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I. Papastamatiou
Electrical and Computer Engineer
IT Senior Project Manager

Dr. Ilias M. Papastamatiou

Dr. Ilias Papastamatiou is an Electrical and Computer Engineer from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), currently serving as Senior Project Manager at GRNET – National Infrastructures for Research and Technology since 2020. He leads and contributes to the design, coordination, and implementation of major national and European initiatives in the fields of High-Performance Network Connectivity (GEANT), the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI), and the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). He is the Coordinator of the HellasQCI project, which deploys Greece’s National Quantum Communication Infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity through advanced quantum technologies such as Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).

Between 2014 and 2020, he worked at the European Commission (EC) in Brussels, initially as a Member of Cabinet to the Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, and later as Policy Officer at DG HOME, where he was responsible for cybersecurity and cybercrime policy development at the EU level. Prior to that, he served as Advisor at the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence (2013–2014) and as Head of the ICT Department of the Minister’s Cabinet. He held the same position at the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2012–2013).

Dr. Papastamatiou holds a PhD with honours from NTUA in the field of Decision Support Systems, Smart Cities, and ICT. His work has been recognized with distinctions and awards from the Greek Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NTUA, IEEE, and the Canadian research association AIE – Advances In Engineering. He is certified in Project and IT Service Management, holding PRINCE2®, ITIL®, and FitSM® certifications.

During the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU (2014), he was responsible for the design and delivery of the official Presidency website, receiving commendation from the Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy of the Hellenic MFA. That same year, he represented Greece at the Strategic Decision-Making Course and Exercise on Cyber Crisis Management in Lisbon. In October 2014, he was awarded the Cross of Merit and Honor (2nd Class) by the Minister of National Defence for his contributions. Further distinctions include the Best Paper Award at the 6th IEEE International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems & Applications (2015), and selection by AIE in 2017 for his Elsevier Energy Procedia publication, recognized as a key scientific article contributing to research excellence in engineering.

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What I Do

Senior Project Manager at GRNET - the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology

Electrical and Computer Engineering

HellasQCI Coordinator-National Quantum Communication Infrastructure

Project Management | Policy Support | Quantum Technologies | Cybersecurity | EU Affairs

Resume

14 Years of Experience

Education

1992-2005
Ecole franco-hellénique « Lycée Léonin», Nea Smirni, Athens

Primary & Secondary Education

Received four distinctions from the Greek Ministry of Education for outstanding academic performance during middle and high school. Completed curriculum in accordance with both Greek and French educational standards.

2006-2011
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Diploma & Integrated Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Core studies included: Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Web & Application Development, Network and Cybersecurity, Decision Support Systems, Energy Management, Signals & Robotics, Electromagnetics, and Electric Power Systems. Completed coursework in both hardware and software disciplines with a strong focus on practical application, systems engineering, and ICT.

2012-2018
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (with Honours)

Dissertation focus: Decision Support Systems & Smart Cities. Research Fields: Decision Support Systems (DSS), Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), Internet of Things (IoT), ICT for Energy Efficiency, and Cybersecurity. Technologies: Web development (Python/Django, PHP, MySQL), software engineering, and systems integration. Academic Duties: Preparation of teaching material, lectures, and exam content; conducted undergraduate and postgraduate training sessions and seminars. Developed research papers, supervised project work, and supported the university’s Smart Cities and Energy Management initiatives.

Experience

2020 - Current
GRNET

IT Senior Project Manager

Lead Project Manager for several EU and National-level ICT projects in the areas of: High-Performance Network Connectivity (e.g. GÉANT projects GN4-3, GN4-3N, GN5-1, GN5-2), Quantum Communication Infrastructure (QCI) – including HellasQCI (Coordinator), PETRUS, NOSTRADAMUS, IrelandQCI, Lux4QCI, European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) – including NI4OS-Europe and EOSC-Future. Coordinator of the HellasQCI project, deploying Greece’s National Quantum Communication Infrastructure based on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Observer at GÉANT’s General Assembly and Programme Committee Member for GÉANT TNC25. Contributor to policy development at GRNET’s Directorate of European Infrastructures and Projects.

2019 - 2020
European Commission

Policy Officer

Policy Assistant to the Director for Migration, Protection and Visa at the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the European Commission. Contribution to policy development, coordination and management of the Directorate. Contribution to the coherence of new policy development activities and their implementation with the political objectives and priorities of the Directorate. Coordinate the preparation and management of the Commission Work Programme, Annual Management Plan and related reporting procedures.

2014 - 2019
European Commission

Member of Cabinet to the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

Participated in the development of numerous legislative files regarding migration, security and borders management in the context of the EU Agenda on Migration and the EU Agenda on Security. As a Member of the Cabinet, was in charge of Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Anti-Drugs policy, EMCDD Agency, Online Disinformation, Artificial intelligence, social media coordinator and in charge of the the Greek press communication. The last period, was also in charge for the Security Union portfolio, EU Internet Forum, EUROPOL and CEPOL agencies.

2013 - 2014
Hellenic Ministry of National Defence

Minister’s ICT Advisor

Head of the Minister’s ICT department, managing a team responsible for: Network and information security, Web development and online communications, Designed and maintained the official website of the Minister of Defence. Drafted briefings, speeches, and strategic communications material. Liaised closely with the Cyber Defence Directorate of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) and the Ministry's Press Office. Participated as national representative of Greece at the Strategic Decision-Making Course & Exercise on Cyber Crisis Management (Lisbon, May 2014), under the auspices of the European Defence Agency (EDA). Awarded the Cross of Merit and Honour (2nd Class) by the Minister of National Defence in October 2014. .

2012 - 2013
Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister’s ICT Advisor

Led the Minister’s ICT department, supervising: Network and information security, Development and management of web applications and digital tools, Designed and maintained the Minister’s official website, Provided strategic and technical support on digital communication and policy matters, Drafted press releases, briefings, and communication material, Contributed to the design and execution of national outreach campaigns, Participated in the planning and coordination of international missions, including the preparation of agendas and communication strategies. .

2011 – 2012 (continued part-time until 2018, during PhD studies)
Decision Support Systems Laboratory (DSS Lab) - Electrical and Computer Engineering NTUA

Research associate and Project Officer

Involved in National & EU projects (energy & ICT). Served as ICT & Energy Project Officer in EU programs such as OPTIMUS, POLIMP, Build Up Skills, BETTER, and APRAISE. Received Best Paper Award (IEEE IISA 2015), Thomaidio Award (NTUA, 2017), and multiple commendations for voluntary ICT support to Special Olympics Hellas. Publications recognized by Elsevier and Advances in Engineering for contributions to energy optimization and decision support systems. .

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Portfolio

My Works

Selected Articles

Videos

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QCI Days 2025 Athens

HellasQCI 2nd Training in Crete 9 2024

RoNaQCI Workshop Iasi

NOKIA Wavelengths 24 EMEA event

QCI Days 2024 Vienna

Quantum Communication Innovation Forum

HellasQCI 1st Training Event in Athens

GEANT event TNC23 in Albania

IrelandQCI kick-off meeting

6th annual ESA ScyLight Conference

HellasQCI Kick-off Meeting

Selected Publications

  • Papastamatiou, I., Marinakis, V., Doukas, H., Psarras, J. (2017). A decision support framework for smart cities energy assessment and optimization. Energy Procedia, 111, 800–809. Elsevier.
  • Androulaki, S., Spiliotis, E., Doukas, H., Papastamatiou, I., Psarras, J. (2014). Proposing a Smart City Energy Assessment Framework linking local vision with data sets. In IISA 2014: 5th International Conference on Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications, 50–56. IEEE.
  • Androulaki, S., Doukas, H., Spiliotis, E., Papastamatiou, I., Psarras, J. (2016). A framework to assess the behavior and performance of a city towards energy optimization. Intelligent Computing Systems: Emerging Application Areas, 189–205. Springer.
  • Marinakis, V., Doukas, H., Spiliotis, E., Papastamatiou, I. (2017). Decision support for intelligent energy management in buildings using the thermal comfort model. International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 10(1), 882–893. Springer.
  • Papastamatiou, I., Doukas, H., Spiliotis, E., Psarras, J. (2016). How “OPTIMUS” is a city in terms of energy optimization? e-SCEAF: A web based decision support tool for local authorities. Information Fusion, 29, 149–161. Elsevier.
  • Papastamatiou, I., Doukas, H., Psarras, J. (2014). An Information Management Software for assessing smart energy systems exploiting cities' multidisciplinary data. In IISA 2014, 285–290. IEEE.
  • Papastamatiou, I., Marinakis, V., Doukas, H., Psarras, J. (2015). A web tool for assessing the energy use of buildings in Greece: First results from real life application. In IISA 2015, 1–6. IEEE.
  • Papastamatiou, I., Doukas, H. (2013). Heterogeneous management information software for supporting energy-related decision making problems. In Second International Symposium and 24th National Conference on Operational Research, 373–392.
  • Papastamatiou, I., Doukas, H., Androulaki, S., Psarras, J. A holistic approach for smart cities energy assessment. (Submitted / Journal TBD)
  • Papastamatiou, I. et al. (2022). Building National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCIs) in Southeast Europe: Supporting Research and Scholarly Communication. Publications, 10(4), 42. MDPI.
  • Naegele-Jackson, S., Papastamatiou, I., et al. QKD Concepts and Considerations. (Forthcoming / Workshop Paper)
  • Kanavou, K., Kosanović, B., Lenaki, K., Papadopoulou, E., Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2022). Building National Open Science Cloud Initiatives (NOSCIs) in Southeast Europe. In PUBMET 2022, 74–75. University of Zadar.
  • Athanasiou, S., Amiridis, V., ... Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2020). National plan for open science. Zenodo. DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.3908953](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3908953)
  • Makris, N., Tsimvrakidis, K., Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2024). Field demonstration of a fully managed, L1 encrypted 3-node network with hybrid relayed-QKD. In ECOC 2024, 1766–1769. VDE.
  • Makris, N., Papageorgopoulos, A., Konteli, P., Tsoni, I., Tsimvrakidis, K., Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2024). Relayed-QKD and switched-QKD networks performance comparison. In OFC 2024, 1–3. IEEE.
  • Toli, E., Papadopoulou, E., Liatas, C., Sifakaki, E., Papastamatiou, I., Prnjat, O. (2020). Deliverable D2.2: National OSC initiatives models.
  • Giannoulis, G., Stathis, A., Ntanos, A., Lyras, N. K., Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2024). Satellite-to-ground QKD Feasibility Analysis for High Altitude Rural Areas: A Case Study in Greece. In FOAN 2024, 38–42. IEEE.
  • Konteli, P., Makris, N., Tsimvrakidis, K., Papageorgopoulos, A., Papastamatiou, I., et al. (2025). Time-bin Phase and Polarization based QKD systems over 16Km Aerial Fibers. arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.03436.

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