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Dr. Nikos Makris -
Publications

Journals

  1. T. Tsourdinis, I. Chatzistefanidis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, N. Nikaein, S. Fdida, "Service-aware real-time slicing for virtualized beyond 5G networks.", Computer Networks, vol. 247, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110445
  2. V. Passas, N. Makris, Y. Wang, A. Apostolaras, A. Mpatziakas, A. Drosou, T. Korakis, D. Tzovaras, "Artificial Intelligence for Network Function Autoscaling in a Cloud-Native 5G Network.", Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol. 103, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2022.108327
  3. K. Chounos, P. Karamichailidis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "Unlicensed SpectrumForecasting: An Interference Umbrella based on Channel Analysis and Machine Learning.", IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 3421 - 3436, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TNSE.2022.3180171
  4. V. Nejkovic, F. Jelekovic, N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, M. Tosic, "Semantic Coordination On the Edge of Heterogeneous Ultra Dense Networks.", Springer Journal of Journal of Network and Systems Management, vol. 29, 2021.
  5. N. Makris, C. Zarafetas, A. Valantasis, T. Korakis, "Service Orchestration over Wireless Network Slices: Testbed Setup and Integration.", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 482-497, March 2021, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2020.3045224
  6. V. Passas, V. Miliotis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "Pricing Based Distributed Traffic Allocation for 5G Heterogeneous Networks.", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 12111-12123, October 2020, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2020.3012189

Conference

  1. T. Tsourdinis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, S. Fdida, "Demystifying URLLC in Real-World 5G Networks: An End-to-End Experimental Evaluation.", in Proceedings of the IEEE Globecom, Cape Town, South Africa, 2024.
  2. D. Kefalas, S. Christakis, S. Fdida, N. Makris, I. Syrigos, V. Passas, T. Korakis, "slAIces: an LLM Chatbot for Simplifying Experiments with the SLICES-RI.", in Proceedings of the IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2024, pp. 660-665, doi: 10.23919/IFIPNetworking62109.2024.10619821
  3. S. Christakis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, S. Fdida, "On the Automated Scaling of User Plane Function for 5G: An Experimental Evaluation.", in Proceedings of the 2024 Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), Antwerp, Belgium, 2024, pp. 979-984, doi: 10.1109/EuCNC/6GSummit60053.2024.10597110
  4. S. Christakis, T. Tsourdinis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, S. Fdida, "Evaluation of User Plane Function Implementations in Real-World 5G Networks.", in Proceedings of the IEEE INFOCOM 2024 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS61880.2024.10620666
  5. D. Kefalas, N. Makris, T. Korakis, S. Fdida, "Design, Integration and Slicing of non-3GPP DUs in 5G Networks: a Hybrid 5G-DU Approach.", in Proceedings of the IEEE INFOCOM 2024 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS61880.2024.10620782
  6. I. Syrigos, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "Multi-Cluster Orchestration of 5G Experimental Deployments in Kubernetes over High-Speed Fabric.", in Proceedings of the IEEE Globecom: Workshop on Communication and computing integrated networks and experimental future G platforms, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
  7. T. Tsourdinis, N. Makris, S. Fdida, T. Korakis, "DRL-based Service Migration for MEC Cloud-Native 5G and beyond Networks.", in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Madrid, Spain, June 2023.
  8. I. Chatzistefanidis, N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, "Which ML Model to choose? Experimental Evaluation for a beyond-5G Traffic Steering Case.", in Proceedings of the ICC 2023-IEEE International Conference on Communications, Rome, Italy, May 2023.
  9. I. Chatzistefanidis, N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, "ML-based Traffic Steering for Heterogeneous Ultra-dense beyond-5G Networks.", in Proceedings of the Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Glasgow, UK, March 2023.
  10. N. Makris, V. Passas, A. Apostolaras, T. Tsourdinis, I. Chatzistefanidis, T. Korakis, "On enabling remote hands-on Computer Networking Education: the NITOS testbed approach.", in Proceedings of the 13th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, Laurel, MD, USA, March 2023.
  11. I. Syrigos, D. Kefalas, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "EELAS: Energy Efficient and Latency Aware Scheduling of Cloud-Native ML Workloads.", in Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), Bangalore, India, January 2023.
  12. V. Zalokostas-Diplas, N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, "Experimental Evaluation of ML Models for Dynamic VNF Autoscaling.", in Proceedings of the IEEE 2022 Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), 2022.
  13. V. Passas, N. Makris, V. Miliotis, T. Korakis, "Pricing Based MEC Resource Allocation for 5G Heterogeneous Network Access", proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conferences (Globecom), 2019.
  14. K. Chounos, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "Enabling Distributed Spectral Awareness for Disaggregated 5G Ultra-Dense HetNets", proceedings of IEEE 5G World Forum, 2019.
  15. A. Valantasis, N. Makris, C. Zarafetas, T. Korakis, "Experimental Evaluation of Orchestration Software for Virtual Network Functions.", in Proceedings of the IEEE WCNC 2021.
  16. V. Passas, N. Makris, C. Nanis, T. Korakis, "V2MEC: Low-Latency MEC for Vehicular Networks in 5G Disaggregated Architectures.", in Proceedings of the IEEE WCNC 2021.
  17. V. Miliotis, N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, "Portfolio Theory Application for 5G Heterogeneous Cloud-RAN Infrastructure.", in Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, 07-11 June, 2020.
  18. N. Makris, V. Passas, C. Nanis, T. Korakis, "On Minimizing Service Access Latency: Employing MEC on the Fronthaul of Heterogeneous 5G Architectures", proceedings of IEEE LANMAN 2019, Paris, France, 1-3 July 2019.
  19. N. Makris, P. Karamichailidis, C. Zarafetas, T. Korakis, "Spectrum Coordination for Disaggregated Ultra Dense Heterogeneous 5G Networks", proceedings of IEEE EUCNC 2019, Valencia, Spain, 18-21 June 2019.
  20. V. Passas, V. Miliotis, N. Makris, T. Korakis, "Dynamic RAT Selection and Pricing for Efficient Traffic Allocation in 5G HetNets", proceedings of IEEE ICC 2019, Shanghai, China, 20 - 24 May 2019.
  21. N. Makris, C. Zarafetas, A. Valantasis, T. Korakis, L. Tassiulas, "Integrating NFV-MANO with Wireless Services: Experiences and Testbed Development", proceedings of 4th IEEE International Workshop on Orchestration for Software Defined Infrastructures (O4SDI), November 27, 2018, Verona, Italy.
  22. N. Makris, V. Passas, T. Korakis, L. Tassiulas, "Employing MEC in the Cloud-RAN: an Experimental Analysis", proceedings of ACM 2018 Technologies for the Wireless Edge Workshop (EdgeTech'18), November 2, 2018, New Delhi, India.
  23. V. Passas, N. Makris, V. Miliotis, T. Korakis, L. Tassiulas, "MATCH: Multiple Access for multiple Traffic Classes in 5G HetNets", proceedings of IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA, 20 - 24 May 2018.
  24. N. Makris, C. Zarafetas, P. Basaras, T. Korakis, N. Nikaein, L. Tassiulas, "Cloud-based convergence of heterogeneous RANs in 5G disaggregated architectures", proceedings of IEEE ICC 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA, 20 - 24 May 2018.