Thomas Skordas

Academic qualifications
1985 - 1988 PhD Thesis - Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), Grenoble, France
1984  - 1985 Master of Science - Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), Grenoble, France
1979 - 1984 Advanced University Degree in Electrical Engineering - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Technology School, Department of Electrical Engineering, Thessaloniki,
Greece

Professional experience in the European Institutions
Since May 2022: Deputy Director-General – Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT)
03/2017 - 04/2022: Director for Digital Excellence and Science Infrastructure (DG CNECT) [04/2021 – 04/2022 Acting Deputy
Director-General]
02/2014 – 03/2017: Head of Unit for Flagships (DG CNECT)
07/2009 – 01/2014: Head of Unit for Photonics (DG INFSO / DG CNECT)
02/2006 – 06/2009: Deputy Head of Unit for Trust and Security (DG INFSO)
01/2003 – 02/2006: Scientific Officer for Future and Emerging Technologies (DG INFSO)
03/2000 – 12/2002: Assistant to the Director for Essential Information Technologies and Infrastructures (DG INFSO)
02/1999 – 03/2000: Scientific Officer for Peripherals, subsystems and micro-systems (DG13)
08/1995 – 01/1999: Scientific Officer for Integration in Manufacturing (DG3)

Professional experience before joining the European Institutions
01/1992 – 08/1995: Responsible for the R&D activities in Computer Vision and Robotics at ITMI APTOR (subsidiary of Cap Gemini Sogeti), Grenoble, France
10/1988 – 12/1992: Project Leader at ITMI APTOR (subsidiary of Cap Gemini Sogeti), Grenoble, France

Language Skills
Greek (mother tongue)
French
English