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Constantinos Patsakis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, and an adjunct researcher at the Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS) of Athena Research and Innovation Centre. He holds a Mathematics degree from the University of Athens, an M.Sc. in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London, and a PhD in Security from the University of Piraeus. Previously, he worked as a Researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy at Rovira i Virgili University, a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, and a Senior Researcher at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology.
His primary research areas include cryptography, security, privacy, data anonymization, malware analysis, and blockchain technology. With over 190 publications to his name, his work spans from theoretical security frameworks to practical applications in digital forensics and malware detection. He has contributed significantly to the development of datasets for security research, including the Malicious MS Office documents dataset, Social Live Streaming Service Grooming dataset, and the HYDRA dataset for Domain Generation Algorithm research.
His recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a strong focus on emerging security challenges, with particular emphasis on LLM applications in security analysis, novel malware detection techniques, privacy-preserving protocols, and blockchain security. His work bridges academic research with practical security solutions, addressing both technical and human aspects of cybersecurity.
As an editor for journals including Computers and Security, International Journal of Information Security, Scientific Reports, and Blockchain: Research and Applications, he plays a significant role in shaping the discourse in his field. He currently teaches undergraduate courses in Information & Code theory, Security Governance, Introduction to Computer Science, and Cryptography, as well as graduate courses in Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis, Cryptographic protocols, and Blockchain development.
- Principal Investigator for ALUNA (ISFP-2021-AG-CYBER)
- Coordinator for LAZARUS (HORIZON-CL3-2021-CS-01)
- Principal Investigator for Cut the Cord (ISFP-2020-AG-CYBER)
- Principal Investigator for HEROES (H2020-FCT-01-2020)
His research group actively contributes to multiple EU-funded projects addressing critical cybersecurity challenges, with a particular focus on digital forensics, blockchain security, and privacy-preserving technologies. The team maintains strong collaborations with international institutions and industry partners, ensuring their research has real-world impact.
