Anastasia Tsavdaridou
atsavda@bio.auth.gr
Education
Master Degree on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Bachelor Degree on Civil Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Fellowships
2004 Fellowship offered by State Scholarships Foundation (Ι.Κ.Υ), for ranking forth among the students who entered the School of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Research Experience
2015 – 2016 Researcher in the project “The quality of life prerequisite for progress and sustainable development in the cross border area” – IPA project
2016 Researcher in the project “Monitoring of nesting activity of Caretta carettain Laganas Bay”
2014 – 2015 Researcher in the project “Quantitative and qualitative public survey: Subproject 1: Management, protection and conservation of biodiversity”
2014 Researcher in the project “Strategic study for identify funding opportunities through the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Prespa in Florina Prefecture in Western Macedonia” – funded by Excelixi – the Center of Sustainable Entrepreneurship of Piraeus Bank Group
2014 Researcher in the project “ Facing economic crises-green ideas for sustainable development “ – funded by the Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation (INEDIVIM)
2014 Researcher in the project “Report on the optimum certification schemes for local products and services at the protected area of Rodopi Mountain Range” – funded by the Management Body of Rodopi Mountain Range
2014 Researcher in the project “Seminar implementation on the training of personnel regarding scientific and technical matters relating to the operation and responsibilities of the Management Body of National Marine Park of Alonissos and Northern Sporades”
2014 Researcher in the project “Volunteers for the Environment “
2013 – 2015 Researcher in the project “Report for quantifying non-contributory water due to water-meters measuring inaccuracies and the use of new monitoring technologies for urban water consumption ”
2012 – 2013 Researcher in the project “Water resources project management of the transboundary river basins of Axios, Dojran and Prespa with emphasis on social and environmental issues”
Publications
M. I. Tsavdaridis, A. I. Tsavdaridou. (2014) “Political and transnational implications of integrated water resources management of transboundary river basins: The case of Axios/Vardar River basin”, Book of proceedings of the International Conference “Protection and Restoration of the Environment XII”, Skiathos island, Greece, p.p.212 – 219
E. G. Kolokytha, A. I. Tsavdaridou, Y. Mylopoulos. (2014) “Transboundary water management & cooperation priority issues in the Axios/Vardar river basin. Perspectives of common approach”, Book of proceedings of the 3rd IAHR Europe Congress, Porto. Portugal, p. 119 (10 p.p.)
E. G. Kolokytha, A. I. Tsavdaridou, A. K. Mentes. (2014) “Urban Water Pricing in Thessaloniki: Providing Incentives for Water Protection and Conservation”, Book of proceedings of the 35th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, p.p. 3206 – 3215
A. I. Tsavdaridou, E. G. Kolokytha, A. K. Mentes. (2012). “Urban water consumption and new metering technologies: Application in the city of Thessaloniki”, Book of proceedings of the International Conference “Protection and Restoration of the Environment XI”, Thesssaloniki, Greece, p.p. 203 – 212
A. I. Tsavdaridou. (2016) “Supporting sustainable development of transboundary freshwater ecosystems: Communicate the new CAP as the first step”, Oral presentation at the 2nd ProLife International Conference, Florina, Greece
A. I. Tsavdaridou. (2016) “Transboundary water resources of Greece: Management challenges”, Oral presentation at the International Conference on “Transboundary water resources management and biodiversity conservation: Common needs require common actions”, Thessaloniki, Greece
A. I. Tsavdaridou, A. D. Mazaris (2016) “ Investigating the effectiveness of the Natura 2000 network: The case of the large lakes in Europe”, Poster presentation at the 8th Congress of the Hellenic Ecological Society, Thessaloniki, Greece
Valentini StamatiadouPostdocvalentini.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.
Anastasia TsavdaridouPostdocatsavda@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.
Dimitra DallaPhD Studentddimitra@bio.auth.grDimitra uses spatial prioritization tools to identify conservation and restoration priorities within a systematic conservation planning framework. Her research focuses on the integration of socio-economic factors and climate change metrics into prioritization analyses, to support effective and equitable conservation strategies.
Maria PapazekouPhD Studentmpapazek@bio.auth.grMaria uses a systematic conservation planning framework for setting conservation priorities and design different protection zones and determine management goals.
Katerina KonstaPhD Studentaakonsta@bio.auth.grKaterina graduated from the School of Biology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her research focuses on understanding how climate change and climate driven extreme events, marine heatwaves, intensify across ocean depths and regions, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. By combining modelling approaches with species and habitat-specific analyses, her work highlights the exposure of key species to prolonged thermal stress.
Dimitris PylarinosPhD Studentdhm.pylarinos@gmail.comDimitris graduated from the Department of Biological Applications and Technology of the University of Ioannina and obtained an MSc degree focusing on the locomotive behavior of the nocturnal primate Nycticebus pygmaeus. With a strong interest in environmental studies, he completed his internship at the Department of O.FY.PE.K.A in Kefalonia and has cooperated with the organization Wildlife Sense, which is dedicated to the protection of sea turtles around Kefalonia. Over the years, he has also participated in various conservation actions and seminars. He is currently pursuing a PhD, investigating how climate change will affect the reproductive success of the Mediterranean sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and the broader implications for the marine environment. His skills include spatial data analysis, ecological modeling, climate change impact assessment, and field research in marine and coastal ecosystems.
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.
Christos AdamResearch Fellowcadam@tuc.grChristos Adam is a PhD student in the Department of Economics at University of Crete. He also works as a research assistant at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, on the field of marine spatial planning. His research interest include machine learning and its applications on economics, touristic management, and marine ecology.
George AthanasiadisResearch Fellowgeorge.athanasiadis@outlook.comGeorge graduated from the School of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. After accumulating more than 4 years of work experience in the private sector as a Software Engineer, he pursued a career in research, having acquired his MSc in Data & Web Science from the same institution. He is interested in software engineering, data mining & analytics, machine learning, graph theory and any other data science technique he can apply in the domain of ecology.