Studies

Bachelor and PhD obtained by the Department of Informatics, University of Athens, September 1990 and December 1995 respectively.

Academic Positions

  • December 2012 - currently: Professor, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.
  • April 2008 - December 2012: Associate Professor, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.
  • August 2005 - April 2008: Assistant Professor, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.
  • September 2001 - June 2005: Adjuct Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens and in the Department of Computer Science, University of Peloponnesus, Greece.

Administrative Positions

  • Rector of the University (since January 2016)
  • Deputy Chair of the University Council (January 2013 - January 2016)
  • Director of the Department of Informatics and Telematics Postgraduate Programs (July 2012 - September 2016)
  • Member of the University's Research Committee (September 2011 - January 2016)
  • Scientific Director of the University's Network Operations Center (NOC) (September 2013 - January 2016)
  • Member of the University's Quality Assurance Committee (January 2010 - January 2016)
  • Chair of Interval Evaluation Committee of the Department of Informatics and Telematics (since December 2009)

Professional Experience

  • January 1997 - August 2005: Library Computer Center Director, University of Athens, Greece.
  • 1995 - 1996: System Analyst for Byte S.A.
  • 1991 - 1995: Researcher in the Department of Informatics, University of Athens, Greece.
  • 1990 - 1991: Software Engineer for ORACLE Co -- JURDA ÇELLAS.

Other Activities

  • Member of IEEE and ISCA
  • Referee for international conferences and journals in Computer Science
  • Proposal evaluator for National and European Union R&D calls
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Information Society Company from 2004 to 2008. This company, owned by the Greek State, is responsible for implementing e-government projects founded by the European Union.
  • Vice-President of the National Committee for the "Development of Digital Collections for Educational and Cultural Purposes" of HealLink since 2003.
  • Member of the Directory Board of the Hellenic Academic Library Network (HealLink) from 2001 to 2004.
  • Member of numerous consulting and evaluation committees for the employment of information technology and e-government support in the public sector
  • Consulter of numerous public organizations (as the National Diabetes Institution and Ministry of Defence) for designing and developing information systems and services.