A regular speaker at international conferences, he holds a PhD in Decision Science from London Business School (1997), a Master’s degree in Computer Science from University College London (1992) and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki (1989). He has been a member of the visiting faculty at the Graduate Programme in Decision Sciences (Specialisation in Financial Engineering) and the Financial Engineering Research Centre (FRC) at the Athens University of Economics and Business, during the period 1999-2000. He is also co-director of the Executive MSc in Accounting and Financial Management, a MSc Degree partnership between the Lancaster University Management School, Dept. of Accounting and Finance, UK and the University of Macedonia of Economic and Social Sciences, Dept. of Accounting and Finance.