Antonios Michalas is a Professor at Tampere University's Department of Computing Sciences, leading the Network and Information Security group (NISEC). His expertise spans Applied Cryptography, Privacy-Preserving Technologies, and Cyber Security. He holds a PhD from Aalborg University and has held roles from Assistant Professor to Professor at institutions including Tampere University, University of Westminster, and RISE Sweden. His research focuses on securing communication protocols, privacy in machine learning, and blockchain fairness. He actively contributes to projects like PiQASO (Post-Quantum Cryptography transition) and HARPOCRATES (privacy in health data). Education: PhD in Provable Security and Privacy (Aalborg University, 2013), MSc in Information Technology & Telecommunications (Athens Information Technology, 2007), BSc in Theoretical Mathematics (University of Crete, 2006). Research Interests: Developing cryptographic schemes for encrypted data operations, privacy-preserving machine learning, blockchain fairness, and secure IoT systems. Recent work includes privacy-preserving video classification, hybrid homomorphic encryption, and mitigating attacks in split learning. Grants/Projects: Leads PiQASO (Digital Europe), FACILITATE (EU), and ASCLEPIOS (EU health data security). Published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, with a focus on functional encryption, secure protocols, and privacy-preserving analytics. Teaches security and cryptography courses, emphasizing practical programming assignments and theoretical security analysis. Labs/Teams: NISEC group conducts cutting-edge research in cryptography and security, with activities spanning theoretical foundations to real-world implementations. Collaborates internationally on projects addressing post-quantum cryptography, cloud security, and privacy in health systems.
