About
Apostolakis Apostolos received his M.Eng Dipl. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Degree from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Technical University of Crete. As a part of his Diploma Thesis, he was member of Microelectronics group of Electronics Laboratory (Assistant Prof. Matthias Bucher). Currently, he is PhD Candidate at University of West Attica at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and member of microSENSES lab (Prof. Kaltsas Grigoris).
Research Engineer & PhD Candidate.
- Birthday: 18 November 1994
- Website: www.users.uniwa.gr/apapostolakis
- Phone: +30 6976876272/ +30 6948704648
- City: Athens, Greece
- Age: 27
- Degree: PhD Candidate, MEng
- Email 1: apapostolakis@uniwa.gr
- Email 2: apapostolakis94@gmail.gr
As a part of his Diploma Thesis, his research focused on:
- ✓ Study of CMOS commercial process design kits PDKs used in both industry and research environments schematic and layout circuit topologies for various circuitry products.
- ✓ Design-oriented transistor parameter extraction for design and circuit simulation of ICs.
- ✓ Design of basic analog unit circuits such as OTAs (Operational Transconductance Amplifer) used in circuits such as: electronics for sensors, analog filters, RF frontends, microprocessors etc.
His PhD research project aims at:
- ✓ Develop printed electronic devices through inkjet technology.
- ✓ Study of different types of inks both commercial and experimental.
- ✓ Study of basic electrical, thermal and general physical properties in order to fully determine the behavior of inks in multilayer printed structures.
- ✓ Develop devices of printed sensors (temperature, humidity, deformation, chemical sensors) on flexible substrates (paper, PET, Kapton etc).
- ✓ Study of graphene as a material suitable for the manufacture of flexible electronics.
- ✓ Design, study and fabricate fully printed graphene-based field-effect transistors devices (GFETs).
- ✓ Design of a tool focused on materials used to build semiconductors which could correctly assess the response of the specific devices (Process/ Physical Design Kit/ PDK).
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Basic informations about Education and Professional Experience
Summary
Apostolakis Apostolos
M.Eng Electrical and Computer Engineer, PhD Candidate at microSENSES Laboratory at the domain of Flexible Inkjet-Printed electronic devices
- Okeanidon 13, Athens, Greece
- +30 6976876272/ +30 6948704648
- apapostolakis@uniwa.gr
- apapostolakis94@gmail.com
Education
PhD Candidate
2020 - Present
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Doctoral Thesis: ”Flexible Inkjet-Printed electronic devices – Application to Graphene-Based Field-Effect Transistors (GFETs)” Supervisor: Prof. Grigoris Kaltsas (Head of the laboratory)
Integrated Bachelor and Master Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2012 - 2020
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece (5-years, 300 ECTS)
Overall GPA: 7.15/10 (Very Good) over 51 courses
Diploma Thesis: “Design of Low Power Operational Transconductance Amplifiers (OTAS) in Two Generations of Bulk CMOS Supervisor: Associate Prof. Matthias Bucher
GPA: 10/10 (Excellent)
High School Diploma
2010 - 2012
Private High School Othisi, Stamata, Greece
Overall GPA: 19.1/20 (Excellent)
Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant
2021 - Present
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece (Remunerative scholarship)
- Courses: Computer Systems Architecture (Assembly 8086 with emu8086)
Research Engineer
2020 - Present
microSENSES laboratory, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Currently, he is PhD Candidate at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the School of Engineering of the University of West Attica and member of microSENSES lab advised by Prof. Kaltsas Grigoris. His research project aims at:
- Develop printed electronic devices through inkjet technology.
- Study of different types of inks both commercial and experimental.
- Study of basic electrical, thermal and general physical properties in order to fully determine the behavior of inks in multilayer printed structures.
- Develop devices of printed sensors (temperature, humidity, deformation, chemical sensors) on flexible substrates (paper, PET, Kapton etc).
- Study of graphene as a material suitable for the manufacture of flexible electronics.
- Design, study and fabricate fully printed graphene-based field-effect transistors devices (GFETs).
- Design of a tool focused on materials used to build semiconductors which could correctly assess the response of the specific devices (Process/ Physical Design Kit/ PDK).
Research Engineer
2021 - 2023
Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Development of a custom integrated control system based on portable electrochemical biosensors (high speed, high sensitive and portable) for a variety of applications.
Lecturer at Bachelor (Computer Science Level 4 & 5) and Master (Computer Science Level 7)
2021 - 2022
Wrexham Glyndwr University/ IST College, South Wales, United Kingdom/ Athens, Greece
- Courses (BSc (Hons) Computer Science): Managing Data (Level 4), Discrete Computational Methods (Level 4), User Experience Design (UXD) (Level 5), Databases and Web-based Information Systems (Level 5)
- Courses (MSc Computing): Database Systems and Data Analytics (Level 7)
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instructor
2020 - 2021
Public Institute of Vocational Training, Aigina, Greece
- Courses: Object-Oriented Programming Language (C++) (Lab), PHP Programming Language (Lab), Structure and function of computing units (Theory), Spread Sheets (Lab)
Academic, Administrative & IT Support
2020
Korelko Group of Companies, Athens, Greece
- Courses: Databases, Internet Applications Development Tools, Networks Systems,Analogue and Digital Electronics (Theory and Lab) (Supervisor of Domain Informatics and New Technologies)
Research study (Thesis)
2018 - 2019
Microelectronics group, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
As a part of his Diploma Thesis, he was member of Microelectronics group of Electronics Laboratory, and he completed his Diploma Thesis supervised by Associate Prof. Matthias Bucher. His research focused on:
- Study of CMOS commercial process design kits PDKs used in both industry and research environments schematic and layout circuit topologies for various circuitry products.
- Design-oriented transistor parameter extraction for design and circuit simulation of ICs.
- Design of basic analog unit circuits such as OTAs (Operational Transconductance Amplifer) used in circuits such as: electronics for sensors, analog filters, RF front-ends, microprocessors etc. URL: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/A071FC9A-AF48-4784-86E8-7AB053BAAC24
Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) Developer
2016
IBM Hellas (Summer Internship), Athens, Greece
- There was a BI-Data Warehouse project for a telecommunication company. The main tasks I was assigned to do, were: Development of mappings, load plans and load scenarios as well as to debug various defects in the source code.
Skills
Software & Technical Skills
Languages
Language Skills
Level %
Greek - Native Language
Level %
English - Certificate of Proficiency in English
Level %
French - Diplôme d' Études en Langue Française B2
Publications
Selected publications to International Journals and Conferences
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Papers Submitted in Scientific Journals:
[1] Apostolakis, A., Barmpakos, D., Pilatis, A., Patsis, G., Pagonis, D.-N., Belessi, V., Kaltsas, G., (2022). Resistivity study of inkjet-printed structures and electrical interfacing on flexible substrates. Micro Nano Eng. 15, 100129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mne.2022.100129.
[1] Apostolakis, A., Barmpakos, D., Pilatis, A., Belessi, V., Pagonis, D.-N., Jaber, F., Aidinis, K., Kaltsas, G., (2023). Study of Single and Multipass f–rGO Inkjet-Printed Structures with Various Concentrations: Electrical and Thermal Evaluation. Sensors, 23, 2058. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23042058.
Papers Submitted in Scientific Conferences:
[1] Dimitris Barmpakos, Apostolos Apostolakis, Aggelos Pilatis, George Patsis, Grigoris Kaltsas (2021). Electrical interfacing between inkjet-printed structures and patterned copper tracks on flexible substrate. Micro & Nano Engineering (MNE), 20-23 Sep. 2021, Turin, Italy.
[2] Apostolos Apostolakis, Aggelos Pilatis, Dimitris Barmpakos, Vassiliki Belessi, Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis, Grigoris Kaltsas (2022). Effect of f-rGO ink concentration on single and multiple pass inkjet–printed structures – Resistance and temperature dependence study. Micro & Nano Engineering (MNE-EUROSENSORS), 19-23 Sep. 2022, Leuven, Belgium.
[3] Apostolos Apostolakis, Dimitris Barmpakos, Aggelos Pilatis, Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis, Grigoris Kaltsas (2022). Flexible microheaters utilizing a combination of screen printing and inkjet printing technologies. Micro Nano 9th International Conference, 4-5 Nov. 2022, Xanthi, Greece.
[4] Dimitris Barmpakos, Apostolos Apostolakis, Aggelos Pilatis, Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis, Grigoris Kaltsas (2023). A Printed Optical Flow Sensor, Utilizing Thermochromic Ink. 16th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE23), 3-6 Jul. 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece.
[5] Aggelos Pilatis, Skendaj Frisela, Mesiri Marilia, De la Cruz Guillermo, Dimitris Barmpakos, Apostolos Apostolakis, Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis, Grigoris Kaltsas (2023). Optical temperature sensing utilizing thermochromic inks – A fully printed approach. 16th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE23), 3-6 Jul. 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Contact
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Location:
University of West Attica - Campus 2, Athens, Greece, 12244
Call:
+30 6976876272/ +30 6948704648