Top-notch Academic leaders

Exceptional professors mark the difference between good and great education. Our selection process focused on recruiting Professors with great academic experience, a strong knowledge of today's Computer Science, and a hands-on teaching approach.

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Quality-driven education

Our degrees meet the Bologna Process-defined European requirements and are certified by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority. As a result, OPIT grants official degrees with ECTS credits that have full legal value in Europe, delivered by a high-profile faculty with subject-specific expertise, real-world experience, and a commitment to competency-based education.

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Meet OPIT's Faculty

Discover our inspiring faculty, with knowledge, innovative teaching, diverse backgrounds and dedication to empower the next-generation of tech leaders.

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An empowering faculty

Prof. Francesco Profumo OPIT Head of Institution
Former Minister of Education in Italy

Panagiota Katsikouli Researcher @ University of Copenhagen, PhD in Computer Science @ University of Edinburgh

Raj Dasgupta AI/ML Research Scientist @ US Naval Research Laboratory, former Full Professor @ University of Nebraska

Lokesh Vij Software Engineer @ Symantec, Part-Time Faculty @ Seneca College

Our emphasis is on quality, innovation and continuous learning. We carefully select professors who put the professional success of their students first.

Prof. Lorenzo Livi Program Head & Associate Professor @ OPIT

Meet your Professors

Your Professors are there to help you succeed. They've been carefully selected based on their academic expertise, business experience, global perspective. *Faculty roster might vary

Lokesh Vij

Software Engineer @ Symantec, Part-Time Faculty @ Seneca College. Location: Canada

Courses: Cloud Computing Infrastructure, Development and Automation (BSc), Big Data and Cloud Computing Infrastructure (MSc)

Lorenzo Livi

Associate Professor of Machine Learning @ University of Manitoba, Honorary Lecturer @ University of Exeter.

Panagiota Katsikouli

Researcher @ University of Copenhagen, PhD in Computer Science @ University of Edinburgh. Location: Denmark

Courses: Introduction to Databases, Complex Networks (BSc), Introduction to Python (MSc)

Raj Dasgupta

AI/ML Research Scientist @ US Naval Research Laboratory, former Full Professor of Computer Science @ University of Nebraska. Washington DC, USA

Courses: Data Structures and Algorithms, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Elements of Data Structures, Reinforcement Learning (BSc), Machine Learning (MSc)

Moez Ali

Founder and Creator @ PyCaret, Product Director - AI @ antuit.ai, Adjunct Lecturer @ Queen's University. Location: Canada

Courses: Applications of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - Part 1 (MSc)

Fabiano Lima

Head of Global HR Ops PMO @ PepsiCo, Certified PMP, PMI-RMP, CSM, PSM I, PSPO I, ITIL-F, Prince2, Agile

Courses: Project Management and QA (BSc)

Tom Vazdar

Chief Security Officer @ Erste Bank Croatia, Advisory Board Member at EC3 European Cybercrime Centre @ Europol

Courses (BSc): Introduction to Cybersecurity

Sabya Dasgupta

Lead Solution Architect @ Microsoft, Big Data & MLOps technologist. Location: Canada

Courses (MSc): Applied Machine Learning

Santhosh Suresh

Head of Product Data Science @ PayPal, formerly @ Meta and McKinsey, PhD @ University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Location: California

Courses (MSc): Business Problem Solving

Karim Bouzoubaa

Full Professor of Data Science & AI @ Mohammed V University in Rabat, PhD @ Laval University.

Courses (BSc): Programming Principles

Filip Biały

Professor @ Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu. Location: Poland

Courses (BSc): ICT Fundamentals, Web Development, Ethics of Computer Science and AI

Mario Spremić

Full Professor @ University of Zagreb, Visiting Lecturer @ "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Post-doc @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Location: Croatia

Courses: Data Analytics and Risk Management (MSc)

Dimitris Tolis

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer @ European Investment Bank (EIB), Certified CISSP and CCNA. Location: Luxembourg

Courses (MSc): Business Resilience and Response Strategies, Leadership and Communication in Cybersecurity

Tomasz Zawadzki

Assistant Professor @ American University of Malta (AUM), Former Senior Postdoc Researcher @ Maynooth University. Location: Malta

Courses: Game Development

Maha Youssef

Associate Professor @ University of Stuttgart, PhD @ German University in Cairo. Location: Germany

Courses: Foundational Mathematics (BSc)

Charbel Fares

Entrepreneur @ SpiceTech and Professor @ Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK. Location: Lebanon

Courses: Programming Paradigms, Front-end Programming, Mobile Programming

Radwan Eskhita

University Lecturer @ Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Former Lecturer @ IU International University of Applied Sciences. Location: Germany

Courses: Legal Aspects and Compliance (MSc)

Àlex Solé Gómez

Research Scientist @ IQTC Universitat de Barcelona, Lecturer and PhD Candidate @ Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Courses (BSc): Computer Vision

Pierluigi Casale

PhD @ Universitat de Barcelona, Former Innovation Officer (Data Science and AI) @ European Parliament, Principal Data Scientist @TomTom. Location: Italy

Courses: Applied AI, Ethics and Regulations of Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to AI and Ethics (MSc)

Paco Awissi

Vice President of Data and Reporting @ Morgan Stanley, Lead Instructor @ McGill University School of Continuing Studies. Location: Canada

Courses (MSc): Applications in Data Science and AI - Part 2, Project Management, Business Communication

John Loewen

PhD in Computer Science, Former Professor @ Chulalongkorn University, Former Full Time Faculty @ Vancouver Island University. Location: USA

Courses (BSc): Computer Architectures, Introduction to Operating Systems

Khaled Elbehiery

Senior Director & Network Engineer @ Charter Communications, Professor @ DeVry University and at Park University. Location: USA

Courses: Computer Networks (BSc), AI for IoT and Automation, Cloud and IoT Security (MSc)

Francesco Derchi

Adjunct Faculty @ École Hôtelière de Lausanne, Course Director @ Harvard Business Review, Advisory Board Member @ Arsène Lippens. Location: Switzerland

Courses: Business Strategy, Digital Marketing (BSc), Digital Business Strategy (MSc)

Laurent Mathieu

Cybersecurity & AWS Cloud Consultant and Instructor, MSc @ EM Strasbourg Business School. Location: Portugal

Courses: Cloud Architecture Paradigms, Cloud Data Stacks (BSc), Secure Software Development (MSc)

Charafeddine Mouzouni

Founder @ Cohorte, Head of AI Consultant @ LEX AI, Lecturer @ Université Paris Dauphine. Location: France

Courses: Introduction to Machine Learning (BSc), Data Analytics and Visualization, Research Methods and Tools (MSc)

Carrie Dotson

English Teacher, Master of Arts @ Grand Canyon University. Location: USA, Ecuador

Course (BSc): Technical English

Lorenzo Marvardi

Security Managing Director @ Accenture, Master of Computer Science @ "La Sapienza" University of Rome. Location: Italy

Courses: Cybersecurity (BSc)

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