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Kyriakos Kyriakou

Kyriakos Kyriakou

Biography

Kyriakos Kyriakou (BSc & MSc, Computer Science) is a Research Associate at the Transparency in Algorithms Multidisciplinary Research Group (TAG) of the CYENS - Centre of Excellence (formerly known as RISE) in Cyprus. He studied Computer Science at the University of Cyprus, with a specialization in Software Engineering, acquiring both a BSc and an MSc degree. His main research area revolves around Algorithmic Transparency, Fairness, Accountability, and Explainability. Mr. Kyriakou has been involved in a number of development/startup projects, while at the same time having experience working in an academic research environment, primarily on Erasmus+ projects. In addition, he has participated regularly in hackathons and business idea competitions, from some of which he got awarded. He has been also involved in innovation and entrepreneurship by co-founding several startups (BadFive.com, and Meera Ltd), while in the meantime some of his proposed business ideas got accepted to receive funding, and participated in incubation and accelerator programs in Cyprus. As a last highlight, he has been actively involved in various volunteering activities and networked with several key organizations in Cyprus.