Our Team
Meet the experts behind our initiative!
Meet the dedicated individuals leading and contributing to the OpenOP initiative. Our team is composed of experts from various fields, including telecommunications, software development, and open source collaboration. Together, we are committed to driving innovation and fostering a vibrant ecosystem around OpenOP.
Leadership Group (LG)
The Leadership Group provides strategic direction and oversight for the OpenOP initiative.
Vasileios Theodorou
SDG Chair // Intracom Telecom
Vasileios leads Research Collaboration at Intracom Telecom, focusing on AI, Cloud Computing, and 6G networks, with extensive EU project management experience. He holds advanced degrees and is actively involved in standardization and academic publications.
Christos Verikoukis
SDG Vice-Chair // ISI·ATH
Christos is an Associate Professor at the University of Patras and a Collaborating Faculty member with the Industrial Systems Institute (ISI) since 2022, with a research focus on AI-aided 5G/6G networks, network slicing, and resource management. He has published extensively, coordinated numerous research projects, and received multiple awards for his contributions to wireless communications and networking.
Technical Steering Committee (TSC)
The Technical Steering Committee oversees the technical direction and implementation of OpenOP.
Michael Makidis
TSC Chair // Intracom Telecom
Mike, an experienced Software Engineer & Development Lead with over 18 years in the industry, specializes in Spring & JavaEE application development and has led teams in creating complex telecom services for international customers.
Konstantinos Togias
TSC Member // ISI·ATH
Konstantinos, holding degrees in Mathematics from the University of Patras, has served as a Laboratory Assistant and participated in various R&D projects, with research interests spanning software development methodologies, semantic web, and open-source software, while actively engaging in multiple software communities.
Adlen Ksentini
TSC Member // EURECOM
Adlen, a professor at EURECOM, leads the Netsoft group and focuses on network softwarization and cloudification for 5G and 6G, actively participating in and managing multiple related projects, with notable achievements including several best paper awards.
Apostolis Salkintzis
TSC Member // Motorola Mobility
Apostolis, with a Diploma and Ph.D. from Democritus University of Thrace, has extensive experience in wireless communication technologies, holding over 150 U.S. patents and authoring numerous publications, while actively contributing to 3GPP and ETSI standards development.
Adriana Fernández
TSC Member // Fundacio i2CAT
Adriana, a Senior Researcher at i2CAT Foundation, holds degrees in Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Telematics Engineering from UPC, with extensive experience in leading research projects and contributing to the development of network technologies, including 5G and cloud-native solutions.
Marius Iordache
TSC Member // Orange (Romania)
With 18 years of experience in telecom, Marius, the Telco Cloud & Service Platforms Manager at Orange Romania specializes in designing and architecting complex networks, serving as a 5G technical manager and E2E architect, and contributing to numerous papers on 5G and 6G networks.
Module Development Groups (MDG)
The Module Development Group leaders are responsible for the development and maintenance of specific modules within OpenOP.
George Papathanail
MDG Leader (OEG) // Intracom Telecom
George is a DevOps and researcher engineer at Intracom Telecom, focusing on research and collaborations in 6G, AI/ML, edge computing, and network slicing, with contributions to projects like MESON, COSMOS, and NEPHELE, and holds a PhD in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from the University of Macedonia.
Dimitrios Laskaratos
MDG Leader (SRM) // Intracom Telecom
Dimitrios is a passionate software developer with a strong interest in C/C++ programming and a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Groningen. He is always eager to learn new technologies and contribute effectively to a team. Currently, he serves as a Staff Research Engineer at Intracom Telecom, where he has been employed full-time since December 2020.
Adriana Fernández
MDG Leader (FM) // Fundacio i2CAT
Adriana, a Senior Researcher at i2CAT Foundation, holds degrees in Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering and a Ph.D. in Telematics Engineering from UPC, with extensive experience in leading research projects and contributing to the development of network technologies, including 5G and cloud-native solutions.
Konstantinos Togias
MDG Leader (T.F. SDK) // ISI·ATH
Konstantinos, holding degrees in Mathematics from the University of Patras, has served as a Laboratory Assistant and participated in various R&D projects, with research interests spanning software development methodologies, semantic web, and open-source software, while actively engaging in multiple software communities.
Host
In its quality of host for this project, ETSI provides the necessary infrastructure and support to ensure the success of the initiative. This includes access to resources, tools, and expertise.
Julien Satti
Technical Expert // ETSI
Julien is the Technical Expert of three Software Development Groups at ETSI, including the OpenOP initiative, and holds top degrees in Software Architecture and Business Administration from Nice's Polytechnic University and Graduate School of Management. He has broad experience in software architecture, project management, and open-source collaboration.