Personnel Scientific Distribution
IBO's personnel distribution among scientific disciplines lays on Institute's philosophy for a multi-disciplinary approach over applied technological achievements advancing bio-economy and bio-production.
The driving force of the Institute
Director
Dionysis
Bochtis
Director
d.bochtis@certh.gr
Dionysis Bochtis
Director
d.bochtis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Prof. Dionysis D Bochtis (M) is the Director of CERTH/iBO. Previous positions include: Chair Professor (Agri-Robotics) at the Dept. of Computer Science, University of Lincoln, UK, and Senior Scientist (Operations Management) at the Dept. of Engineering at Aarhus University, Denmark. He holds a PhD in Fleet management in bio-production systems, a MSc in Automation Control, and a B.Sc. in Exact Sciences (Physics). His primary research is Systems Engineering focused on bio-production and related provision systems including conventional systems with enhanced ICT and automation technologies and fully robotized systems. He has participated (as researcher, WP leader, partner, and coordinator) in 29 (22 EU) funded research projects. He has given 17 key-note speeches around on Systems Engineering topics. He is vice-chairman of CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers) Section V (Systems management) and he was the president of CIOSTA, 2011-2013 (Commission Internationale de l'Organisation Scientifique du Travail en Agriculture, founded in Paris, 1950).
Researchers
Aristotelis
Tagarakis
Researcher
a.tagarakis@certh.gr
Aristotelis Tagarakis
Researcher
a.tagarakis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Aristotelis Tagarakis is Assistant Researcher (Grade C) at the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri- technology (iBO/CERTH) with expertise in precision agriculture. Dr Tagarakis received MSc degree in “Automation in Irrigation, Farm Structures and Farm Mechanization” and PhD degree in “precision agriculture” form the University of Thessaly, Greece. In the framework of his PhD he worked as research scholar at Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering department AL, U.S.A., in the area of Precision Agriculture, variable rate fertilization and automated irrigation in maize. Also, he has been Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University, N.Y., U.S.A., leading the precision agriculture program. Before joining the iBO he was senior researcher at the BioSense Institute in Serbia. He has significant research experience working at various national, European, and other international projects. His main research interests include precision agriculture, remote sensing and sensor networks in agriculture.
Dimitrios
Kateris
Researcher
d.kateris@certh.gr
Dimitrios Kateris
Researcher
d.kateris@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Dimitrios Kateris is an Assistant Researcher (Grade C) at the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri- technology (iBO) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). In 2015 he received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for his dissertation on "Intelligent system for fault diagnosis in agricultural tractor mechanical subsystems". Also, he holds a MSc in Agricultural Engineering and Water Resources from the same Institute (2009) and two BSc in Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2006) and from Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly (1999) respectively. His research interests lie mainly in the areas of Agricultural Engineering, Condition Monitoring, Operations Management in Agriculture, Agricultural Automation, Agricultural Robotic Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Fault Diagnosis, Whole-body Vibration in Agriculture. His involvement with the above research areas has led to the co-authoring of over 30 papers in refereed journals, 2 books, 6 book chapters, 1 patent and more than 90 papers in international and national conferences. He has served as a regular reviewer for a number of international journals and conferences. Also, he has participated in more than 11 European and National Projects.
Leonidas
Spyrou
Researcher
l.spyrou@certh.gr
Leonidas Spyrou
Researcher
l.spyrou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Leonidas Spyrou is a Researcher C on the field of Biomechanics at CERTH/IBO. He studied at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Thessaly, Greece, where he obtained his Diploma, his M.Sc. with specialization in Mechanics, Materials, and Manufacturing processes, and his Ph.D. in the area of Computational Biomechanics. His main research interests are in the field of computational and applied mechanics with an emphasis on the biomechanics of biological tissues and the investigation of the mechanical characteristics of medical devices. Also, he has over 15 years of experience in advanced computational analysis of structures and simulation of manufacturing processes. He is the author of more than 25 scientific publications in refereed international journals and conferences and holder of an international design patent. He has been involved in more than 10 EU, National and industrial funded research projects. He serves as a reviewer for several scientific journals. He is the Vice-President of the Hellenic Society of Biomechanics (2019-2020).
Georgios
Banias
Researcher
g.banias@certh.gr
Georgios Banias
Researcher
g.banias@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Georgios Banias is Assistant Researcher (Researcher C) in iBO/CERTH. He is Visitin g Lecturer at School of Economics and Business Administration and Legal Studies, Internat ional Hellenic University (Courses: Environmental Impact Assessment, Industrial Ecology and Life Cycle An alysis). He graduated in 2005 from Aristotle University's Mechanical Engineering Department. In 2 009, he was granted with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Aristotle University Thessaloniki in th e field of the optimal Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Since 2005, he has been involved in National and European Research Projects and in educational activities of the Aristotle University 's Mechanical Engineering Department. He is the author of more than 60 scientific publications. H is research interests focus on the area of Sustainable Development, Environmental Assessment, Life Cycle Analysis, Environmental Informatics, Environmental Management Systems, Strategic Planning and Envi ronmental Legislation, Information Systems. He has participated in 13 funded research projects in vari ous National and European research projects.
Thanos
Balafoutis
Researcher
a.balafoutis@certh.gr
Thanos Balafoutis
Researcher
a.balafoutis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Thanos Balafoutis is a Researcher (Grade C) and his research interests focus on the following: (a) Precision Agriculture with emphasis on the application of variable rate input techniques to high value crops for the purpose of qualitative and quantitative improvement of production; (b) production and use of biomass for energy production to meet energy needs at farm or remote settlement level. He works at the Institute as a Researcher since September 2017 and the last 14 years he has participated in over 30 research projects as principal researcher in Universities and Research Centers. He has published 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters and more than 40 articles in international and national conferences. He is a member of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng), the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA), the Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IagrE), the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), the Society of Agricultural Engineers of Greece (HelAgEng) and the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEE).
Dimitrios
Tsaopoulos
Senior Researcher
d.tsaopoulos@certh.gr
Dimitrios Tsaopoulos
Senior Researcher
d.tsaopoulos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Dimitrios Tsaopoulos is a Researcher (Grade C) on the field of Biomechanics in CERTH/IBO. Dimitris aspires to the advancement of research and technologies in areas of human and animal-movement biology, aiming at diagnosis, assessment and treatment of locomotor dysfunction. He has participated in more than 20 National (UK and GR) and European research projects.
Administration
Victoria-Nikoletta
Papadopoulou
Project Monitoring
v.papadopoulou@certh.gr
Victoria-Nikoletta Papadopoulou
Project Monitoring
v.papadopoulou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Papadopoulou Victoria-Nikoletta received from the University of Huddersfield (UK) both a BSc Degree in Business Studies (2005) and an MSc in E-Business (2006). Since February 2007, she has been working in CERTH/iBO and the field of her occupation is Project Coordination, administration-financial matters and monitoring of National Projects.
Georgia
Pahlitzanakis
Project Monitoring
g.pahlitzanakis@certh.gr
Georgia Pahlitzanakis
Project Monitoring
g.pahlitzanakis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Mrs. Georgia Pahlitzanakis is the Head of Administration of the Institute for Bio-Economy and Agro-Technology (iBO) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). She has been working at the Institute since September 2006 and is involved in the management and coordination of all the administrative activities of the Institute and the financial monitoring of European Research Programs. She has worked at "DIMITRA" Educational Organization S.A. as a Business Consultant (2004-2006) and at Johnson & Johnson Hellas as Assistant Brand Manager Neutrogena, Band-Aid and J&J Nursing Pads (2001-2002). She is the author of three educational training manuals on business management, organization and planning.
Olga-Maria
Hadjidimos
Project Monitoring
o.hadjidimos@certh.gr
Olga-Maria Hadjidimos
Project Monitoring
o.hadjidimos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Mrs Olga-Maria Hadjidimos holds a BSc in English and a MSc in English Linguistics from Purdue University (USA). From 1997 to 2000 she worked as a teaching assistant for the English Department & Department of Communications at Purdue University. From 2007 to 2009 she worked as an administrative assistant for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Thessaly). From June 2009 she works at CERTH/iBO dealing with contracts, procurements and other administrative activities.
Polina
Gkaragkouni
Administration
p.gkaragkouni@certh.gr
Polina Gkaragkouni
Administration
p.gkaragkouni@certh.gr
Short Bio
Polyxeni Gkaragkouni graduated from the Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Macedonia, specializing in accounting and tax issues. From 2005 to 2006, she worked in a service and promotion company of accounting and commercial programs of Epsilon Net. Since December 2006, she has been working as Accountant and Financial staff at CERTH/iBO.
Research Support Office
Niki
Briasouli
Research Support Office
n.briasouli@certh.gr
Niki Briasouli
Research Support Office
n.briasouli@certh.gr
Short Bio
Niki Briasouli works in the Research Support Office (RSO) of the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology (IBO)/Centre for Research and technology-Hellas (CERTH). Her work is to support the Institute’s research team with the procedures regarding the submission of proposals, the projects’management as well as with the dissemination activities of the Institute.
Georgia
Tsiotra
Research Support Office
g.tsiotra@certh.gr
Georgia Tsiotra
Research Support Office
g.tsiotra@certh.gr
Short Bio
Georgia is working in the Research Support Office (RSO) of the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology/Centre for Research and technology-Hellas. Her work is to provide specific research related skills during the European and National grant applications of the Institute’s research team, to support the progressive development of the research team, while she also supports research projects’ dissemination activities.
Auxiliary Staff
Valentini
Chousti
Financial Administration
v.housti@certh.gr
Valentini Chousti
Financial Administration
v.housti@certh.gr
Short Bio
Valentini Chousti holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and since May 2009, is employed as an accountant for the accounting and payroll department of the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology of the Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas. She has also worked in Mouratidis SA Cosmetics during the period from 2004 to 2012.
Collaborating Faculty Members
Ioannis
Theocharis
Professor
i.theocharis@certh.gr
Ioannis Theocharis
Professor
i.theocharis@certh.gr
Short Bio
John B. Theocharis (M’90) received the degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1980 and 1985, respectively. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research activities include fuzzy systems, neural networks, evolutionary algorithms, pattern recognition and image analysis. He has published numerous papers in several application areas such as neuro-fuzzy modeling, power demand and wind speed prediction, land cover classification and segmentation from remotely sensed images. Recently his research is focused on addressing challenges in soil-spectroscopy and medical imaging using machine learning and deep learning techniques.
Dimitrios
Bechtsis
Assistant Professor
d.bechtsis@certh.gr
Dimitrios Bechtsis
Assistant Professor
d.bechtsis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Dimitrios Bechtsis is an Assistant Professor at the Automation Engineering Department, Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI) of Thessaloniki, Greece, at the area of computer science for industrial engineers. His research interests include information systems, autonomous systems, industrial systems, digital supply chain design and simulation techniques, while he is focusing on the incorporation of autonomous systems into the digital supply chain ecosystem. He has performed research activities at the fields of autonomous systems, agricultural robotics and supply chain management and he has participated in numerous research projects.
Magdalini
Krokida
Professor
m.krokida@certh.gr
Magdalini Krokida
Professor
m.krokida@certh.gr
Short Bio
Prof. Magdalini Krokida is Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of NTUA and she is working in the area of Food Engineering with more than 20 years of experience. Her field of expertise covers evaluation of the economic and environmental impact of several products and processes, design and optimization of physical processes, including drying, encapsulation and extraction processes, design and development of new products, determination of thermophysical properties of materials. Prof. Krokida has a considerable publishing activity, including 4 Greek books, 3 international books, 15 chapters in international publications and more than 120 articles in international “peer-reviewed” journals, with more than 3160 citations. She has many publications related to LCA and she has also participated in numerous research projects.
Spyros
Fountas
Associate Professor
s.fountas@certh.gr
Spyros Fountas
Associate Professor
s.fountas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Spyros FOUNTAS (M), Associate Professor in Precision Agriculture. He is Editor-in-Chief in the ELSEVIER journal “Computers and Electronics in Agriculture” (IF: 2.2) and he is in the Editorial Board at the Precision Agriculture journal, since 2011. He holds an MSc from Cranfield University UK in Information Technology, and PhD from Copenhagen University, Denmark in Systems Analysis on Precision Agriculture. He was also Visiting Scholar at Purdue University, USA. He is Executive Board Member of the ICT-Agri ERA-NET Program (2014-2017) and expert on the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) by the DG-Agri on the Focus Group on Precision Agriculture (2014-2015). He has been Keynote speakers in the 17th European Weed Research Society (EWRS) about “Big data analytics for crop protection”; in European Conference on Precision Agriculture about “Application of Precision Agriculture technology in high value crops”; in the UK National conference on Precision Agriculture about “Farm Management Information Systems” and Invited speaker on the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture in Abu Dhabi. He was co-organizer of the short course on “Use of Sensors for Precision Agriculture” in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Zaragoza, Spain. He has 20 years of experience in agricultural robotics, precision agriculture technology and management and implementation of information systems within crop production. He has more than 120 papers (45 journal papers) and 2200 citations (September 2018).
Dimitrios
Moshou
Professor
d.moshou@certh.gr
Dimitrios Moshou
Professor
d.moshou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dimitrios Moshou holds a PhD from the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Biosystems, Faculty of Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Belgium, an MSc in Control Systems from the University of Manchester and an MSc in Electrical Engineering. His research interests include the theory and applications of bio-inspired information processing, neuroscience, self-organisation and computational intelligence. He is interested in applications of these techniques in intelligent control, pattern recognition, data fusion and cognitive robotics. Application areas include mechatronics and non-destructive quality control and monitoring of bio-products and crops
Nikolaos
Katsoulas
Associate Professor
n.katsoulas@certh.gr
Nikolaos Katsoulas
Associate Professor
n.katsoulas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Nikolaos Katsoulas is Associate Professor in Agricultural Constructions – Greenhouses, Director of the Laboratory of Agricultural Constructions and Environmental Control of University of Thessaly. Has participated in 30 research projects and has 170 publications (36 Journals, 5 book chapters), h-index: 15 and 900 citations.
Thomas
Alexandridis
Assistant Professor
t.alexandridis@certh.gr
Thomas Alexandridis
Assistant Professor
t.alexandridis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Thomas Alexandridis is an agronomist with a specialization in remote sensing and geoinformatics. His research interests include environmental, agricultural and water resources monitoring and modelling using Earth observation, and spatial analysis of geographic data in GIS. He has extensive experience in mapping vegetation and water parameters at wide scales (national and regional) using low resolution satellite images in several European countries, Brazil, Pakistan and Mozambique, as well as local scales with very high resolution satellite images, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and in-situ measurements. He has authored and co-authored more than 80 journal and conference papers, and has participated in more than 25 research projects funded by the EU, European Space Agency, and various national sources, in several of them as Principal Investigator.
Thomas
Bartzanas
Associate Professor
t.bartzanas@certh.gr
Thomas Bartzanas
Associate Professor
t.bartzanas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Thomas Bartzanas, PhD is Director of Research and Deputy Director in CERTH/iBO. He is an agricultural engineering with a PhD on environmental control of greenhouses. His research area is focused on the application of precision agricultural technologies for sustainable farming, controlled environment agriculture, bio response of living organisms and rational use of energy and water in agriculture.
Theodore
Matikas
Professor
t.matikas@certh.gr
Theodore Matikas
Professor
t.matikas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Theodore Matikas is a leading expert in smart sensing systems, nondestructive evaluation and structural health monitoring. He pioneered the development of advanced characterization methods, quantification of damage and life prediction of engineering materials and structures in aerospace, energy and civil infrastructure applications. His research interests include, environmental attack of ageing structures, fatigue and fracture of materials, advanced techniques for the characterization of damage in metallic alloys, coatings, composites, ceramics, nano-structured materials, functional and smart materials, and concrete structures. He is currently Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece (since 2008), and Director of the Mechanics, NDE and Smart Sensors (MSS-NDE) Laboratory.
Elpiniki
Papageorgiou
Assosiate Professor
e.papageorgiou@certh.gr
Elpiniki Papageorgiou
Assosiate Professor
e.papageorgiou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering at University of Applied Sciences (TEI) of Sterea Ellada, Lamia, Hellas. She holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras (Sept. 2004). She specializes in developing and applying soft computing methods and algorithms to decision support problems for prediction, strategic decisions, scenario analysis and data mining, solving important existing and/or emerging problems, arising in engineering, business, medicine, agriculture and environment. Her main research specialization is the development of novel algorithms and methods for Fuzzy Cognitive Maps. She has been working for over 16 years as senior researcher in several research projects related with the development of novel computational intelligence methodologies for decision support systems, intelligent algorithms and fuzzy cognitive tools for prediction and decision making, data mining, big data analysis. Also, her strong relationship with external funding bodies and especially EU and national funding environments, gave her an experience in managing research teams in different application domain projects. She has more than 182 publications in journals, conference papers and book chapters (71 of them are in journals with high Impact Factors) and has 1937 citations from independent researchers (h-index=27 in scopus). Dr. Elpiniki Papageorgiou is the Editor of the Springer book “Fuzzy Cognitive Maps for Applied Sciences and Engineering - from fundamentals to extensions and learning algorithms”, Intelligent Systems Reference Library 54, Springer 2014. Her research interests include intelligent systems, fuzzy cognitive maps, soft computing methods, decision support systems, cognitive systems, data mining and machine learning.
Dimitrios
Tzetzis
Assistant Professor
d.tzetzis@certh.gr
Dimitrios Tzetzis
Assistant Professor
d.tzetzis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Dimitrios Tzetzis is an Asst. Professor and Director of the MSc in Strategic Product Design, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Greece. He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kingston University, UK and he continued his studies in the same university receiving an MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Systems. He also received a PhD from Queen Mary, University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science. He worked as a member of the Centre for Materials Research where he focused his research in the design, analysis and manufacture of materials and structures. He is a member of scientific committees at national and European level and he is the author of more than 130 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences in the field of advanced manufacturing processes as well as on the design, analysis and behavior of materials and structures.
Christos
Athanassiou
Professor
c.athanassiou@certh.gr
Christos Athanassiou
Professor
c.athanassiou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Christos Athanassiou is currently a Professor of Entomology at the Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment at the University of Thessaly, Greece. He has participated as a coordinator, PI or key researcher in >80 national and international research programs (funded by different organizations, such as EU, International Atomic Energy Agency, FAO, European Crop Protection Association, United States Agency for International Development, USDA-APHIS, OECD etc.). He has published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and currently serves as an Editor in Chief of Journal of Stored Products Research (Elsevier), and Editor of Journal of Pest Science (Springer) and Journal of Insect Science (Oxford). Prof. Athanassiou has received scholarships, fellowships and awards, from different national and international organizations such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (2007), the Hellenic Scholarship Foundation (2000-2001), the USDA Forest Service International Programs (2010, 2012, 2013, 2018), the Fulbright Foundation (2015) and the US Institute of International Education (IIE) (2015).
Dimitrios
Karalekas
Professor
d.karalekas@certh.gr
Dimitrios Karalekas
Professor
d.karalekas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Prof. D. Karalekas received his B.Sc. degree in 1985 from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois in Mechanical Engineering. His M.Sc. (1987), and Ph.D. (1990) degrees from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, respectively. During the period 1992-93 he was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Laboratory of Experimental Mechanics and Advanced Materials of the Center for Quality Engineering and Failure Prevention at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA. His research interests and experience focus on experimental mechanics, mechanical characterization of polymer/metal matrix composites, fracture fatigue and mechanics, materials processing, test methods development, failure analysis design and computer simulation.
Post-Docs
Εirini
Aivazidou
Mechanical Engineer
e.aivazidou@certh.gr
Εirini Aivazidou
Mechanical Engineer
e.aivazidou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Eirini Aivazidou is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Digital Agriculture at iBO/CERTH and in Circular Economy at the School of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece. She was previously a Research Fellow in System Dynamics at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy. She received a PhD in Supply Chain Water Footprint Management (funded by the Onassis Foundation) in 2017, an MSc in Transport Engineering in 2015, and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 2013, all with Distinction from AUTh. She has published her research work in acknowledged peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainability, Water) and as chapters in scientific books. She has participated in European research projects, such as the FP7 “GREEN-AgriChains” (at AUTh) and the Horizon 2020 “PERCEIVE” (at UNIBO). Her scientific interests cover indicatively the fields of water resources management, sustainable supply chains, agrifood systems, and operations research.
Charalampos
Paraskevas
Agricultural Engineer
c.paraskevas@certh.gr
Charalampos Paraskevas
Agricultural Engineer
c.paraskevas@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Charalampos Paraskevas holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering and Water Resources. He received his PhD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for his thesis on water flow movement in soils using mathematical models, image analysis and computer vision algorithms. Furthermore, he holds a MSc in Agricultural Engineering and Water Resources and a BSc in Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include water resources modelling, image analysis, computer vision methods, vadose zone hydrology and climate change impact assessment in water resources.
George
Kyriakarakos
Agricultural Engineer
g.kyriakarakos@certh.gr
George Kyriakarakos
Agricultural Engineer
g.kyriakarakos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. George Kyriakarakos is an Agricultural Engineer, holds an MSc in the field of “Energy Systems and Renewable Energy Sources” and a PhD in the field of “Renewable Energy Autonomous Polygeneration Smartgrids optimized with Soft Computing Techniques”. He has over 15 years of experience in national and international research, innovation and technical assistance projects in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and agriculture sectors. Furthermore, in many of these projects he has been utilizing computational intelligence approaches for the design, sizing, management and control of complex systems as well for developing decision support systems for energy policy planning and climate change mitigation. Finally, he has worked as a regulatory expert concerning renewables, energy efficiency and rural electrification.
Charalampos
Myresiotis
Αgronomist
c.miresiotis@certh.gr
Charalampos Myresiotis
Αgronomist
c.miresiotis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Charalampos Myresiotis is an Agronomist in IBO/CERTH. He holds a B.Sc in the Department of Agriculture, School of Geotechnical Sciences (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), in the field of Plant Protection, a MSc in Plant Pathology, School of Agriculture (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), in the field of “Plant Protection Sciences”. Master thesis: “Sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea isolates from vegetable crops to five groups of fungicides” and a Ph.D in Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Ph.D. thesis: “Interactions between selected plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and soil-applied pesticides”.
Anna
Vatsanidou
Biosystems Engineering
a.vatsanidou@certh.gr
Anna Vatsanidou
Biosystems Engineering
a.vatsanidou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Anna Vatsanidou is an Agriculturist with postgraduate studies in integrated agricultural production systems and a PhD in environmental assessment of agricultural practices using Life Cycle Assessment tool. Her scientific and research interests focus on the evaluation and development of precision agricultural techniques as well as the assessment and analysis of environmental footprint concerning the whole production and processing chain of agri-food sector. She has participated in 10 funded research projects and she has 24 papers in peer reviewed journal and proceedings of international and national conferences.
Dimitris
Papanastasiou
Environmental Physics
d.papanastasiou@certh.gr
Dimitris Papanastasiou
Environmental Physics
d.papanastasiou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Dimitris K. Papanastasiou, Postdoctoral Researcher in CERTH/iBO. He is a Physicist, with a MSc in Environmental Physics and a PhD in Atmospheric Pollution and Meteorology. His research is related to air quality, meteorology, urban heat island, livestock buildings (indoor air quality and climate, emissions to the outdoor environment), and comfort conditions of humans and animals.
Xanthoula Eirini
Pantazi
Biosystems Engineering
e.pantazi@certh.gr
Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi
Biosystems Engineering
e.pantazi@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Xanthoula Eirini Pantazi holds a PhD in Biosystems Engineering and is an expert in bio-inspired computational systems and data mining. Her research interests include precision farming, plant stress detection, sensor fusion, machine learning, and non-destructive sensing of bio-material and crop protection. She has been involved in several EU projects and ERANET and has developed apps for FIWARE future Internet applications based on Neural Network applications.Her recent research interests consider Bioinformatic applications in field phenotyping with autonomous platforms (e.g. UAV, robots)and application of active learning in a number of sectors from condition monitoring, crop status determination, weed species recognition as well as post-harvest quality determination.
Lefteris
Benos
Physics
e.benos@certh.gr
Lefteris Benos
Physics
e.benos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Lefteris Benos holds a B.Sc. in Physics as well as a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. He has expertise in modelling magnetohydrodynamic flows and Heat Transfer of liquid metals and nanofluids and a strong background on Finite Element Analysis. From 2010 to 2018 he was a CFD researcher of EUROfusion, in the context of which had been a visiting researcher in several European universities. Since 2018, he is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher in iBO/CERTH, focusing on the fields of Agricultural Ergonomics, Biomechanics and CFD. Finally, he has been involved in European funded research projects, while he is the author of more than 30 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences.
Sofia
Papadaki
Chemical Engineering
s.papadaki@certh.gr
Sofia Papadaki
Chemical Engineering
s.papadaki@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Sofia G. Papadaki, received her diploma in Chemical Engineering (2008) from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). On July 2014, she finished her PhD degree, at NTUA's Laboratory of Organic and Environmental Technologies (LORET), in the scientific area of integrated processes for biomass exploitation. She holds a M.Sc. degree with honors in Organization and Management of Industrial Systems with specialization in Energy management and Environmental protection Systems at University of Piraeus. She is the author or co-author of more than 40 papers published in refereed journals and scientific conference proceedings and of 2 book chapters . Her work focuses on process integration, LCA and LCC analysis. She has great experience of working on European Commission funded long-term projects and on proposal writing. Moreover, she has worked in international well known research centers such as Wageningen UR in Netherlands (Unit of Food and Biobased Research) and The Russian Academy of Sciences N.M. Emanuel's Institute of Biochemical Physics (Moscow).
Vasiliki
Oikonomopoulou
Chemical Engineering
v.oikonomopoulou@certh.gr
Vasiliki Oikonomopoulou
Chemical Engineering
v.oikonomopoulou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr. Vasiliki Oikonomopoulou is chemical engineer and post-doc researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in the field of food products development. She is currently working on LCA and economic evaluation of several products and processes. Her research also concerns the design and optimization of several physical processes, such as drying, extrusion, extraction and encapsulation, as well as the design and development of innovative functional food products. She has participated in several research and business projects funded by the European Commission and national funds. She has 8 publications in international peer reviewed journals, 30 publications in Greek and international conferences and 2 book chapters.
Naoum
Tsolakis
Mechanical Engineering
n.tsolakis@certh.gr
Naoum Tsolakis
Mechanical Engineering
n.tsolakis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dr Naoum Tsolakis is a Researcher in iBO/CERTH focusing on Digital Supply Chains and Automated Logistics in Agriculture from a multi-level operations perspective. He graduated in 2006 from the Department of Production and Management Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace. He holds Master degrees in “State-of-the-art Design and Analysis Methods in Industry” (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly), in "Technology Entrepreneurship" (Department of Management Science and Innovation, University College London), and in "Engineering Project Management" (School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University). In 2015, he was granted with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the field of agrifood supply chain management. He has been involved in many National and European funded research projects while he is the author of more than 30 scientific publications. His areas of research include: operations research, sustainability, circular economy, agrifood and pharmaceutical supply chain management, intelligent autonomous vehicles, water footprint and food security
Technical Scientific Personnel
Athanasios
Grigoriou
Mechanical Engineer
t.grigoriou@certh.gr
Athanasios Grigoriou
Mechanical Engineer
t.grigoriou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Thanos Grigoriou is a graduate of the Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics department of the University of Patras with a diploma thesis on probabilistic neural networks for non- destructive testing. His research interests are focused on Structural Health Monitoring, Finite Element Methods and probabilistic Machine Learning.
Panagiotis
Mitzias
Software Engineer
p.mitzias@certh.gr
Panagiotis Mitzias
Software Engineer
p.mitzias@certh.gr
Short Bio
Panagiotis Mitzias received his M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering - with a specialization in Computer Science - from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and, since then, he has been passionately working as a software engineer and a research associate on Semantic Technologies. His technical and research expertise mainly covers the fields of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Semantic Web technologies, Ontologies, and Rule-based Systems towards Decision Support. More specifically, his technical prowess lies in the practical deployment of Semantic Web technologies in various application domains.
Foivos
Kournoutos
Software Engineer
f.kournoutos@certh.gr
Foivos Kournoutos
Software Engineer
f.kournoutos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Foivos Kournoutos graduated from Computer Telecommunications and Networks Engineering of the University of Thessaly. He works as a software developer at CERTH/iBO and his research interests focus on IT services, robotic technologies, Unmanned Guided Vehicles (UGVs) as well as Zigbee communication. His programming skills involve C, C++ and Python.
Evaggelia
Lampiri
Agricultural Engineering
e.lampiri@certh.gr
Evaggelia Lampiri
Agricultural Engineering
e.lampiri@certh.gr
Short Bio
Evaggelia Lampiri has a diploma in Agricultural Engineering. She is currently pursuing an MSc in “Phytoiatrics and Environment” at the University of Thessaly, with diploma thesis “Contribution to the development of a quick test for the detection of resistance to phosphine of stored product insects”. Her research interests include stored product protection, botanicals insecticides, post-harvest control, pest management, phosphine production and application
Damianos
Kalaitzidis
Automation Engineering
d.kalaitzidis@certh.gr
Damianos Kalaitzidis
Automation Engineering
d.kalaitzidis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Damianos Kalaitzidis is a graduate of Automation Engineering department of Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, and he works as a software developer at CERTH/iBO.His research interests focus on robotics technologies and Unmanned Guided Vehicles (UGVs). His programming skills involve C++ and Python.
Miltiadis
Nikolaidis
Rural and Surveying Engineering
m.nikolaidis@certh.gr
Miltiadis Nikolaidis
Rural and Surveying Engineering
m.nikolaidis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Miltiadis Nikolaidis has a diploma in Rural and Surveying Engineering and MSc in Planning, Organisation and Management of Transport Systems and in Road Management and Engineering. He has professional experience in the field on project management regarding the design, construction and maintenance of public and private infrastructure assets. He is proficient in design programs (Autocad, Civil 3D) and he is certified in programming languages including Python and Visual Basic. He is currently focused on developing tools and methods to facilitate smart climate decisions in agriculture and land use evaluation.
Marina
Gourgouta
Agronomist
m.gourgouta@certh.gr
Marina Gourgouta
Agronomist
m.gourgouta@certh.gr
Short Bio
Marina Gourgouta has a diploma in Agriculture. She is currently pursuing an MSc in Phytiatry at the University of Thessaly, researching the efficacy of phosphine on stored product insects. She has experience with stored product insects taxonomization and control with several contact insecticides. Her diploma thesis, “Residual toxicity of a commercial cypermethrin formulation on grains against four major storage beetles” has been published in the Journal of Stored Product Research.
Georgios
Dolias
Physics
g.dolias@certh.gr
Georgios Dolias
Physics
g.dolias@certh.gr
Short Bio
Georgios Dolias graduated from the Department of Physics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master’s Degree in Computational Physics from the same Department. He is experienced in developing both modeling and simulations methods of physics phenomena, by using programming languages, such as C and C++,as well as software packages (Matlab, Mathematica). He is currently focused on developing machine learning techniques in various technological fields by the use of Matlab and Python.
Gabriela
Αsiminari
Physics
g.asiminari@certh.gr
Gabriela Αsiminari
Physics
g.asiminari@certh.gr
Short Bio
Gabriela Asiminari received a Bachelor's Degree from the Department of Physics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She continued her studies completing her Master's Degree in Computational Physics at the same Department. Gabriela is IT literate, most specifically she has a good command of C++ and Python and she is deeply interested in Machine Learning.
Alexandra
Tamouridou
Biosystems Engineering
a.tamouridou@certh.gr
Alexandra Tamouridou
Biosystems Engineering
a.tamouridou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Afroditi Alexandra Tamouridou has a diploma in Agriculture and an MSc in Soil Science and Soil Resources Management. She is currently pursuing a Phd in Intelligent Automation and Smart Sensing in Biosystems Engineering. Her research interests include Precision Farming, Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Crop, Weed and Disease Monitoring and Robotic Agriculture.
Ioannis
Navrozidis
Biosystems Engineering
i.navrozidis@certh.gr
Ioannis Navrozidis
Biosystems Engineering
i.navrozidis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Ioannis Navrozidis is an Agronomist and holds an MSc in Soil Science and Soil Resource Management. He has experience in the implementation of research programmes concerning the application of innovative technologies in precision farming. He is currently a PhD candidate at AUTH, researching remote sensing techniques for the detection of plant diseases. His research interests include Spectroscopy, Precision Farming, Remote Sensing, Image Analysis and Plant Phenotyping.
Katerina
Margariti
Nano Engineering
k.margariti@certh.gr
Katerina Margariti
Nano Engineering
k.margariti@certh.gr
Short Bio
Katerina Margariti is a Research Associate at CERTH/iBO. She received her Diploma in Physics (2004) from University of Athens and a Joint Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Systems (2006) by the Department of Informatics and Telecommunication & Physics Dpt. from the University of Athens. Currently, she works towards her PhD in the Dpt. of Informatics & Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, in the field of Optical Wireless Communications. She has more than 8 years of professional experience in the ICT sector serving in several positions concerned with technology and product development. Katerina has also acted as a Quality and Information Security manager in several companies in the past.
Olivier
Heidmann
Computer Science
o.heidmann@certh.gr
Olivier Heidmann
Computer Science
o.heidmann@certh.gr
Short Bio
Olivier Heidmann is lead developer and designer for serious games projects, responsible for creating virtual experiment demonstrators and educational videogames. He has a Master Degree in Parallel Computing, since 2004 he has participated in more than a dozen different EC funded projects and has published several papers in international conferences.
Thanasis
Anagnostis
Physics
a.anagnostis@certh.gr
Thanasis Anagnostis
Physics
a.anagnostis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Mr Thanasis Anagnostis has been a Research Associate in CERTH/iBO since 2014. He has participated in 5 EU funded projects (FP7) and is currently involved in 'Horizon 2020' projects and proposals. He has BSc degree in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completing his Master’s degree in Computational Physics.
Christos
Kokkotis
Physics
c.kokkotis@certh.gr
Christos Kokkotis
Physics
c.kokkotis@certh.gr
Short Bio
My name is Christos Kokkotis. I obtained my BSc degree in Physics from the University of Ioannina and my MSc in Research Methodology in Biomedicine, Biostatistics and Clinical Bioinformatics by the Department of Biomathematics at School of Medicine of the University of Thessaly. Currently, I am working on my PhD in the Department of Physical Education & Sport Science at University of Thessaly, in the field of Biomechanics. My programming skills involve C and Python. I am also skilled in using statistical packages SPSS and R.
Zoumpolia
Dikopoulou
Computer Science
z.dikopoulou@certh.gr
Zoumpolia Dikopoulou
Computer Science
z.dikopoulou@certh.gr
Short Bio
MSc. Zoumpolia Dikopoulou received the BSc. degree (Hons.) in Computer Science in 2006 from the Technological Educational Institute of Lamia, Lamia, Greece and the MSc. degree (Hons.) in Computer Science in 2011 from the Ionian University, Corfu Island, Greece. She is currently a PhD. student at the Business Intelligence Group, Faculty of Business Informatics, Hasselt University, Belgium. She is author or coauthor in 5 paper in scientific journals with impact factor, in 6 papers in scientific conferences and developer in R package called “fcm”. Her research interests include intelligent systems, machine learning, graph theory, fuzzy logic, fuzzy cognitive maps, decision support systems, data analysis, modelling and visualization of complex systems, aggregation methods, business intelligence and learning algorithms.
Ioannis
Menexes
Automation Engineering
i.menexes@certh.gr
Ioannis Menexes
Automation Engineering
i.menexes@certh.gr
Short Bio
Ioannis Menexes is a graduate of Automation Engineering department of Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, and currently an MSc student of Applied Informatics at University of Thessaly Electrical Engineering department. His research interests focus on robotics technologies and Unmanned Guided Vehicles (UGVs). He works as a software developer at CERTH/iBO and his programming skills involve C++, C#, Python and Linux Shell Scripting.
Michael
Moraitis
Agricultural Engineering
m.moraitis@certh.gr
Michael Moraitis
Agricultural Engineering
m.moraitis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Michael Moraitis is an Agricultural Engineer specialized in Smart Farming Applications. He was awarded with a 5-year Diploma from Agricultural University of Athens on 2017 and at the time being he is a M.Sc. student on Advanced Computer and Communications Systemsat School of Electrical & Computer Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests focus on Precision Agriculture, Agricultural Machinery and Spraying Technologies.
Christos
Arvanitis
Computer Engineering
c.arvanitis@certh.gr
Christos Arvanitis
Computer Engineering
c.arvanitis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Mr. Arvanitis Christos is currently working as a web developer for the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology(iBO). Graduated from Technological Educational University Of Thessaly in Larissa, he holds a BSc degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications and a MSc degree in Supply Chain Management from the International Hellenic University. His programming skills involve C, C++, ReactJS and Python and also he is also involved in the platforms of Wordpress and Joomla.
Vasilis
Kolorizos
Software Engineering
v.kolorizos@certh.gr
Vasilis Kolorizos
Software Engineering
v.kolorizos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Vasilis holds a BSc degree in Computer Science from the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly in Larissa and is currently pursuing a MSc in Software Engineering for Web and Mobile apps at the University of Thessaly. Over the years, he has been experimenting with various programming languages like C, C++, JAVA / C#, PHP and Python. He has several years of experience, developing software solutions for individuals and creative agencies as a freelancer. For 2 years, he worked as Full-Stack Developer, for medium sized companies and individuals, developing large-scale web applications from scratch while taking care of the whole development lifecycle. His research interests focus on Web Services, RESTful APIs, Open and Linked Data, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Knowledge Discovery and Web Mining.
PhD Fellows
Maria
Sakka
Agronomist
m.sakka@certh.gr
Maria Sakka
Agronomist
m.sakka@certh.gr
Short Bio
Maria Sakka has a Postgraduate Diploma in “Modern Systems of Agricultural Production in the Mediterranean Area with Emphasis in the Sustainable Production and the Novel Technologies” from the Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment at the University of Thessaly, Greece. Currently she is a Phd student at University of Thessaly, in the Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology under supervision of Professor Christos Athanassiou. She has received scholarships from State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) and Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (H.F.R.I.). Her research interest focus on insect behavior, chemical and non-chemical control of stored product insects.
Vasileios
Moysiadis
Automation Engineering
v.moisiadis@certh.gr
Vasileios Moysiadis
Automation Engineering
v.moisiadis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Moisiadis Vasileios is a M.Sc. student at School of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and he works as a software developer at the CERTH/iBO. His M.Sc. is specialized on Machine Learning and Big Data Analysis. Vasileios' research interests focus on robotics technologies and Unmanned Guided Vehicles (UGVs). His programming skills involve C++, Python, Scala and Linux Shell scripting.
Theodora
Angelopoulou
Soil Science
d.angelopoulou@certh.gr
Theodora Angelopoulou
Soil Science
d.angelopoulou@certh.gr
Short Bio
Theodora Angelopoulou is a PhD candidate at the Department of Agriculture of AUTH. She is an agriculturist with an MSc in Soil Science and Soil Management specializing in Soil Reflectance Spectroscopy. Her research interests focus on precision agriculture, using remote and proximal sensing, while applying practices of sustainable management in agro-ecosystems. She has participated in three research projects as a scientific associate.
Dimitris
Katikaridis
Automation Engineering
d.katikaridis@certh.gr
Dimitris Katikaridis
Automation Engineering
d.katikaridis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Dimitris Katikaridis gained his BSc degree from the department of Automation Engineering at the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (ATEITh), Greece, and he works as a software developer at the CERTH/iBO while being a MSc Student of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at Computer Science Department. His research interests focus on robotics technologies and Unmanned Guided Vehicles (UGVs). His programming skills involve Visual C#,C++ and Linux Shell scripting.
Christos
Chadoulos
Computer Engineering
c.chadoulos@certh.gr
Christos Chadoulos
Computer Engineering
c.chadoulos@certh.gr
Short Bio
Christos Chadoulos is a PhD candidate in the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a Diploma from said department. His main research focuses on the use of deep learning and machine learning techniques to predict and model the onset and progression of osteoarthritis in patients.
Maria
Lampridi
Mechanical Engineering
m.lampridi@certh.gr
Maria Lampridi
Mechanical Engineering
m.lampridi@certh.gr
Short Bio
Maria Lampridi is a graduate of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's degree in Sustainable Development (Environmental Management and Sustainability) from the International Hellenic University. She is a PhD Candidate of the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and National Environment of the AUTH. Her research interests focus on Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Life Cycle Assessment, as well as on Sustainability Assessment. She is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Hellenic Association of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Giorgos
Vasileiadis
Mechanical Engineering
g.vasileiadis@certh.gr
Giorgos Vasileiadis
Mechanical Engineering
g.vasileiadis@certh.gr
Short Bio
Giorgos Vasileiadis is a postgraduate researcher and PhD student in iBO-CERTH. His research interests include Product, Service and mixed systems design, Mechanization-Engineering and Production techniques and applications of. Member of Technical Chamber of Greece / Section of Central Macedonia and Commercial Chamber of Kilkis.
Visiting Staff
Efthymios
Rodias
Energy Systems
efthymios@certh.gr
Efthymios Rodias
Energy Systems
efthymios@certh.gr
Short Bio
Efthymios Rodias is a Phd candidate in Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences of University of Turin, Italy. He graduated from Agricultural University of Athens – Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering and holds a Master degree in Energy Systems-Renewable Energy Sources. His primary research includes operations management in bio-production, optimization of resources in agrifood and agricultural processes, energy crops assessment for biomass production and CO2 emissions evaluation in crop production systems.