Summary

I am currently a Doctoral researcher at Warwick Business School, UK, funded by a scholarship from Warwick Business School. I hold a Diploma (Dipl-Eng, equivalent to MEng) in Production Engineering and Management, as well as an MSc in Management Engineering from the Technical University of Crete, Greece. My current research is on the emergence and evolution of social networks within online communities. My research interests include Social Networks, e-Government, IS management and strategy, IS innovation and implementation as well as business transformation and intelligence. My publications include chapters in Handbooks, papers in Journals and presentations in conferences. I have an h-index: 2 on Google Scholar, and my papers have been cited 10 times.

2009-Present: Information Systems and Management Group, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. PhD on the Emergence and Evolution of Online Social Networks

2007-2009: Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece. M.Sc. Organization and Management. GPA 8.4/10

2000-2007: Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece. Dipl-Eng / Meng Production Engineering and Management. GPA 7.4/10

Journal Publications

Angelopoulos, S., (2011), “The Ancient Greek values as a paradigm for the implementation of e-Government”, The Athens Dialogues Journal, Vol.1. Harvard University.

Angelopoulos, S., Kitsios, F., and Papadopoulos, T. (2010), “New service development in e-government: identifying critical success factors”. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 95-118.

Citations on Scopus: 7

Kitsios, F., Papadopoulos, T. and Angelopoulos, S. (2010), “A Roadmap to the Introduction of Pervasive Information Systems in Healthcare”. International Journal of Advanced Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 21-32.

Kitsios, F., Angelopoulos, S. and Papadogonas, T. (2009), “Innovation and Strategic Management in e-Government Services”, International Journal of Trade in Services, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 35-42.

Kitsios, F., Angelopoulos, S. and Papadogonas, T. (2009), “Strategic innovation in tourism services: Managing Emerging Technologies”, International Journal of Management Research and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 217-237.

Angelopoulos, S. and Merali, Y. (2012), “Online Social Networks and e-Government: A narratological Approach” in Politics in the Information Age. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. (Under Review).

Angelopoulos, S., Kitsios, F. and Moustakis, V. (2011), “Transformation of management in the Public Sector: Exploring the Strategic Frameworks of e-Government”. In Papadopoulos T. and Kanellis, P. (Eds), Public Sector Reform Using Information Technologies: Transforming Policy into Practice, pp. 44-58, Idea Group Publishing.

 Kitsios, F., Papadopoulos, A. and Angelopoulos, S. (2010), “A roadmap to the introduction of pervasive Information Systems in healthcare”. In Lazakidou, A., Siassiakos, K. and Ioannou, K. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Health Care: Systems and Applications. Idea Group Publishing.

Papadopoulos, T., Angelopoulos, S., and Kitsios, F. (2010). “A strategic approach to e-health interoperability using e-government frameworks”. In Lazakidou, A., Siassiakos, K. and Ioannou, K. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Wireless Technologies for Ambient Assisted Living and Health Care: Systems and Applications. Idea Group Publishing.

Kitsios, F., Angelopoulos, S. and Zannetopoulos, I. (2008), “Innovation and e-government: an in depth overview on e-services”. In Kotsopoulos, S. and Ioannou, K. (Eds) Heterogeneous Next Generation Networking: Innovations and Platform, pp. 415-426, Idea Group Publishing.

Angelopoulos, S., Kitsios F. and Babulac, E. (2008), “From e to u: Towards an innovative digital era”. In Kotsopoulos, S. and Ioannou, K. (Eds) Heterogeneous Next Generation Networking: Innovations and Platform, pp. 427-444, Idea Group Publishing.

Citations on Google Scholar: 1

Angelopoulos, S. and  Merali, Y (2012). “online-to-offline interactions: exploring social processes on online communities”, 8th UK Social Networks Conference, Bristol, UK.

Angelopoulos, S. and  Merali, Y (2012). “A Narratological Approach for Exploring the Emergence and Evolution of Social Networks”, 4th Management and Social Networks Conference, Geneva, Switzerland.

Angelopoulos, S. and Merali, Y. (2011). “Exploring the emergence and evolution of networks: A narratological approach”, 4th International Conference on Rhetoric and Narratives in Management Research. Barcelona, Spain.

Angelopoulos, S., Kitsios, F. and Kofakis, P., and Papadopoulos, T. (2010). “Emerging barriers in e-government implementation”, IFIP eGov Conference 2010. Lausanne, Switzerland.

Angelopoulos, S., Papadopoulos, T. and Kitsios, F. (2009), “Services innovation in e-Government: A roadmap for a critical success factor approach”, accepted for presentation at the 2009 EMCIS conference, 13-14 July. Izmir, Turkey.

Angelopoulos, S., Riggas, A. and Kitsios, F. (2009), “Developing a virtual enterprise that constructs electronic public services using Content Management Systems”, accepted for presentation at the 5th National & International HSSS Conference, 24-27 June, Xanthi, Greece.

Angelopoulos, S., Kitsios, F. and Moustakis, V. (2009), “Current status of Strategic E-government Frameworks literature”, accepted for presentation at the 5th National & International HSSS Conference, 24-27 June, Xanthi, Greece.

Angelopoulos, S., Papadopoulos, T., and Riggas, A. (2009), “Developing a Virtual Enterprise using Open Source Content Management System”. Young OR 16 Conference. Warwick Business School.

Papadopoulos, T. and Angelopoulos, S. (2009), “Panacea or trend? The role of Rapid Improvement Events in the deployment of Lean Thinking in healthcare using a case of the UK NHS”, accepted for presentation at the 2009 POMS, May 1-4, Orlando, Florida.

Voutsa, P., Angelopoulos, S. and Riggas, A. (2008), “Development and analysis of a virtual enterprise that constructs wireless payment mechanisms using ASP Technology”, 4th HSSS National Conference, “Data and Innovation Management Systems”, Ioannina, 29-31 May, 2008.

Angelopoulos, S. and Riggas, A. (2007), “Developing a Virtual Enterprise using Open Source Content Management Systems”, Poster presented in Developments in Information and Communication Technologies colloquium, organised by the National Network for Research and Technology (EDET) and the Center for Business and Technology Development of Crete (KETA), 20-21 October, Heraklio, Crete, Greece.

Assimakopoulos, N., Angelopoulos, S. and Riggas, A. (2005), “Development and analysis of a virtual enterprise that constructs wireless payment mechanisms using open source content management systems”, 1st HSSS National Conference, “Knowledge Management and Governance Systems”, Tripoli, 12 – 14 May, 2005.

Citations on Google Scholar: 2

Angelopoulos, S., Skiadas, C. and Atsalakis, G. (2004), “How the e-customer changes the way of thinking in Marketing field”, E U R O XX, E U R O 2004, 20th European Conference on Operational Research, Island of Rhodes, Greece, July 4-7, 2004, «OR and the Management of Electronic Services».

Working Papers

Angelopoulos, S. and Merali, Y. ‘Online Gifting Networks: The Case of a Cigar Smokers Community’. Paper to be submitted in the Social Networks Journal.

Angelopoulos, S. and Merali, Y. ‘From people and stories to nodes and ties: Exploring the emergence and evolution of networks’. Paper to be submitted in the Special issue of Organization Studies on ‘The Transformative and Innovative Power of Network Dynamics’

Angelopoulos, S. and Kitsios, F. ‘Benchmarking Content Management Systems: Identifying Characteristics and Categories’. Paper to be submitted in ISJ.

Merali, Y., Angelopoulos, S. and Friedland, B. ‘The Lost Jewel of Information Systems’ Paper to be submitted in MISQ.

Invited Talks

‘Online Gifting Networks: The Case of a Cigar Smokers Community’
Mitchell Centre of Social Network Analysis, University of Manchester.
Manchester, UK, February 29, 2012

Supervised Students

• Antonis Kodjamanis, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, MA in Creative and Media Enterprises. Completed in 2011 with Honors.
• Maria Soula, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick, MA in Creative and Media Enterprises. Completed in 2011.

2010-2011: Tutor of ‘Foundation Information Systems’, lectured by Dr. John Baptista, Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick.

2006-2007: Tutor of ‘Strategic Management’ lectured by Dr. Fotis Kitsios, Financial Engineering Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete. 

2008-2009: Tutor of ‘Internet Security seminars’ for the e-Parents programme, lectured by Dr. Rania Pilidou, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Informatics.

2004-2007: Tutor of ‘Marketing’ lectured by Dr. George Atsalakis, Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

2004-2007: Tutor of ‘Data Analysis and Forecasting’ lectured by Dr. George Atsalakis, Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

• Editor for the Journal of Social Sciences
• Reviewer for Special Issue on OR Insight
• Reviewer for the MSN 2012
• Reviewer for the ECIS 2011
• Reviewer for the HICSS 2011

 2004-2006: Elected Representative of the students at the Faculty Board Meeting of the Department of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete (right to speak and vote).

2008-Present: Founder, Editor in Chief and Brand Manager for the Hellenic AutoBlog: AutoBlog.gr (ranked #1 car site in Greece on Alexa.com)

2007-2008: IT support and architecture implementation consulting in the project «Heracletus – Research Scholarships in Technical University of Crete» subproject 10 «Reconfigurable Logical Structures«.

2002-2004: Researcher at the Hellenic Ministry of Development and Commerce for the «Implementation of an issue-tracking framework for e-government«, administered by Dr. Fotis Kitsios and Dr. Petros Kofakis. Funded by the Hellenic National Documentation Center.

2001-2007: Research Assistant, Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

2001-2007: System / Network Administrator, Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

2000-2007: IT Support in the Innovation Observatory of the Region of Crete, for the RECITE II – INNOREGIO Project, funded by EU. Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

2000-2003: Organization and operation of the Innovation Observatory of the Region of Crete, for the RECITE II – INNOREGIO Project, funded by EU. Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete.

• EUDOKMA MRes & PhD seminar: Persuasion and Management, Barcelona, 2011.
• EDAMBA Summer Academy, Soreze, France, July, 2011.
• EDAMBA Summer Academy, Soreze, France, July, 2010.
• UNISTEP seminar: Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Chania,  Greece, 2005.
• Money Show seminar: Toolkit for financial risk management, Chania,  Greece, 2001.
• Money Show seminar: Euro: New prospects for the general public and the Business world, Chania, Greece, 2001.

• Programming Languages: C, HTML, MySQL, PHP, OWL
• Operating Systems: Mac OS, UNIX, Linux, MS Windows

• Greek: Excellent – Mother tongue
• English: Excellent – Cambridge CPE, IELTS
• German: Good – Grundstuffe Zertifikat Deutsch

• Extensive experience in leadership and coordination of work
• Excellent organizational skills (acquired during project work and research)
• Experience with an organizational part of project management
• Experience with organizing group social activities
• Creative and willing to pioneer and take up challenges