Stavros Stavrou

University of Cyprus

Professor

Professor Stavros Stavrou holds a Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications from the University of Surrey (U.K.). His area of expertise spans areas in Communication Networks, Telecommunication Systems and Cybersecurity. He has published extensively in peer reviewed publications, has graduated several Ph.D. students in topics related to his above research areas, and has managed a large number of research projects as a Primary Investigator (PI) from research councils, government organizations and industrial collaborations. His current research interests span through different topics between layer 1 and 3 of the OSI model. He has contributed towards numerous technical reports and he is the patent holder of a mobile phone jammer. He has been the author/co- author and principal investigator of a number of successful research proposals, targeting research councils and industry. Professor Stavrou is the first elected chairman of the Cybersecurity Configuration of the European Security and Defence College, and a member of its Executive Academic Board. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy U.K.). (https://www.ouc.ac.cy/index.php/en/profiles/stavros-stavrou).

The Master of Science Programme in "Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies and Governance" was established as part of the European EU-iNSPIRE project (INnovative multi-diSciPlinary Industry-focused cybersecurity education for upskilling and ReskIlling the EU workforcE), which began in January 2025, has a duration of four (4) years and is co-funded by the European Union through the DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05 program (Contract No. 101190054).

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The Master of Science Programme in "Advanced Cybersecurity Technologies and Governance" was established as part of the European EU-iNSPIRE project (INnovative multi-diSciPlinary Industry-focused cybersecurity education for upskilling and ReskIlling the EU workforcE), which began in January 2025, has a duration of four (4) years and is co-funded by the European Union through the DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05 program (Contract No. 101190054).

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