Studies
Graduate of the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment of the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Date of acquisition: 10th July, 1991, certificate number 995.
Doctor of Forestry in the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment of the Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Date of acquisition: 28th June, 2000, certificate number 648
Military service
From 18th November, 1991, to 14th April, 1993, I performed my military service, as a sergeant in special forces, in Nea Peramos of Athens Training Center, and also in the 505th Marine Decree of Volos
Foreign languages
German, certificate of Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache (Advanced)
English (Lower)
Software knowledge
Water Resources Management
MIKE BASIN, HEC-5
Hydrology
MIKE-SHE, HEC-1, HEC-2, Works 2012
G.I.S. ArcGIS
Statistics SPSS
Design Suite AutoCad
Seminars
Attendance to the training program of DG Education and Culture ‘How to run an HEInnovate workshop’ interactive training session Brussels, 27-28th June 2019
Scolarships – Academic Prizes – Awards
1.Scholarship (three months) of the State Scholarships Foundation IKY, in the framework of the ERASMUS program, in order to participate in seminars of “Landscape Ecology” in the University of Μuenster, Germany.
2. Scholarship of the mobility of teaching staff for short-term teaching of the State Scholarships Foundation IKY, in the framework of the SOCRATES/ERASMUS in the Albert-Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg, and the Erasmus+ International Credit-ICM action for cooperation with the University of Bamenda, Cameroon for the years 2019-2021.
3. Visiting Professor (15 days) at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering, Natural Disaster Management Laboratory (BOKU), Vienna.
4. Honorary distinction of ARDAFORECAST team from the European Union and the Republic of Bulgaria.
5. First prize from PPC for participation in the interdisciplinary team for formulating the proposals related to the Panhellenic Competition of ideas for the “Local redefinition and productive reintegration of the external deposit of the Amyndeon mine” of PPC.
Participation in Research Programs
1. Title: “New Technologies in Hydrology, in the Engineering of Watering Systems and in the Environmental Protection” Project Code 1347 from 1-05-2006 to 31-12-2006. Funding: Interreg III Greece-Bulgaria.
2. Title: “Management System Development of the flood runoffs of the cross border river Evros”, Project Code 1526 from 1-06-2007 to 20-1-2008, Funding: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
3. Title: “Reconnaissance of the construction of a conservation reservoir-small barrier in the Municipality of Kuprinos” , Project Code 1939, from 15-04-2010 to 12-7-2010, Funding: Municipality of Kuprinos, county of Evros.
4. Title: « Flood warning system establishment in Arda river basin for minimizing
the risk in the cross border area” acronym: ARDAFORECAST », Project Code 81017, from 01-04-2012 to 31-3-2014, Funding: European Territorial Cooperation Programme Greece-Bulgaria 2007-2013, Budget: 203.606,93€.
5. Title: “Water Resources Management Plan of Myki Municipality”, Project Code 81851, from 15-02-2017 to 15-06-2017, 05-07-2017 to 31-01-2018 Financing: by Japan Tobacco International, Budget: 40.000,00€, Scientific Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Fotios Maris.
6. Title: “SafEVROS 2016: technologies in the service of civil protection”, Project Code: 81738, International Conference, 11-10-2017 to 15-11-2017, Scientific Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Fotios Maris.
7. Title: “Aesthetic enhancement of the torrent Monastiraki, Vonitsa”, Project Code: 90378, 02-03-2016 to 31-05-2016, 15-06-2016 to 30-09-2016, 01-09-2019 to 31-12-2019, Scientific Coordinator: Professor Theofanis Pavlidis, AUTH, Greece.
8. Title: «Cooperation for fusing skills on Cloud-based Open GeoInformatics: Innovative Environmental Management (FuseGI)/ Cooperation for fusing skills on Cloud-based Open Geoinformatics: Innovative Environmental Management», duration three years (2020-2022), Funding: ERASMUS+ / Key Action 2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices/ Strategic Partnership: Strategic Partnerships supporting exchange of good practices for higher education”, Budget: 58.001,00€, Duration: 09/2020 – 08/2022, Project Coordinator: Prof. Fotios Maris.
9. Title: «Risk & Resilience Assessment Center (RiskAC), Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace», Duration: 11/2021 – 05/2023, Project Coordinator: Prof. Ioannis Dokas.
10. Title: «Strengthening the water management practices (in EMT-R) through the development of innovative ICT methodologies and improvement of research infrastructures», Duration: 11/2021 – 05/2023, MIS 5047246, Operational Programme: «Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EPAnEK)» – Axis: «Development of mechanisms to support entrepreneurship» – Action: « Regional Excellence Support», Funding: Co financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Project Coordinator: Prof. Ifigenia Kagkalou.
Participation in associations and scientific bodies
Member of the:
• Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (registry number 2-02116).
• Hellenic Forestry Society.
• Hellenic Geographical Society.
• Greek Committee of the Management of Water Resources.
• European Water Resources Association (EWRA).
• Greek Hydrologic Committee in UNESCO
Academic Administrative Experience
• Rector of the Democritus University of Thrace from 2023 until today.
• Vice Rector for Economic Planning and Development of the DUTH from 2018 to 2023 (Government Gazette 490/31.08.2018/t.YODD, Government Gazette 4507/12.10.2018 Vol.)
• Deputy Rector of Finance of DUTH from 2014 to 2018 (Government Gazette 2997/6.11.2014 Vol.)
• Deputy Head of the Board of Directors of the Property Development and Management Company of DUTH.
• Head of the three-member committee for the notification and evaluation of the candidacies for the staffing of the Regional Research and Innovation Council, according to article 10 par.3 letter aa of Law 4310/2014, Government Gazette A΄258/08-12-2014.
• Head of the Environmental Council of the DUTH.
• Representative of the DUTH Committee in the International Solutions Network of UN SDSN (United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network).
• Participation as a substitute member in the Board of Directors of the Rhodope
Management Body as a special scientist in accordance with sheet no. 1709 / 06.12.2005 GGC issue B’.
Teaching Experience
1. Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
2. Department of Agricultural Development
3. Department of Civil Engineering
Postgraduate Study Programmes
• Academic coordinator of the postgraduate study program of the Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, DUTH with title “Sustainable Management of the Environment and Natural Resources”, Academic year 01/09/2006 – 31/08/2009.
• Academic coordinator of the postgraduate study program of Department of Civil Engineering, DUTH with title “Hydro-meteorological Disaster Management”, Academic year 01/09/2021 – today.
Academic Collaborations
• Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering and Natural Hazards, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
• Institute of Meteorology and Climatology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Werthmannstr. 10, D-79085 Freiburg, Germany.
Reviewer in international journals and conferences
1. Information sciences informatics and computer science intelligent systems applications (Elsevier Science), Science Citation Index Impact Factor 3,0957.
2. Journal Water Management
3. Journal Environmental Modelling and Software (Elsevier Science) Science Citation Index Impact Factor 1,992.
4. Journal Management of Environmental Quality.
5. Journal European Water (EWRA).
6. Journal of King Saud University – Science, Elsevier Science.
7. Journal of Natural Hazards
8. European Water Journal
9. Land — Open Access Journal (ISSN 2073-445X)
10. Γεωτεχνικά (Geotechnical Chamber of Greece)
11. 12th International Conference Protection & Restoration of the Environment
12. Journal of Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management – Research and Operational Applications
13. Remote Sensing — Open Access Journal