Dr. Spyros Konidaris

Dr. Spyros Konidaris joined the European Commission in 1985 and has directed major cooperative R&D; Programmes in Information and Communications Technologies. Many of these programmes have significantly advanced the technological base in Europe and yielded important results. Born in Athens, Dr. Konidaris graduated the University of Athens (BSc in Physics) and received his Master of Technology and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics in Brunel University London, UK. He did post-doctoral work in Boulder and the University of Tucson (Arizona) on Fiber Optics. Currently Dr. Konidaris is on eight months sabbatical leave at the European Union Center and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at University of Pittsburgh.


(created 28 March 2002)