Dr Andreas Oikonomou

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Dr Andreas Oikonomou

Job title: Computer Games Subject Group Coordinator

Email: a.oikonomou@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: www.derby.ac.uk/computing
Phone No: +44 (0) 1332 591178
Room: E514

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Recent publications

Magazines

  • Oikonomou A. Moodle in a Suit. Didactics World. Volume 1, Issue 1. September 2007.

Journals

  • Oikonomou A. Video games - Instrument of Crime or Educational Tool?, Personalised Education Now, Issue 8, Autumn-Winter 08-09, pp. 9-10, 2008
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Naguib RNG, Todman AG and Al-Omishy H. Interactive Reality System (IRiS): Interactive 3D Video Playback in Multimedia Applications. J. Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol.10, No.2 pp. 145-149, 2006

Conferences

  • Chen S, Naguib RNG and Oikonomou A. Hand Pressure Estimation by Image Entropy for a Real-Time Breast Self-Examination Multimedia System. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., Shanghai, China, 2005: Paper #2056.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Naguib RNG, Todman AG and Al-Omishy H. Interactive Reality System (IRiS): Interactive 3D Video Playback in Multimedia Applications. Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. in Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control Environment and Management (HNICEM), Manila, Philippines, 2005. (Keynote Address).
  • Hu Y, Naguib RNG, Todman AG, Amin SA, Oikonomou A, Al-Omishy H and Tucker N. Hand Motion Segmentation Against Skin Colour Background in Breast Awareness Applications. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., San Francisco, USA, 2004:3221-3224.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Naguib RNG, Todman AG and Al-Omishy H. IRiS: An Interactive Reality System for Breast Self-Examination Training. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., San Francisco, USA, 2004: 5162-5165.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Naguib RNG, Todman AG and Al-Omishy H. Breast Self Examination Training Through the Use of Multimedia: A Prototype Multimedia Application. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., CancĂșn, Mexico, 2003: 1295-1298.
  • Hu Y, Naguib RNG, Todman AG, Amin SA, Oikonomou A and Al-Omishy H. A Real-Time Hand Tracking and Multimedia-Based System for Breast Self-Examination: the Simplified 3D Hand Model. Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Info. Tech. App. in Biomed., Birmingham , UK , 2003: 146-148.
  • Oikonomou A, Belsis M, Amin S, Smalov L. The Multimedia Approach: An Extra Layer of Defense in the Enterprise Security. Proc. of the 2nd Symposium on Research in computer Science, Coventry, pp.12-21, ISBN 1-903818-09-5.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Todman AG, Naguib RNG and Al-Omishy. A Prototype Multimedia Application for Breast Self Examination Training. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., Houston, USA, 2002: #2623-2624.
  • Filippas J, Amin S, Naguib RNG, Oikonomou A and Bennett MK. A Distributed System for the Classification of Cancerous and Normal Colonic Mucosa Tissue Images. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., Houston, USA, 2002: 1120-1121.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Todman AG, Naguib RNG and Al-Omishy. Breast Self Examination Training Through the Use of Multimedia: A Comparison Between Multimedia Development Approaches. Proc. IEEE EMBS UK & Rol PG Conf. Biomed. Eng. and Med. Phys., Birmingham, UK , 2002: 5.
  • Oikonomou A, Amin S, Todman AG, and Naguib RNG. Breast Self Examination Training Through the Use of Multimedia: A Benchmark Multimedia Development Methodology for Biomedical Applications. Proc. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., Istanbul , Turkey, 2001: #917.


Experience in Industry

  • University of Derby Games Studio Manager
  • Innovation for Learning Project Manager/Quality Assurance Manager
  • Games Developers Limited Director

Faculty: Business, Computing and Law

School: School of Computing and Mathematics

Subject Area: Gaming

Computer Games Subject Group Co-ordinator

Teaching responsibilities

  • Game Production Management (Level 7)
  • Advanced Rendering Techniques (Level 6)
  • Real-Time Rendering (Level 5)
  • Applied Game Development (Level 5)
  • Games Studies (Level 4)
  • Professional Practice in the Games Industry (Level 4)
  • Computing Environment (Level 4)
  • Computer Games Modelling (Level 4)
  • 2D Digital Techniques (Level 4)

Professional interests

  • Games Development
  • 3D Modelling and Animation
  • Games Design
  • Serious Games Applications
  • Game Based Learning
  • Project Management

Research interests

  • Game DesignGame Based Learning
  • Game Based Assessment
  • Real-Time Rendering
  • Interactive Multimedia
  • Biomedical Enginnering
  • Business Management

Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees

  • Member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
  • Member of the International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Association (IEEE)
  • Member of HEA

Additional Interests and Activities

Professional Activities

  • Chair of the Workshop on Emerging Games, Platforms, Technologies and Applications (EGPTA), July 2010, Louisville University, USA
  • Member of International Programme Committee for CGames 2010: 15th International Conference on Computer Games, University of Wolverhampton, UK
  • Member of International Programme Committee for VS-Games 2011: 3rd International Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Athens , Greece

Undergraduate qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Engineering, Coventry University

Postgraduate qualifications

  • MSc in Information Technology for Management, Coventry University

Research qualifications

  • PhD on Educational Multimedia in Biomedicine, Coventry University

Research posts

InstitutionProjectDates
Research AssistantBreast Self Examination (BSE) training through Multimedia2003-2005

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