Demosthenes Ikonomou joined the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in 2008 and currently holds the position Head of Information Capacity Building Unit.

He received his Masters of Science in Electronics and Computer Sciences and his Ph.D. in applied sciences from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, in 1992 and the Universit catholiquue de Louvain-la-Neuve (UCL), Belgium, in 2002 respectively.

Between 1996-2008, he worked for DG Information Society & Media (INFSO) of the European Commission (now DG CONNECT) mainly involved in the management of R&D projects in the fields of wireless and personal communications as well as networked media.