MARISCA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Fisheries Technologist
- Scientific Team
Aikaterini Dogrammatzi has been working at the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of the HCMR since 1995 as a fisheries technologist.
She has been involved in several national and international research projects, organizing survey samplings, and participating in field trips, laboratory analysis of samples (fish, crustacean and cephalopod specimens), data entry of biological and fisheries records in the Data Bases of the IMBR-HCMR, as well as biological data analysis.
She has co-authored several papers and presentations in international congresses.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Marine Geology
- Scientific Team
Job Titles:
- Marine Scientist
- Scientific Team
Athina Kokkali is a Marine Scientist with specialization in Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Tourism Planning and Management.
Since 2015 she is a Phd candicate in the National Technical University of Athens, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering about "Participatory planning for the development of water airports in the coastal environment of Greece".
Her research interests include: Participatory Planning, Marine Spatial Planning, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Sustainable Tourism Development in Protected Areas and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Since 2011, she holds a position as a research associate at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research.
She has participated in European (MESMA, PEGASO, COCONET, ADRIPLAN, MARISCA) and national projects She has collaborated with institutions of Higher Education in Greece, as well as with private companies as external assistant.
She has contributed in 5 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 20 other publications (i.e., conference proceedings, special publications, books, newspaper and magazine articles).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Cartography
- Post - Doctoral Researcher
- Post Doc Researcher
- Scientific Team
Dr Apostolos Papakonstantinou is a cartographer working as a Post-Doctoral researcher in the Geography Department, University of the Aegean.
He received his B.S. degree in Physics, an M.Sc. degree in Cultural Informatics and Communication and holds a Ph.D. in Geography and Applied Geo-Informatics.
His work combines new methods and techniques in Cartographic representation, Scale issues and Geovisualization emphasizing in cartographic 2D & 3D representation of spatiotemporal phenomena and 3d animation.
Apostolos is a member of the Cartography and Geo-Informatics Laboratory (Carto-GI Lab) since 2005, and he has been involved in cartographic and geovisualization research projects which led to a number of scientific publications in the field. His research interests include Thematic Cartography, UAVs and Geovisualization, 3D visualization techniques in Cartography, Scale Issues in Cartography & Geovisualization, and Computational Methods in Cartography.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Programmer
- Scientific Team
Dr. Dimitris Kavroudakis is an assistant professor of "Geographical Analysis" in the Geography Department, University of the Aegean.
He has studied computer info systems in the American College of Greece (DEERE), Geography in The University of the Aegean and he obtained his MSc in GIS from the University of Leeds, UK.
He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Sheffield, UK and has worked as post-doc researcher in UCL (CASA), University of Sheffield and University of The Aegean.
Over the years, he has been involved in high quality geographical research which led to a number of scientific publications in the field. Some of his academic interests include location analysis, spatial analysis, network analysis, GIS, open source and economic geography.
He has been involved in research concerning web-GIS, visualization, spatial statistics, EU population inequalities, spatial economics and open source GIS development.
He uses new approaches in geographical analysis such as Artificial Intelligence and Agent Based Modelling and supports new computational approaches such as Grid Computing and large scale distributed modelling.
Dimitris is an experienced programmer and a Linux/open-source supporter utilizing open hardware such as Raspbery-PI and Android OS.
Dr. Vasiliki Markantonatou is a marine ecologist, specializing in marine conservation and the sustainable management of marine resources.
Job Titles:
- Engineer
- Scientific Team
- Surveyor Engineer, Dr of Geography
Eleni Gkadolou is a Surveyor Engineer with a Doctorate in Geography and specialized in Web Chartography.
She currently works at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research as a researcher.
Previously she has collaborated with the Institute of Historical Research of the National Hellenic Research Foundation and the Institute of Computational Mathematics of the Foundation for Research and Technology in various European research projects with main task the development of cartographic web applications.
Euripides Papadopoulos is an economist with a postgraduate qualification in the field of Industrial Management and Operational Research at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of NTUA doctoral candidate and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Crete.
He participates and is active in attracting national funding mechanisms through the study and presentation of efficient economic indicators and the preparation of business plans and feasibility studies to increase investor interest and grant major research projects (Poseidon I, II, OCEAN, ASSEM, ESONET, EMSO ESFRI- European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructure, KRIPIS excellence, Fp7 programs, HORIZON, MED programmes).
Job Titles:
- Marine Ecologist
- Scientific Team
Irida Maina is a geographer (M.Sc.) and from 2011 works as a research assistant in HCMR.
She has participated in European and National research projects (eg BENTHIS, PERSEUS, STOCKMED, MESMA, ECODISC) and from 2012 she is a PhD student in Department of Marine Sciences (University of the Aegean).
She has research interests in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis, geostatistics, analysis of spatio-temporal patterns, regression modeling (GAM, GLM etc.), GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis and also in implementation of modeling and spatial analytical methods for the analysis of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data and their interaction with biotic and abiotic parameters.
She has contributed in 4 papers in peer-reviewed journals, as well as more than 20 other publications (i.e., conference proceedings, technical reports).
Job Titles:
- Financial Department
- Scientific Team
Dr Konstantinos Topouzelis is a Lecturer in the Department of Marine / University of the Aegean, Greece.
Job Titles:
- Senior Scientist
- Is Senior Scientist in the Team Benthic Habitats of IMR
- Scientific Team
She has 30 years of experience in the study of benthic populations and the relationships between environmental quality and biodiversity.
She has > 50 publications in international journals and has participated in several European research programs (eg SPICOSA, MESMA, BENTHIS).
The period 2001-2003 was a visiting-researcher on a project for the ecosystems of coral in the Atlantic coast of Canada, the period 2003-2005 has coordinated a program for the response of benthic ecosystems of the Norwegian fjords to hypoxia, and the period 2007-2010 was coordinator of marine mapping program MAREANO.
Job Titles:
- European Policy Scientist
- Policy Scientist
- Scientific Team
Maria Maniopoulou is a European Policy scientist M.S.c. specializing in Science Communication and Dissemination.
She has worked at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research as a communication and public relations officer and stakeholder involvement facilitator contributing to governance and policy aspects, at the European Commission in Brussels as EU policy scientist, at the Hellenic Ministry for Foreign Affairs as a project manager at the EU Presidency 2003, at the NGO Religion Science and the Environment as an event coordinator on international environmental symposiums and at the "417" private company as a venue manage, mainly involved in event organizing, public relations, marketing and real estate management.
Job Titles:
- Marine Scientist
- Scientific Team
Michail Ragkousis has a degree in Marine Sciences from the University of the Aegean and is a postgraduate student on Marine Biology at the University of Southern Denmark.
He is a third level SCUBA diver and has worked in the Fish Reproduction lab of the Hellenic Center for Marine Research as an internship student.
Job Titles:
- Engineer
- Freelance Environmental Engineer and Researcher in the Field of Coastal Morphodynamics
- Scientific Team
Olympos Andreadis is freelance Environmental Engineer and researcher in the field of Coastal Morphodynamics and Management currently fulfilling his PhD degree requirements in the Department of Marine Sciences of the University of the Aegean.
He has a rich working background in Environmental Impact Assessment studies for several works and construction activities in the coastal zone as well as excessive experience in management and deliverable carry out of European research projects with emphasis in logistics and fieldwork (environmental/oceanographic instrumentation installation/operation and environmental/marine data collection/processing), as a scientific collaborator of the Research Unit of the University of the Aegean.
He has participated in the implementation of a large number of research projects (eg. EUMARSAND, MedEX, AKTAIA, ISLA, MARE, BEACHTOUR etc.) and is a co-author in more than 20 scientific publications 5 of which in international scientific journals.
Job Titles:
- Research Director
- Scientific Team
Panayotis Panayotidis born in Thessaloniki Greece (1953) is Natural Scientist - Oceanographer.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Researcher
- Assistant Researcher at the HCMR
- Scientific Team
Paraskevi Karachle is an Assistant Researcher at the HCMR. She has worked in European funding programs on fisheries. She is expert in food ecology and fish eco-morphology.
In recent years she has dealt with the involvement of interested parties (stakeholders), mainly fishermen, in participatory processes in order to develop an adaptive management process.
She has been responsible for submitting projects and the dissemination of information, organization of meetings and workshops, especially on issues related to the participation of scientists and stakeholders, while she was in charge of the «Task 5.3: PlanExecution» project ADRIPLAN, which concerned the handling of information dissemination of the project objectives.
In addition, she was the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 11th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, organized by Associations Researchers and Workers HCMR (Mytilene, 13-17 May 2015) and has been designated as responsible communication on the part HCMR on the coordination of the actions of Center within the celebration of the European Day of the Sea in Piraeus (30-31 May, public days).
She is the coordinator of the PROTOMEDEA project (Towards the establishment of Marine Protected Area networks in the Eastern Mediterranean).
Job Titles:
- Head of Fundraising and Marketing Department
Job Titles:
- Research Scientist
- Scientific Team
Stefanos Kavadas is Research Scientist of HCMR. He has studied Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Göteborg in Sweden.
He has 23 years experience in design and manufacturing databases, geographic information systems, development of methodologies for analyzing VMS data in design and development of web applications, classical and advanced statistical data analysis and geostatistics.
He is in charge of Fisheries Data Centre and the foundations of the National Fisheries Data Collection Programme. During the period 2003-2007 as project leader of the UP program "Development of an integrated management system to support the sustainability of the fishery resources of Greece, IMAS-Fish» he developed an integrated fisheries data management system that meets the needs of the Institute on databases, geographic information systems and statistical analysis.
Job Titles:
- Project Coordinator
- Project Coordinator, Research Coordinator, WP 1 & WP2 Leader
- Scientific Coordinator, Assoc. Professor
Stelios Katsanevakis is the project coordinator. He is Associate Professor in marine ecology with extensive experience in fieldwork on Mediterranean marine ecosystems.
His research in recent years has focused on the ecological approach to marine management, on conservation biology, biological invasions, and the development and application of methods of ecological monitoring with emphasis on underwater visual monitoring methods.
He has coordinated or participated in several national and international research programs (eg EASIN, MESMA, DEVOTES, AFRAME) and is (co)author of > 180 scientific publications of which 94 in international scientific journals.
He is also the coordinator of the MarCons COST Action - Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seas (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15121).
Sylvaine Giakoumi is a marine ecologist specializing in the design of marine protected areas.
She is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research and the University of Queensland, Australia.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor of Marine Sedimentology
- Scientific Team
Thomas Chassiotis is an Assistant Professor of Marine Sedimentology at the School of Environment, University of Aegean.
He has participated as Principal Investigator and Senior Researcher in numerous National and European Research Programmes and has published scientific project on mapping and studying coastal and marine geological processes (more than 90 papers in International Journals, Scientific Publications and Proceedings International / Greek Conferences).
Job Titles:
- Research Director
- Scientific Team