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Mr Spyridon ANTHIS
Patriot Dronres Academy Engineer,
Patriot Drones Academy
Spiros K. Anthis was born in Athens (24 / 6 / 1977), has Greek Nationality and is Single.
He speaks English (Cambridge Proficiency Certificate) and German (Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache
– Grundstuffe)
He holds MSc in Computer and Information Networks (1999), Electronic Systems Engineering Dept.,
University of Essex, England and BSc in Computer Science / Software Engineering, Computer Science
Dept., University of Essex (1998).
Professional Experience:
2014 - today: Chief Technical Officer at the Patriot Risk Management Group of Companies.
2010 - today: Founder and CEO of Ektenia.gr , a Security Systems and IT company.
2005 - 2011: CTO and co-owner of Estia-Anthis (http://estia-anthis.gr)
2004 - 2006: Senior Consultant at the OTE group
2001 - 2002: Member of the Network Operations Centre (NOC) of FORTHnet S.A.
2000-2001: Instructor / teacher of computer usage, under the commands of the Greek Army Navy
(SPHY facility) with over 500 teaching hours.
2000-2001: At SPHY, Network Administrator for a 60-PC network based on Windows NT.
1999-2000: Network and systems administrator for Microchip Group (www.microchip.gr).
Postgraduate dissertation study at British Telecom Labs, at Ipswich, England.
1996-1997: Lab demonstrator for the Multimedia and Robotics Lab of the Computer Science Dept.
1993-1995: Network and systems administrator for SBS-Hellas S.A., in Athens.
"Drone Tracker / Defender Technologies (DeDrone)"
Drones, at first, were taken as a new, impressive, problem-solving technology. Soon, they were seen as
a menace. There, is where anti-drone technologies, step in.
The main aim of a drone system, is to provide means of reach, from a controllably higher altitude, and
location. The main aim of an anti-drone system, however, is to identify drones, in the vicinity of the
scan reach, and if needed, subsequently deploy countermeasures appropriate to the situation, the
applicable law, and the desire of the defending party.
The Patriot Risk Management Group of Companies, specialize in the supply of both drone and anti-
drone solutions, tailor-fit to the needs of the procurer, and also the training of the users of the
equipment (Patriot Drone Academy).
It is a fast growing area of commerce and interest. Drones can be used to smuggle illegal weapons,
drugs, create panic, drop bombs etc. The idea was born after several politicians were stalked by drones.
The main areas interested are the Industrial Groups, Governments, and VIP Consumers.
A suitable platform would include an anti-drone scanner, a dedicated RF scanner, a processing /
database server, and appropriate countermeasure equipment. A "cloud" of similar devices, plus the
manufacturer's HQ Labs, are online, and exchange information, to better aid detections.
The management of such platform, is very easy for a user, with very little training required.
DroneTracker 2.0 is such a platform.
Drone platforms and military vehicles (tanks, ships etc), are mostly complementary solutions, but
drones can be deployed safely by themselves. Military equipment often needs better warning (anti-
drone systems).