Athanasios Kyriazis is a Professor at the Department of Statistics and Insurance Sciences at the University of Piraeus in the field of Applied Mathematics and New Technologies. He has been a visiting researcher in Universities and Research Centers in the U.S.A. and Europe. He has taught a significant number of courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as in training programs. He has supervised Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s theses, and has participated in several research programs as the Project Leader. He has participated in Ministerial Councils, meetings, official visits and international collaborations. He has served for several years as General Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs as well as Special Secretary for Higher Education at the same Ministry. His current position is General Secretary for Research and Innovation and President of “Elevate Greece S.A.”.