K. P. Ferentinos  -  List of Publications:

Last update: December 2009

 

Journal papers:

13. Ferentinos, K.P., and T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2010. A memetic algorithm for optimal dynamic design of wireless sensor networks. Computer Communications, vol. 33(2), pp. 250-258.

12. Glezakos, T.J., T.A. Tsiligiridis, L.S. Iliadis, C.P. Yialouris, F.P. Maris, K.P. Ferentinos. 2009. Feature extraction for time series data: an artificial neural network evolutionary training model for the management of mountainous watersheds. Neurocomputing, vol. 73, pp. 49-59.

11. Maliappis, M.T., K.P. Ferentinos, H.C. Passam, A.B. Sideridis. 2008. GIMS: a web-based greenhouse intelligent management system. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 4(5), pp. 640-647.

 

10. Ferentinos, K.P., and T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2007. Adaptive design optimization of wireless sensor networks using genetic algorithms. Computer Networks, vol. 51(4), pp. 1031-1051.

 

9. Ferentinos, K.P. 2005. Biological engineering applications of feedforward neural networks designed and parameterized by genetic algorithms. Neural Networks, vol. 18(7), pp. 934-950.

 

8. Ferentinos, K.P. and L.D. Albright. 2005. Optimal design of plant lighting system by genetic algorithms. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 18(4), pp. 473-484.

 

7. Ferentinos, K.P. and L.D. Albright, 2003. Fault detection and diagnosis in deep-trough hydroponics using intelligent computational tools. Biosystems Engineering, vol. 84(1), pp. 13-30.

 

6. Ferentinos, K.P., L.D. Albright, B. Selman, 2003. Neural network based detection of mechanical, sensor and biological faults in deep-trough hydroponics. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, special issue on Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, vol. 40(1-3), pp. 65-85.

 

5. Ferentinos, K.P. and L.D. Albright, 2002. Predictive neural network modeling of pH and electrical conductivity in deep-trough hydroponics. Transactions of the ASAE, vol. 45(6), pp. 2007-2015.

 

4. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, N. Sigrimis, 2002. Heuristic optimization methods for motion planning of autonomous agricultural vehicles. Journal of Global Optimization, vol. 23, pp. 155-170.

 

3. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G.D. Pasgianos, K.P. Ferentinos, 2002. Computer integrated management and intelligent control of greenhouses. Environment Control in Biology, vol. 40(1), pp. 39-54 (invited paper).

 

2. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G.D. Pasgianos, K. Ferentinos, 2001. Hydroponics water management using adaptive scheduling with an on-line optimiser. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, vol. 31(1), pp. 31-46.

 

1. Ferentinos, K.P., L.D. Albright, D.V. Ramani, 2000. Optimal light integral and carbon dioxide concentration combinations for lettuce in ventilated greenhouses. Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, vol. 77(3), pp. 309-315.

 

 

International conference papers:

 

___2008____________________________________

 

37. Maliappis, M.T. and K.P. Ferentinos. 2008. Evaluation methodology of a web-based greenhouse intelligent management system. 4th International Conference on Information Technology & Innovations in Bio and Earth Sciences, September 18-20, Athens, Greece.

 

36. Ferentinos, K.P., N. Trigoni, S. Nittel. 2008. Impact of drifter deployment on the quality of ocean sensing. Advances in Geosensor Networks, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4540, pp. 9-24, Springer. (© Springer-Verlag)

 

___2007____________________________________

 

35. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2007. A memetic algorithm for dynamic design of wireless sensor networks. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC’07), Special Session on Memetic Algorithms, September 25-28, Singapore. (special session acceptance rate: 25%)

 

34. Glezakos, T.J., T. Tsiligiridis, L. Iliadis, C.P. Yialouris, F. Maris, K.P. Ferentinos. 2007. Feature extraction for time series data: an artificial neural network evolutionary training model for the management of mountainous watersheds. 10th International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks, August 29-31, Thessaloniki, Greece.

 

33. Nittel, S., N. Trigoni, K. Ferentinos, F. Neville, A. Nural, N. Pettigrew. 2007. A drift-tolerant model for data management in ocean sensor networks. 6th International ACM Workshop on Data Engineering for Wireless and Mobile Access (MobiDE 2007), June 10, Beijing, China. (acceptance rate: 32%)

 

___2006____________________________________

 

32. Kaloudis, S., T. Glezakos, K.P. Ferentinos, T.A. Tsiligiridis, C.P. Yialouris. 2006. Feedforward neural network modeling of fir taper in natural forests of Greece. International Conference on Sustainable Management and Development of Mountainous and Island Areas, September 29 – October 1, Naxos, Greece.

 

31. Pontikakos, C., K.P. Ferentinos, T.A. Tsiligiridis, A.B. Sideridis. 2006. Natural ventilation efficiency in a twin-span greenhouse using 3D computational fluid dynamics. 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture (HAICTA 2006), September 20-23, Volos, Greece.

 

30. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2006. Energy-saving design adaptation of wireless sensor networks with solar rechargeable batteries. 8th International Conference on Precision Agriculture, July 23-26, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

 

29. Maliappis, M.T., K.P. Ferentinos, H.C. Passam, A.B. Sideridis, T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2006. A web-based intelligent decision support system for low-technology greenhouses. 4th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture, July 24-26, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

 

28. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2006. Heuristic dynamic clustering in wireless sensor networks towards uniform sensing. 15th IST Mobile & Wireless Communications Summit, June 4-8, Myconos, Greece.

 

___2005____________________________________

 

27. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2005. Heuristic design and energy conservation of wireless sensor networks for precision agriculture. International Congress on Information Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (ITAFE’05), 12-14 October, Adana, Turkey.

 

26. Pontikakos, C., K.P. Ferentinos, T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2005. Web-based estimation model of natural ventilation efficiency in greenhouses using 3D computational fluid dynamics. International Congress on Information Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (ITAFE’05), 12-14 October, Adana, Turkey.

 

25. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis. 2005. Evolutionary energy management and design of wireless sensor networks. 2nd IEEE Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON 2005), 26-29 September, Santa Clara, CA, USA. (acceptance rate: 27%)

 

24. Ferentinos, K.P., T.A. Tsiligiridis, K.G. Arvanitis. 2005. Energy optimization of wireless sensor networks for environmental measurements. IEEE International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIMSA’05), 20-22 July, Giardini-Naxos, Italy. (acceptance rate: ~60%)

 

___2004____________________________________

 

23. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, D. Lambrou, A. Anastasiou, N. Sigrimis. 2004. A multi-agent system with SMS capabilities for integrated production in greenhouse hydroponics. 2004 CIGR International Conference, 11-14 October, Beijing, China.

 

22. Anastasiou, A., K.P. Ferentinos, K.G. Arvanitis, N. Sigrimis. 2004. A DSS tool as a virtual measurement system for closed hydroponic system management. 2004 CIGR International Conference, 11-14 October, Beijing, China.

 

21. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, N. Sigrimis. 2004. Biologically inspired algorithms for PID tuning in greenhouse environment control. AgEng2004 International Conference, Workshop on Intelligent Technology for Bioproduction Systems, 12-16 September, Leuven, Belgium.

 

20. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, D. Lambrou, A. Anastasiou, N. Sigrimis. 2004. A multi-agent system for integrated production in greenhouse hydroponics. AgEng2004 International Conference, Workshop on Sustainable Greenhouse Systems (GREENSYS2004), 12-16 September, Leuven, Belgium.

 

19. Anastasiou, A., K.P. Ferentinos, K.G. Arvanitis, N. Sigrimis. 2004. DSS-Hortimed for on-line management of hydroponic systems. AgEng2004 International Conference, Workshop on Sustainable Greenhouse Systems (GREENSYS2004), 12-16 September, Leuven, Belgium.

 

18. Ferentinos, K.P., L.D. Albright, K.G. Arvanitis. 2004. Neural network based self-inspected plant production system. International Congress on Mechatronics, 7-9 July, Prague, Czech Republic.

 

___2003____________________________________

 

17. Ferentinos, K.P., A. Anastasiou, G.D. Pasgianos, K.G. Arvanitis, N. Sigrimis, 2003. A Decision Support System as a tool to optimal water management in soilless cultures under saline conditions. Acta Horticulturae, vol. 609, pp. 289-296: International ISHS Symposium on Managing Greenhouse Crops in Saline Environment, Pisa, Italy, 9-12 July.

 

16. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, G.E. Stavroulakis, 2003. Neural Network Model of Hydroponics Constructed by a Genetic Algorithm System. Computational Management Science Conference, Mini Workshop in Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Science Modelling, Chania, Crete, Greece, 27-30 May.

 

___2002____________________________________

 

15.  Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, K.P. Ferentinos, 2002. MACQU: An Open SCADA System for Intelligent Management and Control of Greenhouses, In: XVth CIGR/ASAE World Congress, Chicago, USA, July 29 – August 1, 2002.

 

14. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, K.P. Ferentinos, A. Anastasiou, 2002. An Intelligent Noninteracting Technique for Climate Control of Greenhouses. In: 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 21-26, 2002.

 

___2001____________________________________

 

13. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, G.D. Pasgianos, N.A. Sigrimis, 2001. A Comparison of Intelligent Computational Algorithms for Path Planning. In: 5th Hellenic European Conference on Computer Mathematics and its Applications, Athens, Greece, September 20-22, 2001.

 

12. Sigrimis, N., K.P. Ferentinos, K.G. Arvanitis, A. Anastasiou, 2001. A Comparison of Optimal Greenhouse Heating Setpoint Generation Algorithms for Energy Conservation. Preprints of the 2nd IFAC-CIGR Workshop on Intelligent Control for Agricultural Applications, Bali, Indonesia, August 22-24, 2001.

 

11. Ferentinos, K.P., L.D. Albright and B. Selman, 2001. Neural Network Based Fault Detection in Hydroponic Systems. Preprints of the 4th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, pp. 37-42, Budapest, Hungary, June 6-8, 2001.

 

___2000____________________________________

 

10. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, K.P. Ferentinos, A. Anastasiou, G. Pasgianos, 2000. Adaptive Scheduling for Hydroponics Water Management. Preprints of the XIV Memorial CIGR World Congress, Tsukuba, Japan, November 28 – December 1 2000.

 

9. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G. Pasgianos, A. Anastasiou, K.P. Ferentinos, 2000. Supervisory Control Tools for a Virtual Greenhouse. Preprints of the XIV Memorial CIGR World Congress, Tsukuba, Japan, November 28 – December 1 2000.

 

8. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, K. Kyriakopoulos, N. Sigrimis, 2000. Heuristic Motion Planning for Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles. Preprints of "Bio-Robotics II" 2nd IFAC/CIGR International Workshop on Bio-Robotics, Information Technology and Intelligent Control for Bioproduction Systems, Sakai, Osaka, Japan, 25-26 November 2000.

 

7. Arvanitis, K.G., N.A. Sigrimis, K.J. Kyriakopoulos, K.P. Ferentinos, 2000. A Nonlinear Restricted State Feedback Control Strategy for Over-Actuated Robot Manipulators. Preprints of "Bio-Robotics II" 2nd IFAC/CIGR International Workshop on Bio-Robotics, Information Technology and Intelligent Control for Bioproduction Systems, Sakai, Osaka, Japan, 25-26 November 2000.

 

6. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G. Pasgianos, A. Anastasiou, K.P. Ferentinos, 2000. New Ways to Production Management and Supervisory Control: A Virtual Greenhouse. Preprints of the IFAC Symposium on Manufacturing, Modeling, Management and Control (MIM 2000), vol. 1, pp. 529-536, Patras, Greece, 12-14 July 2000.

 

5. Ferentinos, K.P., L.D. Albright, N.R. Scott, 2000. Modeling pH and Electrical Conductivity in Hydroponics using Artificial Neural Networks. Preprints of the IFAC International Conference on Modelling and Control in Agriculture, Horticulture and Post-Harvest Processing (Agricontrol 2000), pp. 364-369, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 10-12 July 2000.

 

4. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G. Pasgianos, A. Anastasiou, K.P. Ferentinos, 2000. New Ways on Supervisory Control: a Virtual Greenhouse: to train, to control and to manage. Preprints of the IFAC International Conference on Modelling and Control in Agriculture, Horticulture and Post-Harvest Processing (Agricontrol 2000), pp. 212-217, Wageningen, the Netherlands, 10-12 July 2000.

 

3. Sigrimis, N., K.G. Arvanitis, G. Pasgianos, A. Anastasiou, K.P. Ferentinos, 2000. A Virtual Greenhouse for Training, Control and Management. EurAgEng Conference on Agricultrural Engineering (AgEng2000), Warwick, UK, 2-7 July 2000.

 

___1997-1999________________________________

 

2. Rerras, N., A. Anastasiou, K. Ferentinos, N. Sigrimis, 1998. An Adaptive Optimizer for Process Control. In Sigrimis N. and P. Groumpos (Eds) Proceedings of 1st IFAC Workshop on Control Applications and Ergonomics in Agriculture. Athens, Greece, June 15-17, 1998, by Pergamon, pp. 189-194.

 

1. Sigrimis, N., A. Anastasiou, N. Ferentinos, N. Rerras, 1997. Field Experiments with an Intelligent Leaf Sensor. In: Mathematical and Control Applications in Agriculture and Horticulture: a proceedings volume from the 3rd IFAC Workshop, Hannover, Germany, 9/28-10/2 1997. Edited by A. Munack and H.-J. Tantau. pp. 255-259, Pergamon.

 

 

Book Chapters:

 

1. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, H.J. Tantau, N.A. Sigrimis, 2006. Precision Agriculture – Special Aspects of IT for Greenhouse Cultivation. Chapter 5.8 of the CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Vol. VI: Information Technology, pp. 294-312, Axel Munack (ed.), St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. [PDF]

2. Ferentinos, K.P., K.G. Arvanitis, N.A. Sigrimis, 2006. Communication Issues and Internet Use – Internet Use in Agriculture, Remote Service and Maintenance; E-commerce, E-business, E-consulting, E-support. Chapter 7.2 of the CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Vol. VI: Information Technology, pp. 453-464, Axel Munack (ed.), St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. [PDF]

 

3. Ferentinos, K.P., I.K. Kookos, K.G. Arvanitis, N.A. Sigrimis, 2006. From Production to the User – Quality Issues for Agricultural Product Chains; Food Traceability, Tagging Systems. Chapter 8.2 of the CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Vol. VI: Information Technology, pp. 480-500, Axel Munack (ed.), St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. [PDF]

 

 

Patents:

 

1. L.D. Albright, K.P. Ferentinos, I. Seginer, D.S. de Villiers & J.W. Ho. “Systems and methods for providing optimal light-CO2 combinations for plant production”, United States Patent No.: 7,184,846 B2, February 27, 2007

2. L.D. Albright, K.P. Ferentinos, I. Seginer, D.S. de Villiers & J.W. Ho. “Methods for providing optimal light-CO2 combinations for plant production”, United States Patent No.: 7,502,655 B2, March 10, 2009

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