Nikos Alexandris

Nikos Alexandris



 * OSGeo Experience

Contact


 * e-mail nik at nikosalexandris dot net | skype nikos.alexandris | Signal


 * infrequently expressing thoughts via identi.ca/twitter


 * scarcely updating personal webspace nikosalexandris.net/xpress (diverse content in Greek, German and English)

OSGeo Related Activities


 * Chief Returning Officer for GRASS-GIS' PSC Election 2016


 * OSGeo Charter Member (since August 2014)

(May 2014)


 * Talks in FOSSCOMM 2014, in Greek, about "Προ-Επεξεργασία Δορυφορικών Εικόνων Υψηλής Ανάλυσης με το GRASS-GIS, Παράδειγμα Χρησιμοποιώντας Εικόνες QuickBird2", Lamia, Greece

(Feb - Mar. 2014)


 * Talks about GRASS-GIS in TERI University, Delhi, India


 * Talks about GRASS-GIS in Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India


 * Held a workshop titled "Processing High Resolution Satellite Imagery with GRASS-GIS, An Example Using QuickBird2 Imagery" in Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India

Short CV


 * Articles (2017) Remote sensing of burned areas via PCA, Part 1; centering, scaling and EVD vs SVD; Remote sensing of burned areas via PCA, Part 2: SVD-based PCA using MODIS and Landsat data


 * Remote Sensing Scientist in Land Resources Unit, D3, JRC, European Commission, Ispra, Italy --- Since January 2017


 * Geospatial support for mapx.io, UNEP/GRID-Geneva --- December 2015 to September 2016 (10 months)


 * Vulnerability evaluation of Greek fir forests to climate change, independent research project supported by DEMETER --- March 2015 to September 2015


 * Remote Sensing Analyses & Mapping for the project Monitoring The Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems from Space for the Climate Change Adaptation at UNEP --- April 2013 to December 2013 (9 months)


 * Supported the implementation of a remote sensing methodology for the ArcFuel project, Consultant for Epsilon International SA, Marousi, Athens, Greece --- November 2012 – March 2013 (5 months)


 * Defended doctoral thesis, dealing with PCA-based burned area mapping using public data and GFOSS, on June 29th, 2011. Thesis published at freidok.uni-freiburg.de on December 15th, 2011.


 * Awarded the Sofia Chlorou Bequest scholarship  from the National Metsovian Polytechnic University (NTUA, Athens, Greece), in order to complete the doctoral studies --- October 2005 to October 2009.


 * Participates as an end-user in various GFOSS projects and received a certificate for significant contribution to the ||ISPRS Student Consortium Newsletter --- (since) 2008.


 * As an intern visited UNEP/DEWA/GRID (Geneva, Switzerland) working on burned area mapping with free & open source geospatial applications --- October 2007 to February 2008.


 * Joined Infoterra GmbH (Friedrichshafen, Germany) working as a Remote Sensing & GIS analyst in European projects -- geoland, GSE-Land, CORINE change detection --- March 2005 to September 2006.


 * Enrolled as a doctoral candidate in the Department of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems (FeLIS), Albert-Ludwig University (Freiburg i. Br., Germany) --- October 2005.


 * Graduated from the faculty Forest & Natural Environment in the Aristotle University (AUTh, Thessaloniki, Greece), showing strong interest for GIS-supported tasks --- October 1999 to July 2004.

Profiles


 * linkedin.com/pub/nikos-alexandris

Contributions


 * github.com/NikosAlexandris
 * User page in GRASS-Wiki; Contributions in GRASS-Wiki
 * Profile on Stack Exchange

Various


 * Funtoo Enthusiast