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QUALIFICATIONS: D.Sc. (Docteur ès sciences) in Remote Sensing of the Environment, Univ. Paris-7, 1992; Ph.D. Thesis on “The potential of high spatial resolution satellite imagery to track air pollution in the lower troposphere: the Athens case study”. M.Sc. (DEA) in Environmental Physics and Air Pollution Chemistry, Univ. Paris-7, 1988. M.Sc. (DESS) in Remote Sensing Methods/Applications, Univ. Pierre & Marie Curie, 1987. D.Eng. (Diploma) in Land Surveying and Rural Engineering (5-year curriculum), National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 1986; Diploma thesis with Honours on “The Use of Remote Sensing in Ecological Mapping” 1st Pilot High School (Lyceum) of Athens graduated in 1979.
LANGUAGES: Greek: mother tongue; English and French: fluent; Italian: good; German: basic knowledge.
AWARDS / HONOURS: Research fellowship by the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (2001). FULBRIGHT visiting scholarship for research in NASA – Maryland (2000). ONASSIS fellowship for Ph.D. research (1989). Award granted by the International Aeronautics and Space Foundation FIAS (1988). NATO fellowship for post–graduate studies (1987). Scholarship granted by the French Space Agency CNES (1986). Honours and 10/10 Grade for Diploma Thesis at NTUA (1986). Awarded twice (in1983 and in 1984).by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) for outstanding educational achievements.
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY: 9/1998 - …National Observatory of Athens (NOA), Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS): Since 9/2006 Senior Researcher Managing ISARS-NOA’s teams for various national, EC and ESA projects Research on the development of an operational system for managing forest fires Set up and coordination of ISARS’ MSG data receiving installations. 4/2002-9/2006 Associate Researcher Organisation and coordination of a remote sensing group Research on the development of integrated assessment of air quality via satellites Set up and coordination of ISARS’ SeaWiFS receiving installations Evaluation Expert to the EC for the LIFE Environment programme (2005, 2006). 9/1998-4/2002 Assistant Researcher Research on the use of satellites for the protection of the European natural heritage Participating in various research or service providing oriented environmental projects Visiting Scientist to the Goddard Space Flight Center – NASA code 600 (Maryland, 2001) Evaluation Expert to the EC for the LIFE Environment programme (2001) Lecturing remote sensing courses in NOA’s Summer Schools (1998, 2001, 2002). Short term consultancy since 9/1998: 7/2007-2/2008 Policy Analysis Service for the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Minimal Ltd (Athens): Recommendations on the opinion of CoR concerning various documents (e.g., papers, Directives) on the Climate change (adaptation, ETS) issued by the Commission. 5/2004-10/2004 Advisor to the Secretary General, Ministry of Rural Development and Food (Athens): Technical assistance on the use of satellites in the context of olive tree/vineyard registries. 1/2004-7/2004 Participating in a European Commission DG-ENV survey, MILIEU Ltd (Brussels): National expert on assessing the effectiveness of European Air Quality Policies & Measures. 12/2003-12/2004 Study for the Rector of the University of the Aegean (Mytilini, Greece): Feasibility study on the development of an academic structure in Geoinformatics in Greece. 1/2001-12/2002 Consultant for innovative environmental actions to the Mayor of Glyfada (Greece): EC-LIFE project on the use of bioindication to assess pollution from ozone (EUROBIONET). 2/1998-1/2000 Consultant to the National University of Athens, Applied Physics Department (Athens): Scientific consultancy in the framework of the EC ICAROS project: supervising the satellite data image processing, and comparing the results with those from numerical simulation. 12/1997-12/1999 Advisor to the European Environment Agency (EEA – Copenhagen) (extra-muros): Advise on the use of Earth Observation Data for the State-of-the-Environment Reporting. 12/1995-8/1998 Freelance consultant in Earth Observation and Environmental Monitoring (Brussels): Consultancy to the ISIS at Joint Research Centre – Ispra (INSPIRE project, 1997-1998) Consultancy to the Mayor of Athens (ENVIBASE ECOS-Ouverture project, 1998) Expertise to CARL BRO Int. for proposal evaluation (Phare EC programme, 1997) Scientific responsible for optimising air pollution monitoring (LIFE project, 1996-1997) Advisor to the Hellenic Space Research and Technology Committee (1995-1997) With Smith System Eng. for an EC study (International Environmental Treaties, 1995). 11/1994-11/1995 European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Environment Institute (Ispra): Visiting Scientist in charge of data processing from air-pollution studies with emphasis on the transportation of emissions from vehicles in big cities (ERLAP, AutoOil, CONCAWE). 9/1991-9/1994 European Commission, European Environment Agency-Task Force (Brussels): Project Management of the CORINE Land Cover inventory and Information System in EU, CEECs and Northern Africa (the largest operational remote sensing project); liaison officer between national authorities and technical teams, the European project leader, the central technical unit and the European Commission Contribution in preparing the Work Plan of the European Environment Agency (EEA) Assistance in drafting Europe’s 1st Environmental Report (The Dobris assessment) Environmental Consultancy to DG-XI on media and source monitoring with a view to ensure consistency in data required by the EU legislation Coordinating and participating in the drafting of CORINE Land Cover Technical Guide. 9/1990-7/1991 Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS/CNRS-Paris): Lecturer-Researcher in image processing: development of algorithms for air pollution tracking by satellite; teaching of remote sensing to M.Sc. students and CNRS researchers. 3/1990-11/1990 “S. PAVLIDIS” Agency, Terminology Department (Paris, Luxembourg): In charge of translation of scientific terminology in the fields of Space and Environment on behalf of the CEC for establishing the multilingual European term bank (Eurodicautom). 9/1988-6/1990 University Paris-7, Department of Environmental Studies (Paris): Lecturer of Remote Sensing on graduate course (with Professor J. Vigneron) Instructor on post-graduate course: “Environmental Management and Engineering”. 9/1987-6/1988 Organisation for Development of Aerospace Remote Sensing (GDTA-Toulouse): Lecturer of Remote Sensing applications particularly in pollution investigations. 9/1985-6/1986 National Technical University of Athens, Photogrammetry Lab. (Athens): Teaching assistant in Photogrammetry courses (Professor J. Badecas). 9/1982-3/1984 Planning office “S. GIOKAS” (Athens): First trainee, then in charge of working group on geodetic surveys and inspection of cadastre plans conducted on behalf of the Ministry for the Environment and Public Works.
SPECIAL COURSES/SEMINARS: Ø Seminars on forthcoming Earth observation satellite systems and satellite constellations management and operation (2001: NASA/GSFC – Greenbelt). Ø Courses in computer operating system (UNIX, DOS) and mathematical analysis (1989: Centre for Social and Mathematical Analysis, EHESS – Paris). Ø Research on radiative transfer in the atmosphere, radiometric calibration of satellite data (March-June 1987: CNES/LERTS – Toulouse; with Prof. P.-Y. Deschamps). Ø 30-day training course on drawing/updating topographic maps using SPOT panchromatic images (February-March 1987: French Geographic Institute, IGN – Paris). Ø Photo-interpretation and thematic mapping of remotely sensed images in spectral areas of visible, infrared, thermal infrared and microwaves (1985-1986: NTUA – Athens). Ø Photogrammetric restitution and analogical stereo-plotting (1984-1985: NTUA – Athens).
MEMBER OF SOCIETIES: Assembly of the Researchers of Greece and of the National Observatory of Athens The Fulbright Alumni The Onassis Foundation Alumni The American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) The Greek Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing The American Planetary Society Registered/licensed engineer (Ing.P.Eur.) at the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE).
PUBLICATIONS: Author or co-author of more than 100 articles/papers in professional journals or conference proceedings; contributions to 3 books, 25 technical reports and theses, academic courses, invited lectures, articles in newspapers. 110 scientific citations known (self cited excepted).
MEMBER OF COMMITTEES: Elected President of the Assembly of the Research workers of NOA (2008-…) Electoral Commission for Researcher’s representative in NOA’s MB of Directors (2008) Member of Advisory Committees at ISARS-NOA: (i) for the allocation of workplaces, (ii) for programme resources management (2006-…) Elected member of the Assembly of the Research workers of NOA (2005-2007) Programme Committee in SPIE Int. Remote Sensing Symposia (2003 - 2008) Supervisor and Member of Examining Committees of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.
MISCELLANEOUS: Peer Reviewer in the journals: Remote Sensing of Environment, PE&RS, IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, Int. Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, Geophysical Research Letters, Environmental Management Computer skills: LINUX, MSOffice, UNIX, Image Processing/GIS (e.g., ERDAS, ARC GIS). Instructor of Remote Sensing courses at the University of the Aegean – Greece (1999) Crisis management expertise: Head of platoon during military service in Air Forces (1997), “Perception” creative seminars on contemplation (1996, Brussels) Professional-academic-moral references and detailed CV provided upon request.
HOBBIES: Music (playing piano and learning trumpet), ancient history, classic cars.
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