Ioannis Chrysakis is a Research and Innovation Project Manager at Netcompany-Intrasoft, part of the Research and Innovation Development Department in Luxembourg. With over 15 years of experience in both research and industry, he has led and completed more than 20 projects across diverse fields, including AI, data privacy, data spaces, mobility, digital agriculture, cultural heritage, and ambient intelligence. As an expert in EU grants, Ioannis has played a key role in European-funded projects like Horizon Europe and Digital Europe. He has also held multiple leadership and organizational roles, including Publicity Manager for the grassroots CAPrice community, event organizer, mentor, and session chair for flagship conferences. Additionally, he serves as a proposal evaluator for the Eureka Network of Experts, focusing on market-oriented projects. Ioannis has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers, with research interests spanning data spaces, data privacy, the data economy, crowdsourcing, and the semantic web.