Foivos Michelinakis

Oslo, Norway · michelinakis.foivos [at] gmail.com

I am a Communications Engineer / Research Scientist specializing in wireless communication systems measurements and since 2018 I work at Simula Metropolitan (SimulaMet). My research studies how applications and protocols perform over 4G/5G technologies (sub-6Ghz, mmWave, NB-IoT, LTE-M) and my research interests include "Mobile Networks", "Network Optimization" and "Content Distribution Networks".

Currently, my main project is a long-term measurement study of Norwegian mobile broadband networks. These measurements form the basis for an annual report on the stability and performance of these networks requested by the local government (latest issues for 2022 and 2021). I am also SimulaMet's P.I. of the RAKSHA project working on risk assessment, attack simulation, evaluation, and demonstration of defensive solutions for Next Generation Critical Communications(NGCC).

I prefer working on real equipment rather than doing simulations / models. Currently, I work on IoT devices, as well as industrial and academic 5G testbeds.
My past projects include 5G-VINNI, MONROE. and eCOUSIN. During my PhD at IMDEA Networks Institute and University Carlos III of Madrid, I worked on optimizing the delivery of multimedia over mobile networks, under the supervision of Dr. Joerg Widmer.

Most of my publications are available at the repositories of Simula (parent company of SimulaMet) and IMDEA. For a complete list please refer to Google Scholar. For more details, have a look at my resume or academic CV.


Experience (recent)

Research Scientist

Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet)

Research on the reliability of mobile networks in Norway. / Simula's P.I. of the RAKSHA project working on risk assessment, attack simulation, evaluation, and demonstration of defensive solutions for NGCC.

02/2022 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow

Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering (SimulaMet)

5G / NB-IoT experimentation, analytics and KPI verification. Participation in the European project 5G-VINNI.

10/2018 - 12/2021

PhD Intern

Simula Research Laboratory

Asses the performance of domains hosted in Cloud Service Providers (CSP), over mobile networks.

12/2017 - 02/2018

Research assistant

IMDEA Networks Institute

Participation in the FP7 Framework programs ''eCOUSIN'' and ''MONROE''.

10/2012 - 09/2017

Visiting PhD student

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST

Group project: develop an application that monitors the context of a mobile phone in order to minimize unnecessary radio operations.

1/2017 - 7/2017

PhD Intern

Spotify

Development of a passive mobile bandwidth classification tool.

9/2014 - 11/2014


Quiz

Hopefully you have already been through my Curriculum vitae. So, here is a quiz related my past education / work places!

Question 1

What is the Logo of National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)?

Godess Athena
Prometheus
Saint Dimitrios
Saint Andreas

Question 2

What is the moto of Research and Informatics Corps of the Greek Army?

Seek for the Optimal (ΖΗΤΕΙ ΤΑ ΒΕΛΤΙΩ)
Power through Knowledge (ΙΣΧΥΣ ΔΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΓΝΩΣΕΩΣ)
Forever, The Great God applies geometry (ΑΕΙ Ο ΘΕΟΣ Ο ΜΕΓΑΣ ΓΕΩΜΕΤΡΕΙ)
Along with the words, Actions (ΑΜ' ΕΠΟΣ ΑΜ' ΕΡΓΟΝ)

Question 3

Apart from IMDEA Networks, another IMDEA institute is:

Applied Physics
Mathematics
Social Sciences
Bioinformatics