Paris Fokaides

Dr. Paris Fokaidis is an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic School of Frederick University, in the field of thermodynamics, as well as in the field of process engineering. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2002) and holds a PhD from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany (2009) in the field of energy processes. It is actively involved in research projects in the field of energy, having drawn more than 6 million euros from European funded research projects. He is also the academic head of the Sustainable Energy Research Group (http://www.serg-web.com). Based on his written work, he has been included since 2020 in the top 2% of scientists in the world in the field of Energy, according to the ranking of Stanford University. He is also actively involved in energy policy matters, assisting in the formulation of policy in Cyprus and consulting on the adoption of the European acquis in Cypriot legislation.