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Academic Credentials

Current position: Adjunct Lecturer

Institution: Department of Geography, School of Environment, Geography and applied Economics, Harokopio University of Athens

Professional info​
 

I have graduaded from the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens (Bachelor's degree) and the Department of Geography and Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Msc and PhD) 

My main research interests lie in the disciplines of Fluvial Geomorphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Tectonic Geomorphology and cover a range of areas including geomorphological mapping, morphotectonics, Quaternary geology, Holocene palaeogeographic reconstruction and geomorphological hazards. 

Languages

Greek - Native language

English - Full professional proficiency

German - Professional working proficiency

Skills

Professional appointments
 

2004: Technical Support for Broadband Network, OTENET, ΟΤΕ Group of Companies

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2010 - 2012: Freelance for collecting statistical data, Hellenic Statistical Authority

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2017 - 2019: Geographic data management by use of Geographic Information System
In Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) of the Greek Payment
Authority of Common Agricultural Policy (C.A.P.) Aid Schemes, Agrogenesis –
Arogin

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2018 - 2019: Lecturer (P.O. 407/80) Geography department, Harokopio University of
Athens

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2019 – Present: Lecturer (National Strategic Reference Framework for “Acquisition of
Academic Teaching Experience in Young Scientists Holding a Doctorate 2019-
2020”) Geography department, Harokopio University of Athens


 

 

 

 
Education​
 

  • Geomorphological mapping

  • Sediment sampling

  • Granulometric analysis

  • Terrace modelling

  • Vibracoring

  • GIS/Remote sensing

2010 - present

2010 - present

Bachelor's degree, Geography, 2005 - Harokopio University of Athens​, Department of Geography

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Master of Science (M.Sc.), 2009 - Environmental Geography, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens​, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, Department of Geography and Climatology

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2017 - Geomorphological - environmental study and geomorphological hazards assessment of the broader area of Pieria mountains, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens​, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, Department of Geography and Climatology

Training courses​
 

2002: “Introduction to Databases and Graphics”. Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.

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2003: “Natural Disaster Management Systems”. Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.

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2003: “Sea-level Changes in Eastern Mediterranean during Holocene. Indicators and Human Impacts”. Harokopio University of Athens, Greece.

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2006 – 2008: Field work training: “Failles vivantes - Living Faults”, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

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2012: Conference training program entitled: "Objective Geomorphological Representation Models: Breaking through a New Geomorphological Mapping Frontier", Salerno – Cilento & Vallo di Diano Geopark, Italy

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2022: Training on marine terraces mapping and modelling using TerraceM at the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Potsdam

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2022: Training on applied geomorphology at the University of Turin. Erasmus+ (STT)

Publications - Peer Reviewed
 

01. E. Karymbalis, D. Papanastassiou, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, K. Tsanakas, H. Maroukian (2013) Geomorphological study of Cephalonia Island, Ionian Sea, Western Greece. Journal of Maps, 9(1), 121-134 (MAP)

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02. D. Papanastassiou, A. Cundy, K. Gaki - Papanastassiou, M. Frogley, K. Tsanakas, H. Maroukian (2014) The uplifted terraces of the Arkitsa region, NW Evoikos Gulf, Greece: A result of combined tectonic and volcanic processes? The Journal of Geology, 122(4), 397-410 DOI: 10.1086/676595

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03. K. Tsanakas, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, K. Kalogeropoulos, C. Chalkias, P. Katsafados, E. Karymbalis (2016) Investigation of flash flood natural causes of Xirolaki Torrent, Northern Greece based on GIS modeling and geomorphological analysis. Nat. Hazards, 84(2), 1015-1033 doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2471-1

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04. E. Karymbalis, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, K. Tsanakas, M. Ferentinou (2016) Geomorphology of the Pinios River delta, Central Greece. Journal of Maps, 12,12-21 DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2016.1153356 (MAP)

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05. E. Karymbalis, K. Valkanou, I. Tsodoulos, G. Iliopoulos, K. Tsanakas, V. Batzakis, G. Tsironis, C. Gallousi, K. Stamoulis, K. Ioannides (2018) Geomorphic Evolution of the Lilas River Fan Delta (Central Evia Island, Greece). Geosciences, 8, 10.

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06. K. Tsanakas, Ε. Karymbalis, A. Cundy, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, D. Papanastassiou, H. Drinia, E. Koskeridou, H. Maroukian (2019) Late Holocene geomorphic evolution of the Livadi coastal plain, Gulf of Argostoli, Cephalonia Island, western Greece. Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 42(1), 43–59

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07. Κ. Tsanakas, Ε. Karymbalis, Κ. Gaki – Papanastassiou, Η. Maroukian (2019) Geomorphology of the Pieria Mtns, Northern Greece. Journal of Maps, 15(2), 499-508, DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2019.1619630 (MAP)

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08. D.-V. Batzakis, L.-M. Misthos, G. Voulgaris, K. Tsanakas, M. Andreou, I. Tsodoulos and E. Karymbalis (2020) Assessment of Building Vulnerability to Tsunami Hazard in Kamari (Santorini Island, Greece). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(11), 1-18,886 DOI: 10.3390/jmse8110886

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09. E. Karymbalis, K. Tsanakas, A. Cundy, G. Iliopoulos, P. Papadopoulou, D. Protopappas, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, D. Papanastassiou, D.-V. Batzakis, V. Kotinas, H. Maroukian (2021) Late Holocene palaeogeographic evolution of the Lihoura coastal plain, Pteleos Gulf, Central Greece. Quaternary International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.12.007

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10. A. Tsatsaris, K. Kalogeropoulos, N. Stathopoulos, P. Louka, K. Tsanakas, D.E. Tsesmelis, V. Krassanakis, G.P. Petropoulos, V. Pappas and C. Chalkias (2021) Geoinformation Technologies in Support of Environmental Hazards Monitoring under Climate Change: An Extensive Review. ISPRS International Journal of Geoinformation, 10(2), 94. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijgi10020094

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11. E. Karymbalis, M. Andreou, D.-V. Batzakis, K. Tsanakas, S. Karalis (2021) Integration of GIS-Based Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process for Flood-Hazard Assessment in the Megalo Rema River Catchment (East Attica, Greece). Sustainability, 13(18), 10232. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810232

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12. E. Karymbalis, K. Tsanakas, I. Tsodoulos, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, D. Papanastassiou, D.-V. Batzakis, K. Stamoulis (2022) Late Quaternary Marine Terraces and Tectonic Uplift Rates of the Broader Neapolis Area (SE Peloponnese, Greece). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(1), 99, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010099

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13. G. Saitis, A. Karkani, E. Koutsopoulou, K. Tsanakas, S. Kawasaki., N. Evelpidou (2022) Beachrock Formation Mechanism Using Multiproxy Experimental Data from Natural and Artificial Beachrocks: Insights for a Potential Soft Engineering Method. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(1), 87, doi:10.3390/jmse10010087

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14. K. Tsanakas, E. Karymbalis, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, H. Maroukian, E. Koskeridou, A. Cundy, D. Papanastassiou, D.-V. Mpatzakis, M. Andreou (2022) Palaeogeographic evolution of Alykes lagoon, Pydna, Northern Greece during the Holocene, based on geomorphological and sedimentological data. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 63(2-3), 219-231, doi: 10.1127/zfg/2021/0706

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15. S. Karalis, E. Karymbalis, K. Tsanakas (2022) Estimating total sediment transport in a small, mountainous torrent, Vouraikos River, NW Peloponnese, Greece. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 63(2-3), 279-293, doi: 10.1127/zfg/2021/0719

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16. E. Karymbalis, C. Gallousi, A. Cundy, K. Tsanakas, K. Gaki-Papanastassiou, I. Tsodoulos, V.-D. Batzakis, D. Papanastassiou, I. Liapis, H. Maroukian (2022) Long-Term spatial and temporal shoreline changes of the Evinos River delta, Gulf of Patras, Western Greece. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 63(2-3), 141-155-293, doi:10.1127/zfg/2021/0684

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17. E. Karymbalis, M. Ferentinou, G. Fubelli, P. Giles, K. Tsanakas, K. Valkanou, D.-V. Batzakis, S. Karalis (2022) Classification of Trichonis Lake graben (Western Greece) alluvial fans and catchments using geomorphometry and artificial intelligence. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 63(2–3), 295-312, doi: 10.1127/zfg/2022/0748

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18. E. Karymbalis, K. Tsanakas, A. Karkani, N. Evelpidou (2022) Tectonics and sealevel fluctuations. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(3), 334 doi:10.3390/jmse10030334

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19. K. Tsanakas, G. Saitis, N. Evelpidou, E. Karymbalis, A. Karkani (2022) Late Pleistocene geomorphic evolution of Cephalonia Island, Western Greece, inferred from uplifted marine terraces. Quaternary 5(3), 35 https://doi.org/10.3390/quat5030035

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20. K. Valkanou, E. Karymbalis, G. Bathrellos, H. Skilodimou, K. Tsanakas, D. Papanastassiou, K. Gaki – Papanastassiou (2022) Soil loss potential assessment for natural and post-fire conditions in Evia Island, Greece. Geosciences 2022, 12, 367. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12100367

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21. A. Karkani, N. Evelpidou, G. Saitis, K. Tsanakas, H. Drinia, E. Vassilakis, E. Karymbalis, D.-V. Batzakis (2023) Coastal evolution and relative sea level changes at Psatha (Alkyonides Bay, Greece). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11, 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010199

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22. K. Kalogeropoulos, K. Tsanakas, N. Stathopoulos, D.E. Tsesmelis, A. Tsatsaris (2023) Cultural Heritage in the Light of Flood Hazard: The Case of the “Ancient” Olympia, Greece. Hydrology, 10, 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10030061

Scholarships - awards​
 

2011: Special Account for Research Funding (E.L.K.E.) of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Three-year scholarship amounting to 18,000 Euro allocated for the Ph.D. dissertation.

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2012: University of Salerno, Italy: Young geomorphologists scholarship for attending the pre-conference training program, entitled "Objective Geomorphological Representation Models: Breaking through a New

Geomorphological Mapping Frontier", Salerno – Cilento & Vallo di Diano Geopark, Italy.

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2017: Outstanding Poster Presentation: 13th International MEDCOAST Congress on Coastal and Marine Sciences, Engineering, Management and Conservation, MEDCOAST, Malta, 2017

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2020: Education and lifelong learning (ΕΔΒΜ103) scholarship (amounting 19,500 euro)  “Researcher support with an emphasis on young researchers” for the elaboration of the project “Beachrock Formation Mechanism Using Multiproxy Experimental Data from Natural and Artificial Beachrocks: Insights for a Potential Soft Engineering Method”.

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2022: Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam scholarship allocated for training on marine terraces mapping and modelling
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