Profile

I am a Research Associate in the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. I am a member of the Mobile Systems team and I belong to the Networks and Operating Systems Group.

Education and Previous Employment

I received a Diploma in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras, Greece. I received an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Lancaster University, UK.

I worked as a Research Assistant and later as a Research Associate in the Computing Department of Lancaster University. I spent the summer of 2000 as a visiting researcher at Sony Electronics Research Labs, in San Jose, California. Since January 2010 I am a Senior Research Associate at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

Research Interests

Mobile Systems and Applications
Pervasive Systems and Applications
Wireless Sensor Networks

Latest Professional Activities

Committees

  • Program Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation and Characterization (WiNTEC 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for 5th ACM HotPlanet Workshop (HOTPLANET 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for the IEEE International Symposium on Mobile Cloud, Computing and Service Engineering (MobileCloud 2013)
  • Organizing Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HOTMOBILE 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for the IEEE Pervasive Computing and Communication Conference (PerCom 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. IEEE Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM 2013)
  • Publicity co-Chair for the Int. IEEE Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. Conference on Sensor Networks (SENSORNETS 2013)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation and Characterization (WiNTEC 2012)
  • Publicity Chair for the Int. ACM Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services (MOBISYS 2012)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HOTMOBILE 2012)
  • Program Committee Member for the IEEE Pervasive Computing and Communication Conference (PerCom 2012)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. Conference on Sensor Networks (SENSORNETS 2012)
  • Program Committee Member for the IEEE Pervasive Computing and Communication Conference (PerCom 2011)
  • Organizing Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HOTMOBILE 2010)
  • Program Committee Member for the ICST Conference on Communications, Infrastructure, Systems and Applications in Europe (EuropeComm 2009)
  • Program Committee Member for the Int. Symposium on Ubiquitous Applications & Security Services (UASS 2009) in conjunction with IEEE-CCNC 2009.
  • Organizing Committee Member for the Int. ACM Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HOTMOBILE 2009)
  • Workshop Chair for the European Conference on Ambient Inteligence (AmI 2008)

Journal Reviewer

  • IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine
  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • The Computer Journal, Oxford press

Invited talks / presentations

  • Invited talk at Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, 2 December 2011, Title: “Building the Sensor Cloud”.
  • Invited talk at the University of Washington, WA, 30 November 2011, Title: “Building the Sensor Cloud”.
  • Invited talk at Loughborough University, December 2 2010. Title: Sharing of Sensing Infrastructures using Virtual Sensor Networks.
  • Invited participant at the NFS/FIRE Workshop on Federating Computing Resources, Princeton, NJ, May 11-12, 2010
  • Invited pannelist in MobiOpp 2007 workshop, in conjunction with ACM MobiSys 2007, June 11 2007. Title: "Mobile Opportunistic Networking: Drivers and Research Directions".
  • Invited speaker in SensorNet 2007 workshop, 30 May 2007. Title: "Sensors in the Field: Supporting Health & Safety in Industrial Sites".
  • Invited presentation at InTouch Ltd, Morecambe, 18 October 2006. Title: "The NEMO Project".