Kos Zachos

Konstantinos (Kos) Zachos is a Research Fellow at Bayes Business School, City, University of London, and serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for CebAI (National Centre for Creativity enabled by AI) and JECT.AI, a university spin-out. His primary research focuses on computer science and creativity, developing digital tools to enhance creative problem-solving across sectors including journalism, sports, healthcare, and manufacturing. He holds a PhD from City, University of London (2004–2007).

Employment History:

• Chief Technology Officer, City, University of London (Oct 2020–present)
• Research Fellow, City, University of London (Oct 2007–present)

Research Interests:

• AI-driven creativity tools
• Information retrieval and NLP applications
• Design thinking for innovation
• Technology adoption in non-creative industries

His work emphasizes practical applications, such as JECT.AI’s AI tools for journalism and CebAI’s focus on creativity enhancement.

Key Projects:

• Designing digital tools for elite sports coaching (e.g., C&C '22)
• AI systems for newsroom creativity (C&C '22, Computation + Journalism 2020)
• Health-and-safety tools for manufacturing (CHI '17)
• Mobile apps for dementia care (CHI '13)

Advising & Grants:

• Over 15 years of academic-industry collaboration
• Principal investigator for CebAI (funded by Research England)
• Experience in EU and national research grants

Labs & Teams:

• CebAI National Centre
• QUEST Research Group
• JECT.AI Development Team