Summary
Panos Kostakos is a Senior Digital Operations Specialist based in Luxembourg with a decade of professional experience and over 15 years building security and analytics tools for Blue and Red Team operations. He blends academic rigor from a PhD in Politics, International Relations and Criminology with hands-on cyber operations leadership developed as a senior research fellow and group leader in Cyber Security Informatics. Currently supporting digital operations at the European Public Prosecutor's Office, he has a track record of translating complex threat and investigative requirements into practical, auditable tooling and processes. Past roles span academia, defense service, and international accreditation operations, giving him a rare mix of research, policy, and operational perspectives. Colleagues know him for approaching security problems with evidence-based methods and a knack for making adversary emulation and analytics accessible to non-technical stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, International Relations and Politics, Bachelor's Degree, International Relations and Politics at University of the West of England
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Politics, International Relations, Criminology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Politics, International Relations, Criminology at University of Bath
English, Greek, French