Panayiotis Georgiadis

Overview

Panayiotis Georgiadis is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He leads the e-Government Laboratory, a pioneering group in Greece focusing on electronic governance, business planning, and public sector IT systems. His career spans over four decades, including roles as Secretary General for Information Systems in the Greek Ministry of Finance (1997–2002) and Senate member of NKUA (1992–1994).

Education

• B.Sc. in Physics (University of Athens, 1969)
• M.Sc. in Computer Science (Warwick University, 1974)
• Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Athens, 1982)

Research & Teaching

His research focuses on distributed systems, simulation, and e-Government. He teaches courses in Operating Systems, Software Engineering, and Network Performance Evaluation. Key projects include the SMARTGOV platform and the Taxisnet service, which earned the 2001 eEurope Best Electronic Governance Award. He has supervised over 15 Ph.D. theses and contributed to 50+ scientific publications.

Awards & Recognition

• Project of the Month Award (SMARTGOV, 2001)
• Best Paper Award at ECIS 2001
• 2001 eEurope Best Electronic Governance Award (Taxisnet)

Advising & Labs

Head of the e-Gov Lab, which develops tools for public sector IT systems. His students include notable researchers such as D. Anagnostopoulos (expert system design) and St. Gritzalis (information security). He also contributed to the International Journal of Electronic Governance as Editor-in-Chief.