Nikos Drakos Research Director  Portugal Years of Experience 13 years at Gartner 20 years IT industry Areas of Coverage High Performance Workplace View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Nikos Drakos, Ph.D., is a research director in Gartner Research, covering social software and collaboration. Previous Experience Prior to joining Gartner in 1997, Dr. Drakos was a founding member of a pioneering Web development company and was responsible for several high-profile interactive and transactional websites for European clients. Previously, he was employed as a postdoctoral research fellow, working on object-oriented programming, visual languages, artificial intelligence and Web technology. During that time, he also led the effort around one of the first open-source Web publishing systems, which is still widely used today. Professional Background VNU Business Publications (MatriX Pub. Network), Technical Architect and Team Leader, 2 years University of Leeds , Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 5 years Education Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Leeds, England Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, University of Leeds, England Languages English Greek LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Enterprise Social Software Key Initiative Overview 05-Feb-2010 Nikos Drakos NewsGator Buys Tomoye to Broaden SharePoint Bond 25-Jan-2010 Nikos Drakos The Business Impact of Socialization: Real-World Measurable Results 21-Dec-2009 Adam Sarner, Nikos Drakos, Anthony Bradley Cisco's Move to Collaboration Is Positive, but Needs Follow-Through 18-Dec-2009 Ken Dulaney, Bob Hafner, Bern Elliot, Jeffrey Mann, Matthew W. Cain, Nikos Drakos, James Lundy, Robert F. Mason, Steve Cramoysan, Elise Olding, Carol Rozwell, Scott Morrison, Gene Phifer, Whit Andrews, David Mario Smith The Business Impact of Social Computing: Real-World Examples of Collaboration in Employee Networks 18-Dec-2009 Nikos Drakos