PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Ioannis P. Vlahavas

Also known as Ioannis Vlahavas

Ioannis P. Vlahavas is a computer science professor whose research spans logic programming, multilabel learning, and biomedical indexing. He earned a physics degree and a computer science Ph.D. at the University of Thessaloniki, then coauthored research on multilabel classification and BioASQ indexing. His academic leadership included chairing the Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society and serving as dean of the International Hellenic University's School of Science and Technology; he became a EurAI Fellow in 2017. In March 2023, he co-founded RealMINT, where he is CEO; as of October 2026, he is a professor and director of Aristotle University's Intelligent Systems Lab and serves on the Sectoral Scientific Council in Artificial Intelligence.

Timeline

  1. 1982–1988

    Physics and computer science degrees

    He earns a B.Sc. in physics at the University of Thessaloniki in 1982 and a Ph.D. in computer science there in 1988, with a dissertation on a logic programming machine.

  2. 1990–2003

    Rising through the faculty

    At Aristotle University's School of Informatics, he serves as lecturer, assistant professor, and associate professor from 1990 to 2003.

  3. 2007–2016

    A deanship and AI society chair

    He becomes dean of the International Hellenic University's School of Science and Technology in 2007 and holds the role through 2016. He chairs the Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society in 2011–2012.

  4. 2011

    The RAkEL multilabel method

    In 2011, he coauthors the paper “Random k-labelsets for multilabel classification,” which introduces RAkEL for multilabel learning.

  5. 2013

    Semantic indexing for BioASQ

    In 2013, he coauthors “Large-Scale Semantic Indexing of Biomedical Publications” for the First BioASQ Workshop.

  6. 2017

    A EurAI fellowship

    In May 2017, he becomes a EurAI Fellow.

  7. March 2023

    Co-founding RealMINT

    In March 2023, he co-founds RealMINT, a spin-off of Aristotle University, and serves as its CEO.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and lab director

    He is a professor in Aristotle University's School of Informatics and directs its Intelligent Systems Lab. From 2025, he serves on the Sectoral Scientific Council in Artificial Intelligence. He is also CEO of RealMINT.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Ioannis Vlahavas – Intelligent Systems Lab intelligence.csd.auth.gr. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Random k-labelsets for multilabel classification - UNIC | Research Portal pure.unic.ac.cy. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. CEUR-WS.org/Vol-1094 - Biomedical Semantic Indexing and Question Answering 2013 ceur-ws.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Awards – Intelligent Systems Lab intelligence.csd.auth.gr. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Our Team - RealMINT AI realmint.ai. Checked 19 October 2026.