Georgios
Aretoulis

Associate Professor

Surname: Aretoulis

Name: Georgios

E-mail: garet@civil.auth.gr 

Phone Number: +30 2310 994564

Webpage: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgios-aretoulis-aa1b9643/

• Doctor of Philosophy
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Design of cost monitoring and control systems for construction projects”, 2009, Department of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Construction, Engineering & Management

• Master of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Cost Monitoring Before and After the Tender of an Engineering Project”, 2004, Department of Civil Engineering

• Diploma of Civil Engineer
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
“Organization and Operation of Large Construction Companies (Seat – Construction Sites) in the framework of ISO 9000 Quality Management Standard for Engineering Projects”, 2001, Department of Civil Engineering

Work in Private Sector

• 2002 – 2009: 

Freelance Civil Engineer – Operation of Consulting Office for design and construction of residential building projects 

Position

• 2015 – today

Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• 2011 – 2015

Lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• 2013 – 2014

Lecturer at the Department of Spatial Planning and Regional Development of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• 2009

Member of the Teaching Staff of the Department of Civil Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (under   Presidential Decree no. 407/80)

Research Interests

Construction Budgeting and Cost Monitoring and Control, Construction Enterprises Performance, Financial Analysis of Construction Enterprises, Information Technologies and Expert Systems in Construction Management, Statistical Analysis of Construction Financial Data, Cost and Time Prediction Models

Teaching

Undergraduate courses – Department of Civil Engineering A.U.Th.

• 2013 – today: Investment Evaluation (ΤΣ1400)
• 2013 – today: Construction Management (TΣ2200)
• 2013 – today: Management of Construction Sites (TΣ1500)
• 2013 – today: Basic Principles of Economic Theory and Policy (ΓΕ1400)
• 2013 – today: Management of Information Systems for Engineering Projects (TΣ4400)

Postgraduate courses – Department of Civil Engineering A.U.Th.

Postgraduate Studies Program – Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development

    • 2010 –  today: Decision and Risk Analysis (ΠΠΒΑΑ03)

Supervision of doctoral dissertations

In progress

  • Christoglou, D. “Technical Companies’ Competitiveness through Financial Analysis”

  • Tegos, N. “Multi-criteria analysis for the Pre-selection of the kind of Concrete Road Bridge”

  • Mavropoulou, E. “Investigation of financial resources and tools for technical companies”
  • Papadimitriou, V. “Modeling and quantifying the impact of international factors on the economic development of greek technical companies”
  • Kritikos, P. “Investigation of the Optimal Composition of Project Team”
  • Sofianou, E. “Methodological approach for the Revival and Protection of Sustainable Polycentric Development”
  • Tziougra, Ch. “The Impact of Climate Change on Highways Management”

Participation in PhD commitee

Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessasloniki

  • Tsikas (2019), “Road bridges’ maintenance management in their life cycle under Seismic risk”
  • Pagoni, E. (2018), “Dynamic development standard for infrastructure projects with the Public Private Partnership method”
  • Georgiou, A. (2016), “Design and optimization of concrete pavements in forest and mountainous regions”

      • 2019 – today: Director of the Laboratory of Urban and Regional Planning and Development in the Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

      • 2017 – 2019: Participation in the Special Ιnterdisciplinary Committee of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies Program: “Planning, organization and Management of Transportation Systems”

      • 2004 – today: Elected Member of the Hellenic Company of Operational Research, Branch of Northern Greece

      • 2002 – today: Member of the Greek Association of Civil Engineers

      • 2002 – today: Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece

      Academic activity

      Editorial board member of scientific journals

        • American Journal of Operational Research, Publisher: Scientific & Academic Publishing

      Editorial board member of scientific conferences’ proceedings

        • BALCOR 2020, Book of Proceedings

      Research proposal evaluator

        • 2017: General Secretariat of Research and Innovation

      Reviewer in international scientific journals

        • International Journal of E-Business Development (IJED)

      Ad hoc reviewer of international scientific journals

        • Outranking & Decision Journal
        • Sustainability — Open Access Journal (MDPI)
        • ICDSST2018
        • International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management in Scientific & Academic Publishing (SAP), USA.
        • IJDSST-SI-2015: Special Issue for International Journal of Decision Support System Technology
        • International Journal of Human Resource Management
        • Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
        • CITC 8: Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction
        • CITC 9: The 9th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-9) Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and Technology
        • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
        • Research in Electronic Commerce Frontiers (RECF)
        • International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction
        • Operational Research – An International Journal
        • Construction Management and Economics
        • Special issue Springer Proceedings in Mathematics (PROM): “Optimization Theory, Decision Making, and Operational Research Applications”
        • International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
        • International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
        • International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (IJCEM)
        • Optimization Theory, Decision Making, and Operations Research Applications: Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium and 10th Balkan Conference on Operational Research.

      • 2023 – 2025

      Title: Optimizing Distance Learning Educational Programs

      Promoter: A.U.Th.

      Funder: A.U.Th. Research Committee co-funded by the E.U.

      Role: Research team coordinator

      • 2014

      Title: Contemporary developments in marine constructions

      Promoter: A.U.Th.

      Funder: A.U.Th. Research Committee

      Role: Research team member

      • 2014 – 2015

      Title: Arcimides III – Promotion of Research Teams of Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki

      Promoter: A.T.E.I.Th. Research Committee

      Funder: A.T.E.I.Th. Research Committee

      Role: Research team member

      • 2013 – 2014

      Title: Promotion of young researchers’ as lecturers : “Study and evaluation of cognitive skills, personality traits and knowledge of designers and managers of technical projects”

      Promoter: A.U.Th. Research Committee

      Funder: A.U.Th. Research Committee

      Role: Researcher

      • 2012

      Title: Arcimides III – Promotion of Research Teams of Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki

      Promoter: A.T.E.I.Th. Research Committee

      Funder: A.T.E.I.Th. Research Committee

      Role: Research team member

      • 2007, 2010

      Title: Study and data processing and proposals’ implementation for the relocation of units and the upgrading of classrooms of the Department of Civil Engineering

      Promoter: A.U.Th. 

      Funder: Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund T.M.E.D.E.

      Role: Research team member

      • 2006

      Title: A.U.Th. Research Committee’s scholarships of excellence 

      Promoter: A.U.Th. 

      Funder: A.U.Th. Research Committee

      Role: Researcher

      • 2004, 2005

      Title: Network of technical projects managers in Greece

      Promoter: A.U.Th. Research Committee

      Funder: General Secretariat of Research and Innovation

      Role: Researcher

      • 1997 – today: Funding member of the “Mantoulidis” Educational Institution Graduates’ Association

      • Diploma Theses and Dissertations

      1. Docotral Dissertation, “Design of cost monitoring and control systems for construction projects”, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2009
      2. Master’s Thesis, “Cost Monitoring Before and After the Tender of an Engineering Project”, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2004
      3. Diploma Thesis, “Organization and Operation of Large Construction Companies (Seat – Construction Sites) in the framework of ISO 9000 Quality Management Standard for Engineering Projects”, Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, , 2001

            • Peer- reviewed book chapters

            1. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G. N., Konstantinidis, D. K., & Kalfakakou, G. P. (2016). Engineers’ Perceptions of Contract Types’ Performances for Highway Construction Projects. In R. Ianole (Ed.), Applied Behavioral Economics Research and Trends (pp. 152-182). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-1826-6.ch009
            2. Aretoulis, G. N., & Triantafyllidis, C. H. (2016). Greek Construction Project Managers’ Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge. In Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1243-1257). Hershey, PA: Engineering Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch056
            3. Aretoulis, G. N., Kalfakakou, G. P., & Seridou, A. A. (2016). Project Managers’ Profile Influence on Design and Implementation of Cost Monitoring and Control Systems for Construction Projects. In Civil and Environmental Engineering: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1258-1283). Hershey, PA: Engineering Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9619-8.ch057
            4. Chatzipoulidis, G., Aretoulis, G., and Kalfakakou, Gl. (2017). A Multicriteria Ranking of Thessaloniki’s Public Hospitals Based on Their Infrastructure Adequacy. City Networks. (eds) Karakitsiou A., Migdalas A., Rassia S., Pardalos P. Springer, Cham. Vol. 128, pp.177-196

            • Teaching Books – Notes

            1. Aρετούλης, (2017). “Χρονικός Προγραμματισμός”. Ηλεκτρονικές Σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη (396 Διαφάνειες)
            2. Καλφακάκου, Γλ. και Αρετούλης, Γ., (2017). “Μέθοδος PERT”. Ηλεκτρονικές Σημειώσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη, (32 Διαφάνειες)

                            • Peer-reviewed Papers in International Journals

                            1. Roukounis, N., Aretoulis, G., Karambas, T. (2019). A combination of PROMETHEE and Goal programming methods for the evaluation of Water Airports Connection. Special Issue (SI) on “Models and Decision Support Systems with Sustainable Approach” in International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) 12(2), DOI: 10.4018/IJDSST.2020040103
                            2. Titirla, M. and Aretoulis, G. (2019) “Neural network models for actual duration of Greek highway projects”, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, DOI 10.1108/JEDT-01-2019-0027
                            3. Aretoulis, G.N., Papathanasiou, J. and Antoniou, F. (2019), “PROMETHEE-based ranking of project managers based on the five personality traits”, Kybernetes, Vol. 49 No. 4, pp. 1083-1102. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-10-2018-0551
                            4. Betsis, S., Kalogirou, M., Aretoulis, G., & Pertzinidou, M. (2019). Work Accidents Correlation Analysis for Construction Projects in Northern Greece 2003–2007: A Retrospective Study. Safety. Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 33-50
                            5. Zafirakou, A., Themeli, S., Tsami, E. and Aretoulis, G. (2018). Multi-criteria analysis of different approaches to protect the marine and coastal environment from oil spills, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol.6, No.4. doi: 10.3390/jmse6040125
                            6. Aretoulis, G.N. (2018). Neural network models for actual cost prediction in Greek public highway projects, International Journal of Project Organization Management, Vol.11, No.1, pp.41 – 64
                            7. Aretoulis, G.N. (2018). Gender Based Perception of Successful Construction of Project Managers’ Attributes, Social Sciences. Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 112-130
                            8. Tegos, N. and Aretoulis, G. (2018). Proposal for an effective Decision Support System for the Pre-Selection of the Type of Concrete Highway Bridges, International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 38-59 (special issue).
                            9. Antoniou, F. and Aretoulis, G. (2018). A multi-criteria decision-making support system for choice of method of compensation for highway construction contractors in Greece, International Journal of Construction Management, DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2018.1452103
                            10. Vogiatzis, P., Aretoulis, G. and Papathanasiou, I. (2018). A Multicriteria Based Ranking of Greek Construction Companies Listed in Athens Stock Exchange Using Investment Ratios, International Journal of Decision Support Systems Vol. 3, Nos. 1/2 (in special issue).
                            11. Palanta, I., Aretoulis, G. and Palantas, P. (2018). Facilitating decision making on construction and demolition waste management in Greece through dynamic system modelling, Int. J. Management and Decision Making (In press: DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2018.10011875)
                            12. Antoniou, F. and Aretoulis, G.N. (2018). Comparative analysis of multi-criteria decision making methods in choosing contract type for highway construction in Greece, Int. J. Management and Decision Making, Vol. 17, No. 1, pp.1–28
                            13. Chatzipoulidis, G.N., Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2017). The attitude of Greek society to public-private partnerships in the public health sector. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, Vol.16, No. 3/4, pp. 204-226
                            14. Antoniou, F., Konstantinidis, D., Aretoulis, G., Xenidis, Y. (2018). Preliminary Construction Cost Estimates for Motorway Underpass Bridges, International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 2331-2327, pp.1-10 (in special issue)
                            15. Govedarou, M. and Aretoulis, G.N. (2017). Neural Networks and Statistical Analysis for Time and Cost Prediction Models of Urban Renewal Projects. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 37-52
                            16. Aretoulis, G.N., Zapounidis, K., Papathanasiou, J.B.., Seridou, A.A. (2017) Conscientiousness Personality Trait Defines the Competent Greek Project Manager. International Journal of Business Project Management, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 350-380
                            17. Antoniou, F., Konstantinidis, D. and Aretoulis, G.N. (2016). Application of the multi attribute utility theory for the choice of project procurement system for highway projects. International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM), Vol.15, No. 2, pp. 83 – 112
                            18. Antoniou, F., Konstantinidis, D. and Aretoulis, G.N. (2016). Analytical Formulation for Early Cost Estimation and Material Consumption of Road Overpass Bridges. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Vol.12, No. 7, pp. 716-725
                            19. Aretoulis, G.N., Zapounidis, K., Papaioannou, P., Seridou, A.A. (2015). Classifying the Attributes of the Competent Greek Construction Project Manager. International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM), Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 304-344
                            20. Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P., Seridou, A.A. (2015). Project Managers’ Profile Influence on Design and Implementation of Cost Monitoring and Control Systems for Construction Projects. International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 1-25
                            21. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G.N., Konstantinidis, D., Papathanasiou, J. (2014). Choosing the Most Appropriate Contract Type for Compensating Major Highway Project Contractors. Journal of Computational Optimization in Economics and Finance (JCOEF), Vol. 6, No. 2. pp. 77-95
                            22. Aretoulis, G.N., Triantafyllidis, C.H., Papathanasiou, J.B., Anagnostopoulos, I.K. (2015). Selection of the most competent project designer based on multi-criteria and cluster analysis. International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies (IJDATS), Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.172 – 186, Special Issue
                            23. Aretoulis, G. N., Triantafyllidis, C.H. (2014). “Greek Construction Project Managers’ Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge”. International Journal of Operations Research and Information Systems (IJORIS), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 32-47
                            24. Aretoulis, G.N., Triantafyllidis, C.H., Anagnostopoulos, I.K., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2014). Perceptions of Greek Construction Project Designers’ Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge. International Journal of Construction Project Management (IJCPM), Vol.6, Issue 2, pp. 139-162.
                            25. Zapounidis, K., Kalfakakou, G.P., Aretoulis, G. N. (2013). “Productivity increase within reformation process based on motivation theories application”. Business systems Review, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp. 15 – 30 (special section- selected papers).
                            26. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G.N., Konstantinidis, D., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2013). Engineers’ Perception and Assessment of Contract Types for Highway Construction Projects. International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics (IJABE), Volume 2, Issue 4, pp. 1-24
                            27. Tsaousoglou, A.P., Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2013). Forecasting the Trends of Financial Ratios of Greek Construction Companies. International Journal of Data Analysis and Information Systems (IJDAIS), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 51 – 63
                            28. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G.N., Konstantinidis, D., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2013). An empirical study of researchersʼ and practitionersʼ views on compensating major highway project contractors International Journal of Management and Decision Making (IJMDM), Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 351-375
                            29. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G. N., Konstantinidis, D. and Kalfakakou, G. P. (2013). “Complexity in the Evaluation of Contract Types Employed for the Construction of Highway Projects”. Procedia – Social and Behavioural Sciences Journal, Vol. 74, pp. 447-457
                            30. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G. N., Konstantinidis, D. and Kalfakakou, G. P. (2012). “Selection Criteria Used for the Choice of Contract Type for Major Highway Construction Projects”. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, Volume 48, pp. 3508–3517
                            31. Chatzipoulidis, G.N., Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2011). PPP’s Application in Greek Health Infrastructure and Personnel’s Response, International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 1-15
                            32. Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P., Striagka, F.Z. (2009). “Construction Material Supplier Selection under Multiple Criteria”, International Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 209-230
                            33. Aretoulis, G.N., Angelides, D.C., Kalfakakou, G.P., Fotiadis, G.S., Anastasiadis, K.I. (2006). “A Prototype System for the Prediction of Final Cost in Construction Projects”, International Journal of Operational Research, Special Issue, Vol. 6, No.3, pp. 423 – 432

                              • Peer-reviewed Papers in International Conferences

                              1. Andreadis, A. and Aretoulis, G. (2020). Multicriteria Based Analysis on the Type and Capacity of Hotel Accommodation: Classic Vs All Inclusive Hotel. In. F. Kitsios, N. Matsatsinis, G. Aretoulis, P. Delias, M. Kamariotou, M. Madas, J. Papathanasiou, E. Stiakakis, K. Vergidis, C. Ziakis (Ed.), XIV Balkan Conference on Operational Research (Virtual BALCOR 2020), 30 September – 3 October 2020, 233-237. Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              2. Tegos, N. and Aretoulis, G. (2020). Determination of the weights of compliance criteria for the selection of bridge construction method In. F. Kitsios, N. Matsatsinis, G. Aretoulis, P. Delias, M. Kamariotou, M. Madas, J. Papathanasiou, E. Stiakakis, K. Vergidis, C. Ziakis (Ed.), XIV Balkan Conference on Operational Research (Virtual BALCOR 2020), 30 September – 3 October 2020, 233-237. Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              3. Titiral, M. and Aretoulis, G. (2020). Comparison of linear regression and neural network models to estimate the actual duration of Greek highway projects In. F. Kitsios, N. Matsatsinis, G. Aretoulis, P. Delias, M. Kamariotou, M. Madas, J. Papathanasiou, E. Stiakakis, K. Vergidis, C. Ziakis (Ed.), XIV Balkan Conference on Operational Research (Virtual BALCOR 2020), 30 September – 3 October 2020, 233-237. Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              4. Dimitra Zangana and Georgios N. Aretoulis (2020). Energy Design and Multicriteria Decision Analysis in a New Residential Building – Study on the Application of Thermal Insulation, e-PROMETHEE Days 2020. Rabat, Morocco.
                              5. Aretoulis, N. and Panagiotis Papaioannou (2020). Selection of Ideal Project Managers based on PROMETHEE and the Special Profile of the Decision Maker, e-PROMETHEE Days 2020. Rabat, Morocco.
                              6. Aretoulis, G. (2018). PROMETHEE based ranking of project managers’ based on the five personality traits. ICDSST – Promethee Days 2018 Proceedings – The Ewg-Dss 2018 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology & Promethee Days 2018: J. Papathanasiou, G. Digkoglou, G. Tsaples, F. Dargam, I. Linden, B. Mareschal (editors), Heraklion, Greece, 22-25 May 2018
                              7. Roukounis, C.N. and Aretoulis, G. (2018). Goal Programming and PROMETHEE Method as an evaluation tool for a Seaplanes’ Network in Greece. ICDSST – Promethee Days 2018 Proceedings – The Ewg-Dss 2018 International Conference on Decision Support System Technology & Promethee Days 2018: J. Papathanasiou, G. Digkoglou, G. Tsaples, F. Dargam, I. Linden, B. Mareschal (editors), Heraklion, Greece, 22-25 May 2018.
                              8. Roukounis, C.-N., Karambas, T. and Aretoulis, G. (2018). Multicriteria Decision Making for Water Aerodromes Allocation in Greece. In Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria.
                              9. Vogiatzis, P. and Aretoulis, G. (2017). “Construction activity in Greece during the period 2004-2014: Evaluation of the construction companies listed in Athens Stock Exchange using investment ratios”. Book of abstracts of the 6th International Sysmposium and 28th National Conference on Operational Research, OR in the digital era – ICT challenges / June 8-10, 2017 / Thessaloniki, Greece, pp.105.
                              10. Tegos, N. and Aretoulis, G. (2017). “Proposal for an effective Decision Support System for the Pre-Selection of the Type of Concrete Highway Bridges”. Book of abstracts of the 6th International Sysmposium and 28th National Conference on Operational Research, OR in the digital era – ICT challenges / June 8-10, 2017 / Thessaloniki, Greece, pp.104
                              11. Glymis E., Kanelakis A., Aretoulis G., and Mastoras Th. (2017). “Predicting highway projects’ actual duration using neural networks”. In: LC32017: Volume I – Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Computing in Construction (JC3), July 4-7, 2017, Heraklion, Greece, pp. 693–699. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24928/0260.
                              12. Chrysi Mpakratsa, Dimitrios Lampakis, Aretoulis, G. (2017). Financial Analysis of Greek Construction Enterprises Based on Investment Ratios. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-9), “Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and Technology”, March 5th-7th, 2017, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
                              13. Aretoulis, G., Triantafyllidis, C., Papaioannou, P., Anagnostopoulos, I., Papathanasiou, J. (2017). Analysis of Greek Construction Design – Engineers’ Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-9), “Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and Technology”, March 5th-7th, 2017, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
                              14. Aretoulis, Parisi, Georgiou, Papathanasiou, Antoniou, Triantafyllidis (2016), Selecting project procurement system: A fuzzy multicriteria decision analysis based on project managers’ personality facets. Conference: 5th International Symposium and 27th National Conference on Operational Research, Athens, Greece.
                              15. Ntaliaris, D., Aretoulis, G., Papaioannou, P., Kalfakakou, P. (2015). Analysis of Personal Characteristics and Cognitive Abilities of Project Managers. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8), “Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              16. Antoniou, F., Konstantinidis, D., Aretoulis, G. (2015). Derivation of Utilities Values of Project Procurement Systems against Selection Criteria for Major Highway Construction Projects. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8), “Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              17. Manola, E., Katsaros, F., Aretoulis, G., Kalfakakou, P. (2015). Financial Analysis and Comparison of Greek Construction Enterprises and Greek Materials Procurement Enterprises. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8), “Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              18. Antoniou, F., Konstantinidis, D., Aretoulis, G. (2015). “Cost Analysis and Material Consumption of Highway Bridge Underpasses”. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8), “Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction”, Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              19. Apostola, T., Aretoulis, G.N., Papaioannou P., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2013). “Performance Analysis of Construction Enterprises using Financial Ratios’ groupings: An application in the British Construction Industry”. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VII), “Challenges in Innovation, Integration and Collaboration in Construction and Engineering”, Bangkok, Thailand.
                              20. Zapounidis, K., Kalfakakou, G.P., Aretoulis, G.N., Lantis, N., Trantas, N. (2012). “Reformation and Change Strategy for Businesses in Periods of Crisis or of Change Necessity”. Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth International Project Management Association World Congress “Integrating Project Management Standards – The way forward in times of economic challenges”, Crete, Greece, pp. 577 – 584.
                              21. Zapounidis, K., Kalfakakou, G.P., Aretoulis, G.N., Fakas-Kakouris, V. (2012). “Application of Motivation Theories Targeting at Businesses Reformation”. Proceedings of the Twenty Sixth International Project Management Association World Congress “Integrating Project Management Standards – The way forward in times of economic challenges”, Crete, Greece, pp. 570 – 576.
                              22. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G.N., Konstantinidis, D., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2012). “Complexity in the Evaluation of Contract Types employed for the construction of Highway Projects”. Book of abstracts of the Twenty Sixth International Project Management Association World Congress “Integrating Project Management Standards -The way forward in times of economic challenges”, Crete, Greece.
                              23. Antoniou, F., Aretoulis, G.N., Konstantinidis, D., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2012). “Selection Criteria Used for the Choice of Contract Type for Major Highway Construction Projects”. International Conference Fourth European Transport Research Arena, TRA 2012, Athens, Greece.
                              24. Aretoulis, G.N., Triantafyllidis, C.C., Papathanasiou, J. (2012). “A synthesis of Multi-criteria and Cluster Analysis Approaches for the Selection of the Most Competent Construction Project Designer”. In book of abstracts of the 12th Special Conference of the Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS) and 9th Meeting of Multiple Criteria Decision Aid Multiple Criteria Analysis in Decision Support Systems, Kavala, Greece.
                              25. Antoniou, E.A., Aretoulis, G.N., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2011). “Content and Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Cost Management in Civil Engineering Projects”, Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, Construction Challenges in the New Decade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
                              26. Tsaousoglou A., Aretoulis G.Ν., Papaioannou, P. (2011). “Prediction Models for Financial Ratios of Greek Construction Companies”, Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, Construction Challenges in the New Decade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
                              27. Antoniou, E.A., Aretoulis, G.N., Papaioannou, P., Adamantidou, E. (2011). “Road Construction Cost Prediction Models Based on Regression Analysis”. Proceedings of the sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, Construction Challenges in the New Decade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
                              28. Striagka, F.V., Aretoulis, G.N., Triantafyllidis, C.C. (2011). “The application of graph model for stakeholders’ conflict resolution in PPP infrastructure schemes – the case of regeneration of Votanicos area in Athens”. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference: “Organization, Technology and Management in Construction”, Šibenik, Croatia.
                              29. Laska, O., Aretoulis, G.N., Triantafyllidis C.C., Striagka, F.V. (2011). “Construction Project Managers’ Cognitive Abilities, Personality and Knowledge”. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium & 10th Balkan Conference on Operational Research, Thessaloniki, Greece.
                              30. Aretoulis, G.N., Aretouli, E.N., Xenidis, Y., Striagka, F.V., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2010). “Project Managers and Designers: required or enabling cognitive skills and personality characteristics”. PM-05 – Advancing Project Management for the 21st Century “Concepts, Tools & Techniques for Managing Successful Projects”, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
                              31. Aretoulis, G.N., Aretouli, E.N., Angelides, D.C., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2009). «Profiling the Modern Project Manager», CITC V, Collaboration & Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, Constantinople, Turkey.
                              32. Aretoulis, G.N., Papapavlou – Ioakeimidou, S., Anastasiadis, K., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2009). «Equipment Supplier Selection under Multiple Criteria», CITC V, Collaboration & Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, Constantinople, Turkey.
                              33. Papaioannou, P. and Aretoulis, G.N. (2009). «Risk Analysis in Transport Infrastructure Concession Project Funding: The Case of Thessaloniki Submerged Highway Project», CITC V, Collaboration & Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, Constantinople, Turkey.
                              34. Aretoulis, G.N., Papadakis, G.C., Angelides, D.C. (2007). «Material focused control during a construction project», Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-IV) “Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology”, Gold Coast, Australia.
                              35. Aretoulis, G.N., Papadakis, G.C., Kalfakakou, G.P. (2007). «Monitoring and controlling the cost of Plants and Equipments», Second International Conference on Experiments / Process / System Modeling / Simulation & Optimization, 2nd IC-EpsMsO, Athens, Greece.
                              36. Aretoulis, G.N., Papadakis, G.C., Kalfakakou, G.P., Angelides, D.C. (2007). «Monitoring the cost of Site Personnel», Second International Conference on Experiments / Process / System Modelling / Simulation & Optimization, 2nd IC-EpsMsO, Athens, Greece.
                              37. Aretoulis, G.N., Papadakis, G.C., Kalfakakou, G.P., Angelides, D.C. (2006). «A Spreadsheet based budgeting of public construction projects», Second International Conference “From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”, 2nd IC-SCCE, Athens, Greece.
                              38. Aretoulis, G.N., Papadakis, G.C., Kalfakakou, G.P., Angelides, D.C. (2006). «A proposed system architecture for tracking and controlling construction cost using spreadsheets», Second International Conference “From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”, 2nd IC-SCCE, Athens, Greece.
                              39. Aretoulis, G.N., Tsiakis, T.K., (2006). «Information Security Concepts and Practices: The Case of AEC Industry», Second International Conference “From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”, 2nd IC-SCCE, Athens, Greece.
                              40. Aretoulis, G.N., Angelides, D.C., Kalfakakou, G.P., Fotiadis, G.S., Anastasiadis, K.I. (2005). «A Prototype System for the Prediction of Final Cost in Construction Projects», Third International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-III), “Advancing Engineering, Management and Technology”, Athens, Greece.

                              • Peer-reviewed Papers in National Conferences

                              1. Καλογήρου, Μ., Μπέτσης, Σ., Αρετούλης, Γ. (2018). Τα Εργατικά Ατυχήματα στον Κατασκευαστικό Τομέα. 2ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Φοιτητών Πολιτικών Μηχανικών, Θεσσαλονίκη, Ελλάδα.
                              2. Τέγος, Ν. και Αρετούλης, Γ. (2018). Επιλογή κατασκευαστικής μεθόδου Οδογέφυρας μεγάλου μήκους για διάφορες προτεραιότητες στα Κριτήρια συμμόρφωσης. Πρακτικά του 18ου Πανελλήνιου Συνεδρίου Σκυροδέματος. Ίδρυμα Ευγενίδου, Αθήνα.
                              3. Αντωνίου, Φ., Κωνσταντινίδης, Δ., Αρετούλης, Γ. (2016). Προεκτίμηση Κόστους και Απαιτούμενων Ποσοτήτων Υλικών για την Κατασκευή Άνω Διαβάσεων. Στα πρακτικά του 17ου Πανελληνίου Συνεδρίου Σκυροδέματος «Κατασκευές από Σκυρόδεμα», Θεσσαλονίκη, Ελλάδα.
                              4. Aretoulis G.Ν., Seridou A. A., Papapavlou, S. (2009). “The project managers’ understanding of cost deviations in Greek construction projects”, 21ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακής Έρευνας (ΕΕΕΕ), «Λήψη Αποφάσεων στα Συστήματα Υγείας», Αθήνα, Ελλάδα.
                              5. Αρετούλης Γ.Ν., Παπαπαύλου – Ιωακειμίδου, Σ., Καλφακάκου, Γ.Π. (2008). «Προτεινόμενη Εφαρμογή Παρακολούθησης Τιμολογήσεων Κατασκευαστικών Έργων», 20ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακών Ερευνών (ΕΕΕΕ), «Επιχειρησιακή Έρευνα και Τουριστική Ανάπτυξη”, Σπέτσες, Ελλάδα.
                              6. Αρετούλης Γ.Ν., Παπαπαύλου – Ιωακειμίδου, Σ., Καλφακάκου, Γ.Π. (2008). «Εφαρμογή Εποπτείας του Προϋπολογισμού Κατασκευαστικών Έργων», 20ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακών Ερευνών (ΕΕΕΕ), «Επιχειρησιακή Έρευνα και Τουριστική Ανάπτυξη”, Σπέτσες, Ελλάδα.
                              7. Αρετούλης Γ.Ν., Παπαπαύλου – Ιωακειμίδου, Σ., Καλφακάκου, Γ.Π. (2008). «Προτεινόμενη Δομή Συστήματος Παρακολούθησης και Ελέγχου Κόστους Έργων Πολιτικού Μηχανικού», 20ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακών Ερευνών (ΕΕΕΕ), «Επιχειρησιακή Έρευνα και Τουριστική Ανάπτυξη”, Σπέτσες, Ελλάδα.
                              8. Αρετούλης, Γ.Ν., Τσιάκης, Θ.Κ. (2005). «Η έννοια της ασφάλειας στα πληροφοριακά συστήματα του κατασκευαστικού κλάδου», 17ο Συνέδριο της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακής Έρευνας, Διαχείριση Κινδύνων, Ρίο, Ελλάδα.
                              9. Αρετούλης, Γ.Ν., Μανιτσάρης, Α., Μαυρίδης, Ι. (2003). “Νέες Τεχνολογίες στη Διαχείριση Κατασκευαστικών Έργων”, Διοίκηση και Διαχείριση Έργων, 16ο Εθνικό Συνέδριο της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Επιχειρησιακής Έρευνας, Λάρισα, Ελλάδα.

                                • Announcements in Conferences/ Seminars

                                1. 7th Transport Research Arena TRA, Vienna, Austria (2018)
                                2. Lean & Computing in Construction Congress, Joint Conference on Computing in Construction (JC3), Heraklion, Greece (2017)
                                3. 6th International Symposium and 28th National Conference on Operational Research (2017)
                                4. CITC9: The 9th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century Revolutionizing the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry through Leadership, Collaboration and Technology (2016)
                                5. CITC8: Changing the Field: Recent Developments for the Future of Engineering and Construction (2015)
                                6. Twenty Sixth International Project Management Association World Congress “Integrating Project Management Standards -The way forward in times of economic challenges”, Crete, Greece (2012).
                                7. International Conference Fourth European Transport Research Arena, TRA 2012, Athens, Greece (2012).
                                8. 12th Special Conference of the Hellenic Operational Research Society (HELORS) and 9th Meeting of Multiple Criteria Decision Aid Multiple Criteria Analysis in Decision Support Systems, Kavala, Greece (2012).
                                9. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium & 10th Balkan Conference on Operational Research, Thessaloniki, Greece (2011).
                                10. CITC V, Collaboration & Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, Constantinople, Turkey (2009).
                                11. 21st National Conference of the Greek Association for Operational Research, “Decision Making in Health Organizations”, Athens, Greece (2009).
                                12. 20th National Conference of the Greek Association for Operational Research, Operational Research and Touristic Development, Spetses, Greece (2008).
                                13. Second International Conference on Experiments / Process / System Modelling / Simulation & Optimization, 2nd IC-EpsMsO, Athens, Greece (2007).
                                14. Second International Conference “From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”, 2nd IC-SCCE, Athens, Greece (2006).
                                15. Third International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-III), “Advancing Engineering, Management and Technology”, Athens, Greece (2005).
                                16. 16th National Conference of the Greek Association for Operational Research, Larisa, Greece (2003).