MSc, PhD in Ecology and Ecosystems Management. Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DIMITRA – Soil and Water Resources Institute.
Subject: Nature-based Solutions and Living Labs of open innovation in Rural Mediterranean areas: Addressing societal challenges with the help of nature
Agronomist, MSc, and PhD in Ecology and Ecosystems Management. Certified expertise on “Research methodology, management of research and innovation, and incorporation in economic and sustainable development’’. Trained on “Technological and Economic Aspects of Soil Bio/Phyto Remediation” by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) – International Center for Science and
Technology (ICST). Member of the European Focus Group of experts on “Nature-Based Solutions for water management under climate change” of European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture (EIP-AGRI). Member of the European Orientation Group of Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Agriculture which operates as a restricted international panel of experts within the framework of the LIFE Plus-Environment (ENV/IT/000156) for the period 2014-2017. Invited expert in the Agri-Innovation Summit 2019 organized by the French Ministry for Agriculture and Food, the French regions network, the Region of Normandy, the EIP-AGRI European network and the European Commission. Invited Speaker in the International
Scientific Conference ”Long-term Agroecosystem Sustainability (AGROECO 2016)” and in the Assembly of European Regions within the framework of the 14th Summer School on “Water, engagement for our future”. Innovation award in Scientific Research and Entrepreneurship from Region of Central Macedonia. Executive consultant of Decentralized Administration of Aegean in DG Enterprise & Industry of EC, for the
evaluation of ETIS in Sustainable Management at Destination Level. Coordinator of Mara-Mediterra project, supported by PRIMA Foundation under Horizon 2020 and Innovation Manager of AQUACYCLE project supported by ENICBC MED. Participation in more than 50 National and International EU funded projects related to agri-environmental management, with more than 70 publications in scientific journals, national and international scientific conferences.