Ioannou Iacovos

Dr. Iacovos Ioannou is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus and an IEEE Senior Member. He is also a Senior Researcher at the CYENS Centre of Excellence, a Researcher at GÉANT Europe and a Scientific Collaborator of the Networks Research Laboratory (NETRL) at the University of Cyprus. He continues to teach part-time at Philips University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus in 2021, holds an M.Sc. from the Open University of Cyprus awarded in 2016 and obtained his B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus in 2005. His research focuses on distributed artificial intelligence and machine learning for 5G/6G wireless networks, with particular interests in network optimisation and control, federated learning, IoT security and intrusion detection. His work also covers device-to-device communication, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, localisation, edge and fog computing and the management of smart grids and microgrids.He is a co-author of Distributed Artificial Intelligence for 5G/6G Communications: Frameworks with Machine Learning, published by CRC Press in 2024. His research has appeared in journals including IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, IEEE Systems Journal, Computer Networks and Computer Communications. His project experience includes ADROIT6G, METACITIES and GÉANT GN5-2. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Networking Letters and the International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. He has held technical programme and workshop chair roles at international conferences and has delivered keynote and invited talks. His industry experience includes software development at PrimeTel and IT administration and programming at the Cyprus Stock Exchange. He has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several universities in Cyprus and has supervised B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses at the University of Cyprus.