Stavros Vassos

Stavros Vassos is a dedicated professional with a strong passion for Artificial Intelligence, particularly in leveraging it as an interface to the digital world.

As the co-founder of Helvia.ai, Stavros spearheads the provision of Enterprise Conversational AI Assistants tailored for Customer Experience (CX) and Employee Experience (EX), utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Large Language Models and Generative AI.

His expertise spans across various domains including Conversational UIs (CUIs), Large Language Models (LLMs), Process Automation, Interactive smart spaces, and Knowledge representation (KR).

Stavros holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence from the prestigious University of Toronto, where he also completed his M.Sc. in the same field.

Additionally, he pursued a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and furthered his studies in the same discipline at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).

Throughout his career, Stavros has held key roles in esteemed organizations. He was the Co-Founder and CEO at helvia.ai, served as an Adjunct Professor in AI at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza', and took on the pivotal position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at liateR - Retail reversed.

His academic endeavors include stints as an Assistant Professor in AI at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza', a Visiting Lecturer at Sapienza University in Rome within the Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, a Post-doctoral Research Associate at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), a Research Assistant at the University of Toronto, and a Teaching Assistant at the same institution.

Stavros also gained valuable experience as a Summer Intern at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre, enriching his understanding of advanced computational technologies.