I hold a B.Sc. degree in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece (1984) and a Ph.D. degree in Physics, from NKUA (1995). I am a tenured professor with more than 20-year experience in research and education in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of West Attica, where I also direct the Laboratory of Smart Technologies, Renewable Energy Sources and Quality. Previously I have been a researcher in the Departments of Electronics and Applied Physics of the NKUA from (1985-1994) and the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of NKUA (1994-2002). From 2002 I have joined as a professor, the Department of Electronics Engineering, Piraeus University of Applied Sciences (PUAS) (2002-2018). I have (co-)authored over 100 research publications in the fields of Εmbedded systems, Wireless Sensor Networks with applications in smart grids, Internet of Things technologies, LPWAN technologies, Environmental Engineering, smart cities, Smart Grids and the Internet of Energy, and Cyber-Physical Systems.