Dr. Dimitrios Malamataris
Education
Ph.D. in School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Dissertation “Integrated water resources management and sustainable development strategy in a changing climate: Case study of the Mygdonia water basin”.
Master of Science in “Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development”, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Master of Engineering in “Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering”, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Fellowships
2012 – 2016 Fellowship for Doctoral Researches, supported by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) under the Operational Program “I.K.Y. Fellowships of Excellence for Postgraduate Studies in Greece – SIEMENS Program”.
Research and Professional Experience
2019 – Present: “SmartWaterSave – A real time monitoring and leakage detection and reduction system in water distribution networks”, IPA-CBC Programme, co-funded by the European Union and National Funds of the Participating Countries (Member of the Research Team).
2019 – 2020: “Update of the Master Plan for flood protection of the wider Thessaloniki area”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation – Directorate of Flood Protection and Land Improvement Works (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Special Environmental Studies and Management Plans for the Natura 2000 protected areas in part of Western and Central Macedonia”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Environmental Impact Study of flood protection works in the Tenagi area in Northern Greece”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Common Plans for Biodiversity conservation and sustainable targets for the development of bilateral network of protected areas”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Research Committee of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Management Plan for the sustainable operation of dams in river Nestos in Northern Greece”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Greek Public Power Corporation S.A. (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Master Plan for streams management in Regional Unit of Kozani in Western Macedonia”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Regional Unit of Kozani (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Artificial Neural Networks study for flood management in the city of Amyntaio”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Municipality of Amyntaio (Member of the Professional Team).
2019 – 2020: “Master Plan for sustainable management of water resources in the Municipality of Velvento”, HYETOS S.A. Studies – Research – Consultant services, funded by the Municipality of Velvento (Member of the Professional Team).
2015 – 2016: “Management Plan of Monastiraki river catchment in Vonitsa in Region of Western Greece”, funded by the Municipality of Vonitsa (Member of the Research Team).
2012 – 2013: “Water resources project management of the transboundary river basins of Axios, Dojran and Prespa with emphasis on social and environmental issues”, funded by the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy (Member of the Research Team).
2009 – 2010: “Sustainable use of water resources of the Municipal District of Pigaidakia in Moires Municipality”, funded by the Municipality of Moires (Member of the Research Team).
Teaching Experience in Academic Institutions
2020 – Present: Sessional Lecturer under contract at School of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, teaching the undergraduate courses “Ecohydrology and Sustainable Water Resources Management”, “Hydroinformatics” and “Ecohydraulics – Limnology”.
2019 – Present: Visiting Lecturer at School of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, teaching the postgraduate course “Climate Change – Water Resources”.
2012 – 2019: Teaching assistant at School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the undergraduate courses “Water Resources Management”, “Environmental Policy in European Union” and “Irrigation and Drainage works”.
Indicative Publications and Presentations
Malamataris, D., Kolokytha, E., Loukas, A., 2020. Integrated hydrological modelling of surface water and groundwater under climate change: the case of the Mygdonia basin in Greece. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 11(4), 1429-1454.
Kolokytha, E., Malamataris, D., 2020. Integrated Water Management Approach for Adaptation to Climate Change in Highly Water-Stressed Basins. Water Resources Management, 34(3), 1173-1197.
Malamataris, D., Banti, D., 2020. Estimating Bird and Fish Species Richness in the European Natura 2000 Protected Mygdonia Basin in Greece Until 2100. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment, July 7-10, 2020, Kalamata, Greece, 649-652.
Spiridis, A., Koutalou, V., Malamataris, D., Konstantinidis, A., Psilovikos, A., 2020. Master Plan for Flood Protection of Areas of the Regional Unit of Thessaloniki. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Design, October 24-25, 2020, Athens, Greece, 464.
Loukas, A., Exarchos, A., Malamataris, D., Evangelidis, C., 2020. Deterministic and Stochastic Simulation of the Lake System Koronia – Volvi, Northern Greece. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment, July 7-10, 2020, Kalamata, Greece, 589-599.
Malamataris, D., Kolokytha, E., Loukas, A., Mylopoulos, I., 2019. “Green” energy in the framework of the sustainable development of the Mygdonia basin, Greece. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics, May 19-24, 2019, Mykonos, Greece, 261-270.
Malamataris, D., Kolokytha, E., Mylopoulos, I., Loukas, A., 2017. Critical review of adaptation strategies for the restoration of Lake Koronia. European Water, 58, 203-208.
Malamataris, D., Kolokytha, E., Paraskevas, C., 2015. Restructuring of crops using the water footprint in Lake Koronia. A comparative assessment of two methods. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, September 3-5, 2015, Rhodes, Greece, CEST2015_00123.
Malamataris, D., 2014. Evaluation of pollutant loadings in highway runoff and relevant legislative framework, Global NEST Journal, 16(4), 797-804.
Malamataris, D., Kehagia, F., 2014. Pollutant loadings from highway stormwater runoff. Proceedings of the International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management, July 16-18, 2014, Oporto, Portugal, 26.
Computational Skills
Hydrological and hydraulic software: MIKE SHE, MIKE HYDRO River, MIKE HYDRO Basin, MIKE NAM, HEC-RAS 1D & 2D, UTHBAL, HEC-HMS, Watershed Modeling System, FlowMaster, Culvert Master
Geographic Information System: ArcGIS
Design software: AutoCAD
Mapping and graphing software: Golden Surfer
Programming language: R
Project management software: MS Project.
Dr. Aggeliki DoxaPostdocAggeliki is an environmental biologist, specialized on climate change and human induced impacts on terrestrial and marine species population and community dynamics. She is particularly interested in spatiotemporal systematic conservation planning, including climatic velocity and environmental heterogeneity indices in terrestrial and marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean biome.
Dr. Dimitrios MalamatarisPostdocDimitrios is a civil engineer, specializing in climate change impacts on water environment. His research interests and experience include the advanced study of coupled hydrological systems, modelling of surface and groundwater flow, analysis of climate data and implementation of downscaling methods, projection of climate change impacts on water resources and flood inundation modelling. He is also interested in GIS applications in environmental issues, European and international water policies analysis, water resources management and societal adaptation. Specialties: Hydrology, climate changes impacts upon freshwater ecosystems, risk assesments, mapping and assesment of ecosystem services
Anastasia TsavdaridouPhD Studentatsavda@bio.auth.grAnastasia is interested in macroecology and conservation ecology. Her research focuses on using spatial analyses to guide conservation planning at regional and global scales and generate risk assessment tools. She uses available ecological data to make inferences about conservation strategies around climate change, ecosystem services, global biodiversity patterns and threats. She is particularly fascinated by the complexity of freshwater ecosystems.
Anastasia HatzimentorPhD Studentnastazia_msn@hotmail.comAnastasia is a biologist. She has been working on the “evolution” of Green Infrastructure and now she is building a risk-based cumulative impact assessment for highly mobile species
Panagiotis PetsasPhD Studentpnpetsas@hotmail.comPanos has a BSc in Mathematics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a MSc in Complex Systems and Networks. He is interested in ecological networks, working on novel methods towards evaluating spatiotemporal patterns on land- and sea-scape connectivity.
Amalia KypriotiPhD Studentkpamalia@bio.auth.grAmalia explores how different environmental components interact to shape regional and global trends in thermal tolerance and phenotypic plasticity of higly mobile marine species. She develops spatial models to detect sites which could function as marine refugia under projected climate fluctuations, and explore their capacity to sustain long‐term population viability and evolutionary processes.
Valentini StamatiadouPhD Studentvalentini.stamatiadou@gmail.comValentini graduated from the School of Civil Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and continued her studies in business administration at the University of Macedonia and in Integrated watershed and coastal management at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her research focuses particularly on economic valuation and mapping of marine ecosystem services. She is interested in the human pressures on the coastal environment and nature-based solutions for its conservation and protection.
Rafael GigkasMScRafael is a biologist who seeks to identify patterns on movement and habitat use of sea turtles!
Dafni ChatzinikolaouMScDaphni is currently exploring global patterns of habitat use of sea turtles aiming to highlight hotspots of use. For this research project she combines different modeling tools and spatial analyses.
Ilaera GiatroudakiMScIlaera makes an effort to set priorities for regional conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea focusing on key habitats of marine turtles, while further incorporating climate change into the analysis.
Ivoni Fournari – KonstantinidouResearch Fellowmar03089@marine.aegean.grIvoni is a marine scientist/ichthyologist who graduated from the Department of Marine Science of the University of Aegean. Her scientific interests focus on the study of the ecology and conservation of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta as well as on the assessment of the effects of Marine Protected areas on fish fauna and fisheries. She has participated as a researcher in several European funded and National research projects while she has a long track record in the implementation of research protocols in the field along with data collection, analysis and management.
Maria PapazekouResearch Fellowmpapazek@bio.auth.grMaria uses a systematic conservation planning framework for setting conservation priorities and design different protection zones and determine management goals.
You can find more about his work at https://www.danis.work/