Validated Expert info
Expert can perform the Lead expert role and Ad hoc expertise missions at network and programme level in relation to:
1. The design and delivery of (transnational) exchange and learning activities
2. Thematic expertise:
[Circular economy, Climate adaptation, Strategic urban planning]
3. Methods and tools for integrated and participatory approaches:
> Integrated and participatory design of strategies
> Sustaining stakeholder engagement and translating strategies into actions
Summary
I am an Architect Engineer (MSc in Urban Management and Development) and currently a Senior Researcher and Project Manager at the National Technical University of Athens. Through my PhD research I explore how cities and communities can thrive by mainstreaming nature-based solutions and water circularity, connecting science, policy, and practice to drive climate change adaptation and regenerative urban resilience.
With over a decade of international experience across continents, I have learned that true transformation begins when people connect and learn together. Lasting change grows from trust, co-creation, and reflexivity. Aiming to turn shared experiences into collective growth, I aspire to uncover the barriers and amplify the strengths that empower a city to transform visions into practical and systemic change. I appreciate solutions that truly belong to each place and reflect its ecological, spatial, and cultural identity.
I am passionate about developing tailor-made tools and concepts, and designing collaborative processes that bring together municipal, academic, private sector actors, and communities. I have extensive experience as a coordinator, project manager, and researcher in Horizon Europe, EU Mission Adaptation, PRIMA, Erasmus+, and URBACT projects. Methodologically, my work draws on policy analysis, qualitative inquiry, applied research, and conceptual innovation to bridge ecological engineering with urban policy and planning. Beyond the process of transnational collaboration itself, I am driven by seeing project partnerships translate into tangible and lasting outcomes.