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The Scientific Committee of the Journal, Regional Government and Policy

Members of the Scientific Committee representing major scientific disciplines intertwined with its thematic content will oversee the evolution of the journal getting a critical perspective on its activities and ensuring its goals are being met. We invite you to meet these members below.

Professor Emeritus, School of Humanities, University of the Aegean

Vitsilaki Chryssi

Professor Chryssi Vitsilaki completed her Undergraduate Studies in Sociology at Trinity College, Hartford, Ct. and received an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, of the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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Political Science at Harvard University

Stavros P. Gavroglou

Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business

Giakoumakis Emmanouil

Emm. Giakoumakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (GREECE). In 1990 he joined the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) where he currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Informatics.

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Emm. Giakoumakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (GREECE). In 1990 he joined the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) where he currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Informatics.

His research interests include software engineering, regulation and competition in electronic services, biomedical applications. Beyond his teaching responsibilities, Emm. Giakoumakis has published in the area of Computer Science.

Moreover, he had central involvement in the elaboration of studies pertinent to introduction of Information Technologies in major organizations of the public and / or private sector. In addition, he has contributed to the drafting of programmes related to introduction and / or promotion of Information Society in Greece.

Emm. Giakoumakis has served at the following positions: 2015–2020: Rector of Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) 2011-2015: Vice-Rector of Academic Affairs of AUEB 2000-2005: Chairman of the National Telecommunications and Post Commission of Greece (E.E.T.Α.Α.), the Greek National Regulatory Authority 1998-2000: Secretary General for Communications, in the Ministry of Transport and Communications 1995-1997: Chairman and Managing Director of the "Hellenic Information Systems S.A" 1988-1990: Director of Informatics Department of "Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Authority S.A" (EETAA)

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President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro ADEDY

Gioulos George

President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro, Research and Training Institute of the Confederation of the Unions of the Greek Civil Servants – ADEDY( 2014 – today).

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  • President of the Board of Koinoniko Polykentro, Research and Training Institute of the Confederation of the Unions of the Greek Civil Servants - ADEDY( 2014 - today).
  • Employee at the Ministry of Interior (Public Administration) (2000 - 2014) .
  • Graduated from the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (1997-2000). MPhil in Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2008-2010).
  • ΜA in International Relations, The University
  • of Nottingham – UK (2001 - 2002) Sociologist,
  • Department of Sociology, Panteion University of Social

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Professor, Department of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace

Evaggelos Drimpetas

Evaggelos Drimpetas received his degree with honors from the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He completed his postgraduate studies and his PhD at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he worked as a researcher for 4 years.

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Evaggelos Drimpetas received his degree with honors from the Department of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He completed his postgraduate studies and his PhD at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he worked as a researcher for 4 years. From 1993 to 1996 he was a visiting professor at PaulValery University in Montpellier. Since September 2000 he has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Economic Relations and Development teaching "Economic Dynamics and Comparative Economic Systems". He has published numerous scientific articles in international journals and has participated in numerous International Scientific Conferences.

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Rector of the University of Peloponnese

Athanasios Katsis

Athanasios Katsis is Rector of the University of Peloponnese and Professor of Statistics in Educational Research at the Department of Social and Educational Policy.

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Athanasios Katsis is Rector of the University of Peloponnese and Professor of Statistics in Educational Research at the Department of Social and Educational Policy. Having graduated from the Department of Mathematics of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, he completed his postgraduate and doctoral studies at George Washington University in the USA. He has worked as a statistical consultant at the World Bank and has taught, among others, at the Universities of Toledo, Ohio, the Aegean and Cyprus.

His articles have been published in Greek and international scientific journals such as Labor Relations Review, New Education, International Journal of Learning, International Studies in Sociology of Education Journal of Applied Measurement, Journal of Statistical Theory and Applications, Journal of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering, Statistics and Simulation, Journal of Applied Statistical Science, Journal of Statistical Planning andInference, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences.

He has also contributed chapters to several collective volumes and has co-authored three books.

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Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University

Xenophon Contiades

Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation

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Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation

Xenophon Contiades is Professor of Public Law and Social Administration at the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences and Chairman of the Administrative Board of the Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation – Centre for European Constitutional Law (Athens, Greece). Prof. Contiades is an attorney at law at the Athens Bar Association since 1992 and managing partner of the Contiades-Fotiadou Law Firm.

. . . . . . His work includes 20 books and over 150 articles in Greek, English, German and Italian journals and edited volumes in the fields of public law, comparative constitutional law and social security law. His most recent publications include the edited volumes: . . . His work includes 20 books and over 150 articles in Greek, English, German and Italian journals and edited volumes in the fields of public law, comparative constitutional law and social security law. His most recent publications include the edited volumes:

Routledge Handbook of Comparative Constitutional Change (with Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2020), The Law and Legitimacy of Imposed Constitutions (with Richard Albert and Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2019), The Foundations and Traditions of Constitutional Amendment (with Richard Albert and Alkmene Fotiadou, Hart Publishing 2017), Participatory Constitutional Change. The People as Amenders of the Constitution (with Alkmene Fotiadou, Routledge 2017), Constitutions in the Global Financial Crisis. A Comparative Analysis (Ashgate 2013), Engineering Constitutional Change. A Comparative Perspective on Europe, Canada and the USA (Routledge 2013).

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President of the Department of Tourism Studies, University of Piraeus

Angelos Kotios

Angelos Kotios has been Rector of University of Piraeus since 2017.He has served as a Vice Rector of the University of Thessaly (2005-2008) and has been a Professor of the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the Polytechnic School of University of Thessaly (1995-2008).

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  • Rector of University of Piraeus (2017- today)
  • Vice Rector of the University of Thessaly (2005-2008)
  • Professor of the Department of Spatial Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the Polytechnic School of University of Thessaly (1995-2008).

EΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΙΠΟ ΜΕΛΕΤΗΤΙΚΟ ΕΡΓΟ

    • 1987-1991: Πανεπιστήμιο Τύμπινγκεν: Έμμισθος ερευνητής και μέλος της διεπιστημονικής ερευνητικής ομάδας του Πανεπιστημίου του Tübingen «Internationale und Europäische Wirtschaftsordnung» («Διεθνής και Ευρωπαϊκή Οικονομική Τάξη»), που ανέλαβε το ομότιτλο ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα, χρηματοδοτούμενο από την Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Γερμανική Εταιρεία Ερευνών), εξαετούς διάρκειας. Το επί μέρους πρόγραμμα IV αφορούσε στην «Εξωτερική Οικονομική Πολιτική της ΕΚ» (κατά τα 2 πρώτα έτη) και την »Ολοκλήρωση της Εσωτερικής Αγοράς» (κατά τα 2 επόμενα έτη). O ίδιος είχα την ερευνητική και συγγραφική ευθύνη του υποπρογράμματος IV. Στο πλαίσιο του εν λόγω προγράμματος ασχολήθηκα: Με τη συγγραφή μονογραφίας με τίτλο: «Die EG-Außenwirtschaftspolitik und die Weltwirtschaftsordnung» («Η Εξωτερική Οικονομική Πολιτική της ΕΚ και η Παγκόσμια Οικονομική Τάξη»). Με τη συγγραφή μελετών γύρω από ειδικά θέματα της Ευρωπαϊκής Ολοκλήρωσης και της Διεθνούς Οικονομίας. Ορισμένες μελέτες ήταν προϊόν διεπιστημονικής έρευνας λόγω της φύσης και των στόχων του Προγράμματος. Επίσης, ορισμένες δεν δημοσιεύθηκαν επειδή χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως συμβουλευτικά κείμενα από τις γερμανικές αρχές άσκησης διεθνούς και ευρωπαϊκής οικονομικής πολιτικής. Με την παρουσίαση των ενδιάμεσων ερευνητικών αποτελεσμάτων σε ειδικές ημερίδες της ερευνητικής ομάδας και με συμμετοχή ειδικών από τη θεωρία και πράξη. Με την επιστημονική επιμέλεια του διεθνούς συνεδρίου της ερευνητικής ομάδας με τίτλο «A New GATT for the Nineties and Europe ‘92».
    • Διευθυντής του Εργαστηρίου «Αξιολόγησης Πολιτικών και Προγραμμάτων Ανάπτυξης» του Τμήματος Μηχανικών Χωροταξίας, Πολεοδομίας και Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλία (1999-2007)
    • Ερευνητής του Κέντρου Ανάπτυξης Νότιας και Ανατολικής Ευρώπης (ΚΑΝΑΕ) του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας
    • Εκπόνηση δεκάδων μελετών-σκοπιμότητας βιωσιμότητας και επιχειρησιακών σχεδίων στους κλάδους των Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης (για αδειοδότηση τηλεοπτικών και ραδιοφωνικών σταθμών), ενέργειας (μελέτες για μικρά υδροηλεκτρικά φράγματα), τροφίμων και ποτών, μετάλλου, τουρισμού, αγροκτηνοτροφίας, ενδύματος και υφαντουργίας, περιβάλλοντος κ.α.
    • Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Ολυμπία Οδός (Ελευσίνα-Πάτρα-Τσακώνα), 366 χλμ.
    • Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Νέα Οδός (Μεταμόρφωση-Σκάρφεια & Αντίρριο-Ιωάννινα), 379 χλμ.
    • Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Αυτοκινητόδρομος Αιγαίου (Ράχες- Κλειδί), 230 χλμ.
    • Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου: Μορέας (Κόρινθος-Τρίπολη- Καλαμάτα/Σπάρτη), 205 χλμ.
    • Μέλος της 7μελούς Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης και ανάθεσης του έργου Κεντρική Οδός (Πέταλο Μαλιακού & Λαμία-Παναγιά Εγνατίας Οδού), 231 χλμ.

ΔΙΟΙΚΗΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΙΠΗ ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΑ

- ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΙΑΣ

Συμμετοχή σε επιτροπές και λοιπές δραστηριότητες του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ, όπως:

· Παρακολούθησης Προϋπολογισμού και Οικονομικών ΤΜΧΠΠΑ

· Πρόεδρος επιτροπής στρατηγικής προβολής του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ

· Πρόεδρος επιτροπής επαγγελματικών δικαιωμάτων αποφοίτων ΤΜΧΠΠΑ

· Αξιολόγηση «Σχεδίου Ανάπτυξης Κοινοτικού Χώρου»

· Συντονιστής της συμμετοχής του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ στη διεθνή έκθεση EDUCATION ’99 στο Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας 18-21 Μαρτίου 1999

· Αξιολόγησης προγραμμάτων σπουδών πανεπιστημιακών τμημάτων χωροταξίας και περιφερειακής ανάπτυξης γερμανόφωνων χωρών

· Διοργάνωσης Ημερίδας για επαγγελματικά δικαιώματα και προώθηση στην αγορά εργασίας αποφοίτων του ΤΜΧΠΠΑ

· Υπεύθυνος προγράμματος πρακτικής άσκησης φοιτητών ΤΜΧΠΠΑ (1998-2008)

· Αναπληρωτής Προέδρου του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ (2003-2005)

Δραστηριότητες σε επίπεδο ιδρύματος:

    • Μέλος Επιτροπής Σύνταξης Οικονομοτεχνικής Μελέτης για ίδρυση Τμήματος Οικονομικών Σπουδών του ΠΘΜ
    • έλος της Προσωρινής Γενικής Συνέλευσης του Οικονομικού Τμήματος του ΠΘ
    • Διευθυντής κατάρτισης του ΚΕΚ του ΠΘ
    • Πρόεδρος Συλλόγου Μελών ΔΕΠ του ΠΘ (ακαδ. έτος 1999/2000)
    • Μέλος του Δ.Σ. του Συλλόγου των μελών ΔΕΠ του ΠΘ (.2003-2004)
    • Εκπόνηση Μελέτης Βιωσιμότητας του Γραφείου Διασύνδεσης του ΠΘ
    • Μέλος Επιτροπής Ερευνών του ΠΘ ως εκπρόσωπος του Τμήματος ΜΧΠΠΑ (2002-2005).
    • Εκπρόσωπος του ΠΘ στο ΔΣ του ΔΗ.Κ.Ε.Μ.Β. του Δήμου Βόλου
    • Εκπρόσωπος του ΠΘ στην Π.Ε.Ε.Κ.Α (Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας)
    • Πρόεδρος Επιτροπής Προμηθειών Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2003-2005)
    • Εκπρόσωπος του Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας στην Επιτροπή Παρακολούθησης του Γ’ Κ.Π.Σ. (ΠΕΠ Θεσσαλίας)
    • Αντιπρύτανης Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλίας (2005-2008)

- ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΩΣ

· Κοσμήτορας Σχολής Οικονομικών, Επιχειρηματικών και Διεθνών Σπουδών (2014-)

· Αναπληρωτής Προέδρου (2009-2011)

· Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής αξιολόγησης του Τμήματος

· Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής Προγράμματος Σπουδών του Τμήματος

· Μέλος της Επιτροπής Μεταπτυχιακών Σπουδών

· Εκπρόσωπος του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς στην Επιτροπή Διαβούλευσης του Δήμου Πειραιώς

· Πρόεδρος Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή ανάδειξης των εσωτερικών μελών του Συμβουλίου του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς

· Μέλος της Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή ανάδειξης Πρύτανη του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς

· Πρόεδρος της Εφορευτικής Επιτροπής για την εκλογή Προέδρου Επτά (7) Ακαδημαϊκών Τμημάτων του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς

· Μέλος του EditorialBoardτου περιοδικού του Πανεπιστημίου Πειραιώς «ΣΠΟΥΔΑΙ»

- ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΔΡΑΣΤΗΡΙΟΤΗΤΕΣ

    • 2004-2006: Μέλος Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου Εθνικού Κέντρου Περιβάλλοντος και Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης (ΕΚΠΑΑ)
    • 2007-2009: Μέλος Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Ιδρύματος Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (ΙΚΥ)
    • 2007-2009: Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής για την Νεανική Επιχειρηματικότητα (Γενική Γραμματεία Νέας Γενιάς)
    • 2009 – σήμερα: Μέλος της Επιτροπής Αξιολόγησης του Ν. 2860/00 (άρθρο 7 παράγραφος 2.α.) και πρόεδρος τμήματος, Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας
    • 2011- σήμερα: Μέλος της Επιτροπής Κατάρτισης Εθνικής Πολιτικής Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης, Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας
    • 2011 – 2012: Δημοτικός Σύμβουλος Δήμου Προσοτσάνης Ν. Δράμας

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Expert on Public Management and Local Government

Maistros Panagiotis

Maistros Panagiotis is an Expert on Public Management and Local Government (Reform Engineer).

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Maistros Panagiotis is an Expert on Public Management and Local Government (Reform Engineer). He has studied Civil Engineering at National Technical University of Athens (1968) and speaks French (very good) and English (good). From 2005 and onwards he serves as a Scientific Consultant to the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece. During 2010–2013 he was elected councillor of the Regional Council of Attica. He has been a municipal councilor in Nea Ionia Municipality and Chairman of the “Construction and Development Municipal Enterprise” (2003-2006). He has also been Chairman of the “Organization of Vocational Education and Training” (OVET, 2000-2002), General Secretary for Public Administration of the “Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (1997 – 1999), General Manager of the “Union of Prefectural Governments of Greece” (1996-1997), Managing Director of the local government development company named “Information – Training – Local Development” (PETA S.A 1991-1995), Managing Director of the “Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government” (ΕΕΤΑΑ S.A,1985-1991), Chairman of the “Greek Deposits and Loans Fund” (DLF,1985-1988),Consultant of the Minister of Interior (1982-1984), Consulting Engineer in private and public sector projects (1969 -1982).

Publications:

P. Maistros (2000), Developmental Institutions of Local Government – A Contribution to Historic Memory, Livanis Publications, Athens.

P. Maistros (2009), Three Public Administration reform waves in Greece [1975–2015+], Papazisis Publications, Athens.

P. Maistros (2016), Reforms or Communication Fireworks? Public Administration in the period 2016–2018, Metamesonykties Publications

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Professor Emeritus of the Department of Informatics and Communications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Merakos Lazaros

He is a Professor in the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and scientific director of the Center for Network Operations and Management at NKUA.

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Academic Qualifications:
• PhD (1984), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
• MS (1981), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
• Diploma (1978), Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Appointments:
• Professor, Dept. of Informatics & Telecommunications., University of Athens, 1994-today
• Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept., Northeastern University, 1989-1994.
• Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept., Northeastern University, 1986-1989.
• Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1983-1986

Teaching Activities: (current)
Undergraduate courses
• Communication Networks II
Graduate courses
• Communication Networks
• Backbone and access networks
Supervisor of 5 Ph.D. dissertations

Research Interests/Activities: (last 15 years)
• Design and performance analysis of communication networks
• Wireless/mobile communication systems and services
• Fault Tolerant Design and Architecture
• Founding Director of the Communication Networks Laboratory
• Principal investigator in about 55 R&D projects with a total budget for UoA exceeding 50 million euros

Scientific Publications/Citations:
• More than 230 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings
• 2 US patents
• 5 book chapters
• More than 2000 citations. (H-index 23)

Top five publications
• L. Georgiadis, L. Merakos and P. Papantoni-Kazakos, “A Method for the Delay Analysis of Random Multiple-Access
Algorithms Whose Delay Process is Regenerative,’’ IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. SAC-5. No. 6, July 1987
• L. Merakos and C. Bisdikian, “Delay Analysis of the N-ary Stack Random Access Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Vol. IT-34, No. 5, September 1988
• S. Jangi and L. Merakos, “Performance Analysis of Reservation Random Access Protocols for Wireless Access Networks,’’ IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 42, no. 3, March 1994
• G. Alyfantis, S. Hadjiefthymiades, and L. Merakos, “Exploiting User Location for Load Balancing WLANs and Improving Wireless QoS," ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, vol. 4, no. 2, May 2009
• D. Triantafyllopoulou, N. Passas, A. Kaloxylos and L. Merakos, “Coordinated Handover Initiation and Cross-Layer Adaptation for Mobile Multimedia Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 11, no. 6, Oct. 2009

Distinctions:
• Guanella Award for the Best Paper presented at the International Zurich Seminar on Mobile Communications, Zurich, 1994
• Best Paper Award in the Autonomic Networking Conference, Paris, 2006
• Best Paper Award in IEEE International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing, March 2008
• Recipient of Fellowship from the National Fellowship Foundation of Greece during undergraduate studies
• Recipient of the University of Connecticut Faculty Fellowship (1985)

Other Activities:
• Scientific Director of the Network Operations and Management Center of the University of Athens (1997-Present)
• President of the Greek Universities Network (2000-2008, 2010-today)
• Chairman of the Executive Board of the Greek Schools Network (1999-today)
• Member of the Board of the National Research Network of Greece (1996-today)
• General Chair IFIP DAIS-FMOODS 2004 Conferences
• Technical Committee Chair for Networking 2004 Conference (Wireless Networks Track), and PIMRC 2010 (Track 4)
Lazaros Merakos
Professor
Sector: Telecommunications and Signal Processing
Phone: +30 210 7275323
Fax: +30 210 7275144
Email: merakos@di.uoa.gr Web page: http://cnl.di.uoa.gr/merakos/

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Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning

Efthimios Bakogiannis

Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. Δρ. Πολεοδόμος – Συγκοινωνιολόγος Μηχανικός, είναι επίκουρος καθηγητής στο Ε.Μ.Π.– ΣΑΤΜ, Τομέας Γεωγραφίας και Περιφερειακού Σχεδιασμού με 15 χρόνια He is teaching various undergraduate courses, including Urban Planning, Urban Geography, Housing Networks, Methods and Applications of Urban Design and Environmental Planning as well as postgraduate courses related to Housing Settlements’ Networks.

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Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. Efthimios Bakogiannis Dr Urban planner- Transport Engineer is an assistant professor at NTUA- SATM, Department of Geography and Regional Planning. He is one of the founding members of the 'Sustainable Mobility Unit-SMU' in the N.T.U.A. He is teaching various undergraduate courses, including Urban Planning, Urban Geography, Housing Networks, Methods and Applications of Urban Design and Environmental Planning He has participated in more than 40 European and National research projects, conducted by NTUA. The main research fields of his activity comprise integrated urban and transport planning towards the sustainable city, integration of alternative means in urban areas ( bicycle network planning, evaluation and infrastructure design, urban & transport design for pedestrians and public transport), environmental planning (with emphasis on the vulnerable road users) of large scale metropolitan areas (campuses, metropolitan Parks, old airport, coastal areas, central zones), mobility management and policies for the promotion of alternative means. The research funding comes both from national bodies such as municipalities, ministries, urban planning and transportation agencies, and the European Commission (FP4, FP5, FP6, ERDF, INTERREG). Today is the General Secretary of Spatial Planning and Urban Environment of the Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy.

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Dr. of Political Science, University of Crete General Director of Financial and Administrative Services of the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA)

Elias Pechlivanidis

Elias graduated in 1979 from the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a Master’s Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a PhD from the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete.

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Elias Pechlivanidis, Dr. of Political Science, University of Crete, former General Director of Financial and Administrative Services of the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA)

Elias graduated in 1979 from the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.  He holds a Master's Degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a PhD from the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete.

Since 1985 he has served at the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA), from which he left in December 2023, due to reaching retirement age, retaining the honorary title of General Manager of Financial and Administrative Services.

Since 1991 he has taught in various Institutions (Local Government Organizations, ELKEPA, National Bank, University of Athens, as a special Scientific Staff etc.), and he is member of Main Teaching Staff of EKDDA since 1995, teaching mainly topics for Computer Science and New Technologies, completing over 5,000 hours of teaching.

Moreover, he has developed a variety of Information Systems for Project Management, Human Resource Management and others.

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Rector of Neapolis University Pafos, CyprusProfessor of International Political Economy

Sklias Pantelis

Pantelis Sklias (1969) is a Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE) and since September 2018 Rector of the University.

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Pantelis Sklias Rector of Neapolis University Pafos, Cyprus Professor of International Political Economy BIOGRAPHY Pantelis Sklias (1969) is a Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE) and since September 2018 Rector of the University. He also taught in the Department of International and European Studies – University of Macedonia (visiting lecturer) – the Department of International Economic Relations and Development – Democritus University of Thrace, Visiting lecturer and Assistant Professor from 2002-2007 – and the Hellenic Open University – 2002 until today – . He graduated (1990) from the Department of International Relations of Panteion University in Athens. He was awarded both his MA in International Relations (1991) and his Ph.D. in International Relations and IPE (1998) from the University of Sussex (UK). He accomplished (2000) his post doctorate thesis at the Hellenic Center of Political Research of Panteion University with a fellowship from the State Fellowship Foundation. His post-doctoral research topic is “The IPE of the relations between the EU and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the ex-Soviet Union”. From 1999 until 2002 he has been a Visiting Research Fellow of the Postgraduate Center for Culture, Development and the Environment (CDE) of the University of Sussex. He was the Chairman (2013-2017) of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese and Vice Chairman of the Special Research Committee of the University. He served (2016-2018) as a member of the Board of the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (DI.P.A.E.). In the academic year 2017-2018, he was the Dean of the School of Security and Global Studies at the American University in the Emirates in Dubai. From February 2020 onwards, he has been appointed President of the Rectors’ Conference for Cypriot Universities.

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Rector of the University of Piraeus

Michael Sfakianakis

Michael Sfakianakis is Professor of Applied Informatics in Business Administration at the Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus with a first degree in Mathematics from the University of Athens, a Master in Computer Science and Operations Research, and a Ph.D. in Applied Quantitative Methods.

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Professor of Computer Applications and Statistics in Business Administration & Rector of the University of Piraeus

 1. PROFESSIONAL CAREER

  • 2000-Today: Professor of Informatics Applications and Statistics in Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, University of Piraeus.
  • 1995-2000:      Scientific Researcher in the field of "Econometrics", Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).
  • 1993-2000:      Special Scientist, Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
  • 1991-1994:      Special Scientist, Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Department of Mathematics, University of Athens.
  • 2. RESEARCH-TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • He has published more than 120 scientific articles in leading international journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. Teaching of 30 undergraduate and 20 postgraduate courses in undergraduate and postgraduate departments of the University of Athens, the Athens University of Economics and Business and the University of Piraeus. He is the author of eight (8) books in the field of Applied Statistics, Computer Science, Data Analysis and Management, Business Simulations and Forecasting Methodology.
  • Since 2006 he is a member of the Editorial Review Board of the international journal Advances in Doctoral Research in Management and is a reviewer in 12 international journals.
  • 3. SCIENTIFIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
  • Rector of the University of Piraeus from 2022 until today.
  • Dean of the School of Economics, Business and International Studies of the University of Piraeus from 2017 to 2022.
  • President of the Department of Organization and Management of the University of Piraeus from 2013 to 2017.
  • Member – following selection by the European Commission according to the decision of 08.11.2005 – of the European Advisory Committee on Economic and Social Affairs, for a term of office of four years. Each European Union country was represented by two selected members and the Commission was headed by its respective Commissioner (Joaquin Almunia).
  • Member – after selection of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by decision of 20.01.2009 – of the Steering Committee for the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies.
  • Scientific coordinator of projects providing training seminars for the development of skills, competences and knowledge for Attica Bank executives from 2018 until today ("Development of management skills for Attica Bank's high-potential executives", "Markets in Financial Instruments and other provisions (MiFID II Regulatory Framework)", "MiFID II Update: Institutional Framework, Products & Procedures", "Basic Knowledge of Financing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)", "Seminar Training for Attica Bank executives").
  • Scientific coordinator for the preparation of Attica Bank's "Guide – Manual of MCA Investment Products for the executives of the Bank's Network".
  • Responsible for monitoring and implementing, on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, the project "Satellite Tourism Accounts and Tourism Observatory". Both the Bank of Greece and the Hellenic Statistical Service participated in the implementation.
  • President of the Tourism Observatory from 2014 until today.
  • Responsible for an economic and technical working group for research-study commissioned by the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) and the Ministry of National Economy on "Industrial Restructuring and Employment" in the field of productivity analysis (jointly with N. Vagionis) and finding an "early warning system"" for early anticipation of problems in business and industry. The above study was presented in 2000 at three consecutive meetings of the SOE (Council of Economic Experts).
  • Assignment by the National Bank of Greece (jointly with 4 other researchers from the Athens University of Economics and Business, the University of Crete and the Centre for Planning and Economic Research) of research and writing project entitled "Sources of economic history of modern Greece: quantitative data and statistical series, 1830-1939». In this project he was responsible for the forecasting of quantitative data and statistical series, applying statistical and econometric methodologies. This work was published in 2007 jointly by the National Bank of Greece and KEPE.
  • President of the Central Supervisory Board of the General Commercial Registry (G.E.MI.) (2011-2016). As part of his supervision, the One Stop Shop was created and launched in April 2011, which was also a condition of the Memorandum.
  • Alternate President of the Hellenic Agency for Health Quality Assurance (ODIPY), from 2020 until today.
  • Full member of the National Telecommunications and Post Commission (December 2013 – December 2017). From 2015 until December 2017, President of the Caretaker Council of H.E.T.T.
  • Full member of the Single Independent Authority for Public Procurement (May 2012 – October 2013).
  • President of the Consumer Price Index Review Committee (CPI) of the National Statistical Service of Greece – NSSG based on the year 2005.
  • Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of e-Government Social Security (IDIKA) SA (February 2008 – August 2010).
  • Member of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Advisory Committee of the National Statistical Service of Greece – NSSG (2004 – 2010).
  • Evaluator of investment projects of the European Commission, project manager in research programs and studies of public and private sector companies. Evaluator of the Information Society, participating in financial and technical committees of Public Sector bodies.
  • President of the Environmental Committee of the University of Piraeus (2007 to date). Member of the Senate (academic year 2002-2003, September 2012 to date).
  • Head of statistics of the working party on quality assurance in the management and control system of the third CSF, with main objective the analysis and evaluation of the results of controls and in particular the statistical treatment of irregularities in order to determine their frequency and significance.
  • Scientific Advisor of the Hellenic Observatory for the Information Society and author of the RFP (Request for Proposal) of the study on the measurement of e-Europe indicators which was implemented in 2005.
  • μέτρηση των δεικτών του e-Europe η οποία υλοποιήθηκε το 2005.
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Professor of Administrative Science & Public Law, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Nikolaos K. Hlepas

Nikolaos K. Hlepas has been born in Athens (1961) and has studied Law (1978-1983). He was awarded a Doctorate of Law in Germany (Bremen, with a state scholarship 1989). Today he serves as a Professor at the University of Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration.

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Nikolaos K. Hlepas has been born in Athens (1961) and has studied Law (1978-1983). He was awarded a Doctorate of Law in Germany (Bremen, with a state scholarship 1989). Today he serves as a Professor at the University of Athens, Department of Political Science and Public Administration. He is a regular member of the Council of Europe Group of Independent Experts on Local Government (Local and Regional Authorities, Strasbourg, selected for a second 5-year term service as a full member in 2018). He was a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Local Government (ITA, 2006-2011) and the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA). Former President of the National Center for Public Administration and Local Government (2010-2012). He has participated in many law drafting committees (Vice President of the Legislative Committee for the administrative reform of "Kallikratis" 2010). He has conducted numerous surveys in Greece and abroad with a total of more than 120 publications in Greek, English, German and French (2777 citations in the international literature, according to GoogleScholar). He is a member of international research networks and scientific councils of international scientific associations and journals. His research interests focus on local government, administrative reform and public law.

Recent publications

  • The European Charter of Local Autonomy. Formulation and Implementation of an International Treaty for Local Governmentση, Papazisis Publications, Athens 2020 (monograph).
  • Checking the mechanics of Europeanization in a centralist state: The case of Greece”, Regional & Federal Studies 2020, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 243-261, online 2018: DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2018.1504023.
  • - Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe Andreas Ladner, Nicolas Keuffer, Harald Baldersheim, Pawel Swianiewicz, Kristof Steyvers, Carmen Navarro). Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2019, 359pages (monography).
  • Greek Municipalities Before and During the Austerity Era: Imposed Policies, Local Resistance and Unsuccessful Reforms (με τον Θ.Τσέκο), in: Lippi, Andrea and Theodore Tsekos, Local Public Services in Times of Austerity across Mediterranean Europe, Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2019,pages 49-72 49-72
  • Unies dans la Diversité Régionale: La question des Régions dans la Grèce centralisatrice, in GIS-GRALE-CNRS, Droit et Gestion des Collectivités Territoriales. Les grandes régions, Paris : 2018 : Editions Le Moniteur, , pages 251-260
  • Sub-Municipal Governance in Europe: Decentralization beyond the Municipal Tier (επιμέλεια, με τους Kersting N./ Kuhlmann S./ Swianiewicz P. / Teles F.), Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills Basingstoke 2018, pages 268.
  • Local Government Systems: Grasping the Institutional Environment of Mayors (with Hubert Heinelt, Pawel Swianiewicz and Sabine Kuhlmann), in H. Heinelt et al. (eds.), Political Leaders and Changing Local Democracy. Governance and Public Management. London 2018: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 19-78.
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