Paraskevi-Maria-Malevi Machaira
Computer Engineer
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SKILLS

C/C++, Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, JQuery, AJAX, WT, JSON, XML, MySQL, OWL, PGL, Bootstrap, LEDA, BOOST, Android, WordPress, Git, MATLAB, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Languages
English C1
Greek (native language)
Software Development Experience
Development of cloud services for routing engines and mobility services

SocialPARK, INVESTMENT

Development of mobile apps for smart mobility services

SocialPARK, INVESTMENT

Development and maintence of websites

ICELab, SocialPARK, INVESTMENT

Hello! My name is Paraskevi-Maria-Malevi (Voula) Machaira and I am a computer engineer. I am currently working as a researcher at the ICELab in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics.

Research Interests
  • Algorithms & Complexity
  • Algorithm Engineering
  • Routing Algorithms
Publications

S. Kontogiannis, P. Machaira, A. Paraskevopoulos, C. Zaroliagis. REX: A Realistic Time-dependent Model for Multimodal Public Transport. In ATMOS 2022, to appear.

S. Kontogiannis, P. Machaira, Konstantinos Raftopoulos, A. Paraskevopoulos, C. Zaroliagis. Cloud-Based Urban Mobility Services. In ALGOCLOUD 2022, to appear.

G. Christainas, A. Kampyli, D. Kehagias, M. Kyrkou, S. Kontogiannis, P. Machaira, A. Paraskevopoulos, A. Salamanis, P. Spanidis, N. Zacharatos, and C. Zaroliagis. SocialPARK: An integrated Parking-as-a-Service Ecosystem. In 14th ITS European Congress – ITS 2022, to appear.

P. Machaira, S. Kontogiannis, A. Paraskevopoulos, and C. Zaroliagis. New Graph-based Approaches for Multi-Modal Route Planning. In 31st European Conference on Operational Research – EURO 2021, p. 216.

Education
MSc - Computer Science and Engineering (Grade: 9.00/10.00)
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, Greece2021

Thesis: A novel Time-dependent Model for Route Planning in Public Transit Networks

MEng - Computer Engineering and Informatics (Grade: 7.76/10.00)
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, Greece2017

Thesis:  Development of a realistic time-dependent model for public transit

Current Position
Researcher at the Intelligent Computing & Engineering Laboratory (ICELab)
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceOct 2016 - Now
  • Design and development of shortest path algorithms in public transit networks.
  • Supervision of students' theses.
  • Development and maintenance of the Laboratory website.
Professional Experience
Project i-Deliver
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceMay 2022 - Now

R&D in vehicle routing algorithms, and pickup and delivery algorithms

Project TouristHub
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceJan - Apr 2022

R&D in planning optimal multimodal routes and tourist tours.

Erasmus Internship
Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyNov 2021 - Jan 2022

R&D in multi-criteria public transport algorithms.

Project SocialPARK
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceNov 2018 - Oct 2021
  • R&D in algorithms and their application in personalised routing, navigation and park-and-ride services.
  • Development and maintenance of the project's website
Project INVESTMENT
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceNov 2018 - Sep 2020
  • R&D in algorithms and applications for optimal multimodal route and tourist tour planning 
  • Development and maintenance of the project's website
Organizing Committee Member - International Conference ICALP 2019
University of Patras, GreeceApr 2019 - Jul 2019
  • Development of a backend system and a web application for registrations.
  • Maintenance of the conference website.
  • Management of registrations and payments.
  • Design of printed material.
  • Participation in the preparation and conduct of the conference.
Traineeship
CTI Institute, Diophantus, Patras, GreeceApr 2017 - Jul 2017

Development of an experimental platform in C ++, using WT library, for the evaluation of routing algorithms in public transit.

Teaching
Introduction to Algorithms - Teaching Assistant
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, Greece2017 - 2021
Algorithm Engineering - Laboratory Assistant
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, Greece2018 - Now
Computer Architecture - Laboratory Assistant
Computer Engineering & Informatics Department, Patras, GreeceFeb - Jun 2016