Nineta Polemi is a cybersecurity professor at the University of Piraeus and CTO/Co-Founder of trustilio BV. She served (2017-2020) as a Programme Manager and Policy Officer in the EC DG (CONNECT H1 Unit ‘Cybersecurity Technologies & Capabilities’).
Her cybersecurity expertise includes maritime security, conformity assessment, security management, supply chain security and AI trustworthiness. She obtained her Ph.D. from The City University of New York ( CUNY-Graduate Center). She held teaching and research positions at CYNY (Queens & Baruch Colleges), State University of New York (Farmingdale), Technical University of Denamark, and Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)-Solvay Brussels School.
Professor Polemi has authored over 150 publications in security, organized numerous scientific and policy-related international cybersecurity events . She has received research grants from NATO, IEEE, NSA, MSI Army Research Office, IEEE, CYNY, Hellenic Ministry of Maritime, and Hellenic National Defense General. She has participated as a Project/Technical Manager in more than 70 international, EU, NATO and national R&D and commercial projects. She is a member of ETSI (Cyber &AI ); participates in the CEN/CLC/JTC 21/WG 1&WG5 and ENISA Adhoc Working groups.