Athens University of Economics and Business

Department of Management Science and Technology

Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), founded in 1920, is Greece’s leading higher education institution for business and economics research and education. The Department of Management Science and Technology (DMST), established in 1999, is the youngest of AUEB’s 8 departments and offers an interdisciplinary 4-year degree that has the highest demand nationally in the area of business and computing. It is unique in its specialization in Greece, combining modern management science with computer and communication technologies, information systems, entrepreneurship and organizational studies. At postgraduate level, the Department offers an MSc in Management Science and Technology, an MSc in Business Analytics (taught in English), the MBA International program (taught in English), and a Professional Master’s Program MSc in Digital Transformation, which is a collaboration between the Department and Eurobank Group. Additionally, the Department supports AUEB’s Executive MBA, the MSc Program in Human Resources Management, the MSc in Public Policy and Management and the MSc in International Shipping, Finance and Management (taught in English) and offers a Doctoral Program in Management Science and Technology.

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Prof Nancy Pouloudi

Current Research Initiatives

Plooto – Product Passport through Twinning of Circular Value Chains (GA no. 101092008)

Plooto delivers a Circular and Resilient Information System (CRIS) to support manufacturers in their green, digital and circular transition. The CRIS enables waste reduction and end-to-end traceability of Secondary Raw Materials (SRM) through interconnected digital services for real-time decision-making, monitoring and certification of materials and products, utilizing Digital Twins and advanced services/governance models and Digital Product Passports.

MODAPTO – Modular Manufacturing and Distributed Control via Interoperable Digital Twins (GA No 101091996)

MODAPTO develops Digital Twins for any modular production that collaborate with each other to enable intelligent and distributed control and provides a Toolkit for optimal modular production and reconfiguration that facilitates seamless module integration by advancing DT standards and interoperability.

Tec4MaaSEs – Technologies for Manufacturing as a Service Ecosystems (GA no 101138517)

Tec4MaaSEs develops a network of trustworthy and cognitive digital twins, enabling collaborative work within value networks. This facilitates manufacturing as a service, or MaaS, where production is offered as a service. The T4M comprehensive framework enhances resilience and sustainability through continuous evaluation, addressing supply and demand variations. Flexible adaptation, innovative business models and a governance framework ensure trust, resource sharing and coordination.

Recent Publications

One Benders cut to rule all schedules in the neighbourhood (2025)

Avgerinos, I., Mourtos, I., Vatikiotis, S., Zois, G.

Directed Consumer-Generated Content (DCGC) for Social Media Marketing: Analyzing Performance Metrics from a Field Experiment in the Publishing Industry (2025)

Ntousi, E., Lazaris, C., Katiaj, P., Koukopoulos, A.

Enabling production re-configurability through Digital Twins: a case study approach (2025)

Plitsos, S., Giannakos, K., Farmakis, T., Eirinakis, P., Hohmann, T., Jotz, O., Vivo, G.

A decision support system for optimised industrial water management (2025)

Vatikiotis, S., Avgerinos, I., Plitsos, S., Zois, G.

A DNA Helix Analogy for Interdependent Mixed Methods Research: Enabling Cross-Fertilizations and Interim Meta-Inferences (2024)

Polyviou, A., Pouloudi, N., Pramatari, K., Silva, L. O.

Leading and Managing in the Digital Era: Shaping the Future of Work and Business Education (2024)

Prastacos, G., & Pouloudi, N. (Eds.)