Marios Polycarpou

Marios Polycarpou is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus. He holds honorary positions at Imperial College London and is a member of Academia Europaea. His expertise spans intelligent systems, adaptive control, machine learning, and critical infrastructure.

Education:

• B.A. Computer Science (Rice University, 1987)
• B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Rice University, 1987)
• M.S. Electrical Engineering (University of Southern California, 1989)
• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (University of Southern California, 1992)

Research Focus: Polycarpou’s work emphasizes fault diagnosis in cyber-physical systems, water distribution networks, and adaptive control. He pioneers digital twin technologies for infrastructure resilience and develops algorithms for real-time anomaly detection and system optimization.

Article Trends: His recent publications address adaptive control strategies, cybersecurity in networked systems, and AI-driven solutions for water management. Key themes include distributed control, event-triggered mechanisms, and transformer-based anomaly localization.

Awards:

• 2023 IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Technical Field Award
• 2016 IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award
• Fellow of IEEE and IFAC

Grants & Leadership: He secured prestigious grants including ERC Advanced and Synergy Grants. He led KIOS CoE’s Horizon 2020 projects and served as IEEE Computational Intelligence Society President (2012–2013).

Labs & Teams: Directs the KIOS CoE, a hub for AI in critical infrastructure. Collaborates on projects like ERC Water-Futures, focusing on long-term water system transitions and contamination mitigation.