Christos A. Ioannou

Christos A. Ioannou is a Full Professor in Economics at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a research fellow at the Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne. He graduated in 2009 with a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Minnesota.

1. Ioannou, Christos A., and Miltiadis Makris. “An Experimental Study of Uncertainty in Coordination Games.” International Economic Review 60, 2: (2019) 751–99.
2. Cooper, David J., Christos A. Ioannou, and Shi Qi. “Endogenous Incentive Contracts and Efficient Coordination.” Games and Economic Behavior 112: (2018) 78–97.
3. Ioannou, Christos A. and Jana Sadeh. “Time Preferences and Risk Aversion: Tests on Domain Differences.” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 53, 1: (2016) 29–54.
4. Ioannou, Christos A., and Julian Romero. “A Generalized Approach to Belief Learning in Repeated Games.” Games and Economic Behavior 87: (2014) 178–203.
5. Currently, he is a co-investigator in an ESRC-funded research proposal looking at the forecasting efficiency of prediction markets.

Irene Polycarpou

Dr Irene Polycarpou is a Professor of Technology and Innovation in Education and the Head of the School of Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus. She is also a founding member and Director of the non-profit Research Centre InSPIRE (Interdisciplinary Science Promotion and Innovative Research Exploration).

Her research focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and educational technologies, with emphasis on interactive multimedia for education, design and development of educational software, e-learning, educational technologies and investigations into students' cognition and learning styles.

Stavros Stavrou

Professor Stavros Stavrou is currently the Dean of Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences of the Open University of Cyprus, a member of the Open University of Cyprus University Council, and the founder and director of the Cybersecurity and Telecommunications Research Lab (CTRL). His areas of academic, research and practical expertise span between topics of Telecommunication & Computer Engineering, Communication Networks and Cybersecurity.

Between 1997-2009 he was a member of staff at the University of Surrey (U.K.), whereas faculty member organized and taught in postgraduate and undergraduate courses and lead with his research team numerous research projects funded from research councils, government agencies and industrial organizations. He joined the Open University of Cyprus in 2009 where he developed and managed several MSc programs, including the MSC programme in Wireless Communications and the MSc programme in Computer and Network security. He was also responsible for designing and deploying the first virtual labs of the Open University of Cyprus in 2014/15.

Between 2014-2018 and until the university became autonomous, he was a member of the Governing board of the Open University of Cyprus.

In 2018 he was elected as the 1st Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied sciences. He has been the author/co-author and principal investigator of numerous successful European and national R&D proposals, awarded from research councils, government, and industrial organizations. Some of the funding bodies include: EU (FP6/FP7/Horizon2020), EPSRC, Defence and Science Technology Laboratory (MoD, U.K.), Mobile VCE, Rolls Royce plc, Inmarsat, Research Promotion Foundation, and others.

He has published extensively in relevant peer reviewed publications and contributed towards numerous technical reports. He holds a patent for a cellular phone jammer and has designed and developed several R&D platforms in communication systems, networks, and cybersecurity.

Professor Stavrou is a member of the Executive Academic Board (EAB) of the European Defence and Security College (ESDC), and the 1st elected Chairman of its Cyber group configuration (EAB.CYBER), responsible for coordinating Cyber Security training activities across Europe. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy U.K.

Veronika Kyriakidou

Veronika Kyriakidou is a Biomedical Sciences student at European University Cyprus, where she has been studying since 2022. Originally from Limassol, she graduated from Agia Fyla High School in 2020. She is a creative, hardworking, and sociable individual with a strong passion for the health sciences and a continuous drive to expand her skills and knowledge.

In 2024, Veronika completed a four-month internship at the Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Genetics at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics. During this period, she gained valuable hands-on experience in advanced laboratory techniques and participated in research activities within the fields of neurogenetics and molecular biology.

She has further enriched her academic journey by attending specialized scientific seminars, including “Inflammation, Microbiome and Digestive System Cancers”(January 2024), “Extracorporeal Therapy with Acoustic Waves in Non-Musculoskeletal Diseases” (January 2024), and “Experimental Techniques in Systems Biology” (December 2024 – January 2025).

Beyond her academic and research activities, Veronika is actively involved in student leadership. Since 2023, she has served as the General Secretary of the Student Union Protoporia and as a Student Representative in the Department of Life Sciences, where she works to support and represent her peers.

Driven by her commitment to science and health, Veronika aspires to contribute actively to biomedical research and the advancement of healthcare through both her education and professional experiences.