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= Ioannis Tomkos = Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of OPTICA, Fellow of IET, Professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Patras in Greece.

About
Over the past 25 years, he has managed teams involved in industry R&D projects and numerous EU-funded projects (over 30 in total, including 14 in FP7 and 3 in 6G-SNS). He played a leading role across the consortium, including serving as Technical Manager/Project Coordinator for 10 major EU projects with a total budget exceeding €60 million. He has also secured over €11.5 million in funding for his own research group.

He is a Fellow of the IET (2010), OSA (2012), and IEEE (2018). He has co-authored over 650 journal articles and conference proceedings papers, with more than 400 entries listed on IEEE Xplore. He served as Chair of the IEEE Communications Society's "Optical Networking" Technical Committee. He also held leadership positions as Chairman of the "Optical Communications" Group at OSA and the "Optical Networking" Group at IFIP. He has chaired or participated in the organizing committees for over 150 major conferences in telecommunications and networking. Additionally, he served on the editorial boards of several IEEE/OSA journals (including Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Lightwave Technology) and other publications.

In 2023, he was recognized as a leading thinker and influencer on 5G networks, included in a Top-50 global list. He also received a 2017 award for his pioneering and innovative contributions to deploying next-generation access networks in Greece.

His published work has garnered over 13,250 citations (h-index of 54 and m-index greater than 2.5). He is listed among the top scientists (based on h-index) in the fields of computer science and electronics. His articles have been read approximately 190,000 times on ResearchGate, making him one of the most published and read Greek authors in electrical engineering and a leading expert in core/access/datacenter networks worldwide.