Academics
Fragkiskos Papadopoulos is an Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics at Cyprus University of Technology (CUT). He was previously an Assistant Professor (2015-2020) and a Lecturer (2011-2015) at the same department.
Michael Sirivianos is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and Informatics. He holds a PhD from Duke University since 2010. His current research interests lie in the fields of trust-aware design of distributed systems, device-centric authentication, federated identity management, discrimination based on personal data, cybersafety, suppression of false information in the social web, and transactional workload scalability.
Research Fellows
Post-doctoral Researchers
Theodoros Christophides is a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. He graduated with a BEng (Hons) Telecommunications and Computer Networks Engineering from London South Bank University. He continued his studies and obtained an MSc in Telecommunications and Computer Networks Engineering with Distinction.
Kostantinos Papadamou is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the NetSySci Research Laboratory. He obtained his PhD in May 2021 under the supervision of Prof. Michael Sirivianos. In 2014 and 2016 he received respectively the BSc and MSc degrees in Computer Engineering from the Cyprus University of Technology.
Andreas Andreou is co-founder of Fact Check Cyprus, the first Anti-Disinformation Centre in Cyprus, where he has led efforts to combat misinformation and promote media literacy since 2021. Currently, he serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Cyprus University of Technology’s Social Computing Research Centre, where he monitors online platform practices, examines their impact on the media and disinformation landscape, and supports national authorities in detecting and fact-checking disinformation as part of the MedDMO project.
Beyond his fact-checking work, Andreas brings over 10 years of expertise in synthetic biology and biotechnology. He is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Prozymi Biolabs, a biotech startup developing enzyme-based technologies. He holds a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh. His career spans roles at CellCodex and bit.bio Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh, combining rigorous scientific training with a commitment to public education and combating misinformation.
PhD Students
Pantelitsa Leonidou is a PhD student / Post-graduate Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory. In 2019, she received her BSc in Computer Science from University of Cyprus. She received her MSc in Data Science and Enginering from Cyprus University of Technology in 2022.
Former Post-doctoral Researchers
Evangelos Papaefthymiou was a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. Evangelos Papaefthymiou holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Department of Mathematics of Imperial College London (2014). His PhD work led to publications in top journals in the field of Applied Mathematics and he was awarded the Yael Naim Dowker Centenary Prize in Mathematics for the best thesis in the Department of Mathematics. Furthermore, he holds a Meng degree (5-years of studies, 2002-2007) from the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department of the University of Patras.
Costas Iordanou was a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. His main research interest focuses on measuring the extent of targeted advertising taking place on the wired and wireless web, establishing causality between observed targeted advertisements and past browsing behavior, and developing tools and obfuscation techniques for preserving one’s privacy in view of the revealed targeted advertisement methods.
Sofoclis Zambirinis was a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. He has a BSc in Mathematics (University of Athens, GPA 9.4/10, academically ranked in the top 1% of his graduating class), an MPhil in Statistical Science (University of Cambridge), and a PhD in Management Science (Lancaster University), with specialization in optimization in vehicle routing and scheduling. During his doctoral studies, his research interests included the following: mathematical programming, combinatorial optimization, multi-objective optimization, metaheuristic algorithms, vehicle routing and scheduling problems, transportation systems, and disruption management. His current research lies in the field of complex networks, focusing on time-varying hyperbolic geometric graphs, temporal networks, and network geometry.
Nikos Salamanos was a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. His main research interests focus on central problems in complex network analysis, such as identifying influential/central nodes, graph sampling and link prediction.
Constantinos Psomas, is a Research Fellow at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the deputy director of the IRIDA Research Centre for Communication Technologies at the University of Cyprus. His research interests lie in the broad area of wireless communications with particular focus on the mathematical modeling and analysis of Wireless powered communications, Full-duplex radio, Cooperative networks.
Marco Antonio Rodriguez Flores was a Post-doctoral Researcher at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. He has completed his doctoral degree in December of 2020 under the direction of Prof. Fragkiskos Papadopoulos at Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests lie in the field of complex networks, including: human proximity networks, network geometry and network dynamics.
Former PhD students
Savvas Zannettou is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). He got a PhD from the Cyprus University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Michael Sirivianos. He is also a core member of the International Data-driven Research for Advanced Modeling and Analysis Lab (iDrama Lab). Furthermore, he is affiliated with the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), a non-profit organization aiming to develop tools to counter online hate.
Aristodemos Paphitis completed his PhD in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics at Cyprus University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Michael Sirivianos. His research interests lie in the areas of big data, wireless sensor networks and IoT, transactional workload scalability, and blockchain technologies, with a recent focus on blockchain research and repeatability engineering. He received his Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Diploma from the Hellenic Air Force Academy in 2006 and an MSc in Advanced Information Technologies from the University of Cyprus in 2012. He served as an Aviation Engineer and Quality Control Officer in the Cyprus Air Force (2006-2015) and is an EASA licensed aviation engineer. He currently works in the IT department of the Cyprus National Guard, where he is the project manager and administrator for all HR systems.
Former Post-graduate Researchers
Petros Papagiannis is a Research Software Engineer at NetSySci Research Laboratory, Cyprus University of Technology. He is also an MSc student under the supervision of Prof. Michael Sirivianos.
Markos Charalambous was a Post-graduate Researcher from Cyprus University of Technology. In 2018 he received the BSc degree in Computer Science from the Frederick University of Cyprus.
Antonis Papasavva is a PhD Researcher at UCL. He is a Research Fellow with demonstrated experience in EU-funded projects after his contribution to the ReCRED and ENCASE projects as a Pilot administrator and Technical Lead respectively.