M. Michael Komodromos

Disciplines, scientific fields, research areas

Engineering Sciences & Technology
- Chemical and materials engineering
  - Energy production/processes (fuel cells, batteries, etc.)
- Electrical, electronic & communication engineering

Keywords

Electrical,
Signal Processing

Bio

Michael Komodromos is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Vice Rector for Research, Development and International Relations at Frederick University. He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), as Vice Chair of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Company (ETYFA), as a member of the BoD of the Cyprus Organization for Storage and Management of Oil Stocks (KODAP) and as a member of the BoD of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB).

Professor Komodromos completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University (ISU), USA in 1988 and continued with his postgraduate studies at the same university, receiving his MS in 1990 and his PhD in 1993 in the field of Communications and Signal Processing with Rockwell International funding his PhD research. He received the ISU Research Excellence Award for his research in digital filters. His scholarly activities include significant research published in international scientific journals and conference proceedings in the fields of signal processing and fiber optic technology. He has participated in national and European research projects, on topics such as the development of optical nano and microfluidic devices and other innovative structures in optical fibers using femtosecond lasers, Bragg polymer optical filters and specialized optical filters in photonic crystal fibers. He has also participated in several Actions of the European program COST. Currently his research interests are focused on innovative applications for smart cities and sustainable energy.

He is a reviewer of papers in scientific journals, a member of organizing committees of scientific conferences, a member of the International Electrotechnical Committee IEC-SC86C and CEN-CENELEC-ETSI in the field of smart cities. Furthermore, he is an evaluator of European research programs and an approved evaluator of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA, evaluating Electrical Engineering educational programs mainly in the USA. He is also a Senior Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and a Senior Member of IEEE.

Degrees

August 1990 - December 1993
PhD Electrical Engineering
Emphasis: Communications and Digital Signal Processing
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA

August 1988 – May 1990
MSc Electrical Engineering
Emphasis: Communications
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA

August 1984 – August 1988
BSc Electrical Engineering
Emphasis: Communications
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA

Projects

LightSense – Intelligent Light Sensing for Next Generation Smart Grids

01/06/2020 - 31/05/2023

The objective of LightSense was to respond in a holistic way to the energy efficiency, continuity and security needs of power distribution networks within Cyprus, regarding timely fault prevention and intrusion detection. The extensive goals were to: (1) Exploit the optical sensing capabilities of the existing optical fibre, on-grid network, to enable the remote and automated, continuous, and timely monitoring of the grid infrastructure integrity of the principal energy supplier within Cyprus; (2) Extract critical information, such as the locations of transmission inefficiencies, such as hot-spots, and provide predictive information regarding the emergence and location of possible faults, in order to ensure reliability and continuity of supply; (3) Address the lack of informed policy with regard to issues of security and reliability in the context of actively monitoring future smart grids at the operations level, in real time; (4) Monitor unmanned or unsupervised critical infrastructure to prevent unauthorized interference and access.