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George Pallis is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Laboratory of Internet Computing. He is a programme director for the Master in Data Science and leads major international research initiatives funded by the European Commission, national agencies, and industry partners such as Google. His academic foundation includes a BSc and PhD in Informatics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
- PhD, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006
- BSc, Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001
Dr. Pallis’s research focuses on Distributed and Internet Computing, with specialized interests in Big Data Analytics, Cloud/Edge/Fog Computing, Content Delivery Networks, and Online Social Networks. His work bridges theoretical innovation and practical deployment, particularly in scalable and energy-efficient computing infrastructures. He has contributed to international standards through the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) and has developed frameworks for cloud elasticity, fog emulation, and misinformation detection.
His 15 most recent publications reflect a strong trend in edge and fog computing, AI-driven analytics, privacy-preserving data processing, and misinformation detection. These works span high-impact venues such as IEEE IC2E, IEEE/ACM SEC, IEEE CloudCom, and IEEE BigData, with increasing integration of machine learning and human-in-the-loop systems.
Dr. Pallis has received multiple scientific awards, including:
- Best Paper Award, IEEE CloudCom 2024
- Best Paper Award (2nd place), IEEE/ACM UCC 2023
- Best Paper Award, IEEE IoTDi 2022
- Best Student Paper, IEEE ISCC 2022
- Best Paper, IEEE BigData 2016
- Best Paper, ICSOC 2014
- Best Demo Award, ACM/IEEE SEC 2020
- World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford)
- Golden Core Member, IEEE Computer Society
He has supervised several PhD students in areas such as fog computing emulation, big data in entrepreneurship, and polarization detection. His research is supported by over 5.5 million euros in grants from the European Commission (e.g., RAINBOW, UNICORN, ICARUS), the Research Promotion Foundation in Cyprus, and industry. He has served as General Chair of IEEE/ACM SEC 2024 and IEEE IC2E 2024, and as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Internet Computing (2019–2023), now holding the Emeritus title. He is currently Associate Editor for the Computing Journal (Springer).
Dr. Pallis leads the Laboratory of Internet Computing, a hub for research in cloud, edge, and social computing. The lab develops tools like Fogify for emulation, RAINBOW analytics, and Check-It for fake news detection, fostering collaboration across academia and industry.
