Prof. Theodoros Tsiftsis

Theodoros A. Tsiftsis (IEEE Senior Member) received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece, in 2006. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, Greece. He also holds visiting appointments as Visiting Professor of Wireless Communications at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), Ningbo, China, and Honorary Professor at Shandong Jiaotong University, Jinan City, China. Dr. Tsiftsis has authored more than 330 publications in leading international journals and conferences. His research interests lie broadly in communication theory and wireless communications, with emphasis on AI-driven Wireless Systems, Neuromorphic Wireless Communication, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, Optical Wireless Communications, and Physical Layer Security. He has served on the editorial boards of several flagship IEEE journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Letters, and IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and Specialty Chief Editor for Networks and Communications in Frontiers in Computer Science. Dr. Tsiftsis has been recognized as an IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer (2018–2022) and currently serves as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2024–2025).