Prof. Yannis Charalabidis Appointed Judge at the BITE Awards…

The Information Systems Laboratory (IS-Lab) is pleased to announce that Prof. Yannis Charalabidis, Director of IS-Lab and Professor of Digital Governance & Entrepreneurship at the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, has been appointed to the Judging Committee of the BITE Awards 2026 (Business IT Excellence Awards).

Organized annually by BOUSSIAS Events, the BITE Awards represent Greece’s premier institutional benchmark for recognizing excellence, breakthrough innovation, and leadership in information technology and digital transformation across both the public and private sectors.

Evaluating Groundbreaking Digital Transformation Initiatives

As a member of the distinguished judging panel comprising prominent industry leaders, academic scholars, and institutional representatives, Prof. Charalabidis will contribute to evaluating pioneering projects across critical digital disciplines, including:

• Enterprise Systems & Strategic ICT: Innovative implementations of cloud architectures, ERP/CRM ecosystems, and business process automation.
• Emerging Technologies: Cutting-edge deployments of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data analytics, IoT, and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Public Sector Modernization: High-impact digital governance initiatives and smart public services designed to improve citizen and enterprise engagement.

This role reflects IS-Lab’s ongoing commitment to bridging cutting-edge academic research with industrial innovation, reinforcing continuous dialogue with the broader digital technology and startup ecosystem.

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For more details on the competition and the judging committee, visit the official BITE Awards Portal.