Mitropoulos Sarandis (Sarantis)

School of Science and Technology

Office

smitropoulos@eap.gr

Dr. Sarantis Mitropoulos is a Professor at the School of Science and Technology of the Hellenic Open University (HOU) with a subject area in “Management Information Systems and Security and Service Management”. He possesses many years of significant academic experience, having served as Professor and Dean of the School of Economic Sciences at the Ionian University, as well as Head of Department at the former TEI of Ionian Islands. Concurrently, since 2004, he has been a principal research associate at the Department of Informatics of the University of Piraeus, participating in teaching and numerous research projects. He is a Diploma holding Electrical and Computer Engineer from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), where he was proclaimed a Doctor (Ph.D.) with distinction and a scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), with his dissertation focusing on the Integrated Management of Distributed Information Systems. Additionally, he holds a Master’s degree (Executive MBA) in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), with an emphasis on the synchronization of Business and Digital Strategy. He has served for a series of years as a Special Scientist in Informatics in Public Administration (Consignment Deposits and Loans Fund, IAPR) with a subject object of e-Government and Systems Development. Before his academic and public career, he worked for six years in the private sector as an executive in large IT and Telecommunications companies, managing integrated IT solution projects and telematic services. He has been elected a Senior Member of IEEE (USA) and is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE). His research has been recognized internationally, having received the 1st prize for excellent publication from Emerald publishing, while he participates in editorial boards of international scientific journals and conferences.

Dr. Mitropoulos’s research interests cover a wide range of modern technological and administrative fields, focusing on the following thematic areas:

• Integrated Management of Distributed Systems / Networks: Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), resource optimization.
• Systems Management Policies: Hierarchical analysis, policy conflict resolution, Quality of Service (QoS).
• Modern Information Systems and Services Development Techniques: SOA Architectures, Microservices, software process simulation.
• Risk Management and Cybersecurity: Critical infrastructure security, privacy, personal data protection, risk assessment.
• Business Strategies for Information and Communication Technologies: Alignment of business and digital strategy (Business-IT Alignment), digital transformation.
• Emerging Education Technologies (Metaverse): Web 3.0, virtual worlds, experiential learning, and gamification.

Dr. Mitropoulos’s teaching experience covers a wide range of Informatics and Management subjects, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels:

• Hellenic Open University (HOU):
  • Thematic Unit PLI10: “Introduction to Informatics” (2023–present).
  • Thematic Unit PLI11: “Software Engineering Principles” (2022–2023).
  • Thematic Unit PLI47: “Distributed Systems” (2025–2026).
• University of Piraeus (Department of Informatics):
  • Teaching since 2004 as a research associate in undergraduate and Postgraduate Study Programs.
  • Subjects: Distributed Systems and Information Systems on the Internet.
• Ionian University & former TEI of Ionian Islands (indicative list):
  • Management Information Systems (MIS).
  • Operating Systems.
  • Distributed Systems.
  • Enterprise Resource Planning Systems.
  • e-Business.
  • Information Systems Security.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Information Systems Analysis & Design.
• National Technical University of Athens (NTUA):
  • Teaching Computer Programming at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
• Supervision of Research Theses:
  • Continuous supervision of Doctoral Dissertations and numerous Postgraduate (M.Sc.) and Undergraduate theses on modern technological topics.

• Mitropoulos S., Magetos D. (2024). “Incorporating Metaverse Technology into the Adult Distance Learning Process for Open Universities”, Proceedings of The Innovating Higher Education Conference 2024, EADTU, Cyprus.
• Magetos D., Mitropoulos S., Douligeris C. (2024). “Cybersecurity of Distance Education”, Proceedings of IEEE Conference SEEDA-CECNSM2024, West Attica University.
• Lambropoulos G., Mitropoulos S., Douligeris C. (2024). “Implementing Virtualization on Single-Board Computers: A Case Study on Edge Computing”, Computers, 13(2), MDPI.
• Mitropoulos S. (2024). “Optimization Techniques in Policy Hierarchies for Managing Distributed Systems and Networks”, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 30(4), Inderscience Publishers.
• Karapiperis D., Feretzakis G., Mitropoulos S. (2025). “PhishGraph: A Disk-Aware Approximate Nearest Neighbor Index for Billion-Scale Semantic URL Search”, Electronics, 14(21), 4331, MDPI.
• Karapiperis D., Feretzakis G., Kalles D., Mitropoulos S. (2025). “Explainable AI for URL Threat Detection in Healthcare Cybersecurity: A Case Study Using LIME and SHAP”, International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH 2025), IOS Press.
• Lambropoulos G., Mitropoulos S., Douligeris C. (2021). “Improving Business Performance by Employing Virtualization Technology: A Case Study in the Financial Sector”, Computers, 10(4), 52, MDPI.
• Valacheas P., Mitropoulos S., Douligeris C. (2023). “ACSIS: An Intelligent Medical System for Improving the Pre-hospital Healthcare Process”, Proceedings of EAI WICON 2023, Piraeus.
• Mitropoulos S. (2024). “Developing Policy Hierarchies for an Effective Distributed Systems and Network Management”, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 30(1), Inderscience Publishers.
• Razis M., Mitropoulos S. (2022). “An Integrated Approach for the Banking Intranet/Extranet Information Systems: The Interoperability Case”, International Journal of Business and Systems Research, Inderscience Publishers.
• Mitropoulos S. (2022). “Conflict Resolution in Management Policies: Case Study in Cloud Computing and Internet of Things”, International Journal of Information Privacy, Security and Integrity, 5(2), Inderscience Publishers.
• Mitropoulos S., Mitsis C., Valacheas P., Douligeris C. (2021). “An Online Emergency Medical Management Information System using Mobile Computing”, Journal of Applied Computing and Informatics, Emerald Publishers.
• Mitropoulos S., Douligeris C. (2021). “Why and how informatics and applied computing can still create structural changes and competitive advantage”, Applied Computing and Informatics, Emerald Publishers.
• Tselikis C., Douligeris C., Maglaras L., Mitropoulos S. (2020). “On the Conference Key Distribution System with User Anonymity”, Journal of Information Security and Applications, 54(2), Elsevier.

Dr. Mitropoulos’s research activity is characterized by active participation in the international scientific community and in research institutions:

• Research Administration: He has served as a Member of the General Assembly of HFRI (Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation) representing the Ionian University, as well as a member of the Research Committee of the same institution.
• Editorial Work: He is a member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal International Journal of Business and Systems Research (Inderscience) and a Mentor at the Interscience Research Network (IRNET). He serves as an active Reviewer for numerous international journals and conferences.
• Conference Organization: He participates systematically in international scientific conferences as Technical Program Co-Chair, member of scientific committees (Program Committees), and Session Chair.
• International Recognition & Memberships: He was assigned the title of Senior Member of IEEE (USA) since 2005 and is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE). He has been honored with the Highly Commended Award (1st prize for excellent publication) by Emerald publishing.

Participation in Projects: He maintains a long-standing collaboration as a Research Associate with the University of Piraeus, participating in numerous cutting-edge research and development projects. Recently (Jan 2025), he joined the School of Science and Technology of the HOU as a faculty member, where he has already developed dynamic participation in Research-Development projects as a Scientific Coordinator.