Dr. Efstratios Stylianidis is a Professor at the School of Spatial Planning and Development of the Aristotle University, Greece, where he leads the Laboratory of Geoinformatics (LabGeo). His research focuses on the intersection of Geospatial Sciences and ICT for the benefit of natural and built environment. He is the author of 2 theses, 1 book, 75 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences proceedings, 8 invited chapters in books as well as the editor of 2 books. He has participated in more than 47 national and mainly international research projects (H2020, FP7, Erasmus+, etc.), 8 of which as the scientific and project coordinator. He has participated in 52 national and international conferences, while in 26 he has a member of the organizing and/or scientific committee. He is a reviewer in 16 scientific journals, while he participates in the editorial board of 3 scientific journals. In 2017, he received the European Satellite Navigation Competition 2017 award (Madrid Challenge) for the H2020 EU co-funded LARA project. He was a visiting Professor at Columbia University (2018), while as an invited speaker he gave lectures at Columbia University, Princeton University, and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Mrs. Eleni Karachaliou holds a MEng in Urban/Spatial Planning & Development Engineering (5 year degree) from the Engineering Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and an additional Master’s degree in Geoinformatics (emphasis on Management of Photogrammetric production and Remote Sensing with GIS), also from AUTH, as a fellow of the Onassis Foundation (2014-2015). Over the last 8 years, she has been participating in national and international research, development, and innovation projects in several sectors (i.e. Transport, ICT, Environment, Energy, Health, etc.). as a research associate, consultant, and project manager. Her research and professional interests focus on the broader field of collection, distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presentation of geographic data or geographic information using a variety of methods and tools such as GIS, remote sensing, laser scanning, photogrammetry, UAV platforms, and others.

Mr. Alexandros Skondras is an Architect (BSc, Politecnico di Torino) specialized in Sustainability Design (MSc, Politecnico di Torino), focusing on sustainable transformations in the built environment and the ephemeral space. His research focuses on sustainable urban and regional development. He is involved in research, management and implementation of National and EU funded research & innovation projects that are dealing with territorial approach, urban vision and experimentation, sustainable cities and regions. He is also a PhD candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he uses architectural and drone photography for the visual portrayal of the built environment and for the collection, visualization, processing and presentation of spatial information as tools for strategic planning in the fields of urban planning and sustainable development.

Mr. Ioannis Tavantzis is an Urban Planning & Development engineer. He is a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Geoinformatics (LabGeo) at the School of Spatial Planning and Development, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece specializing in Geoinformatics and Smart Cities. He is an active member of the research team of LabGeo and over the last 3 years he has been participating in the implementation of National and EU funded research and innovation projects (Horizon2020 & Erasmus+). This period he is participating in the implementation team of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie research project as a visiting PhD Candidate at Northeastern University in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Boston MA.

Mrs. Ifigeneia Skalidi holds a M.Sc.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (5-year degree) from the Engineering Faculty of University of Thessaly (UTH). She is a PhD candidate and contributes as a research assistant at the Laboratory of Geoinformatics in the department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she has been an active researcher, assisting with algorithm development of projects and scientific papers, publishing two of the latter. Her main interests include computer vision, machine learning, algorithmic development, bioinformatics, and robotics.

Mrs. Katerina Bakousi is an Agronomist (AUTh) who holds a diploma in Agricultural Sciences with a specialization in Crop Production (5-year degree) and an MSc in Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. She is a research associate at the Laboratory of Geoinformatics in the department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has experience in spatial data analysis and interpolation using GIS software and programming languages, decision-making analysis tools, and causality frameworks. On top of that, she is experienced in community management, achieving societal awareness and engagement in science, training implementation, and guideline formation gained through her contribution to citizen science projects.

Mrs. Zoi-Eirini Tsifodimou holds a MEng in Rural and Surveying Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). She is a postgraduate student in the Spatial Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Development program. Her research interests focus on the applications of cartography, spatial analysis and mainly the visualization of historical information. As a freelancer engineer she deals with 2D and 3D land survey, energy renovation on residential buildings and accessibility of public buildings.

Mr. Thomas Mone holds a Diploma of Spatial Planning and Development from the Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece and a Master’s Degree in Governance and Regional Development. His research interests mainly focus on regional development, population geography and demography, data analysis, regional policy and disparities. He is a research assistant at the Laboratory of Geoinformatics in the department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Ms. Anna Dosiou earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, followed by a Master’s Degree in Geoinformatics from Harokopio University of Athens. Her research interests primarily lie in geographic information systems, remote sensing, natural disasters, and web app development. With experience in researching, analyzing, and synthesizing data using modern technologies, she is well-equipped to contribute effectively. She is a research assistant at the Laboratory of Geoinformatics in the Department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Mr. Nikos Tokas is a Production and Management Engineer from Democritus University of Thrace. He contributes as a research assistant at the Laboratory of Geoinformatics in the department of Spatial Planning and Development Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He focuses in the development and software programming of algorithms, specifically designed to tackle engineering problems and contribute in further research. He has developed algorithms using numerical methods to solve linear systems with sparse matrices for fluid and solid simulations, as well as algorithms of computational intelligence, computer vision and other fields of engineering.