Profile
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (Mathematics) Brunel University, 1990
M.Sc. (Numerical Analysis) Brunel University, 1987
B.S. (Mathematics) University of Patras, 1985
EMPLOYMENT
Professor, University of Cyprus, 2010-
Associate Professor, University of Cyprus, 2002-2010
Visiting Associate Professor, University of Crete, Fall 1999 and Spring 2007
Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus, 1996-2002
Lecturer, University of Cyprus, 1993-1996
Visiting Lecturer, University of Athens, 1992-1993
Research Fellow, Brunel University, 1990
Research Interests
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Numerical methods in complex analysis,
Iterative Methods for linear systems,
FUNCTION THEORY
Orthogonal polynomials,
Approximation in the complex plane,
Numerical methods in conformal mapping,
General theory of conformal mapping.
Selected Publications
(See Personal Website for complete list of publications.)
Numerical Conformal Mapping, (with N. Papamichael) World Scientific (2010).
Strong asymptotics for Bergman orthogonal polynomials over non-smooth domains, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 348 (2010), 21-24.
Bergman polynomials on an Archipelago: Estimates, Zeros and Shape Reconstruction, (with B. Gustafsson, M. Putinar and E.B.Saff), Adv. Math. 222 (2009) pp. 1405-1460.
Asymptotics for Polynomial Zeros: Beware of Predictions from Plots, (with E.B.Saff), CMFT 8 (2008) no. 2 pp. 385-407.
Finite-term relations for planar orthogonal polynomials (with M. Putinar), Compl. Anal. Oper. Theory 1 (2007) no. 3 pp. 447-456.
Optimal semi-iterative methods for complex SOR with results from potential theory, (with A. Hadjidimos), Numer. Math. 103 (2006) pp. 591-610.
Zero distribution of Bergman orthogonal polynomials for certain planar domains, (with A.L. Levin and E.B. Saff), Constr. Approx. 19 (2003) pp. 411-435. Personal Website: http://www.ucy.ac.cy/~nikos |