Dr Nicholas Ioannides
Job Title: Senior Lecturer
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Academic Qualifications:
- PhD - Novel Optoelectronic and Plastic Optical Fibre Sensors
- MBA - Master in Business Administration
- Thesis: Transforming the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
- MA - International Relations
- Thesis: Establishing Competition in Telecommunications through Regulation
- BEng(Hons) - Electronic and Communications Engineering
Current Roles and Responsibilities:
Course Leader:
- MSc Computer Networking (MSc CNW)
- MSc Computer Systems Engineering (MSc CSE)
- MSc Network Management and Security (MSc NMS)
Project / Dissertation Coordinator:
- Dissertation (MSc - CTPP04N)
- Networking Project (BSc & BEng - CT3P50N)
Module Leader:
- Mobile and Digital Broadcasting (MSc - CTP142N)
- Fibre Optics and Optoelectronics (BEng - CT3037N)
- Digital Broadcasting (BEng - CT3036N)
- Traffic Engineering (BEng - CT3033N)
- Computer Organisation (BEng - CT2035N)
- Introduction to Communications (BEng - CT1037N)
- Principles of Communications Systems (Foundation - CT0004N)
Research Group Leader:
- Optoelectronics Group (Brochure)
Research Interests:
Plastic Optical Fibre (POF):
- Sensing applications
- Illumination techniques
- LAN and components
- Data links and bandwidth optimisation
Communications and Networks:
- Network Security
- IPTV distribution
- Passive Optical Networks
- Fibre to the Home (FTTH)
- Smart Home
- Network Economics
In collaboration with the Laboratory of Applied Computer Science and Technology (LACOST)
- Active Safety Systems
- Reliability and Fault Tolerance
- Network on a Chip
In collaboration with the Molecular Nanostructures Group of IFW Dresden, Germany:
- Thermoelectric effects of Si nanowires as energy efficient components in Si-based technology
- Thermal properties of 1D carbon nanotubes, graphene ribbons and Si nanowire structures in thermal management
- Mechanical and electronic properties of 1D carbon nanotubes, graphene ribbons and Si nanowire structures in sensing applications
- Investigation and characterisation of nanowire properties under GHz and THz frequencies
PhD Completions:
Dr J. Munisami, Novel Technique for Solar Power Capture using Plastic Optical Fibre, London Metropolitan University, 2011
Current PhD Supervision:
V. Castano, Resilience of an Embedded Architecture using Hardware Redundancy
G. Georgiou, Self Learning of New Computer Network Threats
Publications and Conference Papers:
Detailed list of Dr Ioannides' publications
Consultancy:
Examples of Consultancy Projects Undertaken:
- Reviewed the cost of access network options (xDSL, WLL and fibre) available in Western Europe to CWG and made recommendations to maximise cost effectiveness of deployment options (2001)
- Cost Modelling for CWG of UK-wide xDSL deployment (2001)
- 'Review of Local Access Options', Article and Presentation to Network Economics Group of CWG (2001)
- Evaluated the cost of network and bandwidth utilisation and availability at the CWG Web-Hosting Centre at Swindon and suggested a more cost effective network design (2000)
- 'Decorative Illumination of Large Radomes in the UAE Using Large Core Plastic Optical Fibre', Design Report for CableForce UK Ltd (1998)
Professional Memberships:
CSci - Chartered Scientist
CPhys - Chartered Physicist
MInstP - Member of the Institute of Physics
MIET - Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
Other Links:
- LondonMet's:
- Faculty of Computing
Cisco Networking Academy
Cyprus Centre




