Resume of Career

EDUCATION

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Troy, NY

• PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering (CSE), 1986.

• M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (EE), 1984.

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering (5 years of study); minor in Electronic Engineering and Electric Power Systems, 1981.

• Registered Electrical/Mechanical Engineer (PE), Technical Chamber of Greece (1982)

• Languages: English, French, Greek (native)

Research Interests

Distributed Intelligence Systems

• Mathematical modeling, control and coordination, integrated control and diagnostics, computational complexity, decision making, performance evaluation of distributed / robotic systems and random topology and complexity production systems.

• Control, coordination and performance evaluation of network controlled distributed systems.

• Petri Net / Hybrid Petri Net / Modular Petri Net Theory and Applications.

• Generalized System Theory.

Applications

• Networks and Telecommunication Systems.

• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, FMS, CIM Systems, Power Systems.

• C4I system performance evaluation.

• Manufacturing agility metrics and performance evaluation.

• Distributed networked virtual reality and multimedia applications for multi-user environments (functional-, interconnection-, agent- based models, QoS evaluation).

Robotic Systems

• Information / sensor fusion, control and coordination of multisensory robotic systems.

• Guidance, navigation, control and collision avoidance of robotic systems.

• Real-time, sensor-based control of distributed robotic systems, computational complexity analysis.

• Sensor Networks

• Swarms and Formation control

• UAV - UGV cooperation / coordination

• Modeling and control of teams of autonomous robots (mobile, UAV, AUV/ROV).

• Parameter identification, estimation and modeling of miniature unmanned vertical take off and landing (VTOL) vehicles (helicopters).

• Machine Vision (color image enhancement, noise removal, segmentation, classification).

• Design and testing of controllers for autonomous robot vehicle navigation.

• Design of special purpose (reconfigurable) robotic grippers.

• Design and development of a special purpose unmanned VTOL vehicle.

• Energy / power optimization for robot systems.

Publications and Presentations

Books:

1. K. P. Valavanis, N. C. Tsourveloudis, G. Tsinarakis, Production Systems Modeling and Performance Evaluation: The Modular Petri Net Approach, - under preparation.

2. J. Balic, K. P. Valavanis, N. C. Tsourveloudis, E. Ioannidis, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems: Programming and Control, University of Maribor Publications, 2003.

3. B. Siciliano, K. P. Valavanis (Editors), Control Problems in Robotics and Automation, Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Vol. 230, Springer-Verlag, 1998.

4. K. P. Valavanis, G. N. Saridis, Intelligent Robotic Systems: Theory, Design and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992.

5. Ph.D. Thesis:K. P. Valavanis, A Mathematical Formulation for the Analytical Design of Intelligent Machines, RPI, 1986.

6. M.Sc. Thesis:K. P. Valavanis, On the Real Time Control of a VAX 11/750 Computer Controlled PUMA-600 Robot Arm, RPI, 1984.

7. Diploma Thesis: K. P. Valavanis, Protection of Electric Power Transmission Lines with Digital Relays: An Algorithm for Short Circuit Detection, Identification and Isolation, National Technical University of Athens, 1981. (In Greek)

Edited Conference Proceedings

1. K. P. Valavanis, F. Lewis, S. Bogdan, K. J. Kyriakopoulos, Proceedings of the 11th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, (CD-ROM and Book of Abstracts), June 2003.

2. K. P. Valavanis, D. Gracanin, M. Matijasevic, R. Kolluru, Proceedings of the 1st International Advanced Robotics Programme Workshop on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Shallow Water and Coastal Environments, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, April 1998.

3. K. P. Valavanis, F. L. Lewis, K. S. Barber, C. Abdallah, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Controls, Monterey, CA, IEEE Control Systems Society Press, August 1995.

4. K. P. Valavanis, G. N. Saridis, A. Pascoal, P. Lima, F. L. Pereira, Proceedings of the International Program Development in Undersea Robotics and Intelligent Control (URIC): A Joint U.S./Portugal Workshop, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, May 1995.

5. K. P. Valavanis, G. N. Saridis, F. Lewis, G. Stavrakakis, N. Koussoulas, K. Kyriakopoulos (editors), Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE Mediterranean Symposium on New Directions in Control and Automation, Chania, Crete, June 1994.

6. M. A. Bayoumi, L. Davis, K. P. Valavanis (editors), Proceedings of the Workshop on Computer Architectures for Machine Perception (CAMP'93), IEEE Computer Society Press, December 1993.

7. A. C. Sanderson, A. A. Desrochers, K. Valavanis (editors), Proceedings Fourth IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Controls, IEEE Computer Society Press, September 1989.

Book Chapters

1. N. Tsourveloudis, L. Doitsidis, K. Valavanis, "Autonomous Navigation of Unmanned Vehicles: A Fuzzy Logic Perspective", Cutting Edge Robotics, pp: 291-310 (ISBN 3-386611-038-3), 2005.

2. J. A. Katsigiannis, P.S. Georgilakis, A.T. Souflaris, K. P. Valavanis, "Diagnosing transformer faults with petri nets", Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Springer-Verlang, Vol. LNAI 3025, pp. 420-431, May 2004. (Initially presented at the Third Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Samos, Greece.)

3. N. D. Hatziargyriou, N. A. Fountas, K. P. Valavanis, "Petri Net Models in the Restoration of Power Systems Following System Collapse", in C. T. Leondes (Editor) Knowledge Based Systems: Techniques and Applications, Vol. 4, pp: 1190-1223, Academic Press, 2001.

4. S. R. Malladi, K. P. Valavanis, M. C. Mulder, "Control and Coordination of a Redundant Manipulator", in Intelligent Control Systems: Theory and Applications, pp: 702 731, M. M. Gupta and N. K. Sinha (editors), IEEE Press, 1995.

5. K. P. Valavanis, S. G. Tzafestas, "Expert Systems in Intelligent Robotics and Control", in Expert Systems in Engineering Applications, pp: 259 268, S. Tzafestas (editor), Springer Verlag, 1993.

6. A. I. Kokkinaki, K. P. Valavanis, S. Tzafestas, "A Survey of Expert System Tools and Engineering Based Expert Systems", in Expert Systems in Engineering Applications, pp: 367 378, S. Tzafestas (editor), Springer Verlag, 1993.

7. S. Tzafestas, A. I. Kokkinaki, K. P. Valavanis, "An Overview of Expert Systems", in Expert Systems in Engineering Applications, pp: 2 24, S. Tzafestas (editor), Springer Verlag, 1993.

8. K. P. Valavanis, C. A. Jacobson, "On the Four Parameter Controller Based Manipulator Payload Variation Detection and Accommodation", in Applied Control, Current Trends and Modern Methodologies, pp: 595 637, S. Tzafestas (editor), Marcel Dekker, 1993.

9. G. Seetharaman, K. P. Valavanis, "Modeling of Multisensory Robotic Systems with Failure Diagnostic Capabilities", in An Introduction to Intelligent and Autonomous Control, pp: 349-369, P. J. Antsaklis and K. M. Passino (editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993.

10. K. P. Valavanis, G. N. Saridis, "Information Theoretic Modeling of Robotic and Automation Systems", in Control and Dynamic Systems; Manufacturing and Automation Systems: Techniques and Technologies, Part 4 of 5, Volume 48, pp: 387 416, C. T. Leondes (editor), Academic Press, 1991.

11. K. P. Valavanis, G. N. Saridis, "Knowledge Based Architectural Models for Intelligent Robotic Systems", in Advances in Automation and Robotics, Vol. 2, pp: 1 19, G. N. Saridis (editor), JAI Press, 1991.

12. K. P. Valavanis, "Theory and Design of Intelligent Robotic Systems", in Intelligent Robotic Systems, pp: 45 83, S. G. Tzafestas (editor), Marcel Dekker, 1991.

13. M. B. Leahy, Jr., K. P. Valavanis, "Dynamics Based Control of Robotic Manipulators", in Intelligent Robotic Systems, pp: 245 281, S. G. Tzafestas (editor), Marcel Dekker, 1991.

14. G. N. Saridis, K. P. Valavanis, "On the Real Time Control of Intelligent Robotic Systems", in Digital Techniques in Simulation Communication and Control, pp: 463 469, S. G. Tzafestas (editor), Elsevier Science Publishers, B. V. (north Holland), IMACS, 1985. (Conference reprint paper.)