Europass curriculum vitae Academic Profile - Christos Markides

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Personal information
Surname(s) / First name(s)
Markides Christos
Telephone(s) (357) 22431355
Fax(es) (357) 22438234
E-mail(s) com.mc@fit.ac.cy
Website(s) http://staff.fit.ac.cy/com.mc/, http://www.cmarkides.info
Nationality(-ies) Cypriot
Education
Dates 1
Title of qualification awarded 2
Name of awarding institution 3
Key features 4
Jan 2004 – Present
PhD Candidate (Photonics)
City University, London, UK
Design, characterization and optimization of optical filters using the Beam Propagation Method.
Dates Sep 2001 – Sep 2002
Title of qualification awarded MSc (Distinction) Engineering and Information Sciences
Name of awarding institution University of Reading, Computer Science Department, Reading, UK
Key features Research MSc, with taught modules on UNIX, E-Commerce, Management & Marketing, and Linear
Algebra.
Dates Sep 1996 – June 1999
Title of qualification awarded BSc (2 nd Class Hons) in Computer Science and Cybernetics
Name of awarding institution University of Reading, Computer Science Department, Reading, UK
Key features Joint degree programme with emphasis on the use of computers of all types in the control and
analysis of systems. The Cybernetics modules give a basic grounding in control, measurement and
electronics. The Computer Science courses cover computer architecture and software engineering.
The programme also covered topics on artificial intelligence, neural networks, vision and robotics.
The programme also included a Final Year Project.
Work experience
Dates
Employer Name 5
Occupation or position(s) held 6
Main activities and responsibilities 7
Oct 2002 – Present
Frederick Institute of Technology
Instructor in Computer Science Dept.
Research Associate Computer Science and Engineering Department
BSc/Diploma Computer Science Administration
Erasmus Coordinator (Computer Science and Engineering)
Project Coordinator
As an instructor my teaching is focused on: Programming, Operating Systems, Databases, and
Network Programming. As an Erasmus coordinator I promote student and faculty mobility under the
Erasmus and Socrates programmes. As a project coordinator I organise and allocate students’
projects as well as providing information regarding projects (reports, presentations). In terms of
Administration I deal with Departmental student matters (registration, transfers, etc), I also maintain
the Computer Science archive and run the tutoring system.
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Dates Jan 2003
Employer Name National Telecommunications and Post Commission, Greece
Occupation or position(s) held Programmer
Main activities and responsibilities New numbering plan conversion program
Dates May 2002
Employer Name Serono Hellas AE, Greece
Occupation or position(s) held Programmer
Main activities and responsibilities Clientele database development and support
Professional Organisations 8
Member – IEEE
Member – ACM
Member – Cyprus Computer Society
Awards 9 FIT Certificate of Appreciation in Research and Development 2003 – 2004
FIT Certificate of Appreciation in Accreditation Process 2006
Service to the Institute 11 Computer Services Department, Kingston University MBA Programme
Disciplinary Committee
Services to the Frederick University Steering Committee:
Collecting architecture plans, deriving office spaces, lab spaces, lecture room spaces, parking
places, designing plans for use in presentations, gathering the entire infrastructure data of the
university, design and implementation of the Frederick University electronic archives.
Research Projects
Duration, Funding Ag. and Funding 2004 – 2007: Research Promotion Foundation. Total Funding: CYP 60,000
Title
Role and Contribution
Novel Technologies for Planning and Scheduling in the Process Industry of SMEs
Researcher: Responsible for the analysis, development and testing of software.
Duration, Funding Ag. and Funding
Role and Contribution
2004 – 2006: Research Promotion Foundation. Total Funding: Not Known
Title Βελτίωση της διελασηµότητας κράµατος αλουµινίου ΑΑ6063 µε χρήση επικαλυµµένων µήτρων µε
νέου PVD επικαλύψεις.
Researcher: Responsible for the development of simulations.
Duration, Funding Ag. and Funding
Title
Role and Contribution
2004 – 2006: Not Known. Total Funding: Not Known
Data Acquisition and Control of a hydrogen absorption system
Researcher: Responsible for the analysis, development and testing of software to control
instrumentation and measurements for the activation, absorption and desorption process of
hydrogen.
Duration, Funding Ag. and Funding
Title
Role and Contribution
2006 – 2007: Not Known. Total Funding: Not Known
ALPAS Research Programme
Researcher: Analysis, design, implementation and testing of a database and web site for on-line
data provided by primary schools around the country.
Duration, Funding Ag. and Funding
Title
Role and Contribution
2006 – 2007: Not Known. Total Funding: Not Known
Country of Origin Information (COI)
Researcher: Analysis, design, implementation and testing of a database and on-line software for
determining the status of COI for asylum seekers in Cyprus and the development of a website.
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Publications
MSc Dissertation
Publications
Investigation of hybrid /drilled multilayer Interference filters for the 15-35µm band, Department of
Cybernetics, University of Reading, 2002.
C. Markides, “Ant Evolutionary Algorithms for Molecular Conformation Problems”, Cyprus Journal
of Science, March 2004.
M. N. Lantuchov, C. Markides, “Linear Filtering Algorithm in the Presence of Gaps and False
Measurements”, Cyprus Journal of Science, May 2004.
O. V. Maslov, C. Sofroniou, C. Markides, “Statistically Optimal and Neural Network Based
Approach for Detecting Local Heterogeneities on Images”, Cyprus Journal of Science, June 2004.
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