He is Honorary Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), in recognition to his significant contributions to the progress of astronomy, and Vice-chair of the international Committee on Space Research Panel on Innovative Solutions.
He led several societies, groups, companies and organisations in the UK, Cyprus, Ireland, and in Europe and internationally.[3]
Whilst aged 27, he became Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Virgin Biznet, one of the most lucrative business ventures of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, after pitching at the “House” of Richard Branson.[6][7][4][3]
In 1996 he was part of the team that brought Virgin Radio's broadcast to the internet, making it the first European radio station to simulcast their live program 24-hours a day on the internet.[8][9][10][11]
He mentored and nurtured the local space community of Cyprus that saw notable achievements and multiple awards won by many teams of CSEO, and brokered many international agreements with international synergies and space research projects.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
He is Council Member – the highest governing body[26] – of the international Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). In October 2020, he was appointed as Vice-chair of COSPAR's Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS)[27] (see below for details in this role).
He serves as Chair of the Analogue Working Group[32] of the Moon Village Association (MVA) and as Middle East & Africa Regional Coordinator for the MVA.[33]
He is Executive Board Member for Communication of the European Association of Space Technology Research Organisations (EASTRO), which represents Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) with Space activities in Europe towards the ESA, the European Commission and other major Institutional and Industrial stakeholders in Europe and the World. Its member institutes have more than 65,000 employees, with a combined turnover of more than 7,000 M€, and contribute to all areas of space in Europe, from advanced structures, satellite sub-systems and instruments to quantum technologies and the utilisation of remote sensing data for climate change analysis with the objective to create innovations with impact on societal goals with economic impact.[36]
COSPAR - Artificial Intelligence and Space Weather prediction
As vice-chair of the COSPAR Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS) he managed the creation of the Space Innovation Lab of COSPAR, bridging the science of space weather with the engineering tools of artificial intelligence, analyzing space weather data and potentially predicting dangerous storms heading towards our planet and raising a warning alarm if needed.[37]
During the 44th COSPAR General Assembly in July 2022, as Main Scientific Organizer (MSO) of the PoIS.2 panel session,[38] he led the effort of bridging global industry and scientific community, towards the above goals.
He served for one year (Nov 2019 - Oct 2020) as Dean and M.P. of the Parallel Parliament for Research, Innovation and Digital Governance of the Republic of Cyprus.[51][52]
In October 2020, he was elected President of the Parallel Parliament for Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Cyprus.[53][54]
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) selected him as Honorary Member of the IAU, in recognition to his significant contributions to the progress of astronomy, including leading campaigns that saw Cyprus join ESA, the IAU and COSPAR, as well as establishing the Cyprus Space Centre and helping Cyprus be selected as an International Astronomy Education Centre of the IAU Office for Astronomy Education (OAE).[57][58]
Award: Ambassador of Hellenic Culture of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC)
The Hellenic Foundation for Culture of the Hellenic Republic awarded him as Ambassador of Hellenic Culture, in recognition to his international contribution to the advancement and promotion of space sciences, for his international successes, and for representing the Greek Spirit, Language and Culture.[59][60][61]