Anna Visvizi is Associate Professor at Deree – The American College of Greece and Visiting Researcher at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A political scientist and economist, editor and research consultant, with an extensive experience in academia and the think-tank sector, Dr. Visvizi presented her work in many forums across Europe and the US, including Capitol Hill. A practiced team-worker, researcher, analyst and lecturer, Dr. Visvizi’s expertise spans the following interrelated areas of research: political economy; migration; smart cities; innovation, competitiveness and policy-making, with the geographical focus of her research defined by the EU, China, and the Arab World.
Miltiadis D. Lytras is Associate Professor at Deree – The American College of Greece, with a research focus on semantic web, knowledge management and e-learning, with more than 100 publications. He has co-edited more than 45 special issues in International Journals (IEEE Transaction on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Internet Computing, IEEE Transactions on Education, Computers in Human Behaviour, Interactive Learning Environments, Journal of Knowledge Management, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning) and has authored/[co-]edited 42 books [e.g. Open Source for Knowledge and Learning Management, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Knowledge Management, Intelligent Learning Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations, Semantic Web Based Information Systems, China Information Technology Handbook, Real World Applications of Semantic Web and Ontologies, Web 2.0: The Business Model, etc]. He (has) serves(ed) as the (Co) Editor in Chief of 8 international journals [e.g. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, International Journal of Knowledge Society Research, International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning].
Xi Zhang is affiliated with Tianjin University, China.