Ioannis John Karamitsos

Ioannis Karamitsos (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.) has vast research academic and industry experience over 30 years as an executive manager who worked within the private and public sectors and experienced within European, Middle East and Chinese companies.

From 2020 to present, Ioannis is an Assistant Professor of Data Analytics at Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai Campus. In 2016, he had joined Department of Electrical Engineering as an Adjunct Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai. From 2010 to 2020, Ioannis was a Digital Transformation Technologist at Orange Business Services, with ten years of consulting experience working with clients to develop and deliver their strategies and transform their organisations into Smart and Digital Cities. Ioannis is member of DSOA-Dubai Innovation Advisory Board.

He is particularly interested in applying Blockchain, Cryptography, Machine learning, IIoT, and data mining techniques to emerging problems related to large-scale decentralized cyber-physical systems and critical infrastructures as well as energy, health care and other domains of major economic and social impact. Ioannis received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Sunderland, UK, a Master Degree in Telematics Management from University of Danube Krems, Austria, and Bachelor Degree (Laurea) in Electronic Engineering from University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy. His have also executive certificates from Oxford University (Blockchain Strategy), MIT (Tackling the challenge of Big Data) and from Columbia Business School (Driving Strategic Impact Program).