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I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. - A. Einstein

I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Computer Science within the Department of Computer Science at the University of York, UK. I received a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus (2010), and an MSc in Software Engineering (2011) and a PhD in Computer Science (2016) both from the University of York, UK.

Interested for a PhD?

I am currently recruiting PhD candidates in the areas of Software Engineering and Trustworthy Robotics and Autonomous Systems. If interested, get in touch.

Research Interests

The engineering of trustworthy software for autonomous systems through the development of rigorous tool-supported approaches using model-based analysis, testing and formal verification.

Model-driven robotics & autonomous systems

Devise approaches for trustworthy adaptation in robotics and autonomous systems using lightweight formal methods and model-driven engineering

Trustworthy AI

Develop techniques that enable establishing the trustworthiness of Artificial Intelligence and drive its use in critical autonomous systems

Search-based software engineering

Address software engineering problems and tame their large decision spaces through methods that employ evolutionary algorithms

Research Grants

  • SESAME - Secure and Safe Multi-Robot Systems
    (01/2021 - 12/2023, European Union H2020, £7M, PI)
  • KTP with Leonardo UK Ltd
    (09/2022 - 05/2025, UKRI - KTP, £477K, CoI)
  • SAFEMUV - Safe Airframe Inspection using Multiple UAVs
    (08/2019 - 02/2022, Lloyds Register Foundation - AAIP, £250K, PI)
  • COVE - Continual Verification of Robotic Systems under Uncertainty
    (11/2019 - 08/2021, EPSRC - ORCA PRF, £250K, CoI)
  • ATLAS - Assuring Robustness in Collaborative Autonomous Robots
    (09/2019 - 06/2020, Dstl, £90K, CoI)
  • AMCA - Assured Mission-Critical Applications for Teams of Unmanned Vehicles
    (03/2019 - 11/2019, Dstl, £90K, CoI)