His core expertise is in data modeling, data management, data mining, and data analytics. For over 10 years, he has been leading and participating in research and development projects on NoSQL, Graph, XML, Relational, and Provenance databases. He is the inventor of the Big Data Modeling Methodology for Apache Cassandra and the author of over 50 research and technical papers published in international journals and conference proceedings. He is an educator with extensive experience in both industry and academic training. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Wayne State University.