Grammati Pantziou

Grammati Pantziou is a Professor at the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica (since 2018). She previously held roles as Vice Rector for Administrative Affairs (2019–2023), member of the Governing Committee, and president of the Research Committee at the same institution. Earlier positions include Assistant Professorships at Dartmouth College (1992–1994) and University of Central Florida (1994–1995), and Professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (1998–2018). She served on the Greek Data Protection Authority (2003–2013).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Patras, Greece (1991)

Research Interests: Focuses on algorithmic optimization, parallel/distributed computing, mobile networks, and cybersecurity. Specializes in sensor networks, pervasive computing security, and smart city applications. Her work bridges theoretical algorithms with real-world systems like tourism route planning, vehicular networks, and IoT.

Publications & Impact: Authored/co-authored 11 books, 165+ papers, and edited 5 books. Her research has 5,600+ citations (h-index:34, i10-index:80). Leads 29 funded projects on cybersecurity, transportation optimization, and smart systems.

Editorial Roles: Editor-in-Chief of Algorithms Journal's 'Parallel and Distributed Algorithms' section, and editor for journals like Cybersecurity & Privacy (MDPI) and Security and Communication Networks (Wiley).

Contributions: Developed frameworks like eCOMPASS for tourist route planning and ETHACA for cybersecurity training. Pioneered algorithms for vehicle relocation in sharing systems and energy-efficient data aggregation in sensor networks.