Academic Faculty
Athanasios Anastasiou
Short Curriculum Vitae
Athanasios Anastasiou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of the Peloponnese. He holds a PhD in Economics and has 20 years of teaching experience in higher education, both in Greece and Cyprus.
He has been a member of the Adjunct Teaching Staff (SEP) at the Hellenic Open University since the academic year 2014–2015 to the present. He has also taught at the Open University of Cyprus in the Master’s Program in Health Unit Management, as well as at the Department of Economics of the University of Patras.
His field of specialization is Economic Development and Growth. He is the author of 57 scientific publications in reputable international peer-reviewed journals in the field of economics.
His current research interests focus on Economic Analysis & Policy, International Economics, Sustainable and Circular Economy, Energy Economics, Macroeconomic Policy Games, Applied Statistics and Econometrics, International Macroeconomics, and European Economic Integration.
Research Interests: Macroeconomic Theory, Economic Analysis and Policy, International Economics, Game Theory in Macroeconomic Theory, European Economic Integration, Applied Statistics and Econometrics
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=LjbWUnkAAAAJ
Ε-mail: athanastas@uop.gr
Dimitrios Apostolou
General Info
Dimitrios Apostolou, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Peloponnese. His research focuses on renewable energy systems, hydrogen technologies, electricity markets, and sustainable transportation. With a background spanning academia, regulatory authorities, and international research collaborations, he brings a multidisciplinary approach to the development and integration of clean energy solutions. His work combines technical analysis with environmental and socio-economic evaluation, contributing to the advancement of resilient and sustainable energy infrastructures.
Research Interests
- Energy Storage
- Electricity Markets
- Distributed Generation
- Smart Grids
- Hydrogen Technologies
- Wind Energy
- RES Technologies
- Green Mobility
Selected Experience
Assistant Professor – Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Peloponnese (2025–present)
Research focuses on RES integration, energy storage systems, and electricity market mechanisms.
Energy Analyst – Electricity Market Management Department, Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), Greece (2020–2025)
Securing the data validity of energy production and consumption of power plants (RES & conventional) and HV consumers respectively. Energy market monitoring and implementation of new regulations. National electricity balance. Losses estimation.
PhD Fellow & Post-doc – Aarhus University, Denmark (2017–2021)
Led research in hydrogen-based storage systems, participated in an Interreg project, supervised student theses, and delivered teaching in sustainability, energy systems, and numerical optimization courses.
Researcher – University of West Attica (2015–2017)
Worked on hydrogen production and storage, hybrid RES systems, and algorithm development for microgrid simulation under Horizon 2020 initiatives.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Aarhus University, Denmark (2017–2020)
MSc in Energy, Heriot-Watt University, UK (2013–2015)
BSc in Electrical Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece (1998–2003)
Field of Expertise: Power Generation and Management from Renewable Energy Sources
[Government Gazette 1262/Γ΄/02-04-2025]
Scientific Interests: Energy storage, electricity markets, hydrogen technologies, wind energy, renewable energy technologies (RES), and green technologies in transportation.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DwI4bnkAAAAJ&hl=en
Email: d.apostolou@uop.gr
Theofanis Aravanis
Short Curriculum Vitae
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Digital Systems at the University of the Peloponnese, Greece. I hold a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras (2012), an M.Sc. from the National Technical University of Athens (2014), an M.B.A. from the University of Patras (2016), and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Patras (2019), specializing in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning. My research interests lie in the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Electromechanical Systems.
I have served as a postdoctoral researcher in major European and national research projects, and was awarded a scholarship by the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) to conduct postdoctoral research at the University of Patras. I have extensive academic teaching experience, having independently taught both undergraduate and graduate courses, and have supervised more than 20 Diploma Theses.
I have published over 50 scientific articles in leading peer-reviewed journals and conferences (including numerous monographs), and have authored 2 University Textbooks. I am a regular member of the Hellenic Artificial Intelligence Society (EETN), the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE), and the Cybersecurity, Hardware, Artificial Intelligence, and Networks Laboratory (CHAIN Lab) of the Department of Digital Systems at the University of the Peloponnese.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pZgvTPgAAAAJ
Email: taravanis@uop.gr
Athanasios Katsis
Short Curriculum Vitae
Athanasios Katsis is a Professor in the Department of Social and Educational Policy at the University of the Peloponnese. His field of expertise is statistical applications in educational research.
He has previously served as a faculty member at the University of the Aegean and has also taught at the University of Cyprus and at the University of Toledo, Ohio (USA). In addition, he has worked as a statistical consultant for the World Bank.
He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Statistics from George Washington University (USA), where he studied on a full university scholarship. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Department of Mathematics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He has served as Head of Department and Dean of the School of Social and Political Sciences. Since December 2017, he has been serving as Rector of the University of the Peloponnese, a position to which he was re-elected in December 2022.
Field of Expertise: Statistics with Emphasis on Educational Research (Government Gazette 46/Issue C/21-01-2013)
Research Interests: His research interests focus on Bayesian Statistics, optimal sample size determination, and applications in Educational Research and Telecommunications.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GBXqbnwAAAAJ&hl=en
Email: katsis@uop.gr
George Xydis
Short Curriculum Vitae
George Xydis has had the opportunity to work in the wind energy sector and collaborate with companies, manufacturers, universities, and research institutes. He worked as Wind Energy Project Development Coordinator at Rokas Renewables, as Wind Energy Project Development Manager at Vector Wind Parks Greece S.A., and as a Researcher at the Center for Electric Power and Energy, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark.
Since February 2017, he has been working at the Center for Energy Technologies at Aarhus University as Associate Professor, and since January 2023 as Full Professor. Since January 2024, he has also been serving at the University of the Peloponnese, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and is a member of the Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamic Machinery. He also works as a Visiting Professor at Johns Hopkins University in the Energy Policy and Climate program, teaching the course 425.624 – Wind Energy: Science, Technology, and Policy.
In the past, he has collaborated as an independent consultant with institutes, universities, and small and medium-sized enterprises. His research interests include Energy Planning, Wind Resource Assessment, techno-economic analysis of Renewable Energy Systems, Energy Demand, and Vertical (Integrated) Production. He has authored more than 130 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and more than 50 publications in international conferences, books, and book chapters. He serves as Associate Editor for the journals Frontiers in Energy Systems & Policy, Energy & Environment, and Heliyon Energy. Since May 2024, he has been serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Prisms: Energy Transitions, a newly launched scientific journal by Cambridge University Press.
He holds a PhD from the National Technical University of Athens and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Research Interests: Theoretical and experimental assessment of energy facility siting; Wind resource assessment; Economics of Renewable Energy Sources; Energy demand and energy systems.
Field of Expertise: Design of Energy Installations with Emphasis on Experimental Methods and Techniques
[Government Gazette 1883/Γ΄/21-07-2023]
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=y8s849QAAAAJ&hl=en
Email: gxydis@uop.gr
Efstratios Tzirtzilakis
Short Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Efstratios Emm. Tzirtzilakis graduated (1997) from the Department of Mathematics of the University of Patras. He holds a Master’s Degree (1999) in Applied Mathematics and a PhD (2003) in the field of Biomagnetic Fluid Flow, both from the Department of Mathematics of the University of Patras.
He currently serves as Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and as Vice Rector for Financial Affairs and E-Governance at the University of the Peloponnese. During the academic years 2019–2021, he served as President of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of the Peloponnese.
His research activity focuses on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and more specifically on the flow of magnetic, electrically conductive fluids (Magnetohydrodynamics – MHD) and non-conductive fluids (Ferrohydrodynamics – FHD), with particular specialization in Bio-Magnetic Fluid Dynamics (BFD). He has worked on problems in Computational Fluid Dynamics, mathematical modeling of biomagnetic fluids, numerical solution of fluid mechanics problems, analytical solution methods, and, more broadly, on problems in the wider field of applied mathematics.
He is the author or co-author of more than 85 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, which have received over 2,000 citations. He has served as a referee for more than 55 international journals and is a member of the editorial boards of the international journals Mathematical Problems in Engineering and Mathematics. Two of his papers have been republished, following a second review, in the Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research as cutting-edge research articles.
He has been included five times in the database “Data for Updated Science-Wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators,” which lists the top 2% of researchers worldwide based on the impact of their research within their field. Specifically, he was included in 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024 in the fields of “Mechanical Engineering & Transports, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics & Statistics,” and in 2022 in the fields of “Mechanical Engineering & Transports, Engineering, Fluids & Plasmas.”
In the past, he received a performance scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for his postgraduate and postdoctoral studies.
Field of Expertise: Applied Mathematics in Fluid Mechanics [Government Gazette 1491/Γ΄/06-07-2021]
Scientific Interests: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Ferrohydrodynamics (FHD); Bio-Magnetohydrodynamics (BFD); numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, mainly in problems arising in fluid mechanics; applications in biological flows; flows in ducts, cavities, and boundary layers under laminar and/or turbulent conditions; heat and mass transfer in fluid mechanics problems; nanofluid flows; applied mathematics – modeling of physical problems, analytical and semi-analytical solutions, wave solutions; application of artificial intelligence in flow prediction.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=X_eyICIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Email: etzirtzilakis@uop.gr
Areti Vogopoulou
Field of Expertise: English Language (Government Gazette 170/Legal Entity under Public Law/17-09-1998)
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YOWuOt4AAAAJ&hl=en
Ε-mail: a.vogopoulou@uop.gr
Euthalia Chatzigianni
Short Curriculum Vitae
Euthalia (Elia) Chatzigianni is a Professor in the Department of Sport Organization and Management at the University of the Peloponnese. Her field of expertise is International Organizations and Cooperation Bodies in Sport.
She holds a degree in Sociology and a PhD in International and European Studies from Panteion University. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Her research and publications focus on issues of globalization and policymaking, advocacy and lobbying at the European and international levels, with particular emphasis on international organization and policy in the field of sport.
She has taught in Greece and abroad at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is fluent in four languages and has working knowledge of two additional foreign languages.
She serves as Vice Rector for Administrative Affairs, International Relations, and Outreach at the University of the Peloponnese.
Field of Expertise: International Organizations and Cooperation Bodies in Sport (Government Gazette 1596/Issue C/16-06-2023)
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a0gdx_4AAAAJ&hl=en
Ε-mail: echatzi@go.uop.gr
Angelos Sotiropoulos
Dr. Physicist, with postgraduate studies in “Environmental Physics” and “PhD” in “Chemical Sciences”. He has participated in the implementation of 10 LIFE, HORIZON2020 and NSRF European projects in the last 12 years either as a member of the working group or as a coordinator/manager of the projects, while he specializes in the organization, coordination and implementation of European projects. His scientific interests concern: Climate change, waste management, biofuel production and the bioeconomy. He is a member of the Sustainable Development Observatory of ENA and manager of the European Horizon2020 project “WaysTUP!”.
Ε-mail: a.sotiropoulos@uop.gr
