Panos Alexopoulos has been working at the intersection of data, semantics, and software, contributing in building intelligent systems that deliver value to business and society. Born and raised in Athens, Greece, he currently works as Head of Ontology at Textkernel, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he leads a team of Data Professionals in developing and delivering a large cross-lingual Knowledge Graph in the HR and Recruitment domain.

Academically, Panos holds a PhD in Knowledge Engineering and Management from National Technical University of Athens, and has published more than 60 papers at international conferences, journals and books. He is a regular speaker and trainer in both academic and industry venues, striving to bridge the gap between academia and industry. He is the author of Semantic Modeling for Data: Avoiding Pitfalls and Breaking Dilemmas (O'Reilly Media).