Dr. Charalambos Bratsas is the founder and chairman of the board of directors of the Greek Open Knowledge Foundation. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Electronic Systems Engineering of the International University of Greece and participates as a researcher in the Laboratory of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation of the Athens University of Applied Sciences. The main areas of research are Intelligent Software Systems, Open Data, the Semantic Web , Knowledge Graphs, Open Linked Data (Coordinator of the Greek DBpedia), Data Science, Data Mining, and Big Data applications with AI algorithms. He is also a scientific associate at the Laboratory of Complex Systems of AUTH. He holds a BA in Mathematics (1999), an MA in Medical Informatics and a PhD in Knowledge Graphs in Medical Informatics (2008). He has participated in several research projects of the European Commission. He has more than 100 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings in the fields of Semantic Web, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis.

Lazaros Ioannidis was born and lives in Thessaloniki. He studied Computer Science at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he also completed his postgraduate studies in Internet Science. He is mainly involved in the development and design of software solutions.

He has participated and coordinated development projects related to e-commerce and tourism, knowledge management in Health sciences, natural resource management and support and interoperability of Public sector services. He has taught software development topics to students, students and professionals.

In addition, he has worked on research projects in collaboration with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the International University of Greece and the Open Knowledge Foundation of Greece.

Notis Filippidis is a PhD candidate in the Journalism and Mass Media Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, aiming to create and implement semantic web services in sports journalism. He is a graduate of the Department of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and holds a postgraduate degree in Web Science from the Department of Mathematics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is an active member of the Open Knowledge Foundation of Greece and he is mainly involved in the development of applications and the creation and analysis of semantic data.

Papageorgiou Myrto is a graduate of the Mathematics Department of the Athens University of Applied Sciences, holder of an M.Sc. Web Science AUTH and Deputy Doctor also of the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Science AUTH in the field of Statistics and Business Research. He is a Scientific Associate of the International University of Greece & the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Project Manager at Open Knowledge Greece.

For many years now he has been a member of the Council of the Hellenic Mathematical Society of the Central Macedonia Branch and a key member of the organizing committee of the Mathematics Week that the branch organizes every year. She is now a special secretary in the annex. He deals with data processing and analysis, but also with education and mathematics teaching.

George Christoforos Kazlaris has completed his studies at the Department of Information Technology and Electronic Systems Engineering of the International University of Greece. His thesis is related to educational Android applications for primary school students with the help of Augmented Reality, where a scientific article was published. He has worked as a developer with main development languages ​​Java and Kotlin. He is currently working on research projects, in collaboration with the International University and Open Knowledge Greece. At the same time, he is also starting his PhD in the IT and Electronic Systems Engineering department of the International University.

Alexandros Angelidis graduated from the Mathematics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Afterwards, he obtained his Master's degree in the same department, specializing in "Theoretical Informatics and Systems and Control Theory". His diploma thesis focused on the analysis of chaotic time series using network theory and in particular Visibility Networks. Today, he is a PhD candidate at the Department of Physics of the International University of Greece and studies the analysis and prediction of complex, non-linear systems using neural networks. He is also a scientific associate in the Department of Informatics and Electronic Systems Engineering of Di.Pa.E. His research interests span Complex Network Theory, Chaos Theory, time series forecasting and Machine Learning.

Anastasiadis Efstathios Konstantinos is a graduate of the Physics department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree in the interdisciplinary program "Networks and Complexity". His thesis concerned the application of network theory to criminal networks, to interpret their modus operandi and to find their vulnerabilities. Part of his work was published in an international scientific journal. Beyond the study of criminal networks, his research interests include Machine Learning and building networks from time series data.

Elisavet Parisi is a graduate of the Architectural Engineering Department of the Athens University of Applied Sciences. and holder of a Master's degree in Networks and Complexity from AUTH. Her thesis was on the application of the Semantic Web and Network Theory to define and quantify Urban Sustainability. He has worked as an architect engineer in urban design studies of public spaces and buildings. From May 2024, she is a PhD candidate at AUTH with a dissertation subject "Ontology of Urban Sustainability: An alternative approach to managing complexity and big data". In addition, he participates in research projects in collaboration with the Open Knowledge Foundation of Greece. Her research interests include the semantic web, network theory, and management of complex systems and big data with an emphasis on urban sustainability.

Eleni Halikiopoulou is a PhD candidate at the Department of Journalism and Mass Media of the University of Athens. In recent years, she has been working as a researcher in European Union research projects aimed at tackling disinformation in Europe. At the same time, she is conducting her doctoral research at the Laboratory of Informatics Applications in M.M.E. of A.P.Th., which is centered around the disciplines of participatory journalism and data journalism. In 2021, Eleni graduated from the undergraduate study program of the same department, while in 2023 she continued her postgraduate studies, attending the English-language study program, entitled 'Digital Media, Communication and Journalism', from which she graduated in early 2024 .During her postgraduate studies she participated in a series of international conferences, presenting a series of topics dedicated to disinformation, data protection and the interaction of journalists and the public in modern participatory environments. At the same time, she worked for a year as an advertising manager in an advertising company in Thessaloniki, in order to organize the communication strategy of well-known magazines of the city, among which was the magazine 'PRAXI' of the State Theater of Northern Greece.

Odysseas Chondroudis is a graduate of the Department of Information Technology and Electronic Systems Engineering of the International University of Greece. His thesis focused on "Design and Implementation of a Device for Recording Brain Activity based on Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)". His research involved the development of a portable fNIRS device, which offers portability and flexibility for a variety of applications in neuroscience, clinical diagnosis, psychophysiological studies, education, and human-computer interaction.

Maria Nikolaidou has been an active member of the Open Knowledge Foundation of Greece since 2012. She participates in the preparation of events and proposals, in communications with cooperating agencies, and since 2015 she has taken over the management of the European project OpenBudgets.eu.

Maria is a graduate of MSc in Information Systems from the University of Sheffield and a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy of AUTH. He worked in research institutes of Greece and the European Commission and has extensive experience in programs related to information management, information systems and medical education. Since 2006, he has been a collaborator at the School of Medicine of the AUTH in matters of research and administrative/financial management, with an emphasis on the Medical Education programs of the Laboratory of Medical Physics.