Nikos Passas

Nikos Passas is a Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, leading the Green, Adaptive and Intelligent Networking (GAIN) research group. He has coordinated numerous national and European research projects, including SMART-NRG,ROSSFIRE,SEOVEREIGN,CASPERS, and SEMANTIC. His research focuses on mobile network architectures, QoS provisioning, wireless protocols, and 5G/6G technologies. He has published over 120 papers and 12 book chapters, with key contributions in MAC protocols, mobility management, and network security.

Education: PhD in Informatics & Telecommunications (University of Athens, 1997), Diploma in Computer Engineering (University of Patras, 1992).

Teaching: Mobile/Wireless Networking courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Recent roles include guest editor for IEEE Wireless Communications and Wiley's Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal.

Research highlights include work on LTE-Advanced networks, D2D communications, and blockchain-based mobile data access. He holds a US patent for wireless traffic scheduling. Active in IEEE and the Technical Chamber of Greece.

Current projects emphasize smart energy networks, cognitive radio technologies, and user-centric service provisioning. His lab develops solutions for HetNets, edge computing, and AI-driven network optimization.