NAYA GIANNAPOULOU,

Ph. D.

Senior Technical Architect @ Microsoft

Dr. Naya Giannakopoulou is a technical leader in the field of Data & AI currently working as a Senior Technical Architect at Microsoft Technology Center Switzerland. She leads workshops with customers and partners from envisioning to prototyping, bridging the gap between business requirements and technical implementation aspects. She is advocating for Responsible AI practices and the implementation of AI/LLM workloads in a scalable and responsible way. Naya's international career spans between Big Tech, IT consulting, and fintech to academic research. She holds a Ph.D. in BiopPhotonics and an MSc & BSc in Physics.