SciFY: Sustainable Sharing of Science and Technology

When: Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Where: PGH 563
Time: 5:30 PM

Speaker: Alexandros Tzoumas, SciFY PNPC Technical Manager (www.scify.org)

Host: Prof. Ioannis Kakadiaris

The presentation will describe the vision and implementation of sharing research results with the world, as open source, freely available products, accessible to all. We will discuss about the value of open science, the impact and sustainability of opening scientific results, as well as the added value for academics, students and the industry. All the above will be supported by the experience gained, both by researchers and developers working within SciFY, a private Not-for-profit IT company, in the challenging setting of
South-East Europe during the last 4 years.

The presentation will lead to a set of proposed steps for collaboration and applied innovation, aimed at improving everyday life around the globe.

Bio:

Alexandros Tzoumas is a graduate of the department of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).

He has 9 years of professional experience in building commercial large-scale applications, either for start-ups or for big companies in the banking, telecom, retail and travel industry. His expertise focuses in team building, agile product development, software architecture and web platforms.