Hellenic Mediterranian University

Date

May 21 2026

Time

10:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Labels

Satellite Event

Location

Pavilion 15 Thessaloniki International Fair
Pavilion 15 Thessaloniki International Fair
Egnatias 154, TIF, Thessaloniki 546 36
Website
https://thessalonikifair.gr/el

The Hellenic Mediterranean University participates in the 1st Aristotle Innovation Forum, which will take place in Thessaloniki from 17 to 23 May 2026, under the central theme “Aristotle Meets AI.”

HMU’s participation is coordinated by the University’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Unit, which will represent the Institution in the exhibition area, at Stand 7. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the University’s activities in the fields of research, innovation, technology transfer, and the connection of academic knowledge with the market and society.

On Thursday, 21 May 2026, at 14:00, the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Professor Athanasios Malamos, will present the University’s research and innovation ecosystem, its strategic priorities, and its contribution to the production of new knowledge and technological solutions.

HMU’s presence at the 1st Aristotle Innovation Forum forms part of the Institution’s ongoing effort to strengthen outreach, networking, and the connection between research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, it offers an important opportunity to showcase the work of the University’s research groups, laboratories, and institutional structures within an international environment dedicated to the exchange of ideas, expertise, and good practices.

The activity is implemented within the framework of the project “Technological Research and Know-How – Flow of Ideas and Cooperation (TETRIS)”, MIS 6020784, Sub-project 5: Technology Transfer and Innovation Unit of the Hellenic Mediterranean University.

Who the
Speakers are:

Speaker

  • Athanasios Malamos
    Athanasios Malamos
    Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of the Hellenic Mediterranean University

    Athanasios G. Malamos received Bsc in Physics from the Univeristy of Crete (1992) and Msc and Phd from the Technical University of Crete at 1995 and 2000 respectively. From 1997 to 2002 he was research assistant and researcher in the ICCS National Technical University of Athens. From 2002 unitl 2019 he was with Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Dept. of Informatics Engineering (former name of department Applied Informatics and Multimedia). Since May 2019 is professor and head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., of the Hellenic Mediterranean University. Dr. Malamos is also head of the Media Networks and Communications Lab, and he has worked as researcher or project coordinator to many EU and National (Hellenic) funded research projects. He is an active member of the WEB3D community and he is leading the Spatial Sound group of interest. He is member of the web3D Consortium semantics group and as W3C community representing the consortium. His team contributed the spatial sound, the Humanoid, the Physics libraries and streaming in X3DOM platform. He has served as Guest and special issue Editor in International Journals. Dr. Malamos has served as program and organizational committee in IEEE and ACM international conferences and workshops. He is regular reviewer of IEEE, Springer as well as other international journals. Dr. Malamos is honored with the ACM Recognition of Service Award and by the WEB3D consortium with recognition of his efforts as a member. His research interests include e-learning technologies, multimedia services, Web3D and Virtual Reality.