Our Team.

Interdisciplinary Experts. Real-World Solutions.

Meet Our Team

Irene Polycarpou

IRENE POLYCARPOU

Director
Director

Founder and Co-Director of InSPIRE. Financial controller of InSPIRE. Leads interdisciplinary research strategy and innovation initiatives, and academic–industry partnerships.

Panayiotis Andreou

PANAYIOTIS ANDREOU

Director · Researcher Data Management and Analytics

Founder and Co-Director of InSPIRE. Legal Representative of InSPIRE. Co-directs research and innovation initiatives with focus on data management and analytics.

Nearchos Paspallis

NEARCHOS PASPALLIS

Researcher · Software Engineering

Research in software Engineering, focusing on Mobile and Distributed Systems. He also studies applications of Gamification as a means for behaviour change, and topics in Computer Science Education especially in the context of Code Cyprus. Participation in research and innovation activities such as RegTEK (RIF INNOVATE).

Marios Raspopoulos

MARIOS RASPOPOULOS

Researcher · Wireless Communications/Indoor Localization-Positioning

Research on Wireless Telecommunications, Indoor Localization-Positioning, and the Internet of Things. Leading multiple research and innovation activities, such as ERMIS (RIF EXCELLENCE HUBS), THESIS (RIF PROOF-OF-CONCEPT).

Demetres Christofides

DEMETRES CHRISTOFIDES

Researcher · Combinatorics, Random Graph Theory, and Extremal Graph Theory

Advancing Mathematical Foundations through Research in Combinatorics, Random Graph Theory, and Extremal Graph Algorithms. Leading research project RCG (RIF EXCELLENCE HUBS).

Christiana Ioannou

CHRISTIANA IOANNOU

Researcher · Cyber Security

Specializes in cyber risk assessment, secure systems engineering, and threat modeling across distributed platforms.

Christophoros Christophorou

CHRISTOPHOROS CHRISTOPHOROU

Researcher · Mobile and Wireless Networks

Research on next-generation mobile and wireless networks, with a primary focus on the Radio Access Network (RAN). His research interests include network architectures and innovative concepts, edge and far-edge computing technologies, and distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) for intelligent and decentralized network operation.

Louis Nisiotis

LOUIS NISIOTIS

Researcher · eXtended Reality, Virtual Worlds, Digital Twins, Entertainment Computing

Research in eXtended Reality, Virtual Worlds, Digital Twins, and Entertainment Computing. His work focuses on AI-driven immersive systems and cyber-physical-social environments, aiming to develop the next generation of immersive interactive systems that transform how humans engage with real and virtual worlds and with each other.

Vassiliki Christodoulou

Vassiliki Christodoulou

Researcher · Counselling Psychologist, CBT Psychotherapist & Intervention Researcher

Counselling Psychologist and CBT/ACT Psychotherapist specialising in prevention and intervention research. Application of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles and values-led motivation in dierse environments. She contributes to European projects such as SMIDGE (Horizon Europe), ClassPro (Erasmus+), PROTECT-ED (Erasmus+), and RECOMMIT (Erasmus+), Epidrasi (Cyprus Anti-addiction authority).

Stelios Ioannou

STELIOS IOANNOU

Researcher · Internet of Things, Unmanned Systems, Energy Optimization

Advancing Multidisciplinary Technologies through Research in Unmanned Robotic Systems, Energy Optimization, and Power Quality Enhancements. Participates in research and innovation activities, such as DEMETRA (RIF PROOF-OF-CONCEPT), THESIS (RIF PROOF-OF-CONCEPT).

Panagiotis Hadjidemetriou

PANAGIOTIS HADJIDEMETRIOU

Researcher · Solutions Architect

Research of scalable research infrastructures and trustworthy distributed systems. Design of cloud-native architectures, data engineering, and technical solution design.

Boban Solomou

BOBAN SOLOMOU

DevOps · System Design & Development

Full-stack developer specializing in backend systems, API architecture, and secure deployment workflows. Participation in ...

Marios Philippou

MARIOS PHILIPPOU

Junior DevOps · System Design & Development

Supports research software development, prototyping, and technical implementation initiatives.