Theofanis Orfanou

Cypriot student, elite mathematics/informatics competitor and startup CTO. IMO silver medalist (2024) and two-time Honourable Mention (2022, 2023); IOI silver (2023) and three bronze medals (2022, 2024, 2025); Codeforces International Master (Theo830, 2379). Undergraduate in Mathematics and Computer Science at MIT and a varsity track athlete. Co-founder and CTO of LIVIA, an agritech startup using satellite imagery, autonomous drones and AI for crop health; LIVIA won the JA Europe Innovation of the Year 2026 (university level) and the FedEx Access Award at GEN-E 2026.

Theofanis Orfanou is a Cypriot mathematics and informatics competitor from Limassol who represented Cyprus at the International Mathematical Olympiad in 2022 (Honourable Mention, 22 pts), 2023 (Honourable Mention) and 2024 (Silver medal, 23 pts, rank 125). He also competed for Cyprus at the International Olympiad in Informatics from 2022 to 2025, winning silver in 2023 and bronze in 2022, 2024 and 2025, and is an International Master on Codeforces (handle Theo830, rating 2379). He attended the Pascal Greek School in Limassol and now studies Mathematics and Computer Science at MIT, where he is also a track and field athlete (400m / 400m hurdles). He is co-founder and CTO of LIVIA, an AI precision-agriculture startup.

Details

LocationLarnaca / Limassol, Cyprus

UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Competitive ProgrammingMathematicsSoftware DevelopmentAIAgriTechAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligencePrecision AgricultureEarth ObservationMathematics olympiadsCompetitive programmingTrack and field (400m hurdles)Agritech / space technology

Experience

Co-Founder & CTO at LIVIA

Cyprus

Agritech startup (developed by Altair Astronomy & Space) building an autonomous precision-agriculture platform; won JA Europe Innovation of the Year 2026 at GEN-E.

Undergraduate, Mathematics and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Undergraduate, Mathematics and Computer Science

Projects

LIVIA

AchievementsSilver medal, International Mathematical Olympiad 2024 (Cyprus, 23 pts, rank 125) · Honourable Mention, IMO 2023 and IMO 2022 · Silver medal, IOI 2023; bronze medals IOI 2022, 2024, 2025 · Codeforces International Master (Theo830, 2379) · JA Europe Innovation of the Year 2026 (University Level) and FedEx Access Award with LIVIA · JA Cyprus Company of the Year 2026 winner (LIVIA)

Press

cyprus-mail.com/2026/07/14/cypriot-student-startup-wins-european-innovation-award

jacyprus.org/en/cyprus-at-the-top-of-europe-double-triumph-at-gen-e-2026-1st-place-for-livia-3rd-place-for-hershield

en.philenews.com/insider/livia-cyprus-team-wins-gen-e-2026-smart-farming

cyprus-mail.com/2021/09/08/cyprus-success-in-informatics-olympiads

AwardsIMO Silver Medal 2024 · IMO Honourable Mention 2023 · IMO Honourable Mention 2022 · IOI Silver Medal 2023 · IOI Bronze Medal 2022 · IOI Bronze Medal 2024 · IOI Bronze Medal 2025 · JA Europe Innovation of the Year 2026 (University Level), LIVIA · FedEx Access Award (GEN-E 2026), LIVIA

Profiles

LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/theofanis-orfanou-234848210

Competition record