Software Engineer with more than twenty-five years of experience in distributed systems, enterprise architectures and network security. Specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, he is recognised as a Technical Expert in both fields by Malta's MDIA authority. He is CEO of Red SKIOS S.A., where he has developed the SKIOS Artificial Intelligence Platform, a solution designed to provide decision-making superiority in dual-use, critical and defence environments. He led Combat Cloud developments for the European FCAS/NGWS programme, an environment for integrating critical data and systems for next-generation air defence, and has also led blockchain projects in corporate and institutional settings. He combines his business activity with teaching as a Professor of Computing and Artificial Intelligence at IE University and with the supervision of Artificial Intelligence projects at the University of Malta. He is also an instrument-rated pilot.