Agronomist, Soil Scientist (MSc, PhD), Researcher of the National Agricultural Research Foundation, pr. Director of the Industrial and Livestock Institute of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DIMITRA”. Scientific subjects/interests: Soil Mapping, Land Evaluation, Desertification, Soil, Water and Waste Management (Quality, Fertility, Soil Pollution), Innovative Technologies in Agriculture (Precision Agriculture). Research project: Participation in more than 60 competitive research projects, European and national as coordinator and scientific manager, with objects of soil, water, waste management, soil and water pollution and restoration, introduction of innovative technologies (precision agriculture). Publications: More than 200 papers in internationally recognized scientific journals and conference proceedings, 4 books and 20 chapters in books of major publishing houses abroad. h-index 27.