Dr. Venetis Kanakaris was born in Komotini, Greece. He received the B.Eng. degree in Electronic Engineering from Lamia Technical University, Greece, the B.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kavala Technical University, Greece, in 2004, and the M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications and Technologies from Technical University of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, in 2006. Also, received his PhD from University of Portsmouth in 2012, U.K. as well as the M.Ed. from Open University of Greece in 2013. Since October of 2016, is adjunct Lecturer at International Hellenic University, Dept. of Computer Science, Kavala, Greece. Moreover, he is laboratory professor of Dept. of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, as well as since 2019 is a director of studies in Life Long Learning Center of Democritus University of Thrace. His research contribution includes publications in peer-reviewed journals; international peer-review conferences; and international congresses. He has participated in a variety of research projects as a member of universities’ research units in subjects of his expertise. His current research interests lie in energy ad hoc routing protocols and low-power underwater wireless sensor protocol architecture OSINT techniques, LORA infrastructures, BlockChain technologies in farming and agriculture. Besides the engineering research interests, he focusses on lifelong learning sector as well as the adult education.
