FRC

Frederick Research Center (FRC) is a leading research non-profit organization in Cyprus. It was established in 1997 in order to create a solid foundation for the development of scientific research activities of Cypriot and foreign scientists.

FRC engages highly qualified academic/research staff, predominantly from Frederick University, with long experience in implementing independent and high caliber research and with rich publications record in peer-reviewed scientific journals. FRC encourages a “Bottom-up” approach for development of ideas and therefore the projects implemented under FRC cover a broad range of research interests. Numerous R&D projects (~145 externally funded national and EU projects, ~€13mil in funding) have been carried out through FRC and part of their results have been presented in international scientific conferences, contributing to their dissemination and technology transfer. Recent successes include six HORIZON projects and through the RIF’s RESTART & BRIDGE programs a CO-DEVELOP, two INTEGRATED and nine EXCELENCE HUBS projects as lead partner and 32 more as main Partner or lead. The Center has been involved in R&D projects relevant to Applied Sciences and Engineering, Environment, Education, Management & Economics and Social Sciences. To facilitate this, FRC has contemporary facilities and access to Frederick University’s infrastructure, equipment, software tools as well as research support and Tech Transfer services through a special collaboration agreement. Furthermore, FRC staff has developed closed collaboration with several public authorities, enterprises, non-profit organizations and universities in Cyprus and abroad. FRC applies equal opportunity practices for employment of new researchers and strives for gender equality. It should be noted that despite the predominant involvement in STEM related projects, 40% of the new researchers involved in projects over the last two years were female. FRC demonstrates its proficiency in project management, as evidenced by managing ongoing Horizon projects such as ISTOS, SmartLivingEPC, ClimEmpower, D^2EPC, PRECEPT, and Amable.

Dr. Chrysostomos Chrysostomou (Principal Investigator, since September 2025)

Dr. Chrysostomos Chrysostomou, received a B.Eng. in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, and M.Sc. in Telematics (Telecommunications & Software), from the University of Surrey, U.K., in 1998 and 1999 respectively. He received the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in the area of Computer Networks, from the University of Cyprus, in 2006. He is currently a senior researcher at FRC and an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, at Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus. His main research interests focus on beyond 5G / 6G communications.

Mr. Nikolaos Ntetsikas (Young Researcher)

Mr. Ntetsikas received his 5-year Diploma from the ECE School of Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), where his final project was to design a mm-Wave sized printed Rotman Lens antenna for sub-6GHz applications. He has a background in telecommunications, antennas, microwave engineering and signal processing. He has been a research assistant from January 2021 to October 2022 and has worked on an industrial project for 5G Indoor to Outdoor wireless communications in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs US, as well as on a project about energy efficient ultra-reliable 5G IoT networks for industrial monitoring, which was part of the CHIST-ERA framework called “FIREMAN”. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD on molecular communications at Frederick University Cyprus and he is affiliated with the Frederick Research Center, Cyprus, as a junior researcher. His research interests include molecular communications and bio-nano networks, channel modeling, signal processing for wireless communications and AI techniques for wireless communications. He has been a co-author in one published article for the design of True Time Delay beamforming networks, and in one published article on 60 GHz channel measurements.

Mr. Ehizogie Emoyon-Iredia (Young Researcher)

'Ehizogie Emoyon-Iredia received the B.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria, in 2016 and the M.Sc. degree in Control Systems from Frederick University, Cyprus, in 2021, where he is currently pursuing the PhD degree and is affiliated with the Frederick Research Center as a Junior Researcher; his research interests include reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, cooperative vehicular systems, and adaptive control.

Mr. Suleman Munawar (Young Researcher)

Suleman Munawar is a Junior Researcher affiliated with the Frederick Research Center (FRC). He received his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, in 2021, and his M.S. degree in Computational Science and Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2025. He also completed a six-month Erasmus+ funded traineeship mobility program at Frederick University, Cyprus. He has been admitted to the PhD program at École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), Canada, where his research will focus on optimizing Large Language Models (LLMs) for deployment on edge devices in Internet of Things (IoT) environments. His research interests include artificial intelligence, large language models, machine learning, beyond-5G/6G communications, vehicular networks, and LEO satellite systems.

Ms. Rimsha Saeed (Young Researcher – External Services)

Rimsha Saeed received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan, in 2021, with a focus on communications and networks, and the M.S. degree in computational science and engineering from the National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2023, with a focus on applied computer science. She is currently affiliated with the Frederick Research Centre, Cyprus as a junior researcher. Her research interests include the application of machine learning algorithms in computer networks, network security and privacy protection, the IoTs, and vehicular networks.

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