Dr Alexandros Michaelides

Dr A. Michaelides has a diploma in Mining Engineering and Metallurgy from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). In 1995 he completed his Ph.D. degree in the sector of Metallurgy and Materials Technology of NTUA. During the period of 1990-1995 he worked as a researcher in the Laboratory of Physical Metallurgy of NTUA. In this period he participated in a number of National and European research programs. Dr. Michaelides has presented his research work in international conferences and he is the author/co-author of 15 research papers. In December 1995 Dr. Michaelides joined the Cyprus Institute of Technology (CIT) and he was promoted in October 1997 to the position of the General Co-ordinator having under his supervision all of CIT’s activities. During is service at the CIT his main activities were: Management of national schemes, Studies evaluation, Consultants accreditation, Establishment of the CIT’s Technology Transfer Center HEPHAESTUS in 1997. In 1997 Dr. Michaelides was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and participated in a three months intensive course in Technology Management at the Center of Innovation Management Studies at Lehigh University, USA. He also participated in a number of seminars in the area of Innovation and Technology Transfer in NASA’s National Technology Transfer Center and in MIT. Dr. Michaelides was appointed in 1999 by the Minister of Finance as the National Contact Point for Innovation and SMEs as well as official representative of Cyprus in the Programme Committee of «Promotion of Innovation and Encouraging the Participation of SMEs» of the 5th Framework Programme (5FP). In 2002 followed his successful service, Dr. Michaelides appointed again as the National Contact Point for the SMEs for the 6th Framework Programme. Dr. Michaelides served also as the President of the Management Committee of the Cyprus Internet Exchange (CyIX), Member of the Technical Committee of the Cyprus Bureau of Shipping and he served in the Board of Directors of the Fashion Resource Center (3 years). He was also a member of the team which formulated the Cyprus New Industrial Policy (NIP) in 1999 and a member of the Technical Committee which is dealing with the implementation of the NIP. On the 1st of September 2000 Dr. Michaelides established RTD Talos Ltd. TALOS is a development organisation dealing with technology and innovation issues.