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  • Bassias Yannis

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    Bassias Yannis
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    Ο Γιάννης Μπασιάς διαθέτει 35 χρόνια εμπειρίας στη διεθνή βιομηχανία ενέργειας και υδρογονανθράκων. Από το 2016 έως τον Ιούνιο του 2020, υπηρέτησε το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο ως Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της ΕΔΕΥ (Ελληνική Διαχειριστική Εταιρεία Υδρογονανθράκων), υπογράφοντας και διαχειριζόμενος τις χερσαίες και υπεράκτιες δραστηριότητες έρευνας και παραγωγής εταιρειών όπως η Total, η Exxon, η Repsol, η Edison, τα ΕΛΠΕ και η Energean στην Ελλάδα, εποπτεύοντας παράλληλα τους ευρωπαϊκούς κανονισμούς υπεράκτιας ασφάλειας. Την περίοδο 2018-2020 υπήρξε μέλος της Επιτροπής του Εθνικού Σχεδίου για την Ενέργεια και το Κλίμα (ΕΣΕΚ).

    Από το 2021 παρέχει συμβουλευτικές υπηρεσίες για την ανάπτυξη τεχνικής βοήθειας στη ΝΑ Μεσόγειο και για τεχνολογίες Δέσμευσης, Χρήσης και Αποθήκευσης Άνθρακα (CCUS) στην Ελλάδα. Το 2020-21 συμμετείχε επίσης στην ανάπτυξη του έργου FSRU-LNG «ARGO» για το Λιμάνι του Βόλου, με προβλεπόμενη ετήσια δυναμικότητα αεριοποίησης 5 Bcm. Επιπλέον, συνδράμει δήμους της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας στο σχέδιο απανθρακοποίησης και στη βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη ενεργειακών και ορυκτών πόρων στο πλαίσιο του Ελληνικού Σχεδίου Δίκαιης Αναπτυξιακής Μετάβασης. Έχει σχεδιάσει αρκετούς άξονες για την αποδέσμευση κονδυλίων με σκοπό την υλοποίηση έργων βιομηχανικής ανάπτυξης ΑΠΕ, όπως η εγκατάσταση δικτύων φυσικού αερίου και αντλιών θερμότητας σε ορεινές και ημιορεινές κοινότητες της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, μονάδες παραγωγής ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας από βιομάζα και υδροπονία, καθώς και δράσεις ηλεκτροκίνησης για τη μεταφορά ηλικιωμένων. Συμμετέχει επίσης σε έργα αντλησιοταμίευσης σε λιγνιτικά λεκανοπέδια, καθώς και στην κατασκευή φραγμάτων για άρδευση και ηλεκτροπαραγωγή.

    Από το 2012 έως το 2016, παρείχε συμβουλές σε αρκετές εταιρείες σχετικά με τις γεωλογικές και νομικές πτυχές ανεξερεύνητων λεκανών υδρογονανθράκων σε Αποκλειστικές Οικονομικές Ζώνες (ΑΟΖ) του Ινδικού Ωκεανού, της Ισημερινής Αμερικής και της Δυτικής Αφρικής. Από το 1991 έως το 2012, ως Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος και Πρόεδρος του ομίλου GEOREX, διαχώρισε τα περιουσιακά στοιχεία υδρογονανθράκων από τις δραστηριότητες παροχής υπηρεσιών του ομίλου και ίδρυσε τεχνικές θυγατρικές σε Γαλλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, Τυνησία και Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό. Διαχειρίστηκε έργα για τις CIS, TOTAL, Elf, SNPC, ESSO και KOSMOS, ενώ μεταξύ 1996 και 2000 διηύθυνε ομάδες αξιολόγησης για την ανάπτυξη έργων πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου στο Τέξας και την Κολομβία.

    Πριν ενταχθεί στη βιομηχανία πετρελαίου, από το 1985 έως το 1991, ακολούθησε ακαδημαϊκή καριέρα ως Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής στο Τμήμα Θαλάσσιας Γεωλογίας του Εθνικού Μουσείου Φυσικής Ιστορίας στο Παρίσι (με κύρια έρευνα τη γεωλογία του Ινδικού Ωκεανού) και νωρίτερα στο Ελεύθερο Πανεπιστήμιο του Βερολίνου (με ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον το Προκάμβριο του νότιου Αντι-Άτλαντα). Αποφοίτησε από το Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών και είναι κάτοχος διδακτορικού διπλώματος από το Πανεπιστήμιο Pierre et Marie Curie στο Παρίσι. Υπήρξε υπότροφος του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης στο Παρίσι (1980-1983) και ερευνητής υπότροφος του Ιδρύματος Alexander von Humboldt στο Βερολίνο (1985-1986).

    Σήμερα, διδάσκει «Μεταφορά και Αποθήκευση Ενέργειας» στο Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος (Θεσσαλονίκη) και «Στρατηγικές Ενεργειακού Μείγματος» στο Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς. Έχει συγγράψει ή συν-συγγράψει πάνω από 40 δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή επιστημονικά και βιομηχανικά περιοδικά. Έχει διατελέσει αξιολογητής (reviewer) του προγράμματος ODP Leg 183 για το Οροπέδιο Kerguelen και συνεκδότης (co-editor) 3 εκθέσεων των θαλάσσιων αποστολών TAAF στον Ινδικό Ωκεανό. Επίσης, έχει υπάρξει πρόεδρος και μέλος οργανωτικών επιτροπών σε πληθώρα συνεδρίων (AAPG, EAGE, EMC, OMC κ.ά.) στη ΝΑ Μεσόγειο και την Αφρική. Το 2024 εξέδωσε το βιβλίο «Cause and Effect: Economic Transition and Impacts on the Energy Mix» (Αίτιο και Αποτέλεσμα: Οικονομική Μετάβαση και Επιπτώσεις στο Ενεργειακό Μείγμα), το οποίο εξετάζει τις οικονομικές και ενεργειακές αλλαγές στη σύγχρονη εποχή.

  • Liacouras Petros

    Liakouras Petros

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    Liacouras Petros

    Academic Title:

    Professor

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    International Law

    Office:

    605 (150 Androutsou St.)
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    Biography: Petros Liacouras

    Title: Professor Sector: International Law Office: 605 (150 Androutsou St.) Tel.: +30 210-414-2737 Email: petrosliacouras@yahoo.gr

    Academic Profile

    Professor of International Law School of Economics, Business and International Studies Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus
    • Professor of Public International Law.
    • Policy-oriented expert and international law advisor.
    • Director of the Master’s Program in “International and European Studies,” Department of International and European Studies (2020–present).
    • Director of the “Negotiation-Mediation” Laboratory, Department of International and European Studies (2015–present).
    • Student Ombudsman (2018–present).
    • Student Advisor (2018–present).
    • Head of the Student Internship Program (2007–present).
    • Former Deputy President of the Department (2015–2020).

    Education

    • Graduate and PhD holder (in International Law) from the Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
    • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Yale Law School, USA.
    • Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Temple University Law School, USA.
    • Graduate of the Salzburg Seminar, Session 267: Negotiation Theory and Practice: Political Differences; the Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School; and the International Course on National Security, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.

    Scientific & Research Interests

    His scientific interests and research writing, in addition to focusing on international law, international institutions, the law of treaties, the law of the sea, and maritime delimitation, extend to: the international law and negotiation parameters of Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus Issue; the principle of self-determination, secession, and recognition of states; the management of national and international security under international law and politics; the use of military force in international relations and the role of the UN Security Council; human rights; methods of peaceful (political and legal) dispute resolution and conflict settlement; international and ethnic conflicts; the theory and technique of international political negotiations; the institutional aspects of the organization of Greek foreign policy and diplomacy; as well as the policy-oriented analysis of international law (legal realism – New Haven School).

    Professional Experience & Diplomatic Actions

    • Former Legal Officer (on individual applications) at the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe (now merged into the unified European Court of Human Rights), Strasbourg, France (1993–1995).
    • Special Advisor (1996–2004) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on human rights, international security, Greek-Turkish relations, and the institutional organization of the diplomatic service, as well as a scientific officer at the Center for Analysis and Planning.
    • Member (Rapporteur and Secretary) of the Scientific Council of the MFA (2002–2008).
    • Member of the Greek Exploratory Talks Team with Turkey regarding outstanding issues of maritime zone delimitation (2002–present). The team was established following the 1999 EU Helsinki Summit Conclusions.
    • Member of the Maritime Policy Committee at the MFA (2008–2009).
    • Member of the Strategy and Planning Committee of the MFA (2015–2017).
    • Member of the National Council for Foreign Policy (ESEP), Hellenic Republic (2015–2019).
    • Member of the Scientific Council of the MFA (2017–2020).
    • Scientific Director of the Center for Analysis and Planning (CAP) of the MFA (2017–2020).
    • Member of the Educational Council of the Diplomatic Academy of the MFA (2017–2020).
    • Scientific Associate of the Foreign Policy Planning Center, MFA (2022–present).
    • Member of the Greek Delegation at the Geneva Conference on Cyprus (Jan 12, 2017) under the auspices of the UN Secretariat-General, alongside leaders/delegations of the two Cypriot Communities, Foreign Ministers of Greece, Turkey, and the UK, the UN Secretary-General, the UN Special Envoy, the EU Commission President, and the EU High Representative.
    • Member of the Greek Delegation of the Technical Groups on the Cyprus issue formed by the Guarantor Powers (Greece, Turkey, UK) and the two Cypriot communities. Participated in the Mont Pelerin (Switzerland) conference (Jan 18-19, 2017) addressing security and guarantee systems.
    • Member of the Greek Delegation at the Geneva II Conference on Cyprus in Crans Montana, Switzerland (June 27 – July 7, 2017) under UN auspices.
    • Member of MFA Delegations (2015–2019) in all maritime delimitation negotiations with: a) Albania, b) Egypt, and c) Italy.
    • Member of the Greek Delegation in negotiations for the settlement of disputes with the former FYROM (naming and other outstanding issues), and member of the legal drafting team for the Prespa Agreement (June 2018).
    • International Law Examiner at the Entrance Exams of the Diplomatic Academy for candidate Embassy Attachés, MFA (2015-2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
    • International Law Examiner at the entrance exams for legal advisor positions at the Special Legal Department of the MFA (2021).
    • Examiner at the Graduation Exams of the Diplomatic Academy for new Embassy Attachés, MFA (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019).
    • Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy, Hellenic MFA, for candidate Attaché classes (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
    • Lecturer at the National Security School (Senior Officers of the Hellenic Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, Fire Brigade, and Coast Guard), Hellenic Police Academy, continuously since 2010.
    • Member of the 3rd five-member Naturalization Committee of the Ministry of Interior (2014–present).
    • Board Member of the Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law, Rhodes (2015–present).
    • Board Member of the Greek Branch of the International Law Association (2019–present).
    • Board Member and Vice President of the Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations (2007–2017).

    Participation in Public Discourse

    • Columnist in daily and Sunday press (KATHIMERINI, TO VIMA, TA NEA, Efimerida ton Syntakton, Real News, EPOCHI) and on websites, covering Greek foreign policy issues.
    • Commentator and analyst on TV news bulletins and programs (SKAI, ANT1, ERT1, MEGA, OPEN, STAR, KONTRA) and radio stations (ERT First Program, Skai FM, Real FM, Athens 9.84 FM, Parapolitika FM).
    • Panelist at conferences and events on foreign policy issues.

    Membership in Academic Actions

    • Greek-Turkish Network, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University.
    • Greek Turkish Forum.
    • Member of the East Mediterranean Initiative (EMI), a mediating forum for maritime delimitation in the region, within the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP).
    • Greek Branch of the International Law Association (ILA).
    • Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations (Vice President, 2007-2017).
    • Editorial Board (Editor) of the Yale Journal of International Law, Volume 10, Number 1 & 2.

    Administrative Committees at the University of Piraeus

    • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program of the DES Department (2006–2010, 2016–present).
    • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in European Policies for Education, Research and Training (2017–present).
    • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in Energy (2020–present).
    • Member of the coordinating committee for the Master’s Program in American Studies (2022–present).
    • Deputy President, Department of International and European Studies (2015–2020).
    • Director of the Master’s Program on BRICS countries, Department of International and European Studies (2015–2017).
    • Head of the Internship Program for students of the Department of International and European Studies (2007–present).
    Publications
    • International Law and the Use of the Seabed for Military Purposes, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas, 2002, 188 pp.
    • “Looking Back to See Forward: The 1959 Zurich and London Accords and the Constitutional Order of Cyprus,” 10 Etudes Helléniques 47 (2002), pp. 47-61.
    • “The Organization of National Security: The American National Security Council (NSC) and the Analogous Application of its Model as an Advisory Body under the Greek Prime Minister,” in G. Papastamkos, V. Gikas, P. Liacouras, National and European Security and Crisis Management, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas, 2002, pp. 63-195.
    • “The Contiguous Zone and its application in Greek seas,” in Char. Dipla, Chr. Rozakis (eds.), The Law of the Sea and its Application in Greece, Athens, I. Sideris, 2004, pp. 109-144.
    • “From Signature to Ratification of International Treaties,” in Vassilis Gikas, Petros Liacouras, International Treaties in the Modern Democratic State: The Perspective of National and International Law, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas 2005, pp. 33-98.
    • “Intelligence Gathering on the High Seas,” in Strati, M. Gavouneli, N. Skourtos (eds.), Unresolved Issues and New Challenges to the Law of the Sea, Leiden, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006, pp. 123-148.
    • Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras (eds.), EU-US Relations: Repairing the Transatlantic Rift, Kastellorizo Papers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2006.
    • Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras, “Rupture and Continuity in Transatlantic Relations,” in Nikos Kotzias, Petros Liacouras (eds.), EU-US Relations: Repairing the Transatlantic Rift, Kastellorizo Papers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan Publishers, 2006, pp. 3-33.
    • “Cyprus: Legal Dimensions of an Old Conflict,” in South East European Studies at Oxford, Cyprus After Accession, Getting Past ‘No’, Workshop Report and Responses, Oxford, May 2007, pp. 57-65.
    • The Cyprus Issue: From Zurich to Lucerne, in Search of a Federal Solution, Athens, I. Sideris, 2007.
    • “Usability and exploitation of the seas in light of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention,” in Grigoris Tsaltas (ed.), Environment and Maritime Transport: In Search of a Sustainable Approach, Athens, I. Sideris, 2008, pp. 103-120.
    • “Force and Defense in International Law: A Reassessment,” in Kostas Ifantis, Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, Dimitris Triantaphyllou (eds.), International Relations: Contemporary Themes and Approaches, Athens, Papazisis, 2008, pp. 248-293.
    • “The Problem of Secession in International Law in light of developments in Kosovo,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), Glances at the Contemporary Landscape of the Western Balkans, Athens, I. Sideris, 2009, pp. 79-117.
    • “Principles of Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights,” in Ark of Friendship: Honorary Volume for Professor Theodoros Panagopoulos, Athens, Sakkoulas, 2011, pp. 801-830.
    • “Biographical Footprints: Tribute to Christos Rozakis,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), Honorary Volume for Christos Rozakis, Athens, I. Sideris, 2011, pp. 53-69.
    • “Protecting Minority Members in Greece: The View from Strasbourg,” in Dean Spielmann, Marialena Tsirli, Panayiotis Voyatzis (eds.), La Convention européenne des droits de l’homme, un instrument vivant, Mélanges en l’honneur de Christos Rozakis, Bruxelles, Bruyant, 2011, pp. 329-356.
    • “The Development of the Substantive Provisions of the ECHR through the Jurisprudence of the ECtHR,” in Proceedings of the 14th Symposium: The Judicial Protection of the EU Citizen in the European Court, Piraeus, University of Piraeus, 2011, pp. 120-128.
    • “The Dissolution of the former Yugoslavia and the Emergence of New States in International Law,” in Kyriakos Kentrotis (ed.), After the ‘End’ of History, Athens, I. Sideris, 2012, pp. 111-148.
    • “The protection of the European Citizen, The Charter of Fundamental Rights,” in Conference Proceedings for the 50th Anniversary of the EU, organized by the DES Department of the Univ. of Piraeus, March 2012, p. 36.
    • “Self-determination and the Cyprus issue in the 1950s,” in Angelos Syrigos, Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, Petros Papapolyviou (eds.), The Cyprus Issue and the International System 1945-1974: Seeking a Place in the World, Patakis, 2013, pp. 363-381.
    • From Signature to Ratification of International Treaties: Obligations towards Invalid Treaties and other Forms of Commitment, Athens, I. Sideris, 2013.
    • “Bilateral continental shelf delimitation agreements in the Mediterranean,” in Grigoris Tsaltas (ed.), Aegean and South-Eastern Mediterranean – Contemporary Challenges and Prospects of Exploiting Submarine Energy Natural Resources, Athens, I. Sideris, 2014, pp. 319-343.
    • “Demilitarization under the Treaty of Lausanne: Security Aspects and Developments,” in Fotini Pazartzi, Konstantinos Antonopoulos (eds.), 90 Years since the Treaty of Lausanne: The Function of the Treaty in Light of Post-1923 Developments, Athens, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2014, pp. 151-.
    • Petros Liacouras – Georgios Pavlidis, “The New Arms Trade Treaty: Regulatory Necessity and Not Rhetoric,” in 32 International Review, Papazisis, 2014, pp. 233-258.
    • “Counter Terrorism Legislation under Strasbourg Scrutiny: The Article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights,” 18 pages, Rule of Law conference proceedings, John Jay College, NY.
    • “Cyprus: From the 1950 referendum to the vulnerable consensual state, and the interrupted search for a federal solution,” (forthcoming in edited volume).
    • “Possibilities for Resolving Greece-Turkey Bilateral Disputes regarding the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf and/or EEZ through International Jurisdictional Mechanisms,” in Antonis Bredimas, Fotini Pazartzi, and Charalambos Tsiliotis (eds.), Law of the Sea and the Mediterranean Area – Geopolitical Dimension and Specific Legal Aspects, Mediterranean Agenda Series, EPLO, 2017, pp. 13-51.
    • “Cyprus 1950-1960: The Independence Not Long before the Decolonization, The Irony of History,” in Jean-Paul Jacque, Florence Benoit-Rohmer, Panagiotis Grigoriou, Maria-Daniella Marouda (eds.), On the International Community: Legal, Political, Diplomatic and Economic Issues, Athens, I. Sideris / Intersentia, 2017, pp. 655-666.
    • Kosovo: The Bankruptcy of Autonomy, The Problem of Secession in the Shadow of Developments in Kosovo, Athens, I. Sideris, 2017.
    • “The Cyprus Issue: From the 1950 Referendum to the Vulnerable Consensual State and, ultimately, the hindered Search for a Federal Solution,” in Antonis Klapsis (ed.), Special Topics in Diplomacy and International Organization, Athens, Papazisis, 2019, pp. 21-64.
    • “Counter Terrorism National Legislation under Strasbourg Scrutiny: The Article 15 of the European Convention of Human Rights,” in Liber Amicorum Haritini Dipla, Mélanges en l’honneur de la Professeur Haritini Dipla, Paris, Editions A. Pedone, 2020, pp. 317-331.
    • “The delimitation of maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean: the Greece-Egypt agreement,” in Kostas Ifantis, Miltos Sarigiannidis, Dimitris Akrivoulis (eds.), War and Peace: Honorary Volume for Kostas Hatzikonstantinou, Athens, I. Sideris, 2022, pp. 627 ff.
    • “The exploratory talks: A journey through time,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas (ed.), The Helsinki Strategy, 20+1 Years Later, Athens, I. Sideris 2021, pp. 207 ff.
    • “South China Sea: Useful Reflexive Lessons from an International Arbitral Award,” in Stelios Perrakis (ed.), International Law and International Politics in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, Athens, Hellenic Society of International Law and International Relations, I. Sideris, 2021, pp. 151-172.
    • “Part IV: Disputes and the related arguments of the two Sides, The Greek Position,” in Mustafa Aydin, Dimitrios Triantafyllou (eds.), The Greek-Turkish Disputes, Istanbul, Friedrich Naumann, 2021.
    • “The South China Sea Case: The Jurisprudential Acquis for the Definition of ‘Rock’ in Article 121 para. 3 of the Law of the Sea Convention,” in Charitini Dipla, Stelios Perrakis, Christos Rozakis, Konstantinos Hatzikonstantinou, Gerasimos Rodotheatos (eds.), Maritime and Oceanic Spaces, Environment, Sustainable Development and International Law, Liber Amicorum Grigoris Tsaltas, Athens, I. Sideris, 2021, pp. 139-150.
    • “The Pandemic Confronting Human Rights or Human Rights in the Time of Pandemic?,” in Eirini Cheila (ed.), COVID-19 and the Day After: Geopolitics, Economy, International Institutions, Athens, Eurasia, 2022, pp. 123-130.
    • “War in Ukraine: Legal Aspects,” in Konstantinos Filis (ed.), The Future of History: How the Ukraine War is Changing the Global Landscape, Athens, Papadopoulos, 2022, pp. 95-105.
    • “Sovereignty and Delimitation of Maritime Zones: Law and Politics,” in Sotiris Rizas (ed.), One Hundred Years Since the Treaty of Lausanne, Athens, special edition for TO VIMA newspaper, 2023, pp. 195-233.
    • “Libya as an Apple of Discord: Law and Politics,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas, Marilena Koppa (eds.), Honorary Volume for Dimitris Konstas, (forthcoming 2023), p. 31.
    • “The Aegean dispute: Greek-Turkish talks and their subject matter, 1975-present,” in Panagiotis Tsakonas, Christos Frangonikolopoulos (eds.), Honorary Volume for Alexis Heraclides, (forthcoming 2024).
  • Florou Aikaterini

    Florou Aikaterini

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    Name: Florou Aikaterini
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    Dr. Aikaterini Florou is a Lecturer (tenured Assistant Professor) in International Economic Law at the University of Liverpool, the School of Law and Social Justice. Aikaterini holds the position of the General Editor of the Journal of World Energy Law and Business, published by Oxford University Press.

    Previously, she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an Alexander von Humboldt research fellow at the Institute of Law and Economics of the University of Hamburg. Before joining academia, Aikaterini worked for several years as a legal and policy officer at the Energy Directorate of the European Commission advising on International energy and investment law issues, including arbitration. She has also been a consultant with the OECD, the Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment, and a Tutor at the Hague Academy of International Law, while she has completed legal internships with the WTO team of the European Commission’s Legal Service and the Government Legal Department in Greece.

    Her PhD dissertation, completed summa cum laude in Sciences Po Paris, has been published by Brill under the title: ‘Contractual Renegotiations and International Investment Arbitration. A Relational Contract Theory Interpretation of Investment Treaties’.

    Aikaterini is a member of several fora of International Investment Law and International Energy Law, including the International Law Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, the Education Advisory Board of the Association of International Energy Negotiators, and the Academic Forum on Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

  • Avlonitis Gerasimos

    Avlonitis Gerasimos

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    Name: Avlonitis Gerasimos
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    Gerasimos is Senior Director on Market and System Development at the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA), responsible for gas market design and development projects. He also represents DESFA at the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Energy Exchange (HEnEx) and its clearing house (EnExClear).

    Prior to joining DESFA in 2013, he held the position of the Head of the Gas Department in the Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE, now RAEWW) since 2005, playing a key-role in the liberalization of the Greek gas market. From 1999 until 2002, when he joined RAE, he worked in numerous gas and power projects as a member of the business development team of Prometheus Gas S.A., a joint company of Gazprom and Copelouzos Group.

    He started his professional career in the upstream sector of the hydrocarbon industry in 1996. Based in the UK, he worked in numerous oil and gas production optimization projects in Europe, Middle East and Latin America.

    Gerasimos has delivered seminars and training courses in gas sector organization, gas pricing and Third-Party Access tariffs in Greece, South-East Europe and the Middle East. Since 2014, he has also been adjunct professor at the Master’s program of the University of Piraeus in Energy.

    He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from the Imperial College, London.

  • Tsirigotis Dionysios

    Tsirigotis Dionysios

    Τσιριγώτης Διονύσιος

    Name: Dionysios Tsirigotis

    Sector: Modern Greek History, International Relations, and Diplomacy
    Rank: Associate Professor

    Office: 202 (126 Gr. Lampraki St.)
    Office Hours:     Thursday 13:00-15:00
    Email:dtsirigo@unipi.gr
    Tel.: +30.210-414-2659
     
     
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    Dionysios Tsirigotis is an Associate Professor at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, specializing in Modern Greek History, International Relations, and Diplomacy.

    He holds a degree in International and European Studies from the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University, where he also obtained his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in International Relations and Strategic Studies. He was a fellow of the “Heraclitus: Research scholarships with priority in basic research” program at Panteion University (2003-2006).

    Additionally, he is a lecturer at the National Security School of the Hellenic Police and the National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA).

    Teaching

    • Introduction to International Relations

    • Modern Greek Foreign Policy

    • European Defense, Security, and Political Integration

    • Seminar (Greek Diplomacy: Turkey and the Cyprus Issue)

    • Special Topics in Greek Foreign Policy

    • Society, Economy, and Foreign Policy of China

    • Deterrence and Greek Strategy

    Publications

    He has published a series of articles, essays, and monographs exploring central issues of Greek foreign policy, international relations theory, and strategic analysis.

    Monographs:

    • Greek Strategy in Asia Minor, 1919-1922. Modern Greek History and Greek Foreign Policy (Athens, Poitita, 2010).

    • Modern and Contemporary Greek History. International Relations and Diplomacy (Athens, Poitita, 2013).

    • Greece – Turkey. Theory and Strategy of Deterrence (Athens, Poitita, 2021).

    • The Global 1923 and the Treaty of Lausanne: Peace, imperialism, and the Eastern Question (co-author Ilia Xypolia), Manchester University Press, 2025.

    Selected Articles:

    1. “Boundaries Delimited. The Notion of Territoriality in International Relations Theory”, Eurolimes, vol. 20, Autumn 2015.

    2. “Greek legacy in Modern Era: The unbridgeable chasm between Modernity and the Greek Cosmosystem”, Collective volume, Siegen University (forthcoming).

    3. “The Greek problem. A socio-political analysis of the contemporary Greek crisis”, Conference Proceedings: Greece and the European Union at the Crossroads of Critical Developments, Athens, Nomiki Vivliothiki, 2015.

    4. “Aspects of Greek strategy in the Balkan Wars. A case study analysis of the macroscopic strategy of Eleftherios Venizelos and the microscopic strategy of Commander-in-Chief Crown Prince Constantine”, Conference Proceedings: 100 Years since the Balkan Wars, Athens, Hellenic Army General Staff.

    5. “Hegemonic claims in Eurasia. A theoretical approach to ‘Strategic Depth’”, Aviation Review, vol. 98, July 2013.

    6. “Here and There in IR Theory”, International Conference on International Business, Thessaloniki 2012.

    7. “The cosmotheoretical background of E. Venizelos’ Grand Strategy, 1910-1920”, Honorary Volume for Professor Sotirios Karvounis, University of Piraeus Research Center, 2012.

    8. “Greek Domestic Politics: Enduring Problems and Prospects” (co-author E. L. Evaghorou), Balkans, Foreign Affairs, Politics & Socio-Cultures, Epoka University, 2011.

    9. “International Theory and Political Practice-Diplomacy. The case of E. Venizelos’ High Strategy, 1910-1920”, Fileleftheri Emfasi, 2009.

    10. “The ‘Megali Idea’ as an independent variable of E. Venizelos’ High Strategy and I. Metaxas’ Strategy”, Geostrategy, 2008-2009.

    11. “The impact of the excess of the culminating point of attack of the Greek military strategy on the outcome of the Greek campaign in Asia Minor (August 1921 – August 1922)”, Defensor Pacis, vol. 24, June 2009.

    Essays:

    1. “Globalization and change in International Politics: Main trends of alternative schools of thought in international relations theory”, in Globalization, European Union and Greece, Athens, Poitita, 2009.

     
  • Aligizaki Aspasia

    Aligizaki Aspasia

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    Name: Aligizaki Aspasia

    Sector: Introduction to Law
    Rank: Laboratory and Teaching Staff (EDIP) Member
    Office Hours: Meetings with the lecturer are arranged via email.
    Email: aligizaki@unipi.gr
     
     
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    Aspasia Aligizaki has been a Laboratory and Teaching Staff (EDIP) Member at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus since 2022, where she teaches the courses Introduction to Law, EU Policies, European Integration, European Energy Law, EU Institutions and Governance, as well as International and European Human Rights Law. She has a rich research background and has completed her postdoctoral research (2020-2024) on the topic “The impact of international and European law regarding maritime energy sources, infrastructures, and routes on the balance of power in the SE Mediterranean” at the University of Piraeus. She also has an extensive body of published work on issues of European law, energy, and geopolitics, such as the textbooks “Law and Geopolitics of Energy” (Sakkoulas, 2023 – 2nd edition 2025), “International and European Law of Fundamental Freedoms-Rights” (Sakkoulas, 2024), and “Law, Institutions, Governance and Policies of the EU – Challenges and Prospects” (Sakkoulas, 2025).

  • Papadaskalopoulos Dimitrios

    Papadaskalopoulos Dimitrios

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    Name: Papadaskalopoulos Dimitrios

    Sector: Economic Operation and Analysis of
    Advanced Electricity Systems, University of Patras
     
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    Dimitrios Papadaskalopoulos is an Assistant Professor at the University of Patras, as well as a Visiting Researcher at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. His research focuses on the modeling, analysis, and design of national and local electricity markets, including the techno-economic evaluation of the role of renewable generation technologies, energy storage, and flexible demand, using optimization principles, game theory, and machine learning.

    He has authored more than 80 research papers in international journals and conferences and has participated in more than 30 national and international research and consulting projects carried out in close collaboration with the energy industry, governments, and regulatory authorities.

  • Lionis Nikolaos

    Lionis Nikolaos

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    Name: Lionis Nikolaos
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    Nikolaos Lionis holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D) in Economics and Game Theory from the University of Bristol. His doctoral research, part of which was conducted at the University of Pittsburgh, was supported by scholarships from the Economic and Social Research Council, the University of Bristol, and the Vardinoyannis Foundation. He also holds a Master’s degree (M.Sc) in Economics and Finance from the University of Bristol, as well as Certificates in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Political Science and in Banking and Finance from London Guildhall University. He completed his undergraduate studies in Economics at the University of Athens.

    He has worked as a researcher at the Department of Economics of the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, at the Department of Economics and the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Athens, at the Department of Informatics and Telematics of Harokopio University, at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), as well as head of research at the Center for Investment and Technology Research of Panteion University, the Industrial Organization Unit of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE), and the ENA Institute for Alternative Policies. Since 2003, he has been an external associate at the University of Athens, where he continuously teaches postgraduate courses.

    At the same time, he has significant professional experience, having worked in senior and top management positions in the public and private sectors, as a board member and management consultant for large companies, as well as an advisor to the Minister of Energy. He specializes in the fields of Game Theory and Strategy, Industrial Organization, and Microeconomic Analysis and Policy.

  • Gourgourinis Anastasios

    Gourgourinis Anastasios

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    Name: Gourgourinis Anastasios
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    Anastasios Gourgourinis is an adjunct lecturer in the Master’s program “Energy: Strategy, Law & Economics” at the Department of International & European Studies of the University of Piraeus.

    He is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in the subject area of “Public International Law with an emphasis on International Economic Law”, and a member of the Athens Public International Law Center (AthensPIL). He is also an associate member (membre associé) of the Research Center on the Law of Markets and International Investments (Centre de Recherche sur le Droit des Marchés et des Investissements Internationaux de Dijon – CREDIMI) of the Université de Bourgogne, and a Research Associate at the Bureau of International and Constitutional Institutions of the Academy of Athens. Since 2010, he has been a member of the Board of Editors of the international legal journal International Community Law Review, published by De Gruyter Brill.

    In July 2023, he received competitive funding for the research project titled “International Economic Law and Inclusiveness in Greek Society” under the H.F.R.I. (ELIDEK) action “Basic Research Financing (Horizontal support for all Sciences)” of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (H.F.R.I. Project Number: 016119), which was successfully completed in September 2025.

    During the period 2017-2020, he was a Rapporteur at the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving as its Secretary, while he has also served as a member of the MAC Protocol Supervisory Authority Ad Hoc Committee, which was established by the UNIDROIT Governing Council and consisted of experts in the law of international treaties (2022–2023).

    (Σημείωση: Στην εικόνα απουσιάζει η τελευταία παράγραφος σχετικά με τις σπουδές του που υπήρχε στο αρχικό σας κείμενο. Αν θέλετε να την προσθέσετε, η μετάφρασή της θα ήταν: He holds a law degree and a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and has also received a second Master’s degree (LL.M.) with “Distinction” and a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) from the Faculty of Law of University College London as a scholar of the State Scholarships Foundation).

  • Galanis Theodoros

    Galanis Theodoros

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    Name: Galanis Theodoros
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    Theodoros Galanis holds a Law Degree and a Master’s Degree (LLM) from the Law School of the University of Athens, a Master’s Degree (LLM) in European Union Law from the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), as well as a Doctoral Degree (PhD) in EU Competition Law from the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne). He has taught extensively at Greek, Cypriot, and French universities in the fields of European Union law, competition law, and European energy law, and has published several books, articles, and scientific contributions in these same fields. He is currently working for an international organization.