Dr. Efthimios Alepis is Associate Professor in the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus. 
He has authored/co-authored more than 120 scientific papers which have been published in international journals, book chapters and international conferences. He has received several awards by Google and Microsoft for his research in the security of their Operating Systems.
Dr. Alepis is the founder of the Greek Company “Software Engineering Innovation Group – SEIG” the activities of which include, among other, production of innovative software and IT services.
His current research interests are in the areas of Object-oriented Programming, Mobile Software Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Affective Computing and Security in Mobile Applications.