Vassilios (Bill) Vassiliadis received a Diploma (MEng equivalent) and a Doctoral Degree from the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras, Greece. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Management Science and Technology.  Since 2005, he has served at the Hellenic Open University as an adjunct lecturer and as an Assistant Professor (non-tenure) in the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics of the University of Patras. He has an over than 20 years experience mainly in European Union funded projects, as a researcher in the private sector, at the Computer Technology Institute, the University of Patras and the Hellenic Open University. His has published more than 80 articles in international journals and conferences. His research interests focus on information management, Information Systems applications and software evaluation. He currently serves as a Vice Rector of Finance, Design, Construction and Information Technologies at the University of Patras, Greece.