Alkiviadis Panagopoulos

Professor

Department of Tourism Management, University of Patras

Research Interests

• Computational & stochastic forecasting methods
• Smart Information Systems
• Web evaluation models
• Scientific computations - Numerical solution and behavior prediction of dynamic systems described by differential equations
• Computational fluid mechanics

Tourism Information Systems & Forecasts Laboratory

The Tourism Information Systems and Forecasts Laboratory (ISF Lab) is operating at the Department of Tourism Management of University of Patras. TourISFlab mission is to provide specialized undergraduate and postgraduate education and serve research and develpment needs, as well as transfer and dissemination of knowledge and know-how, indicatively in the following areas: Study of time series with tourism data for decision-making, Development of tourism forecasting models, Visualization of Tourism Statistics, Study of carrying capacity in various regional level of Greece, Tourism Information Systems and world wide web, web page and smart devices apps evaluation, Tourism knowledge management systems. [TourISFlab website. ]

J1. Koutras, A., Panagopoulos, A., and Nikas, I. A. (2016). Forecasting tourism demand using linear and nonlinear prediction models. Academica Turistica, 9(1), pp. 85-102.

J2. Panagopoulos, A., Panagopoulos, A., Nikas, I. A., and Grapsa, T. N. (2015). A Comparative Study on Tourism Demand in Region Western Greece and its Contiguous Regions. Archives of Economic History, 27(2), pp. 19-35.

J3. Panagopoulos, A., Malefaki, S., and Nikas, I. A. (2015). Forecasting the tourism demand using time-series - A case study on the prefectures of Western Greece. Journal of Tourism Research, 11, pp. 162-173.

J4. Panagopoulos, A., Kanellopoulos, D., Karachanidis, I., and Konstantinidis, S. (2011). A comprehensive evaluation framework for hotel websites: The case of chain hotel websites operating in Greece. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 20(7), pp. 695-717.

J5. Psillakis, Z., Panagopoulos, A., and Kanellopoulos, D. (2008). Low cost inferential forecasting and tourism demand in accommodation industry. Tourismos, 4(2), pp. 47-68.

J6. Kanellopoulos, D. N., and Panagopoulos, A. A. (2008). Exploiting tourism destinations’ knowledge in an RDF-based P2P network. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 31(2), pp. 179-200.

J7. Panagopoulos, A., and Panagopoulos, A. (2005). A time series method for occupancy forecasting - A case study of West Greece. Archives of Economic History, 17(1), pp. 67-78.

J8. Panagopoulos A., Panagopoulos A., and Konstantinidis S. (2005). A seasonal forecasting model of the tourist sector: the case of Central Macedonia. Journal of Finance & Informatics. Special Conference, Issue – Part A, 2(2), pp. 104-114.

J9. Kanellopoulos, D., Panagopoulos, A., and Psillakis, Z. (2004). Multimedia applications in Tourism: The case of travel plans. Tourism Today, 4, pp. 146-156.

J10. Panagopoulos, A. A., Psillakis, Z. M., and Karahalios, G. T. (1991). Steady streaming induced by a cylinder performing transverse and torsional oscillations. Physics of Fluids A: Fluid Dynamics, 3(5), pp. 782-792.

J11. Karahalios, G. T., and Panagopoulos, A. A. (1989). Oscillatory Flow in a Curved Annular Pipe. Physics of Fluids A, 1(7), pp. 1104-1111.

J12. Karahalios, G. T., and Panagopoulos, A. A. (1989). Flow Induced by a Lamina Performing Transverse and Torsional Oscillations. Acta Mecanica, 78(1), pp. 129-143.

B1. A. Koutras, I.A. Nikas, A. Panagopoulos. Towards Developing Smart Cities: Evidence from GIS Analysis on Tourists? Behavior Using Social Network Data in the City of Athens, In: Katsoni V., Segarra-Ora M. (eds) Smart Tourism as a Driver for Culture and Sustainability. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham, pp. 407-418, 2019.

B2. A. Koutras, A. Panagopoulos, I.A. Nikas. Predicting Tourism Demand In The Western Greece Region Using Independent Component Analysis, In: Katsoni V., Stratigea A. (eds) Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, pp. 361-375, 2016.

B3. A. Koutras, A. Panagopoulos, I.A. Nikas. Evaluating the Performance of Linear and Nonlinear Models in Forecasting Tourist Occupancy in the Region ofWestern Greece, In: Katsoni V., Stratigea A. (eds) Tourism and Culture in the Age of Innovation. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, pp. 377-391, 2016.

C1. Nikas, I. A., and Panagopoulos, A. (2015). A heuristic technique for selecting ARIMA models for forecasting tourism time series. In Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Tourism, June 24-27, London, UK, pp. 238-251 (ISSN: 2241-9314, ISBN: 978-618-81503-0-0).

C2. Androulakis, G. S., Nikas, I. A., Grapsa, T. N., and Panagopoulos, A. (2015). Tourism forecasting using backtracking optimization. In Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Tourism & Hospitality Management, June 05–07, Athens, pp. 272-276.

C3. Karachanidis, I., Kanellopoulos, D., Panagopoulos, A., and Konstantinidis, S. (2008). Evaluating chain hotel websites: the case of Greece. Second international scientific conference of the e-Business forum “E-business in travel, tourism and hospitality”, 14 March 2008, Athens, Greece.

C4. Kanellopoulos, D., and Panagopoulos, A. (2006). How semantic web services manage quality of small hospitality businesses?. International Scientific Congress (24th EuroCHRIE): In Search of Excellence for Tomorrow’s Tourism, Travel & Hospitality. 25-28 October 2006, Makedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece.

C5. Kanellopoulos, D., Panagopoulos, A., and Karahanidis, J. (2005). How the semantic web revolutionizes destination management systems. International Conference on Tourism Development and Planning, 11-12 June, Patras, Greece.

C6. Kanellopoulos, D., and Panagopoulos, A. (2005). Exploiting tourism destinations’ knowledge in a RDF-based P2P network. Hypertext 2005, 1st International Workshop WS4 "Peer to peer and Service Oriented Hypermedia: Techniques and Systems", 6 September 2005, Salzburg, ACM Press.

C7. Psillakis, Z. M., Gotsis, D. I., Panagopoulos, A. A., and Karahalios, G. T. (2004). A Novel Approximation on the Equations of Steady Flow induced by an Oscillating Symmetric Body. 1st International Conference "From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering", 8-10 September, Athens, Greece.

C8. Panagopoulos, A., Psillakis, Z., and Kanellopoulos, D. (2004). A low cost reliable forecasting model of tourism data. In Sustainable Tourism, Publication of WIT (Wessex Institute of Technology) Press, International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2004, 7-9 July, Segovia, Spain, 76, pp. 344-352 (ISBN: 1-85312-728-8).

C9. Kanellopoulos, D., and Panagopoulos, A. (2004). Design of a novel management system of web multimedia travel plans. In Sustainable Tourism, Publication of WIT (Wessex Institute of Technology) Press, International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2004, 7-9 July, Segovia, Spain, 76, pp. 353-362 (ISBN: 1-85312-728-8).

C10. Petrakis, M. A., Panagopoulos, A. A., Psillakis, Z. M., and Karahalios, G. T. (1999). The effects of rotation in pipe flow. Proceedings of 3rd National Congress on Computational Mechanics, 24-26 June, Volos, Greece, pp. 759-765.

C11. Gotsis, D. I., Panagopoulos, A. A., Psillakis, Z. M., and Karahalios, G. T. (1998). Steady flow induced by an oscillating body in a viscous fluid. Proceedings of 5th National Congress on Mechanics, 27-30 August, Ioannina, Greece, pp. 571-578.

C12. Παναγόπουλος, Α. Α., Ψυλλάκης, Ζ. Μ., and Καραχάλιος, Γ. Τ. (1993). Σταθερή ροή επαγόμενη από ένα κύλινδρο που εκτελεί ταλαντώσεις μέσα σε ιξώδες ρευστό. Στ' Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Φυσικής, Κομοτηνή - Ξάνθη - Αλεξανδρούπολη, 18-21 Μαρτίου.

C13. Panagopoulos, A. A. (1991). Streaming Flow Generated by a Cylinder Which Performs Transverse and Torsional Oscillations in Viscous Fluid. 1st General Conference of the Balkan Physical Union, September 1991, Thessaloniki, Greece, pp. 2-20.

C14. Παναγόπουλος, Α. Α. (1989). Σχέση μεταξύ των διαστάσεων ενός αρτηριακού καθετήρα και της πρόκλησης αθυρωματικών πλακών. Ε’ Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Φυσικής, Πρακτικά Συνεδρίου, τόμος Α, Αθήνα, 16-20 Δεκεμβρίου, σελ. 119.