Jovan Pehcevski obtained his PhD in Computer Science from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. His research interests include modern data center technologies (XaaS), big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and information retrieval. He has published over 30 journal and conference papers and he also serves as a journal and conference reviewer. Jovan has extensive academic and research experience, coupled with practical expertise in the IT industry. He is currently working as a Senior Technology Consultant at Dell Technologies, covering South Eastern Europe.