Dr. Stavros Koulouridis, Assistant Professor, University of Patras

Stavros Koulouridis received his diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1999 and his Ph.D. in Microwaves from the National Technical University of Athens in 2003. From 2004 to 2008, he worked as a research associate at the Electroscience Laboratory, The Ohio State University, USA. In March 2009, he was appointed as a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Patras, and since March 2020, he holds the rank of Assistant Professor. Since 2021, he has been the director of the Radiofrequency, Microwave, and Wireless Communications Laboratory. From October 2016 to July 2017, he was a visiting professor at the Group of Electrical Engineering – Paris (GeePs) / CNRS-CentraleSupelec – Univ. Paris-Sud – Université Paris-Saclay – Sorbonne Université. From August 2022 to July 2023, he was a visiting professor at the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Florida International University, USA, where since August 2023, he holds the honorary position of Courtesy Associate Professor. His research interests include Antenna Design, Development and Fabrication of New Materials, Microwave Applications in Medicine, Optimization Techniques in Electromagnetics, Applied Computational Electromagnetics, and more.

Until 2001, he obtained a three-year doctoral scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) in Biomedicine. In May 2005, his doctoral thesis titled ‘Study of the interaction between biological tissues and microwave radiation sources in near-field conditions’ received the annual Thomaidion award for the best doctoral thesis at the National Technical University of Athens. He chaired the local Greek chapter of the IEEE Electron Devices / Microwave Theory & Techniques / Antennas and Propagation Societies from 2013 to 2019. He was the chair of the IEEE iWAT2017 international conference held in Athens. He has over 110 publications in international journals and conferences with peer review system. He participates in the technical committees of the international conferences IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) International Symposium and European Conference of Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP) (metareviewer). He is an Associate Editor of the journals IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters (AWPL) and IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology (J-ERM).

Dr. Ioannis Manolopoulos, Academic Coordinator & Instructor, Research Associate, NCSR “Demokritos”

Dr. Ioannis Manolopoulos received his Ph.D. in the research field of network modeling from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2015, supported through a four-year scholarship with Telecommunication Networks Laboratory (NeL) within Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications (I.I.T.) of National Centre for Scientific Research (N.C.S.R.) “Demokritos”, Athens Greece. He also holds a M.Sc. Degree in Telecommunication Systems & Networks from the same Department and University, awarded in 2007, and a B.Sc. Degree in Physics from the University of Patras, obtained in 2003.

He has been affiliated with the I.I.T. of N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” since 2008, currently being a “Research Associate” therein. In parallel, during 2012-2014, he acted as a technology consultant for the telecom engineering company “Future Intelligence Ltd”, based in the Technological and Scientific Park of Attica “Lefkippos”, within the N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”. From 2008 to the present, he has actively participated in numerous European and National-funded R&D projects. Additionally, since 2013, he has held positions as a Lecturer in courses related to his research areas, academic advisor, and academic program leader in collaboration with Colleges and Universities in Greece. He has published papers in peer-reviewed international academic journals and conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for many top-level international journals and conferences in the field of telecommunications and network. His research interests include topics such as mobile communications (5G and B5G), computer networks and systems, applied mathematics, network modeling, UXV networks, ad-hoc and vehicular network, network algorithms and protocols, performance evaluation and field data measurements.

Dr. Nikolaos Arukatos, Instructor University of Piraeus Instructor

Dr. Nikolaos Arukatos graduated from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Athens, obtained a postgraduate diploma from the Department of Informatics at the University of Piraeus, and his doctoral degree from the same department, specializing in Information Systems Security.

His research interests include Cryptography, Steganography, and the field of Number Theory. Since 2000, he has been serving in the field of education, working as a research associate at TEI of Chalkida and TEI of Athens, as well as a lecturer in public and private IEK institutions. Since 2019, he has been an instructor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Piraeus.

He has worked as a project manager in IT companies in Germany, England, and Greece. He is the head inspector for information security and business continuity at four Greek and one German ISO certification bodies.

He has numerous publications in international scientific journals, international conferences, and has authored chapters in scientific volumes.

Nektarios Deligiannakis, PhD(c), Instructor Collaborating Researcher, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Nektarios Deligiannakis is a researcher in the field of computer science at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), as well as a doctoral candidate at the same department and university.

He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in systems and software specialization, awarded by the same department and university. His research interests mainly focus on the development of applications related to gamification, augmented reality, and virtual reality for various mobile platforms, including Android and Microsoft HoloLens, with a focus on projects funded by the European Union. His expertise covers development tools such as Unity3D, Unreal Engine, and Unreal Editor.

Michaela Vlachou, Instructor M.Sc. from the University of Nicosia and the University of Patras

Michaela Vlachou holds a Master’s degree in Special Education and Training from the University of Nicosia and the University of Patras, and she is a graduate of the Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Since 2019, she has been actively involved in education in the field of special education and educational technology. Additionally, she has studied modern educational technologies and practices provided by the innovative technology, informatics, and communications company NOESISHUB.

She is an educator at NOESISHUB with significant educational experience, participating in multidimensional activities that combine theory and practice from the fields of positive sciences, engineering, and technology. Within these activities, she has trained a large number of trainees, teaching comprehensive educational workshops mainly based on open hardware and software technologies (such as the Arduino UNO microcontroller and visual programming).