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Andreas holds a PhD in International Studies from the University of Buckingham (UK). The title of his PhD thesis is: “Greece unscathed by Jihadism”.He is a graduate in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and he holds a Master degree (MA) in Intelligence and Security studies from Brunel University (UK). He has served as General Director of the Federation of Attica and Piraeus Industries (2001-2004) and has worked as an expert consultant to various posts in the Greek government. He has also received research grants from the renowned US based think tank Middle East Forum.From October 2007 till January 2012 he was a Senior Analyst at the Athens based think tank Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS). He is co-founder of the blog RIMSE (Radical Islam Monitor in Southeast Europe-February 2011). Furthermore, he is a Founding Partner (since January 2013) and Deputy Secretary General (January 2013-January 2018) of the Hellenic-Chinese Business Chamber. In June 2015 in collaboration with a group of young scientists of the broader scientific field of International Relations he founded the Center for International Strategic Analyses-KEDISA.
Omiros graduated with Honors from the department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Athens. He continued his studies at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the subject of Political Communication. He is a PhD Candidate in Cultural Diplomacy at Panteion University. Fellow of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation and the Holly Archidiocese of Athens. He worked as a Special Scientific Advisor for Press and Communication issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense for the period 2011-2014. He is currently working in the private sector, as Communications Strategist and Advisor.
Vasilis completed his Master studies at Leiden University (MSc in Crisis & Security Management) in June 2018. He also holds a BSc in International & European Studies from the University of Piraeus, where he worked as a Junior Assistant Researcher in the BRICS special research center and in the Turkish & Eurasian Studies Workshop. He has been an intern at the Protocol department of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a trainee at the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) in the Greek Ministry of Public Order & Citizen Protection. He worked for 1 year at the Certification Policy & Safety Information Department of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Cologne. He is currently working as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH) in cybersecurity projects. From July, 1st, he also serves as the Financial Director of KEDISA. His main research interests include topic related to Cyber Security, Aviation Security, Crisis Management, and Turkish Foreign Policy & Economy. In addition to Greek, he speaks English, has an adequate knowledge of French, and a basic understanding of Turkish and German.
Evangelos holds a BSc in Political Science & History from Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences in Greece. He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Manchester. His MA dissertation focused on several UN Peace Operations regarding the Protection of Civilians (POC) issues and how they have transformed since 1999. His area of interests includes issues such as International Terrorism, Security & Defence and Political issues. In 2010, he worked as an intern in the Hellenic Parliament. Since 2013, he joined a UK-based NGO, PEPAIDS, alleviating poverty and HIV/AIDS in Zambia, as a volunteer Researcher and Consultant developing several research papers, drafting a proposal to obtain funding for a new project and facilitated several meetings to monitor existing and develop new policies for the NGO. Recently, he joined the Security & Defence Analysis Institute’s (i-sda) Southeastern Europe Intelligence Unit as a Research Analyst on Defence & Security issues. He is currently working at ASPIDA Corp. as an Intelligence Analyst & Advisor on international Geopolitical & Maritime Security related issues. He speaks Greek, English, French and has basic knowledge of Russian.
She graduated from the Department of International, European and Regional Studies at Panteion University (2012-2016). The directions that she choose during her studies was International Relations and International Law. She is in the final phase of completing her postgraduate course in International Public Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has been a researcher-analyst at the Institute of International Relations of Panteion University at the field of defense matters. She has attended numerous conferences and seminars and also she has participated in simulations of European Parliament. She speaks fluently English and French. Moreover, she speaks Russian. Areas of her academic interests are International Law, International Relations, Strategy, National Defence and International Security.