Vasilios (Billy) Pappademetriou

Education

M.S., Information Technology and Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
B.S., Information Technology and Management, Illinois Institute of Technology
Industry Certifications & Licenses:
CompTIA - A+ (CompTIA A+)
CompTIA - Network + (CompTIA N+)
CompTIA - IT Fundamentals Certification (CompTIA ITF+)
Federal Government - Amateur Radio License

Research Interests

Information technology management, Intelligent Device, Open Source Software for Intelligent Devices, RF/Wireless Projects.

Student Creates Free, Open-Source App for People with Communication Disorders

Information technology management, alternative communications/mesh networks

Building a Network That’s There When Others Fail

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Gamma Nu Eta - National Information Technology Honor Society (Professional Member)

High Technology Crime Investigation Association
InfraGard – Chicago Member Alliance
CompTia AITP – Chicago Chapter

Awards

“2019 COD Outstanding Division Adjunct Faculty Award” – College of DuPage, Computer Information System (CIS) Instructor, Business & Applied Technology Division.

“2018 Jeffrey Kimont Memorial Teaching Award” – Illinois Institute of Technology, ITM Department.

Publications

• Vasilios Pappademetriou, Travis Smith. "Voice for the Voiceless: Developing low-cost Open-Source communication device for the Speech Impaired". Springer, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book, volume1346, 2020
• Vasilios Pappademetriou, Andreas Vassilakos, William Gaylord. "Towards Telecommunication resiliency: Foundations of RaspberryPi based low power FM broadcast Radio technology transmitter for emergency and disadvantaged areas". MWAIS 2021 Proceedings

Community Service

2006 – Present Wigs For Kids – Hair Donations
2008 – 2011 Technology Center of DuPage – High School Electronics, Technology

Advisory & Focus Groups

2017 – Present College of DuPage – CIS Department, Advisory & Focus Group
2017 – Present Triton College – CIS Department, Advisory Committee

University/Department Committees

2016 Information Technology and Management Department PhD Faculty Search Committee
Illinois Institute of Technology ITM Transfer Student Liaison – Point of Contact for all College of DuPage CIS and CIT students interested or transferring into SAT/ITM program

2022 Information Technology and Management Department Teaching Faculty Search Committee

Additional Info

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