Michalis is a Chief Software Engineer at SPHYNX TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AG. His interests are in software security, privacy, cyber insurance, and big data. He has expertise in the development of security solutions for platforms supporting big data analytics and has worked in multiple H2020 EU projects, including THREAT ARREST, CYRENE, C4IIoT, SEMIoTICS, SPIDER, TOREADOR, and EVOTION. He is also doing a Ph.D. as an external part-time student at City, University of London. His research, as part of his Ph.D., is on cybersecurity risk assessment for cyber systems based on continuous and hybrid assurance assessment schemes