Ilan Englard is a prominent project manager and consultant in the semiconductor industry with over 26 years of experience.

Theo is an Associate Professor and Department Chair at the ECE Dept, University of Cyprus and KIOS CoE. His research focuses on intelligent embedded systems, hardware acceleration of neural inference and tinyML.

Dr. ing. Merlijn Sebrechts is a senior researcher at imec and teaches at Ghent University in Belgium. He leads research on secure and robust systems in the cloud and on devices.

Vasilis Kapinas leads Satellite Communications Engineering in R&I at Hellas Sat, holding a PhD in Wireless Communications from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Prof. Georgios Ellinas holds degrees from Columbia University and is a Professor of ECE at the University of Cyprus. Over 350 publications, 30 patents, and €40M+ in funding.

Charalampos Theodorou holds a BSc from University of Cyprus and MSc from University of Twente. Over five years of research experience across Erasmus+ and HORIZON projects.

Dr. Christiana Panayi is a quantum-secure communications specialist and space cybersecurity expert. She has worked on more than seven European-funded projects across ESA and Horizon Europe.

Lazaros Lazarou is a PhD student at the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, University of Cyprus. His research focuses on Post-Quantum Cryptography and Cyber-Physical Systems.

Alexandros Papadopoulos is an Electrical and Computer Engineer and Research Assistant at CERTH since 2020, near completing his PhD on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces.

Angelos Tsanaktsidis is a researcher at the KIOS CoE working on post-quantum cryptography for resource-constrained embedded systems.

Dr. Antonis Savva is a Research Associate at KIOS CoE. His research focuses on trustworthy AI systems, 3D semantic segmentation of LiDAR data, and resilient edge computing.

Ramsundar Kandasamy is a connectivity expert with over 18 years of experience in telecommunications, automotive systems, and software-driven innovation.

Prof. Ioannis Krikidis (IEEE Fellow) received his PhD from ENST Paris and is a Professor of ECE at the University of Cyprus. He holds an ERC Consolidator Grant.

Maria Charalambous is a Manager in Digital & Technology Consulting at KPMG Cyprus, with over 16 years of experience in quality assurance, fintech systems, and regulated digital environments.

Dr. Marios Thoma is a retired Signals Colonel with a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cyprus, focusing on early detection of Advanced Persistent Threats.

Dr. Rafaella Elia is a Research Associate at KIOS CoE, holding a PhD in Electrical Engineering (2024). Her research background lies in applied machine learning and data-driven signal analysis.

Prof. Thomas Eisenbarth is Director of the Institute of IT Security at the University of Lübeck. He received his PhD from Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Guillaume Fumaroli is a senior cryptography and cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience across defense, automotive, finance, and embedded systems.

George Constantinou is a Senior Manager at KPMG Cyprus with expertise in project management, QA, testing strategy, Agile transformation, and software delivery across EMEA, APAC, and NALA.

Gerasimos Ntouskas leads Technology Consulting at KPMG Cyprus, covering Data & AI, Cyber and Digital Trust, and Digital Transformation.

Adrian Marotzke completed his PhD in 2025 at Hamburg University of Technology in collaboration with NXP, focusing on secure hardware implementations of post-quantum cryptography.

Dr. Konstantinos Ntougias holds a PhD from Aalborg University. His research focuses on optimization of intelligent reconfigurable and multi-antenna systems and physical-layer security.

Ruben Bokobza is a Senior Solution System Security Architect at NVIDIA. He currently leads Post-Quantum Cryptography implementation at NVIDIA.

Andrés Felipe is a researcher and engineer at CSEM with a focus on co-design of secure software and hardware solutions. He holds a PhD specializing in lattice-based cryptography and side-channel analysis.

Dr. Damian Vizár is a cryptographer and cybersecurity expert specializing in embedded applications and IoT security. After his PhD at EPFL, he joined CSEM.