May 2023 - Present
Working with Dr. Michael Sirivianos on EU-funded projects as a member of the Network Systems and Science Research Laboratory (NetSySci).
We mainly work on the development of a password-less authentication solution that is based on an Identity Acquisition and Management platform, as well as on the design and development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based assistant that guides users in managing several aspects of their identity on the Web.
March 2021 — Present
An SME founded by me and other passionate entrepreneurs, which aims at performing research, development, and innovation.
The vision of the company is to bring innovative products to the market exploiting cutting-edge research and innovative technologies, while also assisting organizations and individuals in their digital transformation journey.
November 2021 — April 2023
Worked with Dr. Emiliano De Cristofaro on Social Network Analysis, Cybersafety, and methods for proactively preventing online harms.
We studied the evolution, emotional dynamics, and price interplay in the cryptocurrency ecosystem on social media.
At the same time, we focused on detecting and attributing hate attacks on YouTube videos to their source communities.
Also, worked on the PROACTIVE project as part of the REPHRAIN Research Center.
September 2018 — Present
Member of the International Data-driven Research for Advanced Modeling and Analysis (iDRAMA Lab), which is a “meta-lab,” an international group of researchers with deep personal and professional connections interested in a variety of modern computing and socio-technical concerns.
Collectively, we have published top-tier research in Distributed Systems, Cybersecurity, Privacy Technologies, Cryptography, Machine Learning, and even Video Games and Quantum Computing.
2015 — 2021
Worked with Dr. Michael Sirivianos on EU-funded projects as a member of the Network Systems and Science Research Laboratory (NetSySci). In the context of these projects, I developed several cross-platform Web and Mobile applications, and I had the technical lead of most of these projects. At the same time, in the context of my PhD studies, I was also undertaking research in the fields ofAuthentication Security, Social Network Analysis, and Identity Management on the Web.
December 2019 - December 2020
Worked on the SECONDO and INCOGNITO EU-funded projects. In SECONDO, we worked on the development of a Big Data Collection and Processing module that is responsible to collect risk-related data from internal and external organizational sources for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment. In INCOGNITO, we worked on the development of an Identity Acquisition and Management platform, as well as the design of an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based assistant that guides users in managing several aspects of their identity on the Web.
May 2018 - November 2018
A research internship where I worked with Dr. Jeremy Blackburn, Dr. Ilias Leontiades, and Dr. Nicholas Kourtellis. We studied the problem of inappropriate YouTube videos targeting young children utilizing Deep Learning, Big Data Analysis, and Graph Analysis.