Dr George Panoutsos
Lecturer

 
Address:
Dr George Panoutsos BEng(Hons), MSc, PhD, MIET, MIEE
Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering
University of Sheffield
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Tel: (+44) (0)114 222 5130
Fax: (+44) (0)114 222 5683
Email: g.panoutsos @ sheffield.ac.uk
Room: D8a, Amy Johnson Building

Biopic
Research Interests
Professional activities and recognition
Current Teaching and Administration
Selected Publications since 2007

Biopic

Dr George Panoutsos is a postgraduate of the department having completed the M.Sc. course in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering in 2003. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2007 after studying Computational Intelligence modelling in the Intelligent Systems Research Group of the department. His research work led to a number of international journal publications and an international patent in the field of Granular Computing.

Dr Panoutsos is currently a Member of the IMMPETUS Research Group working in the areas of metals design and processing with applications focusing on `through-process modelling and optimisation´ as well as `prediction of mechanical properties´ using Computational Intelligence methodologies. He has also been working in the fields of Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare and is currently a Member of the Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory, with projects involving `automation in the care of the critically ill in the Intensive Care Unit´ and `cancer prediction using clinical data´. Following his appointment as a Lecturer in the department, Dr Panoutsos will continue to support the activities and research of the Intelligent Systems Laboratory as well as the activities and research of IMMPETUS.

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Research Interests

• Computational Intelligence (CI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Granular Computing (GrC) and Computing with Words
• Biologically inspired computing and optimisation
• Incremental learning – Smart Adaptive Systems
• Data mining, classification and information fusion
• Biomedical intelligent systems and Decision Support in healthcare
  
  • Hybrid gene-clinical based prediction of cancer
  • Decision support and modelling for the Intensive Care Unit
  • absolute Electrical Tomography Imaging (aEIT) for lung ventilation
• Systems engineering approach to modelling and optimisation for metal processing
  
  • Properties of aerospace materials
  • Multiscale characterisation of critical components
  • Process monitoring and non-destructive evaluation
  
  (For more information please visit the IMMPETUS web site.)

IMMPETUS website

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Current Teaching and Administration

• ACS125, Systems Modelling and Simulation (joint module leader)
• ACS6101, Foundations of Control Systems (Systems Modelling and Simulation)
• FCE101, Introduction to Bioengineering (Medical Devices and Systems)
• Bioengineering degree Board of Studies
• Bioengineering degree, theme leader: Medical Devices and Systems
• Committee member: Admissions and External Affairs
  
  • Head of Publicity

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Professional activities and recognition

• Member of the IMMPETUS management committee (The Institute of Microstructural and Mechanical Process Engineering: The University of Sheffield)
• Member of the IET
• Member of the IEEE
• IPC member of several international conferences (e.g. IEEE IS 2010 (IPC and session chair), IEEE GrC 2010 and 2011, ICNC’10, Biosignals 2011)
• Referee for a number of international journals
• Referee for a number of international conferences

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Selected Publications

G. Panoutsos and M. Mahfouf, "Neural-Fuzzy Modelling Framework Based on Granular Computing: Concepts and Applications", Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 161(21), pp.2808-2830, 2010

G. Panoutsos and M. Mahfouf, "Modelling Steel Heat Treatment Data Using Granular Data Compression and Multiple Granularity Modelling", International Journal of Granular Computing, Rough Sets and Intelligent Systems, Inderscience, 1(4), pp. 382-392, 2010

C. H. Ting, M. Mahfouf, A. Nassef, D. A. Linkens, G. Panoutsos, P. Nickel, A. C. Roberts and G. R.J. Hockey, "Real-time adaptive automation system based on identification of operator functional state (OFS) in simulated process control operations", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics-Part A: Systems and Humans 40(2), pp. 251-262, 2010

M. Denai, M. Mahfouf, S .Mohamad-Samuri, G. Panoutsos, B.H. Brown and G.H. Mills, "Absolute Electrical Impedance Tomography (aEIT) Guided Ventilation Therapy in Critical Care Patients: Simulations and Future Trends", Invited Paper for special issue on `New and Emerging Technologies in Bioinformatics and Bioengineering´, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 14(3) pp. 641-649, 2010

A. Wang, M. Mahfouf, G. H. Mills, G. Panoutsos, D. A. Linkens, K. Goode, H.F. Kwok, M. Denai, "Intelligent Model-Based Advisory System for the Management of Ventilated Intensive Care Patients: Hybrid Blood Gas Patient Model", Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Elsevier, 99(2), pp. 195-207, 2010

M. Mahfouf, M Gama and G. Panoutsos, "Right First-Time´ production of materials: A reality or a myth?", Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor & Francis, 24(1): pp.78-82, 2009

G. Panoutsos, M. Mahfouf, S. Gaffour and Q. Zhang, "Input weighted data granulation using hybrid correlation measures with application to metal properties", IFAC, Workshop on Automation in Mining, Mineral and Metal Industry, 14-16 Oct. 2009, IFAC MMM2009, Vina Del Mar, Chile, 2009

G. Panoutsos and M. Mahfouf, "An incremental learning structure using granular computing and model fusion with application to materials processing", Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Intelligent Techniques and Tools for Novel System Architectures, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 109, pp.139-153, 2008

G. Panoutsos, Mahfouf M, Brown B H and Mills G H. "Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in pulmonary Measurement: A Review of applications and research", IASTED BioMED´07, Proceedings of the 5^th IASTED international conference on Biomedical Engineering, pp. 221-230, February 14 – 16, Innsbruck, Austria, 2007

G. Panoutsos, Mills G H, Wang A, Mahfouf M, Brown B H, "Initial comparisons of absolute electrical impedance tomography (EIT) lung volume estimates with Spirometry", British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) 98(2): 294P, 2007

G. Panoutsos and M. Mahfouf, "Granular computing and evolutionary fuzzy modelling for mechanical properties of alloy steels", 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 4-8 July, 2005