Kyriaki Tsantikidou

Position: PhD Candidate
Research Areas: FPGA Acceleration, Hardware Security, Healthcare Systems, Embedded Systems
E-mail: k DOT tsantikidou AT upatras DOT gr

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Kyriaki Tsantikidou is an Associate Researcher, with SCYTALE Group. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Computer Engineering and Informatics Department (CEID), Polytechnic School, University of Patras, Greece. She received the Electrical & Computer Engineering Diploma with Integrated Master of Science in Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2020. Her research interests include Hardware Security, Cryptography, Smart Healthcare, Internet of Things (IoT), FPGA Systems, Embedded Systems and Hardware Acceleration. She also has published technical papers in scientific literature and serves as a reviewer for several international journals and conferences.

Latest Publications

  • K. Tsantikidou, G. Delimpaltadakis, D. Diasakos, N. Sklavos, “AAL-based Smart Cane System with Security and Privacy Features for Blind and Visually Impaired Individualss”, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Elsevier, Vol. 114-115, Issue June, 2025.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “An Area Efficient Architecture of a Novel Chaotic System for High Randomness Security in e-Health”,IEEE Computer Architecture Letters, Vol. 23, January-June, pp. 104-107, 2024.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, I. Symeonidis, “Anonymity and Privacy-enhancing Mechanisms for AI-based e-Health Systems”, Chapter in the Book: Transformative Cloud Computing, IoT and Extended Reality, editors Carlos Rompante Cunha, Nishu Gupta, Srinivasa Kiran Gottapu, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-032-03553-0, 2026.
  • V. Lampropoulou, K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, F. Leporati, “Cybersecurity of Decision Support Systems, in the Quantum Era”, Chapter in the Book: Decision Support Systems for Industrial and Scientific Applications, editors Nishu Gupta, Jose David Diaz-Roman, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-031-89699-6, 2026.
  • K. Tsantikidou, V. Loscri, N. Sklavos, “Cybersecurity Certification Based Program, for Hardware Security Systems”, proceedings of International Conference on Information and Software Technologies (ICIST 2025), Springer, Kaunas, Lithuania, October 16-17, 2025.
  • N. Kyriakatou, K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “Analysis and Implementation of Security Standards for Critical Infrastructures in the Post-Quantum Era”, proceedings of 13th International Workshop on Security Proofs for Embedded Systems (PROOFS2025), co-located with the Conference on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems (CHES), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 18, 2025.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “A Compact Pipelined Architecture of Chaotic Logistic Map for e-Health Applications”, proceedings of International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies (MOCAST) on Electronics and Communications, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 26-28, 2024.
  • K. Tsantikidou, D. Boufeas, N. Sklavos, “Area-Delay Efficient Security Scheme for Smart Hospital Systems”, proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Security and Resilience (IEEE CSR 2023), Venice, Italy, July 31 – August 2, 2023.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “Minimal Resource Required E-Health System with End-to-End Authenticated Encryption Mechanism”, proceedings of International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies (MOCAST) on Electronics and Communications, Athens, Hellas, June 28-30, 2023.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “Flexible Security and Privacy, System Architecture for IoT, in Healthcare”, proceedings of 30th IFIP/IEEE International Conference On Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI-SoC’22), Patra, Hellas, October 3-5, 2022.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “Vulnerabilities of Internet of Things, for Healthcare Devices and Applications”, proceedings of 8th NAFOSTED Conference on Information and Computer Science (NICS’21), Hanoi City, Vietnam, December 21-22, 2021.
  • K. Tsantikidou, N. Sklavos, “Hardware Security for IoT-Based, Healthcare Applications”, New England Hardware Security Day 2021 Workshop, New England, USA, April 9, 2021.

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Kyriaki Tsantikidou,
SCYTALE Group, Computer Engineering & Informatics Department (CEID),
Polytechnic School, University of Patras,
Patra, ZIP 26504, Hellas (Greece)