Dimitris E. Simos
is Full Professor with Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and Senior Lecturer with Salzburg University of Applied Sciences as well as the recipient of the state-funded Joint Professorship in Cybersecurity between both institutions since July 2025. He holds also a Guest Researcher appointment with US NIST and is Visiting Associate Professor with Graz University of Technology.
He has (co)-authored more than 150 publications in Discrete Mathematics and their Applications to Computer Science, and is a leading expert on combinatorial designs, software testing and complex secure systems. Some of his academic recognitions include being named Fellow of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications (FTICA), recipient of the ACA Early Researcher Award (2024) and serving as the Austrian Delegate to the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UN CSTD) for Disaster Risk Reduction.
University of Salzburg
Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, Department Computer Science
Jakob-Haringer-Str. 2
5020 Salzburg