Publications

Selected list of publications can be found below while the complete list can be accessed from Google Scholar here.

Magazine Articles & Book Chapters

  1. M. Michalopoulou, T. Panayiotou, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, Meal delivery services: Current practices, challenges and future directions., IEEE Potentials, To appear, Dec. 2023.

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  2. R. Makrigiorgis, S. Siddiqui, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, and T. Theocharides, Efficient Deep Vision for Aerial Visual Understanding, Springer Embedded Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical, IoT, and Edge Computing, Chapter 44, Oct. 2023.

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  3. M. Pafitis, A. Savva, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, and T. Theocharides, MELETI: A Machine-Learning-Based Embedded System Architecture for Infrastructure Inspection with UAVs, Springer Embedded Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical, IoT, and Edge Computing, Chapter 44, Oct. 2023.

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  4. C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, and M. Polycarpou, Machine Learning for Emergency Management: A Survey and Future Outlook, IEEE Proceedings, vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 19-41, Jan. 2023.

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  5. C. Kyrkou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, and C. Panayiotou, Drones: Augmenting Our Quality of Life, IEEE Potentials, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 30-36, Jan.-Feb. 2019.

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  6. P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, and G. Ellinas Disaster Resilient Telematics Based on Device-to-Device Communication, Wireless Public Safety Networks, vol. 3, pp. 211-230, 2017.

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  7. P. Kolios, A. Pitsillides, O. Mokryn and K. Papadaki Data Dissemination in Public Safety Networks, Wireless Public Safety Networks, vol. 2, pp. 199-225, 2016.

Journal Papers

  1. P. Valianti, K. Malialis, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, Cooperative Multi-Agent Jamming of Multiple Rogue Drones Using Reinforcement Learning, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing , Jun. 2024, paper.

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  2. C. Menelaou, S Timotheou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, Efficient Demand Management For The On-Time Arrival Problem: A Convexified Multi-Objective Approach Assuming Macroscopic Traffic Dynamics, European Journal of Control, June 2024.

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  3. D. Shianios, P. Kolios, C. Kyrkou, DiRecNetV2: A Transformer-Enhanced Network for Aerial Disaster Recognition, SN Computer Science, May 2024.

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  4. DC Selvaraj, C Vitale, T Panayiotou, P. Kolios, D. Elliades, and CF. Chiasserini, G. Ellinas, Edge-Assisted ML-Aided Uncertainty-Aware Vehicle Collision Avoidance At Urban Intersections, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, Aug. 2023.

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  5. F. Panetsos, G. Karras, K. Kyriakopoulos, O. Oikonomides, P. Kolios, D. Elliades, and C. Panayiotou, A Motion Control Framework for Autonomous Water Sampling and Swing-free Transportation of a Multirotor UAV with a Cable-suspended Mechanism, Journal of Field Robotics, Apr. 2023.

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  6. N. Souli, P. Kolios and G. Ellinas, Multi-Agent System for Rogue Drone Interception, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters , Feb. 2023.

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  7. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios and T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, Distributed Search Planning in 3D Environments with a Dynamically Varying Number of Agents, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems, Jan. 2023.

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  8. C. Vitale, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, Optimizing Vehicle Re-Ordering Events in Coordinated Autonomous Intersection Crossings under CAVs’ Location Uncertainty, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, Dec. 2022, paper.

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  9. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios and G. Ellinas, Distributed Estimation and Control for Jamming an Aerial Target with Multiple Agents, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Sept. 2022.

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  10. C. Vitale, S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, Autonomous 4D Trajectory Planning for Dynamic and Flexible Air Traffic Management, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Aug. 2022.

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  11. P. Kolios, L. Papachristoforou, C. Panayiotou, G. Ellinas, Model-Adaptive Event Triggering for Monitoring Recurrent Mobility Patterns in Public Transport, IEEE Access, Jan. 2022, paper.

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  12. C. Vitale, P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, Autonomous Intersection Crossing with Vehicle Location Uncertainty, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Jan. 2022.

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  13. E. Rigas, P. Kolios, M. Mavrovouniotis, and G. Ellinas, Scheduling a Fleet of Drones for Monitoring Missions with Spatial, Temporal, and Energy Constraints, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Dec. 2021.

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  14. N. Souli, P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, Online Relative Positioning of Autonomous Vehicles using Signals of Opportunity, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, Oct. 2021. paper

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  15. I. Salarzai, P. Kolios, M. Polycarpou, Finite- and Fixed-Time Consensus Protocols for Multi-agent Systems with Time-varying Topologies, IEEE Control Systems Letters, Oct. 2021. paper

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  16. L. Tziovani, L. Hadjidemetriou, P. Kolios, A. Astolfi; E. Kyriakides, S. Timotheou, Energy Management and Control of Photovoltaic and Storage Systems in Active Distribution Grids, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Oct. 2021. paper

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  17. C. Menelaou, S Timotheou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, Joint Route Guidance and Demand Management for Real-Time Control of Multi-Regional Traffic Networks, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, May 2021. paper

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  18. J. Moon, S. Papaioannou, C. Laoudias, P. Kolios, S. Kim, Deep Reinforcement Learning Multi-UAV Trajectory Control for Target TrackingIEEE Internet of Things Journal, Apr. 2021. paper

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  19. P. Valianti, S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios and G. Ellinas, Multi-Agent Coordinated Close-in Jamming for Disabling a Rogue Drone, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Feb. 2021. paper

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  20. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou and M. Polycarpou, A Cooperative Multi-Agent Probabilistic Framework for Search and Track Missions, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, Oct 2020.

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  21. P. Kolios, K. Koumidis, C. Panayiotou, and G. Ellinas, Beaconing-based networking for localized information exchange in emergency management, Ad Hoc Networks, Oct 2020, paper

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  22. P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, and C. Panayiotou, Cyber-physical Interplay for Data Offloading in Vehicular Networks, IEEE Networking Letters, Apr 2020, paper

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  23. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou and M. Polycarpou, Jointly-optimized Searching and Tracking with Random Finite Sets, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, June 2019, paper

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  24. C. Menelaou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, and C. Panayiotou, Minimizing traffic congestion through continuous-time route reservations with travel time predictions, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, July 2018.

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  25. C. Menelaou, P. Kolios, S. Timotheou, and C. Panayiotou, Controlling road congestion via a low-complexity route reservation approach, Transportation Research Part C, May 2017.

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  26. C. Menelaou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, and C. Panayiotou, Improved Road Usage through Congestion-free Route Reservations, Transportation Research Record, Nov 2016.

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  27. C. Heracleous, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, and G. Ellinas, Hybrid systems modeling for critical infrastructure interdependencies analysis, International Journal on Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Aug 2016.

Conference Papers

  1. C. Heracleous, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, Enhancing Wildfire Propagation Estimation with an Autonomous Aerial AgentIEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, Aug. 2024.

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  2. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, Synergising Human-Like Responses and Machine Intelligence for Planning in Disaster Response, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, July 2024.

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  3. C. Soteriou, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, Closing the Sim-to-Real Gap: Enhancing Autonomous Precision Landing of UAVs with Detection-Informed Deep Reinforcement Learning, International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications, July 2024.

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  4. M. Karapitta, A. Kassis, K. Mallialis, P. Kolios, Time-Varying Compartmental Models with Neural Networks for Pandemic Infection Forecasting, 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, July 2024.

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  5. P.A. Dimitriou, V. Silvestros, C. Pitris, P. Kolios, Network analysis of COVID-19 data reveals district and age-group transmission patterns, International School and Conference on Network Science, June 2024.

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  6. P.A. Dimitriou, V. Silvestros, C. Pitris, P. Kolios, Beyond statistics: Network epidemiology to investigate COVID-19 contact tracing, World Congress of Epidemiology, Sept. 2024.

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  7. P.A. Dimitriou, V. Silvestros, C. Pitris, P. Kolios, Predicting Missing Links in Infection Networks: Accelerate contact tracing investigations using network theory, World Congress of Epidemiology, Sept. 2024.

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  8. M. Anastasiadou, P. Isaia, P. Kolios, D. Eliades and C. Laoudias, Leveraging ICTs for Effective COVID-19 Pandemics Management: Insights from a Health Information System Implementation in Cyprus, IEEE/ACM CCGRID, May 2024.

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  9. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, Hierarchical Fault-Tolerant Coverage Control for an Autonomous Aerial Agent, IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision, and Safety of Technical Processes, Jun 2024.

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  10. N. Souli, A. Palamas, T. Panayiotou, P. Kolios and G. Ellinas, A Multi-task Transformer Architecture for Drone State Identification and Trajectory Prediction, International Workshop on Wireless Sensors and Drones in Internet of Things, April 2024.

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  11. L. Tziovani, M. Asprou, I. Ciornei, P. Kolios, L. Hadjidemetriou, A. Lazari, R. Tapakis, S. Timotheou, Long-Term Unit Commitment With Combined-Cycle Units, IEEE PowerTech Conference , Jun 2023.

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  12. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, Integrated Ray-Tracing and Coverage Planning Control using Reinforcement Learning, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , Dec 2022.

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  13. K. Aslansefat, P. Nikolaou, M. Walker, M.N. Akram, I. Sorokos, J.an Reich, P. Kolios, M.K. Michael, T. Theocharides, G. Ellinas, D. Schneider and Y. Papadopoulos, SafeDrones: Real-Time Reliability Evaluation of UAVs using Executable Digital Dependable Identities, International Symposium on Model-Based Safety Assessment, Sept 2022.

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  14. N. Souli, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, An Autonomous Counter-Drone System with Jamming and Relative Positioning Capabilities, IEEE International Conference on Communications, May 2022.

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  15. C. Vitale, P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, Real-time Trajectory Planning for Managing Demand and Safety during the Crossing of an Intersection by Connected Autonomous Vehicles, IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference , Sept. 2021.

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  16. D. Selvaraj, C. Vitale, T. Panayiotou, P. Kolios, C. Chiasserini, and G. Ellinas, Edge Learning of Vehicular Trajectories at Regulated Intersections, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Sept. 2021. paper

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  17. C. Menelaou, S.~Timotheou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, A convex reformulation approach of the joint perimeter control and route guidance problem, IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference , Sept. 2021.

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  18. A. Anastasiou, R. Makrigiorgis, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, Hyperion: A Robust Drone-based Target Tracking System, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Sept. 2021.

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  19. N. Souli, R. Makrigiorgis, P. Kolios, G. Ellinas, Real-Time Relative Positioning System Implementation Employing Signals of Opportunity, Inertial, and Optical Flow Modalities, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Sept. 2021.

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  20. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, 3D Trajectory Planning for UAV-based Search Missions: An Integrated Assessment and Search Planning Approach, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Sept. 2021.

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  21. A. Savva, A. Zacharia, R. Makrigiorgis, A. Anastasiou, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, T. Theocharides, ICARUS: Automatic Autonomous Power Infrastructure Inspection with UAVs, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Sept. 2021.

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  22. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, and M. Polycarpou, Cooperative Simultaneous Tracking and Jamming for Disabling a Rogue Drone, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct. 2020.

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  23. E. Rigas, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, Extending the multiple travelling salesman problem to schedule drones for monitoring missions, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Sept. 2020. Best Paper Award

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  24. C. Menelaou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, and C. Panayiotou, Flexible Route-Reservations through pricing, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Sept. 2020.

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  25. N. Souli, R. Makrigiorgis, A. Anastasiou, P. Petrides, A. Zacharia, A. Lazanas, P. Valianti, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, HorizonBlock: Implementation of an Autonomous Counter-Drone System, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2020.

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  26. M. Terzi, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, and T. Theocharides, Towards a Social-media Driven Multi-Drone Tasking platform, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2020.

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  27. A. Anastasiou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, K. Papadaki, Swarm Path Planning for the Deployment of Drones in Emergency Response Missions, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2020.

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  28. S. Papaioannou, S. Kim, C. Laoudias, P. Kolios, S. Kim, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, M. Polycarpou, Coordinated CRLB-Based Control for Tracking Multiple First Responders in 3D Environments, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2020.

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  29. R. Makrigiorgis, P. Kolios, S. Timotheou, T. Theocharides, and C.G. Panayiotou, Extracting the fundamental diagram from aerial footage, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, May 2020.

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  30. N. Souli, P. Kolios, and G. Ellinas, Relative Positioning of Autonomous Systems using Signals of Opportunity, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, May 2020.

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  31. C. Christodoulou, and P. Kolios, Optimized tour planning for drone-based urban traffic monitoring, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, May 2020.

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  32. K. Manousakis, T. Panayiotou, P. Kolios, I. Tomkos, and G. Ellinas, Attack-aware Lightpath Provisioning in Elastic Optical Networks with Traffic Demand Variations, IEEE International Workshop on Reliable Design and Modeling (RNDM 2019), Oct. 2019. Best Paper Award Finalist

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  33. S. Papaioannou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, C. Panayiotou, and M. Polycarpou, Probabilistic Search and Track with Multiple Mobile Agents, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2019.

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  34. M. Terzi, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, and T. Theocharides, A Unified Framework for Reliable Multi-Drone Tasking in Emergency Response Missions, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Jun. 2019.

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  35. C. Menelaou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, and C. Panayiotou, Estimating the Critical Density of Road Transportation Networks using Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis of Hybrid Systems, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Dec. 2018.

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  36. C. Menelaou, P. Kolios, S. Timotheou, and C. Panayiotou, Effective Multi-region Traffic Control and Demand Management Using an Overlay Route-Reservation Scheme, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Nov. 2018.

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  37. K. Koumidis, P. Kolios, and C. Panayiotou, Optimizing Blockchain for data integrity in Cyber Physical Systems, International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security, Aug. 2018.

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  38. C. Menelaou, P. Kolios, S. Timotheou, and C. Panayiotou, Effective Prediction of Road Segment Occupancy for the Route-Reservation Architecture, IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, Jun. 2018.

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  39. M. Tsiakkas, P. Kolios, M. Polycarpou, C. Panayiotou, Establishing Data Integrity in Networks of Cyber-Physical Systems, European Control Conference, Jun. 2018.

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  40. L. Tziovani, P. Kolios, L. Hadjidemetriou, E. Kyriakides, Power-flow scheduling in non-residential buildings integrating battery storage and renewable solutions, IEEE International Energy Conference, Jun. 2018.

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  41. C. Kyrkou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides and C. Panayiotou, Optimized Vision-Directed Deployment of UAVs for Rapid Traffic Monitoring, IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Jan. 2018.

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  42. P. Petrides, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides, and C. Panayiotou, Towards a Holistic Performance Evaluation Framework for Drone-Based Object Detection, International Conference on Design, Automation, and Testing in Europe, Mar. 2017.

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  43. C. Menelaou, S. Timotheou, P. Kolios, C. Panayiotou, and M. Polycarpou, Optimal Path Selection in a Continuous-Time Route Reservation Architecture, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Oct. 2017.

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  44. N. Flourentzou, P. Kolios, E. Kyriakides, Optimising Patient-to-Hospital Allocations considering the Available Energy Recourses during a Large-Scale Disaster, Smart Blue City Conference, Sept. 2017.

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  45. P. Petrides, C. Kyrkou, P. Kolios, T. Theocharides and C. Panayiotou, Towards a Holistic Performance Evaluation Framework for Drone-Based Object Detection Presentation, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 2017.