Dimitrios Stefanos Porichis
Education
University of Oxford, MSc in Advanced Computer Science

Incoming Master's student, Class of 2027

Oct 2026 – Oct 2027Oxford, UK
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, BSc in Informatics & Telecommunications

Computer Science Major with specialisation in Data and Knowledge Management & Software

  • •BSc Thesis: Mapping the Attack Surface of IoT Systems - NKUA Distinguished Thesis 2025
    • Oct 2021 – Jul 2025Athens, Greece
  • •Highest Ranking Entrant of 2021⁠ (1st amongst 172 peers)
  • •Grade: Highest Honours - 8.87/10 | Top 5% of Graduates

    • Art School of Gerakas, Model (Experimental) High-school diploma

    High School curriculum with additional courses in Drama Studies.

  • •Award: Top of the class graduate of 2021
    • Sep 2015 – Jul 2021Gerakas, Greece
  • •Notable courses: Drama and Acting, Cinematography, Creative Writing, Art Project Management
    • Professional Experience
    Cyber Warfare Private, Hellenic Army
  • •Completed training as a Private, with emphasis on discipline and chain of command adherence.
  • •Joined the Cyber Warfare Unit at the 401 Military Hospital, ensuring compliance and supporting the uptime of critical infrastructure.
    • Jul 2025 – Apr 2026Athens, Greece
    Lab Teaching Assistant, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • •Assisted 200+ first-year students with fundamental programming concepts and the RISC-V ISA.
  • •Produced educational videos explaining complex topics, such as pointers. [Youtube⁠]
    • Feb 2023 – Sep 2025Athens, Greece
    Volunteering

    Supported major events and civic initiatives, including TedxAthens, the European Parliament’s awareness campaign, UEFA, and the Athens Authentic Marathon.

    2018 – 2024Athens, Greece
    Projects
    RePort: IoT Attack Surface Mapper

    Mapping network exposures in IoT devices through dynamic emulation, system call tracing, and SBOM tools. BSc Thesis⁠, GitHub Repository⁠

    Technologies: Python, Bash, Linux Kernel, GitHub Actions

    To Link - A LinkedIn Clone

    Fully functional professional networking web application with a React Frontend and Django Backend, using JWT Authentication. GitHub Repository⁠

    Technologies: REST APIs, HTML, JavaScript, Python

    KNN Vamana Indexing

    High-performance ANN search optimisation using Vamana indexing with parallelism, caching, and accuracy-efficiency trade-off analysis. GitHub Repository⁠

    Technologies: C++, Threads, Bash, Acutest, Git

    Cache Memory Analysis for MIPS

    MIPS processor memory hierarchy performance analysis using Roofline model and QtMips simulator for matrix/vector computational tasks. GitHub Repository⁠

    Technologies: Assembly, QtMips, Performance Analysis

    Skills
    Programming & Scripting Languages: Python, C, C++, JavaScript, Bash
    Systems & Tools: Linux, Unix, Git, Docker, Network Security, Multi-Threading, System Programming, CI/CD
    Specialized Knowledge: IoT Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Data Structures, Algorithms, RISC-V
    Web Technologies & Databases: React, Django, REST APIs, JWT Authentication, HTML, CSS, NoSQL, SQL, Database Design
    Languages
    English (C2)|Greek (Native)