Nineta Polemi is a cybersecurity Professor in the University of Piraeus-UNIPI- (Cyber Security Lab, Dept. of Informatics) and  CTO/ Co-Founder of Trustilio. She served (2017-2020) as Programme Manager and Policy Officer in the European Commission DG (CONNECT H1 Unit entitled ’Cybersecurity Technologies and Capabilities’). She has obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics (Coding Theory) from The City University of New York (Graduate Center). She held teaching and research positions in The City University of New York (Queens & Baruch Colleges), State University of New York (Farmingdale), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)-Solvay Brussels School-. She has over 150 publications in security (e.g. port security, maritime security, maritime supply chain security) has organised numerous scientific and policy international cybersecurity scientific events. She has received many research grants (NATO, IEEE) and awards (NSA, MSI Army Research Office IEEE, CYNY, Hellenic Ministry of Maritime, Hellenic National Defense General) and has participated as Project and Technical Manager in more than 60 cybersecurity international, EU and national R&D and commercial projects. She serves as external expert/reviewer/consultant  in ENISA, E.C.(DG CNECT, DG HOME), FORTH, Focal Point.

Prof. Sotiris Ioannidis received a BSc degree in Mathematics and an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Crete in 1994 and 1996 respectively. In 1998 he received an MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Rochester and in 2005 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Ioannidis held a Research Scholar position at the Stevens Institute of Technology until 2007 and a Research Director at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) until 2020. He is currently Associate Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Technical University of Crete (TUC) and Director of the Microprocessor and Hardware Laboratory. He was a Member of the ENISA Advisory Group (AG) from 2017 to 2020, and is a Member of the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology (GRNET) Advisory Committee (AC). He is also Chairman of the of the Committee of Ethics and Deontology of Research of FORTH and Member of the Advisory Committee for National Infrastructures for Research and Technology. His research interests are in the area of systems and network security, security policy, privacy, and high-speed networks. Ioannidis has authored more than 200 publications in international conferences and journals, as well as book chapters, and has both chaired and served on numerous program committees in prestigious conferences, such as ACM CCS and IEEE S&P. Ioannidis is a Marie-Curie Fellow and has been the PI of more than 40 European, National, and DARPA funder projects.

Manos Athanatos is a cybersecurity expert and Co-Founder of Cymph, with over 15 years of experience in EU-funded programmes and international collaborations. He has led and contributed to more than 20 projects for FORTH and the Technical University of Crete under Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, focusing on incident response, security operations, and critical infrastructure protection. He actively engages with ENISA, NATO, FIRST.org, and OASIS OPEN, and serves on the Management Board of the ECSCI cluster, contributing to European-level coordination in cybersecurity. His work focuses on cyber automation, systems security and strengthening cross-border collaboration, enhancing Europe’s cybersecurity capabilities.

Luís Cordeiro holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Informatics Engineering. He is the CTO of OneSource and has been actively involved in European research projects since 2006, contributing to cutting-edge developments in the fields of telecommunications and network management. His research interests include signaling protocols, end-to-end QoS, network management, and mobile communications. He has authored numerous publications in journals, book chapters, conferences, and Internet Drafts, and continues to play a key role in driving innovation through international R\&D collaborations. Luís Cordeiro has been WP and task leader of many EU funded project, and has been technical coordinator of several EU funded projects, including the ongoing SNS JU project 6G-PATH.

Dr Nic Fair is a Senior Knowledge Engineer with the IT Innovation Group at the University of Southampton specialising in ontology development, risk assessment, knowledge exchange and immersive technologies. He is the de facto Technical Co-ordinator for the EC Horizon FAITH project. He has a PhD in Web Science where he focused on Personal Learning Networks. He currently supervises 3 PhD candidates researching XR use in secondary schools and information search and retrieval in immersive environments. He is a member of the University's Senate, the Big Data Value Association, the British Educational Research Association, and the International Federation of National Teaching Fellows, and has been a UNESCO Mentor for Open Education Resources and an advisor to the UK Cabinet Office.

Diogo Fevereiro holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Coimbra, specialising in Communications, Services and Infrastructures. He is a Project Manager and R&D Developer at OneSource, where he has been actively involved in European research and innovation projects since 2022, focusing on cybersecurity, 5G/6G networks, cloud computing, and infrastructure orchestration. His technical expertise includes cloud-native application development, Kubernetes-based orchestration, DevOps practices, and 5G network infrastructures. He has experience coordinating technical teams, designing and managing complex system architectures, and contributing to the development and integration of innovative solutions in collaborative European R&D projects.

Pantelina Ioannou is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of Cyprus and a Research Associate at the university’s SREC Lab. She holds an MSc in Cybersecurity from the University of Southampton and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus. Her research interests include cybersecurity, information security, online data privacy, privacy of synchronized browsers, privacy in fitness-tracking networks and wearable ecosystems, and usable security and privacy. She has experience in EU-funded research projects and has co-authored peer-reviewed publications presented at leading venues, including the IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P) and the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).

Dr Charalambos Klitis is an R&D Senior Project Manager at eBOS Technologies Ltd, where he leads the company’s AI team and manages multiple European-funded research projects in areas including AI, 5G/6G, cybersecurity, IoT, and quantum applications. He holds a PhD in Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering from the University of Glasgow, as well as an MSc in Nanotechnology and a BSc in Physics from University College London. Before moving into industry, he spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Glasgow, where he worked on integrated silicon photonics, including heterogeneous integration of III-V devices by transfer printing and orbital angular momentum modes of light for communications, while supervising PhD and Master’s students and serving as a senior cleanroom researcher at the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre. He has authored over 34 peer-reviewed journal papers and 51 conference presentations (h-index 19).

Wissam Mallouli is a cybersecurity expert, researcher, and technology leader currently serving as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Montimage, a Paris-based company specializing in network monitoring and security solutions. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science (cybersecurity) from Télécom & Management SudParis (France), obtained in 2008, and an engineering degree in telecommunications. Mallouli has extensive experience in network security, software testing, and AI-driven cybersecurity. His work focuses on areas such as intrusion detection, automated security testing, risk management, and resilient systems for 5G, IoT, and cloud environments. He is actively involved in numerous European research and innovation projects, contributing to the design of AI-assisted and trustworthy cybersecurity solutions, particularly for SMEs. In addition to his industrial role, he contributes to academia through publications, teaching, conference organization, and training activities, helping bridge the gap between research and real-world cybersecurity applications.

Marco Neto holds a B.Sc. in Informatics Engineering and an M.Sc. in Informatics Engineering, specialising in Intelligent Systems, from the University of Coimbra. He is an AI Team Leader at OneSource, where he has been actively involved in the development of innovative AI-driven solutions since 2023. His expertise includes AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents and Federated Learning. He has contributed to the design and development of DeepGuardian (NIDS), AI-as-a-Service platform, intelligent chatbots, and computer vision applications for edge environments. His technical experience also covers cloud-native infrastructures, GPU orchestration, and the integration of AI technologies into scalable applications, contributing to research and innovation activities in AI, cybersecurity, and distributed computing.

Luong Van Nguyen is a research engineer in cybersecurity at Montimage, a Paris-based company specializing in network monitoring and security solutions. He holds a master degree in computer science and telecommunications, with a specialization in network systems and cybersecurity. At Montimage, Nguyen is involved in the design and development of advanced cybersecurity solutions, with a particular focus on network traffic analysis, anomaly detection, and anti-phishing services. He actively participates in several European research and innovation projects, contributing to the development of innovative approaches for securing next-generation networks, including 5G, IoT, and cloud infrastructures. His research interests include the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies to model, simulate, and enhance the resilience and security of complex systems. His technical expertise covers protocol analysis, data analytics, and the integration of machine learning methods into operational cybersecurity tools. In addition to his research and engineering activities, Nguyen contributes to technical deliverables, software development, and experimentation within collaborative projects, supporting the advancement of practical and deployable cybersecurity solutions.

Spiros Papagiannopoulos is a Software Developer and Cybersecurity Researcher with a strong background in backend systems, blockchain technologies, and applied security. He holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MSc in Cybersecurity and Data Science at the University of Piraeus. He currently works as a Software Engineer and researcher, contributing to EU-funded projects such as CYberSynchrony, which focuses on strengthening cybersecurity resilience across Europe through modular architectures, threat intelligence, and coordinated incident response. He has also been part of the core technical team behind the NEMESIS AI tool at the Greek Ministry of Development, supporting the detection of illegal e-shops and counterfeit goods. His experience includes developing backend systems, APIs, smart contracts, combining hands-on engineering with research in cybersecurity.

Dr. Eleni Seralidou is a Project Manager at trustilio B.V. and the Head of the Attica Innovation Center, specialising in cybersecurity, secure software development, code auditing, vulnerability assessment, and educational technology and applications. She holds a PhD in collaborative internet tools and an MSc in advanced informatics and computing systems from the University of Piraeus, Greece. She has been a postdoctoral researcher for three years at the University of Piraeus in the field of applications of augmented reality (AR) and has authored multiple scientific articles in conferences and journals since 2010.

Dr. Eleni Tsalapati is Research Project Manager in ATC’s Innovation Lab. Eleni is actively involved in EU projects that are pertinent to AI solutions and trustworthy AI.  She holds Ph.D. degree in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from the National Technical University of Athens, an M.Sc. degree in Informatics (Knowledge Representation and Reasoning) from the University of Edinburgh and a 5-year B.Sc. Degree in Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences from the National Technical University of Athens. She has more than 12 years of research experience in Semantic Technologies, Knowledge Graphs, Natural Language Processing, among others, and has participated in several R&D projects. Dr. Tsalapati has significant experience in writing and publishing scientific papers in top tier conferences and journals such as the International Joint Conference of Artificial Intelligence, the Nature, and the International Semantic Web Conference.  Dr. Tsalapati, has also strong academic experience, as before joining ATC, she was a Marie Curie Research Fellow in the Department of Informatics and Communications at National Kapodistrian University of Athens and before that research associate in the University of Loughborough.

Dr Marinos Tsantekidis is a Project Manager/Security Expert at AEGIS IT RESEARCH GmbH, having several years of experience in various EU-funded research projects. He holds a Ph.D. from the Institute of Computer and Network Engineering at TU Braunschweig – Germany, where he worked under the supervision of Prof. Vassilis Prevelakis at the Embedded Computer Security Workgroup. He received his Master of Science degree in Digital Systems Security from the University of Piraeus – Greece in 2015 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki – Greece in 2011. His research mainly focuses on security at the operating system level, where he has published several papers. He has also been involved as a web/software developer in several personal/professional projects, over the years.