I am an Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing at the Department of Statistics and Actuarial - Financial Mathematics at the University of the Aegean. I am also a Member of the Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics (IACM) of FORTH.
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Teaching — University of the Aegean
Spring Semester 2025-26
- Numerical Analysis — Αριθμητική Ανάλυση
- Computational Finance (MSc) — Υπολογιστική Χρηματοοικονομία (ΜΔΕ)
Fall Semester 2025-26
- Applied Linear Algebra I — Εφαρμοσμένη Γραμμική Άλγεβρα Ι
- Differential Equations — Διαφορικές Εξισώσεις
Over the years, I have had the privilege of teaching a highly diverse range of mathematics courses. My experience spans foundational and advanced subjects, including Analytical Geometry, Complex Numbers, Applied Linear Algebra I & II, Differential and Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis, Calculus II, Mathematical/Computational Finance, and Wave Propagation, alongside a set of statistics courses (Descriptive, Parametric, and Applied).
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Selected Recent Publications
My work spans both advanced classical numerical methods and modern hybrid algorithms.
🚀 C. Smaragdakis: Learning Geometric-Aware Quadrature Rules for Functional Minimization. Numerical Algorithms, 2026. Download PDF
🚀 E. H. Georgoulis, A. Papapantoleon, C. Smaragdakis: A Deep Implicit-Explicit Minimizing Movement Method for Partial Integro-Differential Equations, with application to Option Pricing in Jump-Diffusion Models. Commun. Nonlinear Sci. Numer. Simul., 156 (109709), 1–16, 2026. Download PDF
🚀 G. Akrivis, C. G. Makridakis, C. Smaragdakis: Runge-Kutta Physics Informed Neural Networks: Formulation and Analysis. Numerische Mathematik, 2025. Download PDF
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Recent & Upcoming Events / Visits
🏴 May 29-June 4, 2026 | School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (MACS), Heriot-Watt University (short visit) — Edinburgh, Scotland.
🇳🇱 May 26–29, 2026 | Mathematics and Machines: Navigating the Transition from Brown to Sustainable Finance — Lorentz Center, Leiden, Netherlands. (Invited)
🇬🇷 Dec 18–20, 2025 | 19th Panhellenic Conference on Mathematical Analysis (PCMA-2025) — Athens, Greece. (Invited)
🇬🇷 Sep 22–26, 2025 | 22nd Summer Meeting in Risk, Finance and Stochastics (RFS-2025) — Athens, Greece. (Invited)
🇨🇦 Nov 10–15, 2024 | Modern Challenges between Financial Mathematics, Financial Technology and Financial Economics — Banff, Alberta, Canada. (Invitation-only)
🇬🇷 Sep 9–13, 2024 | 21st Summer Meeting in Risk, Finance and Stochastics (RFS-2024) — Athens, Greece. (Invited)
🇳🇱 Apr 2–5, 2024 | International Conference on Computational Finance (ICCF24) — Amsterdam, Netherlands. Co-organizer of the mini-symposium: Machine Learning Methods in Finance.
🇬🇷 Apr 8, 2024 | Migration Flows Prediction Models and Migration Policy — Online Workshop. Scientific Committee Member.