Dimitrios G. Kogias graduated from the Physics Department of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2001, while in 2004 he completed the interdepartmental postgraduate diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Departments of Physics and Informatics and Telecommunications (NKUA). In 2010 he received his PhD from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications (NKUA) on the study of information dissemination algorithms in Unstructured Network Environments.

He is employed as a Laboratory Associate and Academic Scholar at the University of West Attica from 2002 to the present. At the same time, he participates as a Researcher in Research projects financed by National or European funds, while his work has been published in International Journals and Conferences. He has also participated in the writing of chapters in scientific books.

His research interests cover the area of Blockchain Technology and Distributed Ledger Technologies, Internet of Things (at the level of protocols, security and applications) and Cloud Computing.

My name is Alexiou Kiriakos and I am an Officer of the Hellenic Navy. I graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy in 2002 as an Engineer Officer. From 2004 on I have been stationed in Submarine division. In 2021 I obtained my Masters in «New Technologies in Shipping and Transport» from the University of West Attica and continued my studies as a PhD candidate. I enjoy using my skills to contribute to the exciting technological advances in the era of computer science.

PhD Title: Digital Twin of a ship’s energy systems. Development of reduced order models for real time applications

Ioannis Christidis is a graduate of the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering at the University of West Attica, currently pursuing his MSc by Research in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, with a focus on "Blockchain in real-time monitoring systems". He has a keen interest in the applications of Blockchain and Oracle technology, Smart Contracts and ownership tracing. He recognizes the potential of gamification principles to enhance user engagement and motivation as well as the learning experience. Ioannis has gained valuable experience working on the European project ASSET-A holistic and Scalable Solution for Research, Innovation, and Education in Energy Transition and is currently involved in the JOINclusion project – Joint problem-solving strategy toward social inclusion of children with a migrant background, funded as part of the Erasmus+ Programme.

Maria Koukouli is a graduate from the Department of Physics of the University of Patras with a master's degree in Environmental Sciences and expertise in Environmental and Geographical Information Systems (G.I.S.). She has more than 17 years of work experience in research projects of the Agricultural University of Athens and the University of West Attica. She has worked for 7 years in the Special Account of Research Funds of the Agricultural University of Athens in the position of financial management of the organization's European projects. Lately, she has participated in 3 European research projects: FASTER, STORM and RESCUER, while she is co-author of publications in book chapters, international journals and conferences with the main subject of the use and evaluation of new technologies in the fields of Organic Agriculture and the Environment.

Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Athanasios G. Lazaropoulos treats the following three academic subjects in his Postdoctoral Research entitled "Development and Exploitation of Digital Systems in Power Utilities", namely: (i) Smart Grid and Telecommunications in Power Grids –Fiber Optics Communications, PLC / BPL Technology, WiFi, WiMAX, GSM (4G, 5G), WPAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee and Satellite Communications + LiFi Technology–; (ii) Big Data, AI, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Numerical Approximation and Optimization Algorithms –Data Smoothing with Divided Differences–; and (iii) Business Analytics, Digital Transformation, TQM, Business Process Modeling and Standardization, SLAs / SLOs / KPIs and Human Resource Management.

My name is Papazoglou Alexandros and I’m a graduate of the department of Industrial Engineering and Production Management, UNIWA. I am really intrigued by and interested in artificial intelligence as well as machine learning. That’s one of the main reasons why I will participate as a student of the postgraduate course “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” while also being a newbie researcher in the EYNES Lab!

Born in Athens on 1995, I acquired my Electrical & Electronics Engineering diploma from University of West Attica in the year 2020 as one of the first ever graduates of the newly consisted department. Main focus of my thesis was the benefits REST architecture can provide to the communication layers of Internet of Things systems and how it can be implemented using JAVA programming language followed by the corresponding implementation. In September 2022 I acquired my MSc by Research in Electrical & Electronics Engineering diploma, focusing on implementing Blockchain technology in IoT systems for enhanced identity management. My research interests include IoT, Blockchain and DLT technologies, as well as their applications and implementations, especially in mobile environments. In October 2020 my experience as a research associate started in the University of West Attica, acquiring technical experience on European Research Projects of the Horizon 2020 funding programmes FASTER and RESCUER, while I am currently working on the national project OPTORER PPE, estimated to be completed on December 2023.

Andrew Ronald Short is a Control Systems Engineer having received his bachelor’s degree from Piraeus University of Applied Sciences and an MSc in Control Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK. He has worked for 10 years as a network engineer at the Network Operations Center of the University of West Attica, where he has developed services and solutions for faculty and students. He has significant experience in the field of industrial engineering and energy co-generation having also developed multiple PLC and SCADA solutions for large clients. He has proven programming experience in network services, embedded systems and mobile devices. Currently, he is working as teaching staff and is studying for a PhD at the department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering, University of West Attica.

PhD Title: Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) and Machine Learning

The doctorial study aims to survey Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) and Machine Learning technologies and to examine the benefits of combining them. Strategies for better selection of training material are being developed, intended to be used by Machine Learning models, especially in Federated Learning environments.

My name is Stamatakis Dimitrios and I am a graduate of the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering of the University of West Attica. I am the author of the bachelor's thesis: “File ownership through the use of NFT in blockchain”, where I mention the main features of blockchain technology and the subsystems that compose it.

Currently, I’m working as a full-stack web and smart contract developer at the European research project: GENERA, the purpose of which is to prevent further environmental degradation by communicating the importance of using renewable energies for the production of electricity.

Finally, I am a student in the master's program MSc by Research in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. The topic of my research is: “Blockchain and NFT” and my goal is to research the use cases and discover the advantages that Blockchain technology can offer in the field of serious games.

Michael Xevgenis is a PhD Candidate at the Department of Industrial Design and Production Engineering of the University of West Attica. The subject of his PhD research is the Secure Resource Management in Next Generation Networks, where the Blockchain technology is one of the main fields of this study. In addition, he is a Research Associate at the Computer Network and Services Research Team (CONSERT) of the University of West Attica. His research concerns are on the Networking and Cloud Computing sector. The last few years he has participated in two EU projects: the TRILLION and the STORM of H2020. Finally, he holds the Master in Data and Networking Communications of Kingston University in collaboration with TEI of Piraeus.

PhD Title: Secure resource management in Next Generation Networks (NGNs)

This research examines the use of newly developed technologies such as Blockchain, Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networks (SDNs) in order to provide high quality services to the end user. NGNs are characterized by the existence of multiple stakeholders which can support network services by offering computational resources. In this competitive and trustless environment formed by network stakeholders called Network Providers (NPs), Blockchain offers a layer of trust without the existence of a trusted third party. The outcome of this study is the design of a novel NGNs architecture which will include technologies such as Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will guarantee the efficient and secure management of resource among NPs in order to offer high QoE to the end user.