MICHAEL GEORGIADES (M’97) is an Assistant Professor in Communication Networks in the Department of Computer Science at Neapolis University. He received a B.Eng. in Communications and Radio Engineering with First Class Honours from King’s College London in 2000, an M.Sc. in Telecommunications from University College London in 2001, an M.Sc. in Machine Learning and Data Science from Imperial College London in 2025, and a Ph.D. in Wireless and Mobile Networks from the University of Surrey in 2008. His previous positions include R&D Manager at Infostrada Communications, Adjunct Lecturer at the Cyprus University of Technology and the Open University of Cyprus, R&D Manager at Primetel PLC, Research Fellow at the Centre for Communication Systems Research (CCSR), University of Surrey, UK, and Systems Development Engineer at INSIG Ltd, UK. Dr. Georgiades has been involved in more than 20 EU-funded projects and is also an active expert evaluator for the EUREKA Eurostars international funding programme. He is a patent holder and has authored publications in international journals, conferences, and book chapters, as well as contributions to the IETF. He has received several awards, including Primetel Excellence and Appreciation Awards, the Nokia Research Excellence Award, and an EPSRC Fellowship. He actively contributes to the research community as a reviewer, technical programme committee member, and organiser for several international journals, conferences, and workshops. His research interests include the Internet of Things, Edge Intelligence, Vehicular Networks, Network Security, Explainable AI, and Federated Learning.