Thomas Skordas received his diploma in Electrical Engineering in 1984 and a PhD in
Computer Science in 1988. From 1988 to 1995, he worked in France as a Research
Fellow and project leader in EU-funded R&D projects in the areas of Information
Technology and Robotics.
In 1995, Thomas joined the European Commission as a Research Programme Officer in
the Directorate General Information Society & Media (DG INFSO). Ever since, Thomas
worked in various units of DG INFSO (which, in 2012 became DG CONNECT) dealing
with ICT research in the context of EU's Research and Innovation Framework
Programmes. From 2006 to 2009, he was Deputy Head of Unit in ICT Security and
Trust. In 2009, he was appointed Head of the Photonics Unit and in 2014, Head of the
Flagships Unit. In March 2017, Thomas became the Director of DG CONNECT's
"Digital Excellence and Science Infrastructure Directorate” and in May 2022 he was
appointed Deputy Director General of DG CONNECT.