Dr. S. G. Fountoukis received his PhD in High Performance Computing in 2005 from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, after earning an MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Mathematics from the same University. He also holds an Executive MBA from the University of Piraeus. He obtained a Certification in Corporate Governance after successful attendance of the corresponding Academic Semester course, organized by Price Waterhouse Coopers and University of Piraeus. Another Certification obtained by him, after one Academic year study, has the title: Advanced School of Professional Development: Twelve Executive Business Seminars, organized by Hellenic Association of Management Consulting Firms (SESMA) and University of Piraeus. From University of Piraeus, he also obtained a Certification in Negotiations.
His first Certificate was Java Technology Instructor by Sun Microsystems, which later acquired by Oracle company. Dr. Fountoukis has over 35 years of combined Professional and Academic work experience. Most of his Academic Experience comes from Hellenic Public Universities while he was also working in parallel for private sector companies. Dr. Fountoukis, is an experienced Scientific Researcher with many published Research Papers and with broad and in-depth knowledge due to his long Academic and Professional work activities in the fields of Computer Science, Mathematics, Business and Finance.
He has experience in applying Research in Practice, through his participation in Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Projects, cofounded by European Union and the Greek Secretariat of Research and Technology. His Scientific interests include High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering Simulations, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Financial Technology, Applications in Business and Economy, etc.
Dr. Fountoukis is the CEO and Founder of UXClusters High Performance Computing – HPC Company based in London. The company offers consulting and services specialized in Financial Technology – FinTech cases, but is not limited only to them. An example is financial risk management, which requires almost real time results obtained from HPC processing of huge amounts of data with complex algorithms.
Dr. Fountoukis is also the Director of Computer Science and Business Administration Departments of City Unity College, a Tertiary Education Institution, based in Athens, Greece. A postgraduate study program in Financial Technology – FinTech, owns its existence to Dr. Fountoukis, in a partnership between the College and the UK Coventry University, along with other postgraduate and undergraduate study programs.
Dr. Fountoukis gives lectures and his advice in FinTech, InsurTech and Business Transformation through Technology to large audiences at International Conferences and Exhibitions. Due to his long experience and Academic and Business activities, Dr. Fountoukis, holds strong ties with Greek and International companies, scientific and professional conferences and organizations, which allow him valuable networking and immediate information for the state of the art in Technology and its applications in Business. In this way, he bridges the gap between Academic and Professional life of his students in City Unity College, while he offers them his overall knowledge and experience.
Company Bio
UXClusters High Performance Computing – HPC company
UXClusters High Performance Computing – HPC company founded in 2022 by Dr. S. G. Fountoukis, and registered officially in Jan 2023 in London. The company offers consulting and research HPC services for multiple Business Cases. Among others, the company specializes in Financial Technology – FinTech. An interdisciplinary company team consisting of dedicated researchers and professionals with various areas of expertise, does not only solve problems but also improves and innovates. As an example, for financial risk management, innovative technologies and methods are used.
Since, the today’s markets generate big amounts of data, which can be combined with relative information flowing from a multitude of channels, including news feeds, social media, and financial databases, advanced methods and means are required to process them. HPC can process and analyze this diversity of data, uncovering hidden patterns and correlations that may not be apparent using traditional analysis methods.
This holistic view of market dynamics enables anticipation of potential risks and facilitates proactive decisions. In addition, HPC enables the use of more advanced methods. While Monte Carlo simulation methods originated in Physics in the late 1940s, it can also be adopted in other fields. Monte Carlo simulations are specifically designed to assess probabilities of possible scenarios.
UXClusters company employs these methods in finance because they can incorporate a wide range of possible risk factors and scenarios. Assessing the different probabilities of the impact of them on an investment portfolio, informed decisions about asset allocations and risk mitigations can be made. By simulating a wide range of possible future scenarios, insights are gained into the potential losses or gains that some portfolios might experience under different market conditions.
Beyond risk management, solutions are offered to other financial cases like stress testing, value at risk calculations, credit risk analysis, fraud detection, financial modeling, and algorithmic trading. Finally, FinTech innovations like Robo-advisors, blockchain and customer analytics are included.