Special Teaching Staff in Computing and Cybersecurity

Qualifications

PhD Candidate in Cyber/Information Security (University of Cyprus, 2020-now)

MSc in Cyber Security (University of Southampton, 2020)

BSc Computer Science (University of Cyprus, 2019)

Specialization

Computer Science (Cybersecurity)

Employment Track

Special Teaching Staff, UCLan Cyprus (2025-now)

Research Associate at the Security Research Lab, University of Cyprus (2020 – Present)

Research Interests

Information Security; Privacy; Privacy Threats in Modern Applications; Online Data Privacy; Browser Fingerprinting; Usability of Privacy Protections and User Perceptions; Privacy in Fitness-Tracking Networks and Wearable Ecosystems; Privacy of Synchronized Browsers; Usable Security; Privacy-Preserving Technologies and Tools.

Selective Publications 

• Pantelina Ioannou and Elias Athanasopoulos. Been here already? Detecting Synchronized Browsers in the Wild. In Proceedings of the 8th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy, July 2023. Delft, Netherlands.

Selective Research Funding/ Grant Capture

• Horizon 2020, ReAct – REactively Defending against Advanced Cybersecurity Threats, Software Engineer/Researcher, 1/6/2018–31/5/2021
• Horizon 2020 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Secure and Privacy-preserving Indoor Robotics for Healthcare Environments, Software Engineer/Researcher, 1/5/2021–30/4/2024
• Horizon Europe, SecOPERA – Secure OPen source softwarE and hardwaRe Adaptable framework, Software Engineer/Researcher, 1/1/2023–21/12/2025

Scholarships/Awards

• “Evagoras & Praxandros” Scholarship of University of Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus, 2020-2023)

Other Scholarly and Outreach Activities

• RAID 2022 – Website Organization Chair