SHORT BIO

Demetris Paschalides is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus and a Research Assistant at the Laboratory of Internet Computing (LInC). He earned an MSc (2018) and a BSc (2016) in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus. Demetris has worked on projects like MANDOLA and Check-It, which focus on tackling critical challenges such as hate speech, misinformation, and polarization. His research integrates advanced techniques in Data Mining, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Machine Learning (ML). Demetris’ research has been published in IEEE/ACM venues, including WI, ASONAM, ToIT, OSNEM, and TSC.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Big Data Analysis applications including Data Mining and Natural Language Processing of Online Networks.

PUBLICATIONS

- Demetris Paschalides, Chrysovalantis Christodoulou, Kalia Orphanou, Rafael Andreou, Alexandros Kornilakis, George Pallis, Marios D. Dikaiakos, Evangelos Markatos. Check-It: A plugin for Detecting Fake News on the Web, Online Social Networks and Media, 2021

- Demetris Paschalides, Dimosthenis Stephanidis, Andreas Andreou, Kalia Orphanou, George Pallis, Marios D. Dikaiakos, Evangelos Markatos. MANDOLA: A Big-Data Processing and Visualization Platform for Monitoring and Detecting Online Hate Speech, 2020 ACM Transactions on Internet Technology Volume 20, 2020

- Demetris Paschalides, Alexandros Kornilakis, Chrysovalantis Christodoulou, Rafael Andreou, George Pallis, Marios D. Dikaiakos, Evangelos Markatos. Check-It: A Plugin for Detecting and Reducing the Spread of Fake News and Misinformation on the Web. 2019. In the Proceedings of IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence. link

- Demetris Paschalides, Dimosthenis Stephanidis, Andreas Andreou, Kalia Orphanou, George Pallis, Marios D. Dikaiakos, Evangelos Markatos. MANDOLA: A Big-Data Processing and Visualization Platform for Monitoring and Detecting Online Hate Speech. 2019 ACM Transactions on Internet Technology. 2019 

- Demetris Paschalides and Georgia M. Kapitsaki. 2016. Validate your SPDX files for open source license violations. In Proceedings of the 2016 24th ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE 2016). ACM, New York, NY, USA. link