Biography
Dr. Giannis Savva holds a PhD and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cyprus. He graduated first in the university’s School of Engineering class of 2017 and received its Best Graduate Student Award in 2022.
His research focuses on optimization and algorithmic methods in telecommunications, resource-constrained scheduling, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) planning and operations. Applications include resource allocation, network planning, security and resilience, project scheduling, workforce allocation, and UAV trajectory planning and flight authorization. He is a Research Associate at the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus and has also taught courses in random signals and systems and iterative methods at the university. His work has appeared in journals and conference proceedings, receiving an Editor’s Pick in IEEE/OSA JOCN in 2019 and a Best Paper Award at the IEEE CAMAD workshop in 2022.