John Soldatos holds a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (2000); was Associate Professor and Head of the Internet of Things (IoT) Group at the Athens Information Technology (AIT), Greece (2006-2019); and was Adjunct Professor at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (2007-2010). Since January 2020, he joined INTRASOFT International as part of the incorporation of AIT's IoT Group in the company. He is also Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK (2014-present). Dr. Soldatos is expert in IoT technologies and applications, including applications in smart cities and the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). Dr. Soldatos has played a leading role in the successful delivery of more than sixty (commercial-industrial, R&D, and consulting) projects, for both private & public sector organizations, including some complex integrated projects. He is co-founder of various platforms and initiatives such as the open source OpenIoT platform and the Edge4Industry community. He has published more than 180 articles in international journals, books, and conference proceedings.