Apostolis Prassas is a researcher at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of the University of Thessaly (UTH) and at the National Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). He received his degree from the Department of Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, and Networks at UTH in 2019, and his Master’s degree in ‘Science and Technology of ECE’ in 2023 from the ECE department. He has been a member of the NITLab research laboratory based in Volos since 2020. During this time, he has been involved in EU-funded research projects related to the integration of SDN techniques in MANET networks, as well as with Machine/Deep Learning for the optimal operation of these networks. Currently, he is engaged in the study and experimentation with cloud-native technologies, as well as the design and development of smart contracts used as mechanisms for traceability and transparency across a range of applications.