Yannis Charalabidis

Yannis Charalabidis is a Professor of Digital Governance at the University of the Aegean, where responsibilities include leading the Information Systems Laboratory and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit. With extensive experience in academia and various organizations, Yannis has been involved with the World Bank and the United Nations as a Digital Governance Expert since 2023, and serves as an external expert for the European Commission on projects related to interoperability and digital services. Yannis has held key roles in multiple initiatives, including the Intelligent Cities Challenge and the development of the PYTHIA chatbot technologies project. Additionally, Yannis directs an MSc Programme in Digital Innovation and Startup Entrepreneurship co-organized by the University of the Aegean and the National Technical University of Athens. Education credentials include a PhD in Information Systems and multiple advanced degrees in engineering and entrepreneurship.