CEO at Cognitive UX GmbH and Research Scientist at the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus, where I completed a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science with specialization in human-computer interaction, user experience and usable security (2015). I have experience for over 14 years in attracting and conducting funded research (total funding of all projects over 16M Euro) in the context of European and national research projects (e.g., as Principal Investigator of three European-funded research projects; as Research Coordinator and Work Package Leader of a Horizon 2020 research and innovation project). In the past, I have been appointed as a Marie Curie Research Fellow in Lisbon, Portugal. Published papers in top-tier journals and conferences. Received several awards and honors for my work, such as, Horizon 2020 Seal of Excellence, ERCIM PhD finalist, best paper award, best paper honorable mention award.