Prof. Daras holds a Bachelor in in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Athens and Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A.), Département des Mathématiques, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille Flandres-Artois, Lille. He earned his Ph.D. from the Département des Mathématiques, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Lille Flandres-Artois, Lille (Supervisors: C. Brezinski, G. Cœuré), with the highest distinction of French Universities. He is a Scientific Associate with the Technical University of Crete, Greece, and a full Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics and Engineering Sciences, Hellenic Military Academy (HMA) and at the School of Telecommunications of Electronic Transmission Officers, Greece. He was the Dean at the HMA, and the Organizer and President of 7 International Scientific Conferences. He is currently the Director of two Master's Programs in Cryptography and in Operations Research and Decision Making. His research interests include Numerical Analysis, Complex Analysis, High-Dimensional Data Analysis, Cryptography, Operational Research, Military Operations Research, Optimization, and Application of Mathematics in Combat Models and Mathematical Modeling for Engineering Systems. He has authored more than 50 papers and studies in academic journals and conferences. He has published 9 edited volumes and 5 special journal issues (among others: “Applications of Mathematics and Informatics in Military Science” (from Springer), “Cryptography and its Applications in the Armed Forces”, “Mathematics and Informatics in Military Science”, “Operations Research, Engineering, and Cyber Security - Trends in Applied Mathematics” (from Springer), “Cyber-Security and Information Warfare”, “Analysis, Cryptography and Information Science”, “Approximation and Computation in Science and Engineering” (from Springer), “Applications of Mathematics and Informatics in Science and Engineering” (from Springer), “Computational Mathematics and Variational Analysis” (from Springer), “Computation, Cryptography and Network Security” (from Springer), “Military Logistics: Research Advances and Future Trends” (from Springer), “Modern Discrete Mathematics and Analysis with Applications in Cryptography Information Systems and Modeling” (from Springer)). Prof. Daras is a member of the Hellenic Mathematical Society, Hellenic Operational Research Society. He has been awarded one of the awards given by the Academy of Athens for scientific publications in Mathematics.