Work Affiliations With CTL

Work Affiliated with CTL Eurocollege

Academic Journals
Published papers and chapters
  • Kyriakidou-Zacharoudiou, A., Tsappi, E., & Georgiades, M. (2026). Toward a Federated Organizational Intelligence Capability Model: Cross-Silo Federated Learning as a Distributed Dynamic Capability. Sustainability, 18(10), 4762. https://doi.org/[DOI]
  • Sophocleous, H. P. & Prodromou, A. (2026). Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability. In A. Masouras, P. Maurya, & P. Symeou (Eds.), AI-Powered Entrepreneurial Marketing and Communication (pp. 31-64). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-7021-7.ch002 
  • Pipyros, K: Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Legal Accountability, Explainability, and Governance Challenges in the Digital Age, Legal and Regulatory Impacts in AI Development, Iris-Panagiota Efthymiou & Konstantinos Kouroupis (Eds), IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026, DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-7996-8.ch007
  • Konstantinou, D., Stoyanova, T., Stoyanov, S., & Rafailov, R. (2025).
    Securing the Internet of Things: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Cyber Defence.
    In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering (EE&AE 2025), Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, pp. 1–6.
    DOI: 10.1109/EEAE65901.2025.11273781The paper is accessible at:
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11273781/authors#authors
  • Pipyros, K.: EU Digital Law in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Era (2025): Towards a new Privacy Maturity Methodology. In Synodinou, TE., Jougleux, P., Markou, C., Prastitou – Merdi, T. (eds), EU Digital Law in the AI Era. Springer, Doi:
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96743-6_4  
  • Kiran, I., Ali, S., ur Rehman Khan, S., Alhussein, M., Aslam, S. et al. (2025). An ai-enabled framework for transparency and interpretability in cardiovascular disease risk prediction. Computers, Materials & Continua, 82(3), 5057–5078. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2025.058724
  • Farooq, U., Mushtaq, M. F., Ullah, Z., Ejaz, M. T., Akram, U., & Aslam, S. (2025). Time Series Analysis of Solar Power Generation Based on Machine Learning for Efficient Monitoring. Engineering Reports, 7(2), e70023. https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.70023
  • Drotarova, M.H. and Papavasiliou, V., 2025. Digital Transformation and Rural Tourism: Rural SMTEs’ Dynamics in Cyprus. In Niche Tourism and Sustainability: Perspectives, Practices and Prospects (pp. 105-116). GB: CABI. doi:10.1079/9781800626669.0009
  • Karamat A, Imran M, Yaseen MU, Bukhsh R, Aslam S, Ashraf N. A Hybrid Transformer Architecture for Multiclass Mental Illness Prediction using Social Media Text. IEEE Access. 2024 Dec 17. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3519308
  • Ali, Z., Muhammad, A., Adnan, R., Alkhalifah, T. and Aslam, S. (2024), Evaluating Machine Unlearning: Applications, Approaches, and Accuracy. Engineering Reports e13081. https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.13081
  • C. Gkoumas, L. Bourikas, T. Mantadelis and E. Karakasidou, “Advancing Mental Health with Immersive Virtual Reality: Benefits, Challenges, and Emerging Trends,” 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct), Bellevue, WA, USA, 2024, pp. 273-280, doi: 10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00064. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10765141_ 
    https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings/ismar-adjunct/2024/22lD2906I2A
  • Miguel, C., Braje, I.N., Drotarova, M.H., Dumančić, K., Kirkulak-Uludag, B. and Giglio, C., 2024. The effects of the professionalization of hosting on service quality: Towards quality standards and certifications within the short-term rental market. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 122, p.103796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103796
  • Hadjielia Drotárová, M. (2024). Interfamily Dynamics in Heritage Tourism: Nurturing Next Generation Learning. In D. Matušíková & T. Dzurov Vargová (Eds.), Cestovný ruch: Výzvy a riešenia v riadení, kvalite a udržateľnosti služieb v cestovnom ruchu “Perspektívy krajín V4” (pp. 90-98). https://www.pulib.sk/web/kniznica/elpub/dokument/Matusikova8
  • Papavasiliou, V., Malkawi, E. and Hadjielia Drotarova, M. (2024) ‘Dark tourism acceptance and peacebuilding in troubled destinations’, in Farmaki, A. (ed.) A Research Agenda for Peace and Tourism. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.: Glos, pp. 69–88.
  • Liasidou, S., Afxentiou, G., Malkawi, E. and Antoniades, G. (2024), “Attesting to hotel employees’ professionalism: views and perceptions of managers”, EuroMed Journal of Business, ISSN: 1450-2194, 5 January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-04-2022-0075 (IF 7.16; Q1; SJR 0.96). 
  • Ullah K, Ullah Z, Aslam S, Salam MS, Salahuddin MA, Umer MF, Humayon M, Shaheer H. Wind Farms and Flexible Loads Contribution in Automatic Generation Control: An Extensive Review and Simulation. Energies. 2023; 16(14):5498. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145498 (IF 3.252; Q1; SJR 0.63; Open Access). 
  • Shehzad F, Ullah Z, Alhussain M, Aurangzeb K and Aslam S (2023), Deep learning-based meta-learner strategy for electricity theft detection. Front. Energy Res. 11:1232930. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2023.1232930 (IF 3.4; Q2; SJR 1.99; Open Access). 
  • Iqbal M, Ullah Z, Khan IA, Aslam S, Shaheer H, Humayon M, Salahuddin MA, Mehmood A. Optimizing Task Execution: The Impact of Dynamic Time Quantum and Priorities on Round Robin Scheduling. Future Internet. 2023; 15(3):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15030104 (IF 4.33; Q2; SJR 0.773; Open Access). 
  • Gulzar K, Ayoob Memon M, Mohsin SM, Aslam S, Akber SMA, Nadeem MA. An Efficient Healthcare Data Mining Approach Using Apriori Algorithm: A Case Study of Eye Disorders in Young Adults. Information. 2023; 14(4):203. https://doi.org/10.3390/info14040203 (IF 3.1; Q2; SJR 0.62; Open Access).
  • Ahmed, S.; Khan, Z.A.; Mohsin, S.M.; Latif, S.; Aslam, S.; Mujlid, H.; Adil, M.; Najam, Z. Effective and Efficient DDoS Attack Detection Using Deep Learning Algorithm, Multi-Layer Perceptron. Future Internet 2023, 15, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi15020076 (IF 4.33; Q2; SJR 0.773; Open Access). 
  • Farmaki, A., Hadjielias, E., Olya, H., Taheri, B. and Hadjielia Drotarova, M. (2022), “CSR communication and international marketing: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic”, International Marketing Review, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-12-2021-0375. (IF 5.95; Q1; SJR 1.309). 
  • Miguel, C., Pechurina, A., Kirkulak-Uludag, B., Hadjielia Drotarova, M., Dumančić, K., Načinović Braje, I., Giglio C. (2022). Short-term rental market crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stakeholders’ perspectives, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 103147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103147. (IF 10.427; Q1; SJR 2.93). 
  • Hadjielias, E., Christofi, M., Christou, P., and Hadjielia Drotarova, M., (2021). Digitalization, agility, and customer value in tourism, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 121334, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121334. (IF 13.94; Q1; SJR 2.34). 
  • Malkawi E., Khayrullina M. (2021). Digital human skills form the corporate economy and business development. Ekonomicko-manazerske spectrum, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp. 64-74 https://ems.uniza.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/EMS_1_2021_06_Malkawi_Khairullina.pdf (IF 2.7; Q1). 
  • Afxentiou G., Melanthiou Y. (2021). Reengineering the organisation design of wine businesses. In D. Vrontis, Y. Weber, A. Thrassou, R. Shams, E. Tsoukatos (Eds), “Business Under Crisis: Contextual Transformations and Organisational Adaptations”. Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-76583-5_4 
  • Malkawi E., Khayrullina M. (2021) Digital Learning Environment in Higher Education: New Global Issues. SHS Web of Conferences, Volume 92, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20219205019 (IF 0.3, Q1; SJR 0.18; Open Access).
  • Miguel, C., Pechurina, A., Kirkulak-Uludag, B., Hadjielia Drotarova, M., Dumančić, K., Načinović Braje, I., Giglio, C. (2021). Crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of the short-term rental market sector in Europe. International Journal of Hospitality Management. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103147 (IF 10.47; Q1; SJR 2.5).
  • Malkawi E., Khayrullina M. (2021) Digital Learning Environment in Higher Education: New Global Issues. SHS Web of Conferences, Volume 92, 2021https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20219205019 (IF 0.3, Q1; SJR 0.18; Open Access).
  • Antoniades G., Briede D., Kontina M., Milevica I., Stige-Skuskovnika V. (2020). Influencers’ engagement in a brand communication: Latvia and Cyprus cases. Journal of Economics and Culture, pp. 54-61 Volume 17, Issue ISSN: 2256-0173. https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/jec-2020-0005 (IF 2.98; Q1; SJR 1.16).
Conference Proceedings of Papers and Abstracts
  • Hadjielia Drotarova M., Malkawi E., Antoniades G., Vasilis Papavasiliou V. Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Cultural Intelligence on Family Business
    Decision-Making Amid Political Shifts and Changing Customer Demographics. 7th International Family Business Research Forum, October 29-31, 2024,Cyprus University of Technology
    Paphos, Cyprus ISBN: 978-9963-697-55-7
  • Hadjielia Drotarova M., The role of women in non-traditional family business contexts: Immigrant-owned businesses in emerging economies. 7th International Family Business Research Forum, October 29-31, 2024, Cyprus University of Technology, Paphos, Cyprus ISBN: 978-9963-697-55-7. 7th International Family Business Research Forum, October 29-31, 2024, Cyprus University of Technology, Paphos, Cyprus ISBN: 978-9963-697-55-7
  • Title: Teaching case study on “Digitalization and VET during the Covid-19 pandemic”
    Authors: Malkawi, E. and Hadjielia Drotarova, M.
    The Case Conference 2024, American University of Beirut February 2-3 2024.
  • Title: Critical thinking digital skills in higher education.
    Authors: Antoniades G., Malkawi E.
    Conference: The 14th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) Virtual Conference
    “Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era”, Nicosia, Cyprus.       
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at Conference Proceedings
    September 22-24, 2021.
  • Title: The Social Innovation Ecosystems in Businesses Create Sustainable Societies.
    Authors: Afxentiou G.
    Conference: The 14th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) Virtual Conference
    “Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era”, Nicosia, Cyprus.       
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at Conference Proceedings
    September 22-24, 2021.
  •  Title: Entrepreneurs’ Well-being in the Spectrum of a Crisis.
    Authors: Afxentiou G.
    Conference: The 14th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) Virtual Conference
    “Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era”, Nicosia, Cyprus.       
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at Conference Proceedings
    September 22-24, 2021.
  •  Title: Factors Affecting Leisure Time of Women with Underage Children.
    Author: Antoniades G.
    Conference: FIKUSZ 2020 XV, Symposium for Young Researchers, Budapest, HUNGARY.
    Accepted Paper for Presentation and Publication at conference proceedings November 20, 2020.
  •  Title: Digital learning Environment in Higher Education: New Global Issues.
    Authors: Malkawi E., Khayrullina M.
    Conference: 20th International Scientific conference “Globalization and its Socio-Economic Consequences”.
    Accepted Paper for Presentation and Publication at conference proceedings 21 – 22 October 2020.
  •  Title: An Innovative Organisational Design of Small and Medium Wineries.
    Authors: Afxentiou G.
    Conference: Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM) 3rd Annual Academic Conference “Entering New Era”, Nicosia, CYPRUS.   
    Accepted Developmental Paper for Presentation and Publication at conference proceedings 26 September 2020.
  •  Title: The Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in Regional Knowledge Spill over and Social Innovation.
    Authors: Saha N., Sáha T., Weber C., Stukalina Y., Afxentiou G., Lepik K.L.,
    Urmanaviciene A., Sáha P.
    Journal: XV edition of IFKAD
    Conference: IFKAD Conference, 9-11 September 2020, Matera, ITALY.
    Accepted Paper for Presentation and Publication at the Fifteen Annual ISI Conference
    Proceedings of the IFKAD 2020.
  •  Title: The Relation of Stress Management and Leadership Effectiveness in the Hotel Industry of Cyprus.
     Authors: Afxentiou G., Malkawi E., Antoniades G.
    Journal: EuroMed Academy of Business, September 18-20, 2019
    Conference: Twelfth Annual EuroMed Conference, Thessaloniki, GREECE.
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at the Twelfth Annual ISI Conference Proceedings of the EuroMed Academy of Business 2019. ISBN: 2547-8516
  •  Title: The Role of Stress Management in Managerial Decision Making: Cyprus Hotel Industry.
    Authors: Malkawi E., Afxentiou G., Antoniades G.
    Journal: EKA University of Applied Sciences Journal, April 24-26 2019
    Conference: Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities, Riga, LATVIA.
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at the Conference Proceedings of
    the International Scientific Conference (etECH2019).  ISBN: 978-9984-24-222-4
  •  Title: Makerspaces: The Way to Develop the Learning and Innovation Skills (4c‘s) of the 21st Century.
     Authors: Konstantinou D.
    Journal: EKA University of Applied Sciences Journal, April 24-26 2019.
    Conference: Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities (etECH2019), Riga, LATVIA.
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at the Conference Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (etECH2019).
    ISBN: 978-9984-24-222-4
  • Title: The Impact of Stress Management on Leadership Effectiveness in the Hotel
    Industry of Cyprus.
    Authors: Afxentiou G., Malkawi E., Antoniades G.
    Journal: The Market: International Journal of Business, 5 April 2019
    Conference: Second Annual Conference of the Cyprus Centre for Business Research,
    Limassol, CYPRUS.
    Accepted Abstract for Presentation and Publication at the Second Annual Conference Proceedings of the International CIM Conference 2019.
Conferences & Seminars
  • Tsappi, E. (2026). Reviewer contribution for the Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. Reviewed the manuscript titled “Regulation and Optimization of Urban Passenger Transport System for Low-Carbon Development: A Case Study of Hefei, China” as part of the journal’s peer-review process.
  • Full research paper title: “Family in the Helm: How Family Leaders Shape the Control of Inter-Organizational Relationships,” the 23rd Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER), in Reykjavik, Iceland, September 12-14, 2025.
  • Full research paper title: “Collective strategy frames and cooperative strategic entrepreneurship in craft-based ventures”, Academy of Management 85th Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25th and 29th July 2025.
  • Participation in the ISA RC50 Interim Conference 2025 organized by the Research Committee on International Tourism (RC50) under the           
    International Sociological Association (ISA). Dr. Vasilis Papavasiliou presented a research paper co-authored with Dr. Chryso Panayidou.
    The paper is titled ‘Narrating the Past: Collective Memory and Thanatourism in Cyprus’ and is currently a work-in-progress study. 
  • “The role of women in non-traditional family business contexts: Immigrant-owned businesses in emerging economies”, The 7th International Family Business Research Forum, Cyprus University of Technology, Paphos, Cyprus, October, 29th and 31st, 2024.
  •  “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Cultural Intelligence on Family Business Decision-Making Amid Political Shifts and Changing Customer Demographics”, The 7th International Family Business Research Forum, Cyprus University of Technology, Paphos, Cyprus, October, 29th and 31st, 2024.
  • “Nurturing the next generation within dark tourism: Perspectives from Slovakia’s Death Valley”, THE INC 2024 (Tourism, Hospitality and Events International Conference), The Hotel school, The Hague, Netherlands, June, 5th and 7th, 2024.
  • “Developing a Sustainable Business Model in Tourism: The Cyprus Case”, the International Conference, the Institute of Technology and Science, School of Management, Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad, May 3rd, 2024.
  • “Digitalization and VET during the Covid-19 pandemic”, Second Case Conference, American University of Beirut in Paphos, Mediterraneo, Cyprus, February 2nd and 3rd, 2024.
  • Dr. Vasilis Papavasiliou, PhD presented a research paper on ‘Nicosia, the world’s last divided capital city: The paradox between the tour guides narratives in guided tours’ at the 3rd Critical Tourism Studies – Asia Pacific Conference in Hanoi, organized by British University Vietnam during 13th and 17th February 2023.
  • “Heritage Tourism in Family Perspective and how to shape the minds of the next generation of students, inspire leaders of today for a disruptive change in education” at Global Education & Training Institute – GETI, July 5th, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC1mXa4fOkM.
  • ‘Nurturing the younger generation in heritage tourism: A family perspective’ at The INC Tourism, Hospitality & Events INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, June 22nd and 24th, 2022, Limassol, Cyprus.
  • ‘Research Methodology in Managing Tourism and Hospitality Business’ at International Webinar, Centre for Academic Learning Writing and Support Services (CALWAS), June 1st, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCU5hXjNJV8.
  • “Importance of spreading peace culture from a young age” under the HWPL’s 9th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace, May 25th, 2022.
  • “Peace Education in Higher Education and Beyond” at the International Webinar on a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence on the topic of Domestic Violence and Violence in Schools, HWPL France and the Permanent Delegation of Mali to UNESCO, April 28th, 2022.
  • “Research Methodology managing Tourism business” under the International Guest Series 2022, School of Business Studies, Himgiri Zee University, April 27th, 2022.
  • Fourteenth EuroMed Annual Virtual Conference, September 22-24 2021 “Contemporary Business Concepts and Strategies in the new Era”
  • Academy of Management 81st Annual Virtual Conference, July 30 – August 3 2021 “Bringing the manager back in management”
  • University of Novi Sad, Serbia, June 28 – 30 2021 International Virtual Conference on ICT enhanced Social Sciences and Humanities (ICTeSSH) 2021. Conference website: https://ictessh.uns.ac.rs/
  • Job crafting and job satisfaction: The case of front-line hotel employees. Presentation at the CTL Eurocollege Faculty & Staff Colloquium, Cyprus, 16th July 2021.
  • Virtual Conference by the Portugal Presidency of the EU 2021, 14 April 2021 European Universities: Pioneering Transformation in Education, Research and Innovation
  • 1st ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub Virtual Forum, 13-15 October 2020 Future Directions in Lifelong Learning: creating a vision for Lifelong Learning Research, Policy & Practice in Asia & Europe
  • Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM), Nicosia, CYPRUS, 26 September 2020 3rd Annual Academic Conference Entering New Era
  • Sheffield University Management School, Centre for Regional, 1-3 September 2020 Economic and Enterprise Development (CREED), Sheffield, UK
    Virtual 12th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) 2020       Social innovation and enterprise for more prosperous, fair and sustainable societies Conference website: https://isircconference2020.com/
  • 80th Virtual Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), 7-11 August 2020 20/20 Broadening Our Sight
  • 2020 R&D Management Symposium (Virtual event), 4-5 August 2020 Invention to Innovation. Creating the Conditions for Impact Simon Fraser University, Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship https://www.sfu.ca/changinstitute/events—outreach/randm2020.html
  • 1st Doctoral Colloquium 2019, Nicosia, CYPRUS, December 7 2019 European University
  • 15th ASEF Classroom Network, Tokyo, JAPAN, November 25-29 2019 Education for Sustainable Development and Artificial Intelligence: The Role and Readiness of Teachers
  • SNJ (Service National de la Jeunesse) , Luxemburg, BELGIUM, November 4-9 2019 Makerspaces in Digital Youthwork
  • Colloquium/Symposium, Berlin, GERMANY, October 24-25 2019 1st Doctoral students Campus Macromedia University
  • EuroMed Academy of Business, Thessaloniki, GREECE, September 18-20 2019 12th Annual EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB) Conference, Business Management Theories and Practices in a Dynamic Competitive Environment
  • Ekonomikas un kulturas augstskola (EKA), Riga, LATVIA, April 24-26 2019 International Scientific Conference (etECH2019), Emerging Trends in Economics, Culture and Humanities
Professional Journals