Costas Pashiourtides received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Philosophy from the University of Cyprus in 2024. Since September 2023, he has been working as an intern at KIOS, where his research focuses on sound source localization and classification of UAVs for one year. He is currently a PhD Student at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cyprus, carrying out his research at KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, focusing on the security of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). His PhD research centers on vulnerability discovery in PLCs and OT equipment, with an emphasis on developing methodologies to assess the potential risk of zero-day exploits in operational technology (OT) environments.
