A. Awards and Recognition

• Nicolas Sklavos is ACM Distinguished Speaker, with three years term: 2022-2025, Topic: Security and Privacy.
• Nicolas Sklavos is featured in Stanford University List World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2023.
• Nicolas Sklavos is the recipient of the IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Homeland Security, Outstanding Service Award 2023.
• Nicolas Sklavos is featured in Stanford University List World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2022.
• Nicolas Sklavos is featured in Stanford University List World’s Top 2% Scientists in 2021.
• Award for Diploma Thesis of Eleni Isa, “On the Detection of Hardware Trojans, in Hardware Security”, supervised by Nicolas Sklavos, from Design Test Verification and EDA (DTVEDA’17) Workshop, Volos, Hellas, July 6-7, 2017.
• N. Sklavos is IEEE Senior Member, 2012.
• Award to Nicolas Sklavos, as Top Associate Editor in 2011, Editorial Board of Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, 2011.
• Award to Nicolas Sklavos, as Top Associate Editor in 2010, Editorial Board of Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, 2010.
• Award for Nicolas Sklavos, Ph.D. Thesis, “VLSI Designs of Wireless Communications Security Systems”, Supervisor: Prof. Odysseas Koufopavlou, from IFIP VLSI SOC International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration ’03, Germany, December 1-3, 2003.

B. Scientific Recognition

References/Citations

Nicolas Sklavos has received a great number of references/citations, of his scientific publications, in International Scientific and Technical Literature.

Source: Google Scholar   Scopus.

Invited Reviewer

Nicolas Sklavos has been invited to serve as external reviewer of several international scientific and technical journals and magazines, such as:

• ACM: ACM Computing Surveys, Embedded Computing Systems
• IEEE: IEEE Aerospace & Electronics Systems, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Potentials, IEEE Proceedings, IEEE Security and Privacy, IEEE Systems Journal, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Latin America Transactions, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE Transactions on VLSI.
• IET: IET Information Security, IET Networks.
• ELSEVIER: Computer Communications, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Computer Networks, Computers & Security, Network and Computer Applications, Nano Communication Networks, Microprocessors & Microsystems, Systems and Software.
• SPRINGER: Journal of Cryptographic Engineering, Journal of Hardware and Systems Security, The Journal of Supercomputing.

A. R&D Projects

• Vice-Chair, “Behavioral Next Generation in Wireless Networks for Cyber Security: (BEiNG-WISE)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action CA22104, 2023-2027.
• Security Innovation Advisory Expert, HORIZON Europe: “Knowledge building and social innovation for a successful, more effective and CO-produce urban SECURity solutions (CO-SECUR)”, 2023–2026.
• ICT Expert, (Experts Hub), HORIZON Europe: “Social Innovation Responsive Environments Network is a Coordination and Support Action (SIRENE)”, 2023–2026.
• Principal Investigator (PI), “Cryptographic and Security Mechanisms, Applied in Healthcare Technology”, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), 2023-2025.
• Leader of Working Group 2 (WG2), “Network on Privacy-Aware Audio- and Video-Based Applications for Active and Assisted Living (GOOD-BROTHER)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action CA192021, 2021-2024.
• Senior Researcher, “MULTI-modal Imaging of FOREnsic SciEnce Evidence – tools for Forensic Science (MULTI-FORESEE)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action CA16101, 2017-2021.
• Senior Researcher, HORIZON Europe: “Exploiting Ubiquitous Computing, Mobile Computing and the Internet of Things to Promote Science Education (UMI-Sci-Ed)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, 2016-2019.
• Senior Researcher, “Cryptanalysis of Ubiquitous Computing Systems (CRYPTACUS)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action IC1403, 2014-2018.
• Senior Researcher, “Cryptography for Secure Digital Interaction (CRYPTOACTION)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action IC1306, 2014-2018.
• Co-Leader of Working Group 5 (WG5), “Trustworthy Manufacturing and Utilization of Secure Devices (TRUDEVICE)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action IC1204, 2012-2016.
• Dissemination Manager, “Timing Analysis on Code-Level (TACLe)”, European Cooperation in Science & Research, ICT Cost Action IC1202, 2012-2016.
• Institute Responsible, “Mobile Sensing & Technologies – IRIS MST”, funding by LLP Erasmus Intensive Programmes (IP), 2012-2013.
• Senior Researcher, “Quality Assurance”, funding by European & National Resources, Hellas, 2010-2013.
• Principal Investigator (PI), “Industrial Placement”, funding by European & National Resources, Hellas, 2010-2013.
• Senior Researcher, FP6-2005-IST-5, “Phosphorus – Lamda User Controlled Infrastructure for European Research”, funding by European Resources, 2006-09.
• Senior Researcher, “Mechanisms of High Availability, for VoIP Infrastructures (Voice over IP)”, Program Western Greece 2000-06: Common Activities of Research and Development in the Sectors of National Research Priorities Program, funding by European & National Resources, Hellas, 2006-08.
• Senior Researcher, “Low Power Architectures for Wireless Devices”, Post-Doctoral Research Program, funding by National Institute of Scholarships, Hellas, 2005-06.
• Senior Researcher, “ΑRΧΙΜΗDΗΣ ΙΙ – Support of Research Teams (ΕΕΟΤ)”, Subject: “VLSI Design and Error Control on Operational Units based RNS System, for DSP Co-Processors and Cryptographic Systems”, Program ΕPΕΑΕΚ ΙΙ, funding by General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT), Hellas, 2001-2003.
• Researcher, “Wireless Communications of Future DECT, Communications Systems & Protocols”, funding by Organisation of Greece Telecommunications (OTE), Hellas, 2000-2002.
• Researcher, “Estimation of the Delay and the Power Consumption of VLSI Circuits”, Program of Basic Research K. Karatheodori, funding by University of Patras, Hellas, 2000-2002.
• Researcher, AMIED ESPRIT PROJECT # 25249, “Asynchronous Low-Power Methodology and Implementation of an Encryption/Decryption System”, funding by European Resources, 1997-1999.

B. Evaluator/Reviewer Activities

• European Commission Projects Calls: HORIZON, COST, FP7, etc
• National Projects Calls: Several countries funding calls, all over the world.

A. Courses

Postgraduate Studies:

MSc Program, “Hardware and Software Integrated Systems (HSIS)”

• Cybersecurity, Fall Semester
• Hardware Security, Spring Semester

MSc Program, “Data Driven Computing and Decision Making (DDCDM)”

• Cybersecurity, Fall Semester

Undergraduate Studies:

• Cybersecurity, Core Selective, Fall Semester
• Embedded Systems, Core Selective, Fall Semester
• Hardware Security, Core Selective, Spring Semester
• Microcomputers, 7th Semester
• Advanced Microprocessors, 8th Semester

B. PhD Theses, International Committee Services

1. Ievgen Kabin, “Horizontal Address-Bit SCA Attacks Against ECC and Appropriate Countermeasures”, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg, Advisor: Prof. Peter Langendörfer, Germany, 2023.
2. Yaara Neumeier, “Codes For Reliable and Secure Hardware Systems”, Faculty of Engineering, Bar-Ilan University, Advisor: Prof. Osnat Keren, Israel, November 2021.
3. Roberto Magan Carrion, “Survivability of Ad Hoc Networks. Response & Tolerance Mechanisms Against Security Threats”, Department of Signal Theory, Telematics and Communications, University of Granada, Advisors: Prof. Garcia Teodoro & Prof. Jose Camacho Paez, Spain, April 2016.
4. Honorio Martin Gonzalez, “Hardware Design of Cryptographic Algorithms for Low Cost RFID Tags”, Electronic Technology Department, University Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, April 2016.
5. Kean Hong Boey, “Power Analysis Attacks on Countermeasures Block Ciphers”, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science, Queens University of Belfast, Advisor: Prof. Maire O’Neill, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, March 2012.
6. Cristina Alcaraz, “Interconnected Sensor Networks for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection”, Computer Science Department, University of Malaga, Advisor: Prof. Javier Lopez, Malaga, Spain, September 2011.

A. Scientific Committees and Task Forces

• IEEE Standards Association: Cyber Security for Next Generation Connectivity Systems Board, (2022-today).
• EURASIP, Technical Area Committee, BForSec: Biometrics, Data Forensics, and Security, (2024-today).
• Task Force CS2023: ACM/IEEE-CS/AAAI Computer Science Curricula, (2022-today).
  1. Global Representation Board,
  2. Knowledge Area: Security Board.
  
• Chair of IEEE Young Professionals Affinity Group, Greece Section, (2007-2016).

B. International Publishers

• Associate Editor, ACM Digital Threats: Research and Practice (DTRAP), (2022-today).
• Associate Editor, IET Networks, (2021-today).
• Associate Editor, IEEE VLSI Circuits and Systems Letter, (2019-today).
• Editor-in-Chief, Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, The Official Journal of (ISC)2, A Taylor & Francis Group Publication, (2011-2014).
• Handling Editor, Microprocessors and Microsystems: Embedded Hardware Design (MICPRO), Elsevier, (2018-2022).
• Associate Editor, IEEE Latin America Transactions, (2010-2013).
• Associate Editor, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, (2007-2015).
• Associate Editor, Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, The Official Journal of (ISC)2, A Taylor & Francis Group Publication, (2009-2020).

Guest Editor Roles:

• Nicolas Sklavos, Nesrine Kaaniche, Special Issue on: “On the Design of Secure Primitives for Real World Applications”, Microprocessors and Microsystems: Embedded Hardware Design (MICPRO), Elsevier, Vol. 80, 2021.
• Nicolas Sklavos, Sherali Zeadally, Cristina Alcaraz Tello, Special Issue on: “Modern Trends in Applied Security: Architectures, Implementations and Applications”, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier Science Press, Vol. 37, Number 02, 2011.
• Nicolas Sklavos, Maire McLoone, Xinmiao Zhang, Special Issue on: “Next Generation Hardware Architectures for Secure Mobile Computing”, Mobile, Networks and Applications (MONET), Springer-Verlag Publishers, Vol. 12, Number 4, pp. 229-230, 2007.
• Paris Kitsos, Nicolas Sklavos, Special Issue on: “Security of Computers & Networks”, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier Science Press, Vol. 33, Numbers 5-6, September-November, 2007.

C. International Conferences

Chair Positions:

• General Chair, 2024 IEEE CSR Workshop on Hardware Cybersecurity Systems (HACS), London, UK, September 2-4, 2024.
• Program Co-Chair, 2024 PAnhellenic Conference on Electronics and Telecommunications (PACET), Thessaloniki, Hellas, March 28-29, 2024.
• General Chair, 2023 IEEE CSR Workshop on Hardware Cybersecurity Systems (HACS), Venice, Italy, July 31 – August 2, 2023.
• Local Chair, 30th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Very Large Scale Integration 2022 (VLSI-SOC’22), Patra, Hellas, October 3-5, 2022.
• Technical Program Committee Co-Chair, 1st International Workshop on Social Internet of Anything (SIoA’22), collocated with the 18th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob’22), Thessaloniki, Hellas, October 10, 2022.
• Publicity Co-Chair, 3rd International Conference on Computing, Networks and Internet of Things (CNIOT’22), Qingdao, China, May 20-22, 2022.
• General Chair, 2nd IFIP NTMS CyberSecurity on Hardware Workshop 2021 (CyberSECHARD’21), in conjunction with the 11th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS’21), Paris, France, April 19-21, 2021.
• Keynote/Tutorial Chair, 11th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS’21), Paris, France, April 19-21, 2021.
• Publicity Chair, Trustworthy Manufacturing and Utilization of Secure Devices Workshop, Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE’20), Paris, France, March 09-13, 2020.
• Tutorial Co-Chair, IEEE 32nd International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM’20), Jordan, December 14-17, 2020.
• General Chair, 1st IFIP NTMS CyberSecurity on Hardware Workshop 2019 (CyberSECHARD’19), in conjunction with the 10th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), Canary Islands, Spain, June 24-26, 2019.
• Publicity Chair, PAnhellenic Conference on Electronics and Telecommunications (PACET’19), Volos, Hellas, November 8-9, 2019.
• Publicity Chair, International Conference on Omni-Layer Intelligent Systems (COINS’19), Crete, Hellas, May 5-7, 2019.
• Publicity Chair, 19th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital System Design, Architectures, Methods, Tools (DSD’16), Limassol, Cyprus, August 31 – September 2, 2016.
• Program Committee Vice-Chair, Workshop on Trustworthy Manufacturing and Utilization of Secure Devices (TRUDEVICE’16), in conjunction with Design Automation and Test in Europe 2016 (DATE’16), Dresden, Germany, March 14-16, 2016.
• Liaison Chair, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2015 (IEEE ISVLSI’15), Montpellier, France, July 8-10, 2015.
• Liaison Chair, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2014 (IEEE ISVLSI’14), Florida, USA, July 9-11, 2014.
• Publicity Chair, 4th FTRA International Conference on Information Technology Convergence and Services (ITCS-12), Amherst, USA, August 19-21, 2012.
• Steering Committee Member, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2011 (IEEE ISVLSI’12), Amherst, USA, August 19-21, 2012.
• Liaison Chair, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2011 (IEEE ISVLSI’12), Amherst, USA, August 19-21, 2012.
• Publicity Chair, 5th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS’12), Turkey, May 7-10, 2012.
• Publications Chair, 21st International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL’11), Chania, Greece, September 5-7, 2011.
• Steering Committee Member, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2011 (IEEE ISVLSI’11), Chennai, India, July 4-6, 2011.
• Publicity Chair, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2011 (IEEE ISVLSI’11), Chennai, India, July 4-6, 2011.
• Security Track Program Chair, 4th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS’11), France, February 7-10, 2011.
• Program Chair, IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium in VLSI 2010 (IEEE ISVLSI’10), Kefallinia, Greece, July 5-7, 2010.
• Symposium Chair, “Communication and Information Security Symposium”, IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Information Security (IEEE WCNIS2010), China, June 25-27, 2010.
• Workshops Chair, Third International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS’09), Egypt, December 20 – 23, 2009.
• Program Committee Member, The 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Network Evolution and Routing Innovation (Routing’09), China, December 12-14, 2009.
• Local Organizing Chair, 12th EUROMICRO Conference on Digital System Design, Architectures, Methods, Tools, Greece, August 27-29, 2009.
• Program Co-Chair, IFIP International Conference on Network and Service Security (N2S), France, June 24-26, 2009.
• Publicity Co-Chair, 11th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (IEEE HPCC-2009), Korea, June 25-27, 2009.
• Workshop General Co-Chair, Workshop on Security of Communication Systems (SCS), in conjunction with 3rd IEEE International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications (IEEE ICTTA’08), Syria, April 07-11, 2008.
• Conference General Co-Chair, 3rd International Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference (MobiMedia’07), Technically co-sponsored by ACM, Nafpaktos, Greece, August 27-29, 2007.
• Publicity Co-Chair, the 2007 International Workshop on Service, Security and Its Data Management for Ubiquitous Computing (SSDU’07), in conjunction with the 11th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD’07), China, May 22-25, 2007.

Committees Membership 2025:

(tentative list, previous years are archived)

• Technical Program Committee Member, Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference (DATE’25), Lyon, France, March 31 – April 2, 2025.
• Program Committee Member, 11th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP’25), Porto, Portugal, February 20-22, 2025.

D. Scientific Member

• Senior Member of IEEE, (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers).
• Professional Member of ACM, (Association for Computing Machinery).
• Associated Member of HiPEAC, (European Network of Excellence on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation).
• Member of IACR, (International Association for Cryptologic Research).