Team
Evagoras Xydas
Founder - CEO
Evagoras Xydas is the CEO and founder of IREROBOT LTD. In 2011, he earned his PhD with a focus on Robotic Rehabilitation and Haptic Interfaces from the University of Cyprus. Earlier, as a Chevening scholar, he obtained an MSc in Assistive Technology from King’s College London in 2004. He completed his foundational BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, graduating with an excellent GPA in 2002. Throughout his academic journey, Evagoras has been honored with numerous scholarships and accolades. His extensive experience includes academic roles in prestigious universities and hands-on industrial work in robotic systems and interactive devices, particularly through his leadership at IREROBOT LTD.
Kyriakos Lingis
Kyriakos Lingis is a Computer Engineer, specializing in Computer Architecture, and he received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cyprus in 2022. His thesis centered on the FPGA-based acceleration of a deep neural network for the detection of arm and wrist motions using electromyographic signals to control mobile robotic arms. Kyriakos worked mainly with Java, C++, Swift, and multiple software development tools like Intel Quartus, Xilinx Vivado, and Android Studio. His proficiency extends across operating systems, embedded systems design, and development for iOS and Android.
Panagiotis Xydias
Panagiotis Xydias is an Electrical & Computer Engineer (M.Eng., Univ. of Patras, 2022) specializing in embedded systems, PCB design, and Narrowband IoT. He led the Autonomous Vehicle Simulation group (IEEE Patras) and developed a hearing aid system for his thesis. He served as a Systems Engineer in the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, supporting NATO infrastructure. Skilled in MATLAB, LTspice, Quartus, Altium, KiCad, C, C++, Python.
Elena Christodoulou
Elena Christodoulou is specialized in finance and administrative topics. She graduated from the University of Cyprus in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature – Translation Track. When she was a student at the University, she earned two prestigious public scholarships for her exemplary academic performance. The first one was from the Cyprus State Scholarship Foundation and the second from the University of Cyprus.
Advisors
Kelly H. Zou
Kelly H. Zou, PhD, PStat, FASA, is CEO of AI4Purpose Inc. and an internationally recognized leader in biostatistics, real-world evidence, and artificial intelligence. She serves as President of the American Statistical Association (ASA) New York City Chapter and is an elected ASA Fellow and Accredited Professional Statistician. Previously, she held senior executive roles at Pfizer Inc. and Viatris Inc., leading global medical analytics, real-world evidence, and health economics initiatives. She also served as Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Biostatistics at its affiliated hospitals. Dr. Zou has authored over 150 publications and five books and has received numerous international awards for leadership in data science and AI. She serves as an Advisor to IREROBOT LTD, supporting strategic development in medical analytics, AI, and evidence generation.
Ilias Alexopoulos
Ilias Alexopoulos, is the founder and director of AI Zerocaliber Ltd. He received his B.S. degree from the Automation department of the Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.) of Piraeus in Athens Greece in 1996 and his MS degree in Data Communications from Brunel University in 1999. He is currently an engineering PhD candidate at the University of Nicosia. With more than 28 years of experience in embedded system design, hardware design, product development and involvement in numerous projects, gained experience in mechatronics systems, sensing, DC motors, control systems, DSP, FPGAs, RF, Unmanned Surface Vehicles, prototyping, testing and system engineering. He is also an inventor of mechatronic systems with patents in various territories (US, EU, Australia), and awarded recognition of work within companies and the open-source community.