Meet our Team

    At Focal Point, our team is a unique blend of academic experts and seasoned industry professionals, united by a shared passion for cybersecurity. With diverse backgrounds and specializations ranging from risk assessment to penetration testing and detection engineering we bring a holistic approach to every challenge.

    We’re deeply involved in research and development, actively participating in EU-funded projects focused on cyber range creation, risk assessment methodologies, and advanced offensive and defensive security practices. Our team also provides cutting-edge training in detection engineering and purple teaming, helping organizations build resilient, security-aware environments.

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    Christos Grigoriadis

    Chief Operating Officer (COO)
    Meng, Msc, PhDc, ISO27001

    • 5+ Years of Experience in R&D, project management & devops for over 10 EU and Greek funded Research Projects
    • Provided lectures for 5 years teaching over 200 University students and over 500 Military personnel
    • Published 9 papers in known Cybersecurity conferences and Journals such as Esorics and Elsevier Computers and Security

    Dimitris Koutras

    Cybersecurity Project Management & Delivery
    PhD candidate at the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus

    • Specializing in secure communications for the Internet of Things (IoT)
    • MSc in Security Management Engineering
    • BSc in Information Technology and Computer Technology Engineering
    • 5+ years in Project Management
    • Delivered lectures and seminars on cybersecurity for over 5 years
    • Published 11 papers in magazines and conferences
    • Has participated in 8 EU projects
    • Certified ISO 27001:2013 Lead Auditor

    Christos Lazaridis

    Security Researcher Consultant
    MSc in Distributed Systems, Security and Emerging Information Technologies - University of Piraeus

    • 9+ years of experience in cybersecurity, specializing in incident response, threat hunting, security operations, and log analysis across multiple industries
    • Held senior roles in top firms like Deloitte and KMicro Tech, focusing on cloud security, cyber incident response, and security research
    • Holds multiple cybersecurity certifications, including GIAC and Invictus Incident Response certifications, with expertise in incident response, threat hunting, cloud security, and tools like Azure Sentinel, XDR, and Kusto Query Language (KQL)

    Vangelis Malamas

    Senior EU Project Coordinator
    Post-Doc researcher on Metaverse security
    PhD in distributed systems security, ISO 27001 LA

    • 7+ years in Project coordination
    • Lectured Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies courses for over 7 years in BSc and MSc students
    • Published over 25 scientific papers in recognized Journal and Conferences
    • Has participated in 14 European and National funded projects

    Tasos Gourountis

    Business Development Consultant
    MSc Leading Innovative Organizations – JKU Linz, Austria

    • Involved in 2 Startups for the past 9 years, in the Tourism and the Pet Industry
    • 7 Years experience in Event Management
    • Collaboration with Japanese corporations for innovative procedures in industrial and administrative implementations in business environments
    • Published paper about gamifications processes in the Health Sector

    Vasileios Vallas

    EU Project Financial Manager
    M.Sc. (Master of Science) in Commercial Engineering from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

    • Actively engaged with Focal Point since 2022
    • Contribute to Business Development, day-to-day operations, and EU-funded project management
    • Oversee Customer Success initiatives to ensure client satisfaction
    • Drive strategic growth for the company