Prof Symeon CHATZINOTAS

Symeon Chatzinotas (MEng, MSc, PhD, FIEEE) is currently a Full Professor/Chief Scientist I and head of the Signal Processing and Communications (SIGCOM) research group at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg. In parallel, he is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and a Collaborating Scholar of the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”.

SIGCOM conducts research aimed at designing, emulating and testing new high-performance systems for the future of mobile and satellite communications. Fields of applications range from 5G/6G telecommunications to satellite-based internet connectivity and quantum communications. In collaboration with the SIGCOM group, Symeon Chatzinotas has attracted research funding in the order of €40m through more than 50 projects. SIGCOM has trained about 100 post-doctoral and 50 doctoral candidates to date. The research group currently has around 100 active members.

Co-ordinator and lecturer to MSc-level courses

• Satellite Communications and Security, Master in Space Technologies and Business (MSTB)
• Advanced Satellite Communication Systems, MSTB
• Quantum Communications and QKD, MSTB and Master in Cybersecurity and Cyber Defence (MCYSD)

Symeon Chatzinotas leads the long-term strategic partnership with SES, as well as industrial projects with Deutsche Telecom Labs, Nokia Bell Labs and Huawei. In parallel, he has led strategic projects on 5G/6G and quantum communication technologies in collaboration with the Ministry of Digitalisation and the national spectrum regulator, Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation (ILR).

He has authored more than 800 technical papers in refereed international journals, conferences and scientific books, and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the IEEE Fellowship and an IEEE Distinguished Contributions Award. He is currently on the editorial board of the IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology and the International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking.

In the past, he has lectured as a visiting professor at the University of Parma, Italy, and contributed to numerous research and development projects for the Institute of Telematics and Informatics, Center of Research and Technology, Hellas and Mobile Communications research group, Center of Communication Systems Research, University of Surrey.

Symeon Chatzinotas received the MEng degree in telecommunications from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 2003. He received his MSc and PhD in electronic engineering from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, in 2006 and 2009, respectively.