Curriculum vitae (Febryary 2014)

Curriculum vitae (Febryary 2014)

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   Family name: Kavassalis
   
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   First names: Petros
   
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   Date of birth: 08.11.1962
   
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   Nationality: Greek
   
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   Civil status: Partner - 1 child
   
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   Location of residence: Athens, Greece
   
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   Education:
   

   Institution	Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
   National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)	Degree in Civil Engineering (Transportation Networks)
   Université Paris VIII	DEA en Création et Communication Multimédia (Thesis: "Image numérique et Télécommunications: enjeux techniques et économiques")
   Université Paris IX-Dauphine (*in collaboration with Ecole polytechnique – Centre de Recherche en Gestion)	Ph.D., Sciences de Gestion (Thesis: "Economie et évolution des technologies de la Télévision : La stabilité dans le mouvement")

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   Language skills (1 = excellent; 5 = poor):
   

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   Membership of professional bodies:
   

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  ITU
  
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  IEEE
  

10. 
    Other skills:
    

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  Co-ordination and scientific direction of large EU research projects and e-government initiatives in Greece.
  
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  Experience in technology transfer (University to industry and industry to government).
  
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  Networking skills and maintaining networks over a long period.
  
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  Creating new initiatives from these networks.
  

11. 
    Present position:
    

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  Associate Professor, University of the Aegean (UAegean - Financial and Management Dpt), Greece
  
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  Computer Technology Institute (CTI), Senior Researcher (Director Research Unit 9, ATLANTIS Group)
  

12. 
    Years in occupation:
    

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  Worked as a Researcher at, a) the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (Centre de Recherche en Gestion, CRG), b) at MIT (Research Program on Communication Policy, RPCP at CTPID), where he has contributed to the foundation of the MIT Internet Telecommunications Convergence Consortium MIT-ITC and, c) at ICS-Forth (Greece).
  
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  In the last years, served as, a) Principal Investigator for LGAF Project – which aims at implementing “BPM over SOA” solutions for e-government purposes and, b) as project evaluator for FET-Open Programme (EU ICT).
  
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  Since October 2010, he represents Greece in the ISA Interoperability (Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations, EC).
  
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  Since 2012, he actively participates in STORK2.0 EU Project - Secure idenTity acrOss boRders linKed 2.0 (2012-2015).
  
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  He also collaborates with the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the Greek Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and NTUA (Infostrag) in the definition of a new industrial policy for the ITC sector in Greece (since 2011).
  
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13. 
    Key qualifications:
    

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  Have worked collaboratively with those producing the best practice in Greece and across the EU for making “smart government” through sophisticated online services.
  
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  Have led several R&D projects and technology transfer projects in EU and Greece.
  
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  Have participated in high-level EU expert groups (P. Kavassalis, 2007, Report on Key Technologies in Communications, in the context of the initiative "Key Technologies for Europe" Expert Group European Commision - RTD).
  
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  Have led e-learning projects in the domains of Business Process Management for smart government and Knowledge Intensive Services.
  
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  Has published papers in internationally recognized scientific journals and has made numerous presentations in international conferences and seminars (as invited speaker).
  
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  Strong technical knowledge and experience in the fields of Information Management, Business Process Modelling and Automation, Document Engineering, Identity and Privacy Management, Digital Economies and Technology Markets, and on the Economics and Policy for Industrial and Technical Change in the ICT sector.
  
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  Ability to interpret technology for the end-users- both between R&D teams and government, and between government and cities and companies, based on technical knowledge and practical experience from all sides.
  
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  Experience working with different levels and different systems of government.
  
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  Personal communication skills established through experience in managing and improving communication flows in scientific and technology, international and inter-disciplinary project settings.
  
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  Taught for seven years and developed e-learning materials for the University of the Aegean, Greece.
  
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  His interests focus on the fields of Information Management, Business Process Modelling and Automation, Document Engineering, Knowledge Intensive Services and on the Economics and Policy for Industrial and Technical Change in the ICT sector.
  

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    Specific experience abroad:
    

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    Professional experience:
    

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  Most important publications:
  
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    C. Panou and P. Kavassalis, 2011, Document Based Interoperability Approach for Freight SMEs, at the 4th European Conference on ICT for Transport Logistics
    
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    P. Kavassalis, 2007, Key Technologies for Europe: Communications, European Commission DG Research: Key Technologies Experts Group, Policy Report
    
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    P. Kavassalis, St. Lelis, M. Rafea and S. Haridi, 2004, What makes a Web site popular?, Communications of the ACM, 47(2):50-55
    
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    P. Kavassalis et al., 2003, Mobile Permission Marketing: Framing the Market Inquiry, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, 8(1):55-79