Dr. Theofanis I. Aravanis was born in Patras, Greece (1988). He holds a 5-year Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras (2012), a Master of Science (MSc) from the National Technical University of Athens (2014), a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Patras (2016), and a PhD from the University of Patras on Logic-Based Artificial Intelligence (2019).
From 2019 to 2021, Dr. Aravanis conducted post-doctoral research on Logic-Based Artificial Intelligence (specifically Knowledge Representation and Reasoning), in the context of a biennial scholarship by the State Scholarships Foundation (ΙΚΥ). As a Post-Doctoral Researcher, he has also worked for the European research project C-ROADS Greece on the development of machine-learning-based Intelligent Transportation Systems, used 24 hours a day by Attiki Odos SA for the real-time normalization of traffic flow, as well as for the National research project MANFISH, on the development of neuro-symbolic intelligent systems for the diagnosis and treatment of fish-diseases.
Dr. Aravanis’ research interests lie in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working primarily on Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Belief Change, Logic Programming, Machine Learning, and the application of Artificial-Intelligence methods for managing issues arising in modern Electrical Power Systems.
Dr. Aravanis has published over 35 academic articles in top-tier peer-reviewed journals and conferences (many of which are monographs), has written 2 University Textbooks, and has supervised more than 10 Diploma Theses. Moreover, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society and of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
From September 2019 until June 2023, Dr. Aravanis worked as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of the Peloponnese, where he taught the courses “Electrical Machines (with Laboratory)”, “Smart Buildings”, “Robotics” and “Ergonomics”. From December 2023 until February 2024, he continued his teaching work as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the same Department, which honored him for two consecutive years (2022 & 2023) with the Outstanding Teaching Award.
Currently, Dr. Aravanis works as a Post-Doctoral Researcher for the research project SAFE-AORTA, on the development of an intelligent system that supports clinical decisions related to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.