Dr. Harilaos Koumaras is a Research Associate Professor and Head of the FRONT Research Group at NCSR Demokritos. He completed his PhD studies in telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been awarded recognition for his contributions to 5G/6G AI-assisted communications and user-centric networking. He recently led projects focusing on the edge-cloud continuum and QoE optimization in next-generation networks. He is also the leader of the B5G/6G Athens experimentation platform, overseeing advanced research in next-generation wireless technologies. He has published numerous papers in various journals and serves as a reviewer for scientific societies and research initiatives. His teaching disciplines include network communications and AI-driven systems, and his research interests encompass 5G/6G networks, edge computing, and multimedia quality assessment.