Director of Lyras Shipping, 
Founder of Ulysses Systems and Ulysses Learning 

Education 
North Eastern University, Massachusetts, Mechanical Engineering Co-op program 

Patented System and Method for Identifying Relevant Information For An Enterprise 
Dimitris Lyras has won: U.S Patents in (2019 and 2014, cited as prior art by Microsoft and IBM Corporations, 
SuccessFactors Inc., and Thompson Reuters Global Resources), Taiwan patents in (2021 & 2014), Japan in 
(2019 & 2017), Canada in (2018), Russian Federation in (2018), Israel in (2018). 

Task Assistant® Awards 
WINNER: SEA TRADE, 2000; CITIS, 2000; LLOYD'S LIST - GREEK SHIPPING AWARDS, 2005 
2nd WINNER: DIGITAL SHIP, 2003 
Runner up: LLOYD'S LIST - SMM Awards, 2002 

Positions 
Apprentice Engineer, 1975-1977 at sea; General Dynamics Corporation, LNG New Building Construction, 
Quincy, Mass., 1978 
New Building Assistant Superintendent, Sunderland Shipbuilders, 1982 
Technical Superintendent, ENESEL S.A., 1983; Lyras Brothers Ltd., 1984-1990. 
Technical Director, Lyras Brothers Ltd/Paralos Maritime, 1990-96. 
1996 Founded Ulysses Systems and Ulysses Learning. 
Technical and Managing Director, Lyras Shipping/Paralos Maritime, 1996-2016 
2010 -2013 Developed the System and Method for Identifying Relevant Information For An Enterprise 

Publications 
"The Future of Decision Making", Authors: Roger C. Schank, Dimitris Lyras, Elliot Soloway; PALGRAVE 
MACMILLAN (2010), New York 
Co-author with Karl Jefferies of books popularising software for domain experts: 
"Supporting Domain Experts To Become Citizen Developers" (September 2021) 
"Improving processes vs making new products" Uan 2021), 
"Mapmakers vs Opaquers" (Sep 2020) 
"How to Love Non Exotic Technology" Uun 2020) 
"Better ways to use maps in digital transformation projects" Uan 2020) 
"Software Mapmaking" (Sep 2019) 
"How to bring curiosity back to business" (2018) 
"Your Situation Awareness" (2017)