Konstantinos Vavousis

As Executive Director of Information Technology, I lead the strategic direction and day-to-day delivery of IT services across a complex academic environment. My role focuses on aligning technology with institutional goals, strengthening cybersecurity and resilience, modernizing digital platforms for students, faculty, and researchers, and driving service excellence through efficient processes and high-performing teams. I work closely with academic and administrative stakeholders to enable innovation, ensure operational continuity, and deliver secure, reliable, and user-centered technology services at scale.

Associate Professor specializing in Cybersecurity, with a focus on Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, and Intrusion Detection & Incident Response. With a strong academic and industry background, teaching and mentoring students in offensive and defensive cybersecurity techniques, guiding them through hands-on simulations, red team/blue team exercises, and real-world case studies. With research and teaching emphasizing threat modeling, adversarial tactics, and security operations, equipping students with both technical proficiency and strategic insight. Committed to academic excellence and industry relevance, actively contributing to curriculum development, interdisciplinary cybersecurity projects, and the preparation of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Responsible for providing visionary leadership and strategic oversight of the academic and administrative functions of a dynamic, interdisciplinary department offering programs in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, and Data Science. Drives academic excellence, innovation, and operational efficiency by managing faculty, staff, and resources with a clear focus on quality and impact. Actively fosters industry-aligned curricula, collaborative research, and experiential learning to ensure graduates are equipped to lead in an evolving digital landscape. Passionate about shaping the next generation of cybersecurity leaders and advancing the department’s mission within a global, technology-driven context.

Part-time Professor specializing in Cybersecurity, with a focus on Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, and Intrusion Detection & Incident Response. With a strong academic and industry background, teaching and mentoring students in offensive and defensive cybersecurity techniques, guiding them through hands-on simulations, red team/blue team exercises, and real-world case studies. With research and teaching emphasizing threat modeling, adversarial tactics, and security operations, equipping students with both technical proficiency and strategic insight. Committed to academic excellence and industry relevance, actively contributing to curriculum development, interdisciplinary cybersecurity projects, and the preparation of the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Adjunct Professor at the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus, teaching Applications of Informatics II, with a focus on practical computing skills and business-oriented technology solutions.

Effective communication with existing and new customers. Propose optimum IT security solutions according to their needs, such as installation and configuration of IT security products/services, penetration testing, forensics analysis, incident response and crisis management, bug bounties, cybersecurity assessments and ransomware readiness, policies and procedures, corporate IT security training and launch of phishing attacks as part of the training. Project management and planning of ICT security projects. Team building and coordination of ICT security projects.

GRACE (Global Response Against Child Exploitation). The GRACE project is an EU-funded initiative aimed at empowering European law enforcement agencies with next-generation, AI-driven analytical and investigative tools to combat the growing threat of online child sexual exploitation material (CSEM). With the volume of CSEM referrals far exceeding the capacity of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to respond effectively, GRACE addresses the urgent need for a scalable, intelligent investigative platform. The project focuses on safeguarding victims, accelerating offender prosecution, and disrupting the dissemination of harmful content through advanced technological innovation.

User and infrastructure security and privacy with regard to compliance.

It focuses on wired networks based on the Internet technology for computer communication and the provision of networked services. The security requirements (from both users and network point of view), technologies, mechanisms and protocols that aim to safeguard the network and the provided services are presented, analysed and evaluated.