Nikos Alexandris

=== Nikos Alexandris ===
;OSGeo Experience
Contact
* e-mail nik at nikosalexandris dot net | skype nikos.alexandris | Signal
* infrequently expressing thoughts via 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 & Geomatics, Intra-Muros 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 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.
Category:Greece
Category:Greek
Category:OSGeo Member
Category:Translator
Category:OSGeo Charter Member
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
Category:OSGeo Advocate