Born in Athens in 1990, Vasileios Giannias currently works as Co-Secretary to the Secretariat of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He joined the Council of Europe in February 2019, starting from the Directorate General of Democracy where he worked as a Project Officer for the World Forum for Democracy. He holds a B.A in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus, and an M.A in International Law and Diplomacy from Panteion University, Greece. He is also member of the Hellenic Society of International law and International Relations. His current work focuses on the democratic governance of artificial intelligence, as well as the rise of illiberal democracies across Europe.