Dr Nikos Vilanakis

Subject

Applied and Computational Mathematics, High Performance Programming

Education

PhD in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Technical University of Crete (2025)

MSc in Applied and Computational Mathematics, Technical University of Crete (2013)

Bachelor of Mathematics, University of Crete (2006)

Research Interests

High Performance Computing, Numerical Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Applications to Geophysical Problems

Publications

 

  • Progressive Multi-Output Convolutional Neural Network for Seismic Low-Frequency Reconstruction via Quota-Gate Spectral Conditioning, N. Vilanakis, N. Economou, A. Vafidis, Under submission, Computers and Geosciences
  • A 3D frequency-domain electromagnetic solver employing a high order compact finite-difference scheme, N. Vilanakis, N. Economou, E. Mathioudakis, A. Vafidis, Published at Computers and Geosciences, Volume 178, September 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2023.105391
  • Solving Discontinuous Collocation Equations for a Class of Brain Tumor Models on GPUs, I. Athanasakis, N. Vilanakis, E. Mathioudakis, Published at the Proceedings of The World Congress on Engineering 2015, 1-3 July 2015, London, UK, pp. 529-534, Presented at the 2015 International Conference of Parallel and Distributed Computing, WCE, Imperial College, London, U.K, 1-3 July 2015
  • Combining Stochastic Optimization and Numerical Methods-Software for the Pumping Management of Coastal Aquifers: Case Study of a Rectangular Homogeneous Aquifer, I. Athanasakis, Z. Dokou, E. Mathioudakis, P. Stratis, N. Vilanakis, Published at the International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, Volume 9, 2015, pp. 727-732, Presented at the MMCTSE International Conference 2015, Bratislava, 28-30 Nov 2015
  • Schwarz Splitting for the Steady State problem of Saltwater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers, E. Maroudas, N. Vilanakis, Ch. Antonopoulos, E. Mathioudakis, Y. Saridakis, M.Vavalis, Published at the International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, Volume 9, 2015, pp. 733-739, Presented at the MMCTSE International Conference 2015, Bratislava, 28-30 Nov 2015
  • Parallel Iterative Solution of the Hermite Collocation equations on GPUs II, N. Vilanakis, E. Mathioudakis, Published at the Journal of Physics: Conference Series 490(2014)012097, IOP Publishing, Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-5 September 2013
  • Parallel Iterative Solution of the Hermite Collocation equations on GPUs, E. Mathioudakis, N. Vilanakis, Y. Saridakis, Published at the Procs of the World Congress of Engineering, Vol 2, pp. 1281-1286, Newswood Limited, Presented at the 2013 International Conference of Parallel and Distributed Computing, WCE, Imperial College, London, UK, 3-5 July 2013

Other
 

Individual Member of the Partnership for Advanced Computing Europe (PRACE)

International HPC Summer School 2021 mentor

International HPC Summer School 2015 participant

WCE 2015 Best Paper Award, International Conference of Parallel and Distributed
Computing

HPC Young Researcher Award NumAn 2014

WCE 2013 Best Paper Award, International Conference of Parallel and Distributed
Computing