Pavlos Fafalios

Pavlos Fafalios is an Assistant Professor at the School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete. His research focuses on Information Systems, with specialties in Information Retrieval, Semantic Web, and Knowledge Engineering. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (University of Crete, 2016) and conducted postdoctoral research at L3S Research Center (Germany) and FORTH (Greece). He has been a visiting lecturer at the Hellenic Mediterranean University and actively contributes to the international research community through over 50 publications. His work emphasizes semantic interoperability, knowledge graphs, and interdisciplinary applications in cultural heritage and digital humanities.

Education:

• Diploma in Information and Communication Systems Engineering (University of the Aegean, 2009)
• Master's in Information Systems (University of Crete, 2012)
• PhD in Computer Science (University of Crete, 2016)

Research interests include:

• Information Retrieval (e.g., exploratory search, semantic search)
• Knowledge Engineering (ontology design, data integration)
• Applications in maritime history, disaster informatics, and circular economy

His recent articles explore ontology governance, knowledge graph applications in fact-checking, and semantic interoperability frameworks. Notable achievements include the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (2016-2019) and contributions to projects like the Claimskg system.