Research projects
Study of damping and local strengthening of strong seismic motion and its effect on earthen dams in the Greek area, 1996. I.TS.A.K. with funding from GGET and the Dam Control and Safety Department of the Production Operation Department of PPC.
Study of the seismic sequence of the Athens earthquake of 7/9/1999 (Mw=5.9), 2000. Geophysics Laboratory of AUTH with funding from the Ministry of Education and Science.
Study of the potential of the seismic zones of the greater metropolitan area of Thessaloniki with the combined use of seismic and geodetic data, 2000. Geophysics Laboratory of AUTH with funding from OASP.
Creation of a seismological data base for the unified accelerogram database ITSAK-Geodynamic Institute of the Athens Observatory, 2000. Geophysics Laboratory AUTH with funding from the OASP
HERACLITOS: Contribution to the development and application of algorithms in the calculation of seismic epicenters and in seismic tomography, 2002, Geophysics Laboratory AUTH with co-financing from the European Union and the Ministry of Education.
PYTHAGORAS (Environment): Study of the structure of the lithosphere in the volcanic and sedimentary arc of the southern Aegean and its importance for active tectonics and strong seismic movement using earthquake recordings and seismic noise (natural and anthropogenic), 2004, Geophysics Laboratory APTH with co-financing from the European Union and the Ministry of Education.
PENED 2003: Simulation of strong seismic motion with two-dimensional and three-dimensional models with the finite difference method: Application in the Mygdonia basin, 2004, funded by G.G.E.T. and the European Union
Transfer of real and simulated strong seismic motion data in near-real time, 2005, funded by G.G.E.T.
Enceladus: Geodynamic investigation of the subducting lithosphere with an amphibious seismograph network, 2005, funded by Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
Integrated seismic risk monitoring & management system on the front of the Hellenic arc. Implementation in the cities of Chania & Heraklion, 2006, with funding from the PEP of Crete.
Installation and operation of a permanent digital seismological station in the Prefecture of Kastoria, 2007, with funding from the Prefecture of Kastoria.
Upgrade of the permanent seismograph network of Santorini, 2010, with funding from the Municipality of Santorini.
Collection and public dissemination of near-real time earthquake shaking information (CLOUD-QUAKE), 2011, με χρηματοδότηση της Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.P.A. and Microsoft Research Europe μέσω του E.U. project VenusC.
Combination of probabilistic and causal methods for the determination of seismic risk on a broad and local scale, Greek-Slovak Cooperation Program, 2012, with funding from G.G.E.T.
Creation of a modified three-dimensional seismotectonic-geophysical model for the empirical assessment of the seismic hazard in diving in the South Aegean, ARISTEIA-I Program, 2012-(in progress) with funding from the ECB and the Greek State.
Seismological station in the area of Symvolos – Pangaio, 2015, with funding from the Region of North Macedonia and Thrace
Study of the seismic sequence of the Lesvos earthquake (M=6.3, 12.06.2017) and the role of the seismic source, the propagation path and the soil conditions in the strong seismic movement, 2017-2018, with funding from the OASP
Determination of Preliminary Specifications for Compilation-Update of Seismic Hazard Maps of the Greek Territory, with funding from the OASP.
Μonitoring of the Santorini volcano activity, funded by Geothira