| Mar 2013- Present |
SAP SE, User Experience Research Expert – UX, Mobile & Business Services, P&I Industry Cloud and Custom Development, Walldorf, Germany.
Responsibilities: Research, design and development of industry leading applications and user productivity tools spanning both from desktop to mobile platforms; actively support the product team to discover and validate both user and business requirements which form the basis for effective product design within the Design Thinking / User Centered Design (UCD) lifecycle; consistently perform leading edge user research in form of field and usability lab studies, field work (based on observational techniques and applied anthropology methods), lab activities conducted via state of the art human performance measurement methods in the context of ISO9241 usability definition; identify and drive opportunities to improve aspects of the software-development process related to user experience, including streamlining and automation; and, along with fellow members of the user-experience team, assure that best-quality and best-practice UCD is applied throughout the product development lifecycle. |
| Jan 2007- Present |
Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Co-founder and Deputy Head of the Semantic and Cognitive Research Adaptivity Technologies (SCRAT) group, Nicosia, Cyprus.
This research group is under the Advanced R&D Intelligent Services (ARDiS) Lab, which belongs to the Computer Science Department of the University of Cyprus. SCRAT Group was launched in the year 2007. The main research areas are in Web Personalization and Adaptation, Visual, Cognitive and Emotional Processing, Semantics, Meta Information, Intelligent Systems. |
| Mar 2004- Present |
Laboratory of New Technologies, Faculty of Communication & Media Studies, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Research Scientist, Athens, Hellas.
Responsibilities: Collaborating on R&D technological projects with regards to the research areas of web personalization / adaptation and communication environments and systems, cognitive psychology, attention economy, and human visual and mental processing. |
| Feb 2003- Present |
Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, Research Scientist, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Collaborating on R&D technological projects with regards to research areas of eServices and eLearning; analysis and development open interoperable integrated wireless / mobile and personalized technological infrastructures and systems.
He is also actively participating in numerous project presentations, reviews and collaboration meetings with partners around Europe. Main responsibility is the successful representation of the University of Cyprus (as contact point for Cyprus) at all levels, presenting viewpoints and suggestions as well as various positions changing over time and according to circumstances. |
| Jan 2011- Jan 2012 |
Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT), Web Applications for the Future Internet Research Group, Italian National Research Council (CNR),
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Pisa, Italy.
Responsibilities: The analysis and design of (a) a comprehensive ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders)-centric User Model (considering e.g. cognitive and emotional characteristics, clinical/diagnostic medical records, intervention assessment records, personality characteristics, etc.); (b) an ASD-centric Adaptive and Personalized System Model that supports effective one-to-one treatment interaction during a goal-directed ASD therapy; (c) an inclusive model of ASD-centric services (like collaboration services, care and wellness services, socialization services, treatment approach, continuing monitoring services, etc.); (d) an ASD-Centric Computer Supported Collaborative Treatment Architecture (using Virtual Care Teams, dynamic workflows and an inclusive set of services), that enhances continuous treatment and service provision, communication, decision making and prompt error handling; and (e) an ASD-centric Open and Dynamic Framework, composed of multidisciplinary and multilevel dimensions and variables (i.e. technological and physical support, structural teaching, (enforced) collaboration, personalization content dynamics, adaptive control factors, evaluation metrics, etc.), adaptable on a given situation of an individual with ASD during a treatment process. |
| Sep 2010- Dec 2010 |
Department of Communication and Internet Studies, Cyprus University of Technology, Visiting Lecturer, Limassol, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Teaching the course: CIS-326 eGovernance and eGovernment. |
| Sep 2008- Feb 2013 |
Department of Management and MIS, School of Business, University of Nicosia, Assistant Professor, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Lecturing at all levels of the academic programmes in the School of Business, Department of MIS, through provision of research informed teaching; contribution to future programmes and courses development; contribution to the academic objectives of the School through research outputs and knowledge transfer activities; administrative and evaluation work with regards to University’s activities for ensuring maintenance of standards set; and provision of academic support to students to research oriented activities and thesis as well as advising on their progression and for seeking career opportunities. |
| Mar 2005- Aug 2006 |
Deloitte Consulting Services, Deloitte & Touche Ltd. (Cyprus), Associate on EU Projects, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Collaborating on R&D EU IST Information Communication Technologies proposals and projects. |
| Jun 2002- Mar 2005 |
NetU Consultants Ltd, Project Manager – European Projects, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Coordinating, preparing and delivering EU Information Society Technology ICT proposals. Responsible for the development and implementation of running EU IST projects i.e. PRISMA, BEEP, INTELCITIES; Involved in the analysis and design of Systems Integration solutions for large size organizations in Cyprus; Involved in the Pre-Sales activities of NetU. This includes the preparation of proposals, based on requests for proposals of large-sized organizations for a new solution (designing the required solution, estimating the required time and resources, presenting the proposed solution etc); Also, involved as a Quality Assurance Consultant in large size Systems Integration projects, including the “Police Computerization System and the National Schengen Information System in Cyprus”. |
| Feb- Jun 2002 |
Computer Science Department, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, (PanHellenic School Network – EDUnet), Athens, Greece.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the development of the Telematic Operations and the Web Site administration of the PanHellenic School Network – EDUnet. |
| Nov 1999- Oct 2001 |
Serving the Greek army as: Reserved Officer (2nd Lieutenant) of the Greek infantry, Elected to join the Greek forces in Cyprus (EL.DY.K). |
| Nov- Sep 1999 |
KAI Computer Services Ltd., Software house, London, U.K.
Responsibilities: Working on a project development with regards to the assessment of the Services Quality and Relationship Marketing Parameters of KAI Computer Services Ltd. In the U.K. and the Factors that need to be Considered when Venturing into the European Market via the Internet. |
| 1996- 1998 |
Cyber kids, Multinational chain of computer learning centers, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Teaching topics and tools in the field of Information Technology to all ages. |
| 1996- 1998 |
Trainer of Nicosia Nautical Club, Water Polo team, Nicosia, Cyprus. |
| Apr- May 1996 |
MISnTED Ltd., Software house, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Working on multimedia development projects (work on behalf of the HTI). |
| Mar- Apr 1996 |
PRISMA COMPUTER Ltd., Software house, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Involved in every day activities and training with regards to the technical support of the Apple Macintosh machines (work on behalf of the HTI). |
| Jan- Feb 1996 |
MISnTED Ltd., Software house, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities:Working on multimedia development projects (work on behalf of the HTI). |
| Jun- Jul 1995 |
Popular Bank, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities: Working in the Computer department of Barclays on projects related to bonds applications development in the line of summer job on behalf of the HTI. |
| Jun- Jul 1994 |
Barclays Bank PLC, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Responsibilities:Working on multimedia development projects (work on behalf of the HTI). |