Dr. George Melillos is a Postdoctoral Researcher. He is currently working at the ERATOSTHENES Center of Excellence (ECoE) & EXCELSIOR H2020 Teaming Project as a Researcher B, coordinating and managing various research projects. Besides, he is a Special Teaching Scientist at the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, also as Scientific Collaborator at the University of Cyprus. Moreover, as Freelance IT Instructor, he has prepared and delivered successful IT lectures to students and IT Trainers.
He has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and 15 years of experience in GIS. He holds a Diploma in Computer Programming/Programmer, Higher National Diploma (HND) in Software Engineering, a B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing at the University of Huddersfield, an M.A (Master of Arts) in ICT and Education at the University of Leeds, and Ph.D. in Remote Sensing, GIS and Space Technology at the Cyprus University of Technology. He holds many professional certifications, including the Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS), Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) for Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop, ECDL Certified Trainer Professional (ECDL CTP), Certified Trainer of Vocational Training (EEK) ANAD, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer and ITIL 4 Foundation. He is a member of the Cyprus Computer Society, member (MBCS) of the British Computer Society (BCS) – The Chartered Institute for IT, member of SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers), member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), member of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Resource Center, member of The Cyprus Remote Sensing Society and member of Engineering Council UK as Chartered Engineer (CEng). He is the author of two books: one for ECDL Web Editing – Using Adobe Dreamweaver and another one for ECDL Image Editing – Using Adobe Photoshop which have been approved by Ministry of Education of Cyprus, by Cyprus Computer Society and ECDL. These books are taught in schools (secondary education) in Cyprus.