Panos Kalnis is an accomplished academic in the field of computer science, currently serving as a Professor and Associate Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Kalnis has held the position of Visiting Assistant Professor at Stanford University and served as an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. Additionally, Kalnis has experience as a Visiting Scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Academic qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras.