Introduction

Bridging intelligent systems and human communication

I am a Full Professor at the Department of Communication and Marketing, Cyprus University of Technology. My work spans machine learning, image analysis, affective computing, and social media intelligence — always with an eye toward real-world impact and human relevance.

Machine Learning Affective Computing Image Analysis Social Media Neural Networks Signal Processing
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Career

Recent Academic Posts

2024 — Present
Vice Rector of Academic Affairs
Cyprus University of Technology
Responsible for Academic Curricula, Quality Assurance, University Rankings and Research
2018 — Present
Professor
Cyprus University of Technology — Dept. of Communication & Marketing
Teaching and research in intelligent systems, multimedia analysis, and social media computing. Supervision of doctoral and master students.
2012 — 2018
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology - Dept. of Communication & Internet Studies
Teaching and research in multimedia information retrieval, voting advice applications and social media computing.
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Academic Background

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering
National Technical University of Athens
COMPLETED 2000
Diploma (Integrated M.Sc) in Electrical Engineering
National Technical University of Athens
COMPLETED 1994
Focus Areas

Research Interests

Intelligent Systems
Machine Learning
Deep Neural Networks
Evolutionary Algorithms
Clustering Methods
Media & Signal
Image Processing
Video Analysis
Facial Expression Analysis
Affective Computing
Social & Web
Social Media Analysis
Opinion Mining
Recommender Systems
Network Science
Scholarly Work

Recent Publications

Model-Contingent Polarity Bias in Large Language Model Annotation: Implications for Semantic Multimedia Personalization
Computers — Djouvas C.; Andreou C.; Voutsa M.C.; Tsapatsoulis N., 2026, DOI: 10.3390/computers15050262
Real talk or posed shots? Unpacking GenZs reaction to candid vs curated brand posts on BeReal
EuroMed Journal of Business — Voutsa M.C; Melanthiou Y.; Hatzithomas L.; Tsapatsoulis N., 2026, DOI: 10.1108/EMJB-09-2025-0340
Biased by Design? Evaluating Bias and Behavioral Diversity in LLM Annotation of Real-World and Synthetic Hotel Reviews
AI — Voutsa M.C; Tsapatsoulis N.; Djouvas C., 2025, DOI: 10.3390/ai6080178
Bias in the Machine: Cross-Model Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 and Qwen in Hotel Booking Review Annotation
IEEE Xplore — Voutsa M.C; Tsapatsoulis N.; Djouvas C.; Andreou C., 2025, DOI: 10.1109/SMAP66932.2025.00023
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Editor

Editorial Responsibilities

2023 — Present
Frontiers in Political Science
Associate Editor
2025 — Present
Advances in Multimedia Information Retrieval and Extraction
Special Issue Editor
2023 — Present
Frontiers in Big Data
Review Editor
2024 — 2025
The Computer Journal (Oxford Academic)
Associate Editor
2018 — 2019
Multimodal Interaction in the Cyberspace
Special Issue Editor
Academic Awards and Scholarships

Best Paper Awards

Bias in the Machine: Cross-Model Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 and Qwen in Hotel Booking Review Annotation
Best paper award — 20th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation and Personalization (SMAP), Mystras, Greece, 2025, pp. 81-85
Assessing the importance of key terms in UN SDGs through Citizens Labs
Best student paper award — 21st IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (PiCom 2023), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2023, pp. 325-329
Wall-Content Selection in Social Media: A Relevance Feedback Scheme based on Explicit Crowdsourcing
Best paper award — 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical, and Social Computing (CPSCom'2016), Chengdu, China, 2016, pp. 534-539
Image indexing based on web page segmentation and clustering
Best paper award — 11th International Conference on Applications of Computer Engineering (ACE '12), Athens, Greece, 2012, pp. 90-95

Scholarships

Four year full scholarship for post graduate studies
Greek State Scholarship's Foundation (IKY) — 1995
Scholarship for post graduate studies
Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, National Centre for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" — 1995
Ranked within top 10\% students, of the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens.
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens — 1994
Five year full scholarship for graduate studies
Greek State Scholarship's Foundation (IKY) — 1987
Technical Toolbox

Skills & Tools

Programming
Python
MATLAB
C / C++
R
Frameworks
TensorFlow / Keras
PyTorch
Scikit-learn
OpenCV
Languages
Greek — Native
English — Fluent
Spanish — Intermediate
French — Basic
Reach Out

Contact

Office
Arch. Kyprianos 30
3036 Limassol, Cyprus
Phone: +357 25002614
Digital
Personal Website
nicolas.tsapatsoulis
@cut.ac.cy
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