Professor, BA (Panteion University, Greece), MA (University of Kent, U.K.)  PhD (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). He has been a DAAD Scholar at Deutsche Welle, Chevening Scholar of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK, RCAP Scholar from APU University Japan, Scholar to Beijing Foreign Studies University, Scholar at Sabanci University (Turkey), Scholar of the State of Luxembourg. He has an extensive research work which is currently funded from Google (DNI Initiative fund). He is the initiator and organizer of Thessaloniki International Media Summer Academy. He is in charge of Digital Communication Network Hub in Southeast Europe, member of the advisory board for Networking Knowledge, Member of the board of Municipal Company of Information, and Communication of Thessaloniki (2017-2019). He has participated in a series of scientific research, has published articles in International and Greek journals and in edited volumes. His research interests are upon: International Journalism, Audience Studies, Mass Media Literacy Conflict Analysis and Resolution.