Bio
I graduated with a BEng (Hons) Telecommunications and Computer Networks Engineering from London South Bank University and I continued my studies at the same university and got an MSc in Telecommunications and Computer Networks Engineering with Distinction.
I am a Qualified Associate Member of ETEK, CISCO, ICT, UNICERT and ECDL Certified Training Professional (CTP). I am highly motivated and passionate in the Telecommunication and Computer Network field and I am ready to gain a lifelong learning experience that would liaise with his work environment.
My research interests lie in the fields of security in social networks, device-centric authentication, Cybersafety and Generative AI systems for coding skills evaluation and accreditation of digital competences.
I have participated in secondment under the European projects, INCOGNITO and AERAS. In addition, I have been involved in writing research proposals to attract funding and to support the preparation of MarieCurie ITN proposals in 2017. I have experience in managing research projects as part of my work in the research laboratory with working on EU-funded projects called ReCRED, ENCASE, INCOGNITO, SECONDO, CONCORDIA, CYBERSAFETY II, AERAS, and e.t.c.
I am a professional member of the Cyprus Engineering Council ETEK in the areas of Electronic Engineering and Information Technology Engineering. In addition, I am a Qualified Associate Member of Cyprus Computer Society.
Apart from these, I am a Teacher in higher education in the area of Technology and Computer Engineering and also an ECDL, ICT and CISCO qualified trainer.
I am a Special Scientist C / Project Manager at the Network Systems and Science Research Laboratory (NetSySci) since 2015 and a PhD student at Cyprus University of Technology since 2022 at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics.
Research Summary
My research interests lie in the fields of security in social networks, device-centric authentication, Cybersafety and Generative AI systems for coding skills evaluation and accreditation of digital competences.
In my degree thesis I worked on the development of a wireless communication channel and control of robots. The research aimed at developing a program on the operator’s computer which could accept input data and simulate the movements of the robot on the computer screen. A second program developed on another, independent computer at some distance from the first computer, was accepting the commands wireless, by using Bluetooth Technology. Initially the system was used to transfer simple data. In a second stage, however, the system was used for power transfer systems, taking into account the transfer of mass, length, power, torque, moment of inertia, speed, acceleration, etc.
During my postgraduate studies I choose for my dissertation research a topic in the telecommunications sector, in cooperation with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA). I studied and researched the electromagnetic radiation emitted from Base Transmission Stations (BTS) used by CYTA mobile telephony. He conducted research on BTS in Limassol and Paphos districts and prepared reports, which are required by the European Union and which have to take place every six months at each BTS. I also investigated the relationship of the electromagnetic radiation emitted at the same point from the BTS and a mobile phone without using hands free.
Publications
- Theodoros Christophides, Kyriakos Tolias, Sotirios Chatzis. "Continual Deep Learning on the Edge via Stochastic Local Competition among Subnetworks" The Forty-first International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2024. pdf
- Markos Charalambous, Petros Papagiannis, Antonis Papasavva, Pantelitsa Leonidou, Rafael Constaninou, Lia Terzidou, Theodoros Christophides, Pantelis Nicolaou, Orfeas Theofanis, George Kalatzantonakis, Michael Sirivianos. "A Privacy-Preserving Architecture for the Protection of Adolescents in Online Social Networks" The Fifth International Conference on Cyber-Technologies and Cyber-Systems (CYBER), 2020. pdf
- Christos Kleanthous, Theodoros Christophides and Sotirios Chatzis. "Power-law Mixtures of Bayesian Forests for Value Added Tax Audit Case Selection" ACM International Conference on AI in Finance (ICAIF), 2020. pdf
Funding
- ReCRED: From Real-world Identities to Privacy-Preserving and Attribute-based CREDentials for Device-centric Access Control. H2020 Digital Security-Access Control.
Total project funding: 4,997K Euro. Funding for CUT: 525K Euro; Principal Investigator and Technical Manager of the consortium, 2015-2018. ENCASE: ENhancing seCurity and privAcy in the Social wEb: a user-centered approach for the protection of minors. HH 2020 Marie Curie RISE.
Total project funding: 2,160K Euro. Funding for CUT: 638K Euro; Coordinator of the consortium, 2016-2020.NOTRE: Network for sOcial compuTing ResEarch. H2020 Twinning.
Total project funding: 1M Euro. Funding for CUT: 450K Euro; Funding for EECEI: 50K; co- Principal Investigator, 2016-2019.INCOGNITO: IdnNtity verifiCatiOn with privacy-preservinG credeNtIals for anonymous access To Online services. H2020 Marie Curie RISE.
Total project funding: 1,173K Euro. Funding for CUT: 375,250K Euro;
RIF complementary funding: 14K; Scientific Coordinator of the consortium, 2019-2023.
Total project funding: 1,600K Euro. Funding for CUT: 267,750K Euro;
RIF complementary funding: 12K; Principal Investigator, 2019-2023.
Total project funding: 15,998K Euro. Funding for CUT: 256K Euro; RIF complementary funding: 12,8K; Principal Investigator, 2019-2023.Cybersafety II : CEF CYBERSAFETY II Telecom Safer Internet.
Total project funding: 494,86K Euro. Funding for CUT: 49,, 94K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2018-2020.
Total project funding: 382,453K Euro. Funding for CUT: 31,468K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2021-2022.
Total project funding: 1435,2K Euro. Funding for CUT: 345K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2020-2024.
- Cybersafety IV: Cypriot Safer Internet Center - CYberSafety. DIGITAL-2021-TRUST-01.
Total project funding: 1,119K Euro. Funding for CUT: 50K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2022-2024. - MedDMO: Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory. DIGITAL-2021-TRUST-01.
Total project funding: 1,500K Euro. Funding for CUT: 158K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2022-2025. - Cybersafety V: Cypriot Safer Internet Center - CYberSafety. DIGITAL-2023-DEPLOY-04-NETWORK-OF-SICs.
Total project funding: 977.370K Euro. Funding for CUT: 50K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2024-2026. - FCC-IFCN: Empowering Fact-Checking in Cyprus. International Fact-Checking Network Global Fact Check Fund, BUILD 2024.
Total project funding: 22K Euro. Funding for CUT: 22K Euro;Principal Investigator, 2024-2025. - FCC-State: Increase public awareness of disinformation targeting Cyprus, through the training of a dedicated fact checking unit, the publication of fact-checks, and a series of seminars to train key stakeholders. US State Department, Global Engagement Center.
Total project funding: 67K Euro. Funding for CUT: 67K Euro; Principal Investigator, 2024-2025.
Teaching
Currrent Teaching
Contact & Meet Me
Theodoros Christophides Project Manager/Special Scientist C at the Networked Systems and Science Research Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics Cyprus University of Technology.
I would be happy to talk to you if you need my assistance in your research or you need ICT consulting for your company.