Gikas Vassilis, Professor
Phone: 2107723566 vgikas@central.ntua.gr
Office: University Campus of NTUA, Zografos, Lambadario building, 2nd floor
Holds a diploma degree from the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, NTUA (1992), and a PhD from the
Dept. of Geomatics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (1996). In the past (1996-2000) he worked for the
oil exploration industry in the UK and the USA as a geodetic engineer and positioning scientist and supervisor in
seismic acquisition programs in Europe and West Africa. Between 2001 and 2004 he was responsible for the
design of the geodetic infrastructure for the construction of civil engineering projects in Greece, and has served
the Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company SA as the Head of the Topographic Dept. (2002-2003).
He is
currently co-chair of IAG (Int. Assoc. Geodesy) Com. 4 “Positioning and Applications”, and Vice-chair of FIG
(Int. Federation of Surveyors), WG 6.1 “Deformation Measurement and Analysis”.
Current position
Professor, Department of Topography
Director of Department of Topography
Research interests
• satellite geodesy and GNSS, high precision GNSS, multi-frequency / multi-constellation GNSS, GNSS
quality assessment, low-cost and smartphone positioning, various applications of satellite geodesy.
• methods and multi-sensor (GNSS augmentation) systems and applications for outdoor / indoor
positioning and navigation, wireless sensor networks for localization, sensor fusion and estimation
theory, collaborative positioning and navigation for ITS.
• deformation monitoring and analysis of the static, quasi-static and dynamic behaviour of structures and
physical processes and applications using multi-sensor systems (GNSS, Radar, DIC, conventional, etc).
Courses
• Geodetic Exercises I, 4th semester (mandatory)
• Geodesy V (Satellite Geodesy), 6th semester (mandatory)
• Satellite Geodesy and Navigation, 7th semester (elective)
• Geodetic Exercises in Advanced and Satellite Geodesy, 8th semester (elective)
• Specialized Topics in Satellite Geodesy, 9th semester (elective)
• Marine Geodesy, 9th semester (elective)
Selected papers
Bouloukou M. P., Masiero,A. Vettore A., Gikas V. (2021) “UAV UWB Positioning Close to Building Facades:
A Case Study", XXIVth ISPRS Congress, July 4-10, Nice, France
Themistocleous K., Danezis C., Gikas V. (2021) “Monitoring Ground Deformation of Cultural Heritage Sites
Using SAR and Geodetic Techniques: The Case Study of Choirokoitia, Cyprus”, Applied Geomatics 13 (1),
37-49
Gabela J., Retscher G.,
Goel S., Perakis H., Masiero A., Gikas V., Toth C., Kealy A., Koppányi Z.,
Błaszczak-Bak W., Li Y. and Grejner-Brzezinska D. (2019) “Experimental Evaluation of a UWB based
Cooperative Positioning System for Pedestrians in GNSS Denied Environments”, Sensors 2019, 19, 5274
Kealy A., Goel S., Gikas V., Retscher G., Toth C., Brzezinska D., Lohani B. (2017) “Cooperative
Localization of Unmanned Aerial Systems Using Low Cost GNSS and MEMS Inertial Sensors”, Journal of
Surveying Engineering, Vol. 143(4), 1–18
Clausen P., Gilliéron P-Y., Perakis H., Gikas V., Spyropoulou I. (2017) “Assessment of Positioning
Accuracy of Vehicle Trajectories for Different Road Applications”, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, Vol.
11(3), pp 113–125
Piniotis G., Gikas V., Mpimis A., Perakis H. (2016) “Deck and Cable Dynamic Testing of a Single-Span
Bridge Using Radar Interferometry and Videometry Measurements”, Journal of Applied Geodesy, Vol.
10(1), pp 87–94
Gikas V., Perakis H. (2016) “Rigorous Performance Evaluation of Smartphone GNSS/IMU Sensors for ITS
Applications”, SENSORS, Vol. 16(8), 1240, pp 1–21
Editor in Special
Issues
Gikas V., Schwieger V., Zhang L. (2021), “Editorial to the special issue: deformation monitoring”, Applied
Geomatics 13 (1), 1-2
Paziewski J.D., Kealy A., Gikas V., Geng J. (2021) “Recent advances in ubiquitous positioning systems for
mobility applications”, Measurement Science and Technology, IOP Publishing Ltd
Dovis F., Ruotsalainen L., Toledo-Moreo R., Kassas ZZM., Gikas V. (2020) “Recent Advancement on the
Use of Global Navigation Satellite System-Based Positioning for Intelligent Transport Systems”, IEEE ITS
Magazine 12 (3), 6-9
Gikas V., Tsakiri M., Pantazis G. (2020) “Special Issue: Selected papers from the Joint International
Symposium on Deformation Monitoring (JISDM 2019)”, SENSORS, MDPI, si/31437
Gikas V., Retscher G., Kahmen H., Neuner H., Rizos C. (2020) “Editorial to the special edition of the JAG
on Deformation Monitoring”, Journal of Applied Geodesy 14 (2), 119-119
