Soteris Kalogirou was born in Trachonas, which is a suburb of Nicosia. He is married and has two children. In June 2011 he was awarded from the University of Glamorgan, UK the title of D.Sc. He is a Professor in the Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences and Engineering and now he is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences and a Founding Member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts.
He is considered internationally as an expert in the field of solar thermal collectors and the use of artificial intelligence techniques for the performance prediction of energy and renewable energy systems. He is a member of CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), Chartered Engineer (C.Eng), member of FEANI (Eur Ing), member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), member of ISES (International Solar Energy Society) and member of the Institute of Refrigeration (IoR).
He has a large number of publications as books, book chapters, international scientific journals, and refereed conference proceedings. He is Editor-in-Chief of Renewable Energy and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Energy, and Editorial Board Member of another seventeen journals. He is the editor of the book Artificial Intelligence in Energy and Renewable Energy Systems, published by Nova Science Inc., co-editor of the book Soft Computing in Green and Renewable Energy Systems, published by Springer, editor of the book McEvoy’s Handbook of Photovoltaics, published by Academic Press of Elsevier and author of the books Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems, and Thermal Solar Desalination: Methods and Systems, published by Academic Press of Elsevier.
He has given more than 65 keynote speeches at international conferences. He has supervised a large number of Masters and Ph.D. students. He is the founder of Archimedes Solar Energy Laboratory.