Dr. Dimitris C. Gkikas is an IT Engineer specializing in the applications of artificial intelligence, decision-making and risk management in e-business, e-commerce, user behavior and Bioeconomy systems.

Dr. Gkikas works as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Administrative Science and Technology and as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Visiting Lecturer in the MSc Program in Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture at the School of Agricultural Sciences at University of Patras, conducting research on machine learning models appliances to marine ecosystem organizations. His responsibilities include sustainable growth, digital conservation, strategy design and dissemination of aquaculture research programs. Additionally, he conducts digital marketing research at Hellenic Open University. Dr. Gkikas is responsible for digital strategy and development of e-business at OWEB Digital Experience and works as a consultant for digital strategy and e-business for medium and large business schemes and research projects.