Panayiotis Andreou

Panayiotis Andreou holds the position of Deputy Head of the School of Sciences and is an Associate Professor in Data Management at the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus). He is also the Course Leader for the MSc Data Analytics program. His academic journey includes a PhD in Computer Science (University of Cyprus, 2011), an MSc in Advanced Computer Technologies (2006), and a BSc in Computer Science (2003). He became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2016.

• Roles: Deputy Head (School of Sciences), Associate Professor, MSc Data Analytics Course Leader
• Research Interests: Data Management, Adaptive Computing, eHealth, Ambient Assisted Living
• Administrative Roles: Senate Member, Innovation and Enterprise Committee Chair, Internships Coordinator

His research focuses on optimizing data systems for networks and healthcare, with contributions to wearable technologies, mobile applications, and elderly care systems. He has supervised PhD projects on adaptive visualizations and data management frameworks.

Key grants include leadership on EU-funded projects like SLICES-DS (€2.9M) and RegTek (€1M), as well as national grants such as IDEALVis (€250K). He has also led cybersecurity and environmental monitoring initiatives like FireWatch (€160K).

Awarded the Best PhD Award (EWSN’2012), eHealth Award for DITIS, and World Summit Award (WSA) for innovative healthcare systems. His outreach includes co-founding InSPIRE and serving on EU evaluation panels.