALES: “Analysis of Supply and Production Systems: an Integrated Approach” (ASPASIA), (3) ABBA  Adriatic-Ionian SustainaBle Blue Economy Alliance for upscalling SMEs