Dr. Yannis Marinakis, Professor

Dr. Yannis Marinakis Research Interests include:  

• Nature Inspired Algorithms
• Supply Chain Management
• Stochastic Optimization Algorithms
• Stochastic Optimization
• Game Theory
• Logistics
• Vehicle Routing and Distributions
• Operations Research
• Metaheuristic Algorithms
• Structural Control
• Optimal Control
• Data Mining
• Environmental Management and Decision Making
• Quantitative Methods of Management
• Financial Decision Making
• Combinatorial Optimization
• Bilevel Programming
• Production Systems

Dr. Yannis Marinakis is Scientific Responsible for the research projects:

16/10/2019 – today: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Development and Implementation of Optimization Algorithms in Maritime Supply Chain Management”. This research is financed by H.F.R.I. - Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation through the Programme: «2nd Call for H.F.R.I. Research Projects to Support PhD Candidates». Research Team: Eleftherios Tsakirakis.

24/04/2018 – 24/04/2021: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Formulation of optimization problems using game theory and application of metaheuristic algorithms for their solution”. This research is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund- ESF) through the Operational Programme: Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning, in the context of the project, Strengthening Human Resources Research Potential via Doctorate Research (MIS-5000432), implemented by the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). Research Team: Manousos Rigakis.

24/04/2018 – 24/04/2021: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Formulation and Implementation of Solution Algorithms in Selective Vehicle Routing Problems”. This research is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund- ESF) through the Operational Programme: Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning, in the context of the project, Strengthening Human Resources Research Potential via Doctorate Research (MIS-5000432), implemented by the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). Research Team:  Dimitra Trachanatzi.

8/01/2018 – 31/12/2018: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Development of an evolutionary algorithm for the solution of the dynamic vehicle routing problem for emergent medical services.” Financed by School Production Engineering and Management in the frame of “Research Support Project for PostGradute Students”. Research Team: Phd Candidate: Andromachi Taxidou and Eleftherios Tsakirakis.

10/01/2017 – 31/12/2017: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Finding Optimum Solution for N-Tourist Trip Design Problem”. Financed by School Production Engineering and Management in the frame of “Research Support Project for PostGradute Students”. Research Team: Phd Candidate: Manousos Rigakis and M.Sc. student: Dimitra Trachanatzi.

04/07/2016 – 31/08/2017: Scientific Responsible for the research project “Adaptive fine tuning of evolutionary algorithms, applied in transportation systems, using data mining and game theory techniques”. Financed by IKY in the frame of the “Research Projects for Excelence IKY/Siemens”.

Dr. Yannis Marinakis has participated in many research projects as a researcher. Some of them are:

15/12/2011-30/04/2014: Member of the research team of the research project “Energy Aware Enterprise Systems for Low-carbon Intelligent Operations – ARTISAN”. Financed by the European Union (FP7-ICT systems for Energy Efficiency) with Scientific Contribution to the project: the Optimization and the Design of the Algorithms.

1/1/2012-31/12/2013: Member of the research team of the research project “Improvement of integrity monitoring of piles using computational dynamics and global optimization”. Programme for the promotion of the exchange and scientific cooperation between Greece and Germany. Programme IKYDA 2012.

01/06/2012-31/07/2012: Member of the research team of the research project “Utilization of advanced technologies in the payment of use and management of public parking (Ε PARK)”. Programme for the scientific cooperation between Greece and Cyprus 2007-2013.

March 2010: Member of the research team for the research project "Study of the Super Markets stores in the prefecture of Chania - Provision of supply chain logistics - Creation normative unit for oil-juice."

01/01/07 - 31/12/07: Member of the research team of the research project “Design and Implementation of Mixed Integer Programming Problems”. Financed by the Project Pythagoras II with Scientific Contribution to the project: the implementation of Branch and Bound algorithms.

September 2001: Research Project INTAS 97-31854/Network for Developing Theory, Methods and Applications of Nonsmooth Analysis and Optimization.

January 2000 – March 2000: Scientific associate in the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.