Dr Harris (Charalampos) Makatsoris

I am a Chartered Engineer and a Member of IMechE and currently I hold a Senior Lecturer position in Manufacturing and Engineering systems at Brunel University and head of research of the Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering (AMEE) Group. Also I am Honorary Research Fellow at the Chemical Engineering Department of Imperial College and member of The Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Optimisation Modeling Applications at Brunel.

I earned my first degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London. I also hold a PhD in Computer Aided Systems Engineering from the Mechanical Engineering department of Imperial College . Then, I worked as a Research Associate for three years in the same department. During that time I led a research team in a £6m EU project relating to the development of a pioneering distributed optimisation and control system for ASIC manufacturing and employed evolutionary programming optimisation technology.  I have ten years overall work experience in academic R&D and also in commercial software product development in the area of systems modelling, optimisation, planning and control. I have established a university spin out Software Company in the in which I am still the Technical Director. I have also beein involved in the set up of a semiconductor wafer recycling company based in . In addition I am currently the non executive director in a European IT services company.

Research Interests

My research is multidisciplinary. Using engineering principles, mathematical modelling techniques and advanced computing technology I am interested in the design, modelling, analysis and optimisation of complex systems. More specifically, my current research interests are as follows:

Autonomous systems – this area includes:

• intelligent agent-based computing and its application in modelling, simulation and optimisation of complex systems and their interactions
• artificial intelligence including evolutionary and genetic programming and their application in systems modelling and optimisation
• data driven modelling and problem inversion
• design, analysis and control of intelligent manipulation and material handling devices such as robots and other autonomous systems

Responsive and sustainable supply chains – this area includes:

• supply chain and adaptive value network (AVN) modelling and optimisation
• responsive and sustainable production and supply chains
• manufacturing and supply chain lead time compression
• mass customisation
• RFID systems and applications
• grid computing in manufacturing and supply chain management

Micro-nano systems – this area includes:

• micro machine and process chain development and control
• grid computing in system design
• micro manipulation
• self assembly

Publications

Journal Papers

(2013) Anastasiou, AD., Makatsoris, C., Gavriilidis, A. and Mouza, AA., Application of μ-PIV for investigating liquid film characteristics in an open inclined microchannel, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 44 90- 99

(2012) Ruchmond, CJ., Miras, HN., de la Oliva, AR., Zhang, H., Sans, V., Paramonov, L., Makatsoris, C., Inglis, R., Brechin, EK., Long, D-L. and Cronin, L., A flow-system array for the discovery and scale up of inorganic clusters, Nature Chemistry

(2011) Makatsoris, C., Editorial, Special Issue on Tools for Engineering the Manufacturing Enterprise of the Future, Int. J. Manufacturing Research 6 (2) : 87- 90

(2011) Aung, MM., Liang, FW., Chang, YS., Makatsoris, C. and Chang, J., RFID- and WSN-based intelligent cold chain management, International Journal of Manufacturing Research 6 (2) : 91- 109

(2009) Makatsoris, C., An information and communication technologies-based framework for enhancing project management education through competence assessment and development, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries 19 (6) : 544- 567

(2009) Ly, DQ., Paramonov, L. and Makatsoris, C., First principles studies of an Si tip on an Si(100)2 x 1 reconstructed surface, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21 (18) : - Download publication

(2008) Makatsoris, C. and Chang, YS., Beyond CRM: A system to bridge the gap between the customer and the global manufacturing supply chain, Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

(2007) Baumberg, J., Cronin, L., Gee, M., Kearnes, M., Mcnaughten, P., Makatsoris, H., Ramsden, J., O'Reilly, R. and Webb, M., Where is nano taking us?, Nanotechnology Perceptions. A Review of Ultraprecision Engineering and Nanotechnology 3 (1)

(2004) Chang, Y., Makatsoris, C. and Richards, HD., Design and Implementation of an e-Procurement System, Production Planning and Control 15 (7) : 634- 646

(2004) Makatsoris, HC. and Chang, YS., Design of a demand-driven collaborative supply-chain planning and fulfilment system for distributed enterprises, Production Planning and Control 15 (3) : 256- 269

(2004) Makatsoris, HC., Chang, YS. and Richards, HD., Design of a distributed order promising system and environment for a globally dispersed supply chain, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing 17 (8) : 679- 691

(2001) Chang, Y. and Makatsoris, H., Supply chain modelling using simulation, International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology 2 (1) : 24- 30

(1997) Rickards, HD., Dudenhausen, HM., Makatsoris, C. and de Ridder, L., Flow of orders through a virtual enterprise - their proactive planning and scheduling, and reactive control, Computing and Control Engineering Journal 8 (4) : 173- 179

Conference Papers

(2008) Al-Sharif, R., Makatsoris, C. and Sadik, S., A Novel Architecture for a Reconfigurable Micro Machining Cell, The 6th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR) incorporating the 24th UK National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR), Advanced in Manufacturing Technology – XXII”, proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR08) (1) Download publication

(2008) Makatsoris, C., Human-centric IT, The 5th International New Exploratory Technologies Conference NEXT 2008, Proceedings fo the NEXT 2008 The 5th International New Exploratory Technologies Conference (50)

(2008) Ruiz, Y., Bilbao, J., Markopoulos, E., Stoilov, T., Talamanca, CF. and Makatsoris, C., Electromagnetic fields and radio frequency identification and their effects in our bodies, 12th WSEAS International Conference on SYSTEMS

(2008) Markopoulos, E., Panayiotopoulos, JC., Bilbao, J., Makatsoris, C., Samaras, G. and Stoilov, T., Project management process framework for developing and IT systems, 12th WSEAS International Conference on Computers

(2003) Chang, YS. and Makatsoris, C., Collaborative reactive control of supply chains, 30th Computers and Industrial Engineering Conference, Proceedings of the 30th Computers and Industrial Engineering Conference-Greece 593- 598

(2003) Chang, YS., Makatsoris, C. and Richards, HD., A System enabling Integrated demand/supply side chain, 9th International Conference on Concurrent Enterprising

(2003) Makatsoris, C. and Chang, YS., A Sense and Respond Supply Chain Management System, The 6th SMESME International Conference

(1997) Makatsoris, C. and Besant, CB., Semiconductor virtual enterprises: requirements and solution proposals, The Fourth International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing

(1997) Makatsoris, C. and Besant, CB., Semiconductor virtual enterprises: requirements and solution proposals, 1997 Design to Manufacture in Modern Industry (DMMI) Conference, Proceedings of the 1997 Design to Manufacture in Modern Industry (DMMI) Conference

(1998) Teixeira, EMA., Makatsoris, C. and Besant, CB., Distributed capacity analysis for proactive planning in semiconductor virtual enterprises, IFAC/IFIP Conference on Management and Control of Production and Logistics

(1998) Makatsoris, C. and Richards, HD., Semiconductor virtual enterprises: requirements and solution proposals, IFAC/IFIP Conference on Management and Control of Production and Logistics

(1996) Makatsoris, C., Leach, NP., Richards, HD., Besant, C. and Ristc, M., Addressing the planning and control gaps in semiconductor virtual enterprises, 12th Annual Conference on Integration in Manufacturing (1996 IiM Conference)

(1995) Makatsoris, C. and Besant, CB., Production planning and control strategies for cellular manufacturing facilities, 11th International Conference on Computer-Aided Production Engineering

Book Chapters

(2008) Richards, HD., Makatsoris, C. and Chang, YS., Human-Centric eBusiness. In: Libraries, AOCAR. and Khosrow-Pour, M. eds. Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition. IGI Global 1782- 1788 Download publication

(2004) Chang, Y., Makatsoris, H. and Richards, H., Collaborative sense-and-respond ICT for demand-driven value network management. In: Chang, Y., Makatsoris, H. and Richards, H. eds. Evolution of Supply Chain Management: Symbiosis of Adaptive Value Networks and ICT. Springer Netherlands 483- 514 Download publication

(1996) Makatsoris, C., Leach, NP. and Richards, HD., Addressing the Planning & Control Gaps in Semiconductor Virtual Enterprises. In: Browne, J., Mas, RH. and Hlodversson, O. eds. IT and manufacturing partnerships. Ios Pr Inc 117- 129

Books

(2008) Kai, C., Makatsoris, HC. and Harrison, D., Advances in Manufacturing Technology - XXII.

(2004) Chang, YS., Makatsoris, HC. and Richards, HD., Evolution of supply chain management: symbiosis of adaptive value networks and ICT. Boston: Kluwer Academic