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Polychronis Economou

Professor of Statistics

University of Patras
School of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering






Address
University of Patras
Department of Civil Engineering
265 00, Rion-Patras
Greece

Tel: +30 2610 997240
E-mail: peconom@upatras.gr

Seeking order in chaos

Research Interests:
Survival and Reliability Models

Diagnostics Tests
Biased Sampling and Weighted Distributions

Time Series
Statistical quality control
Stochastic optimazation
Big data analysis


Qualifications:
PhD in Statistics (NTUA, 2007)
MSc in Applied Mathematics (NTUA, 2003)
Degree in Mathematics (University of Ioannina, 2001)


Publication metrics
number of publications (papers, proceedings, R-packages):
95
mean number of co-authors per publication: 3.895
number of publications with respect to the number of co-authors

single author:

4

co-authors

1:  23

2:  30

3:  8

4:  7

5:  4

6:  3

7:  1 

8:  1

9:  5

11:  1

12:  1

13:  2

14:  2

15:  1

19: 1  

26:  1 

Co-authors network (click to open)
Number of different co-authors: 174
Top co-authors (number of publications (%))
     P. Alexopoulos: 19 (20.00%)
     A. Batsidis: 17 (17.89%)    
     S. Bersimis: 16 (16.84%)    
     G. Tzavelas: 16 (16.84%)
     C. Caroni: 13 (13.68%)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

2026

Book
A. Batsidis, P. Economou and S. Malefaki. Probability and Statistics: Seeking Order in Chaos (in Greek). Propobos Publications, Athens, 1040 pages, 2026. ISBN: 978-618-5705-49-7.

Articles
C. L. Kandilakis, M. Skondra, G. Papageorgiou, E. Konidari, V. Papalexiou, L. Papadopoulos, M. Charalampopoulou, E. Z. Georgiou, I. Marouli, L. M. Malagkoniari, A. Kostakiotis, P. Economou, P. Felemegkas and P. Alexopoulos. Comparison of Clock Drawing Test and Rey Complex Figure Test scoring methods for detecting mild and major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease in a real-world clinical setting. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2026.

K. Skarlatos, P. Maravelakis, P. Economou and S. Bersimis. Cluster indices for real-time monitoring. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 42 (8), 4595–4612, 2026.

C. Kallari, I. D. Manariotis and P. Economou. Generalized least squares modeling of autocorrelated and heteroscedastic panel data: An application to environmental time series. Communications in Statistics: Case Studies, Data Analysis and Applications. Accepted

C. Spyropoulos, P. Economou and S. Bersimis. Data-driven budget optimization for team sports. International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, 6(2), 100456, 2026.

G. Konstantopoulou, E. Georgiou, G. Ampatzidis, A. Armeni, N. Manesis, S. Tsemeli, K. Karaivazoglou, A. Batsidis, P. Economou and P. Alexopoulos. PromotINg BraIn HealTh in PrImAry SchooLs (INITIAL). Attitudes and opinions of primary school children about brain health. Journal of Brain Health, 1(1), 50-60, 2026.

M. Skondra, L. Papadopoulos, T. Kougioumtzoglou, C. Kandylakis, E. Konidari, V. Papalexiou, I. Marouli, L. M. Malagkoniari, A. Kostakiotis, T. Veskoukis, V. Peritogiannis, P. Economou, P. Felemegkas and P. Alexopoulos. Anticholinergic burden and cognitive and non-cognitive symptoms of neurocognitive disorders: Real-World evidence. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience. Accepted

A. Batsidis, A. Georgakis and P. Economou. Two-sample problem using a random and a biased sample. Environmental and Ecological Statistics.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2026.2625120

P. Biris and P. Economou Model Building Using Forward Selection and Machine Learning. Journal of Applied Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2026.2625120

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