Eve Athanasekou holds an Honors Degree in Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, a M.Sc. in Information Technology and a Ph.D. in Law (Internet Law), both awarded by the University of Glasgow and funded by the Hellenic State Scholarship Foundation. Her doctoral thesis focused on the interaction of modern technological issues and the traditional interpretation of law. She specializes in computer and Internet law, the history, sociology and philosophy of law, intellectual property and real estate law. Between 2000 and 2003 she was the co-editor of artzine, a bilingual electronic magazine on art and technology. She is a practicing lawyer who also teaches law and computer science at the university of Glasgow. She is currently with the Legal Department of the Hellenic Notaries Association. Her research interests include Internet law, ancient Greek law and Roman law, Ancient Greek and Byzantine social and economic history and Modern Greek constitutional history. She is an adjunct faculty member and teaches in the General Education program.
Sofia Kontossi a pianist and musicologist, graduated on scholarship from the Academia de Arte George Enescu and holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Athens, as well as a D.M.A in piano performance from the Universitate de Arte George Enescu. As a pianist, she has taken part in master classes with Hans Leygraf, Paola Volpe, Frank Wibaut, Monique Deschaussées. Dr. Kontossi has won prizes in international piano competitions and given concerts in Greece, Romania, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Turkey and Cyprus. She is regularly invited to give master classes in Greece and abroad on “Art song” performance. She regularly attends, on scholarship, the Vancouver International Song Institute’s program on “Song Scholarship and Performance.” Her musicological studies focus on lieder and piano music by Greek composers, as well as the history of Greek Music. Her articles have been published in Greek, French and Serbian academic journals, and she is a contributing author at the New Grove Music Online. She has been teaching piano and music theory since 1996, and is currently at the University of Arts George Enescu and the National Conservatory of Greece. She is a member of RIPM’s Greek Committee, a member of the Board of the Leonidas Zoras Archive and the Manolis Kalomiris Society Directory Committees, and a member of the Greek Musicological Society. She is an adjunct faculty member and teaches in the BM program.
Konstantinos Pazalos joined HAU in 2012. He holds a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Piraeus (GR), an MSc in IT Management and Organizational Change from Lancaster University (UK), and a PhD in Information System Management from the University of the Aegean (GR). He has published more than 20 original works in internationally recognized academic journals (Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Telematics and Informatics, International Journal of Operational Research, etc) and conferences (ECIS, MCIS EMCIS,PCI, etc) for which he has received numerous citations. He has taught in the areas of Strategy, Management and Enterprise Applications. His research interests include Intelligent Information Systems, Enterprise Performance Management, IT Business Value and Customer Value Measurement. He has worked for more than 10 years in the private sector holding project management and director positions in US public listed organizations. At the moment, he is leading the technology team in the Greek branch of one of the largest consulting organizations globally.
Sophia Katsochi obtained her B.A. in Linguistics, with a minor in foreign languages, from Deree College – The American College of Greece in Athens. She has also completed coursework towards a B.A. in Architecture from Kingston University in London. She holds an M.A. in Translation from Hellenic American University and is currently working toward Doctoral studies at the same school. She teaches undergraduate writing courses at Hellenic American University.
Stavroula Floratos holds both a M.S. Ed. degree in Literacy and a B.S. Ed. degree in Secondary Education and History from St. John’s University, New York, USA. She holds a New York State teaching license, a certificate in Training in School Violence Prevention and Intervention as well as a certificate in English Language Teaching. She is also a CRLA certified Writing Tutor, and a certified CaMLA examiner. Involved in education since 2006, Ms. Floratos has extensive experience teaching all levels and age groups and has been particularly active in Literacy Awareness. Ms. Floratos is the Director of the General Education Program at Hellenic American University, for which she also teaches various courses.