BRIEF PARTNER PROFILE
Established in 1984, the University of the Aegean is a growing and innovative public high education and research institute both in terms of scientific domains and network location (5 islands, 6 schools, 17 departments offering, in all, 17 undergraduate and 24 postgraduate (MSc) and equivalent Ph.D. programmes to more than 14.000 students by an academic faculty force of approximately 400 members). The Research Unit is the responsible for administration and accounting services of funded projects. The Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport (STT) established on the island of Chios is multi-disciplinary addressing in integration all aspects related to transportation and transport infrastructure. Transport Planning; Safety and Security of Transportation Systems, Transport Policy; Transportation Economics; Transportation System Analysis; Transport demand Modeling; Behavioural models; Strategy and Decisions in transport; Advanced Technologies in Transport; Information Technologies and E-business; Green Logistics; Intermodal Transport; International Trade; Shipping; Shipping & Transport Law; Financing; Investment Assessment; Transport Infrastructure Investment Evaluation; Tendering and Procurement; Innovation in Transport; Transport Project Management are only some of the research topics addressed. Networks and affiliations support academic exchange, enhance scientific excellence and achieve state-of-the-art knowledge of evolution in all fields of interest. STT faculty is involved in the activities of TRANSPORTNET, WCTRS, IAME, OPSTE (Observatoire des Politiques et Stratégies de Transport en Europe), TRB, AET, UACES (the University Association for Contemporary European Studies), ELIR (the European Level Interests Representation Group), PPRN (Port Performance Research Network) the Technical Chamber of Greece, the Hellenic Institute of Transport Engineers, IPMA (the International Project Management Association), PMI (the Project Management Institute), CIB and others. STT members have been involved as leader and partner in many EC funded research. In 2013, the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport was awarded the Lloyds Shipping award
PROJECT INVOLVEMENT
UAGEAN’s largest contribution is in the MaaS prototype business models (WP3) where it leads the WP as a whole and also tasks T3.1 and T3.3. It builds on its expertise in the evaluation of different financing schemes and development of business models in this WP. It is also lead the demand analysis in WP5, where it’s utilizing its personnel’s vast experience in behavioural analysis. Finally, UAGEAN also leads T2.2, the MaaS ecosystem requirements (WP2) and WP11 Ethics requirements.
KEY PERSONNEL
Dr. Amalia POLYDOROPOULOU (Female): Vice-Rector of Research, Development, Finance and Infrastructure and the Director of the Transportation and Decision Making Laboratory at STT. She received a Civil Engineer Diploma from NTUA, and a MSc. and PhD in Transportation Systems and Decision Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her PhD thesis was entitled “Modelling User Response to Advanced Traveler Information Systems.” Dr. Polydoropoulou areas of research include transportation systems, transportation demand, market research, and econometrics. She has extensive experience on demand modelling and forecasting techniques. She has conducted worldwide market research on user response to the introduction of new modes of transportation (modelling mode choice behaviour), the adoption of new technologies such as Intelligent Transportation Systems by users (modelling willingness to pay behaviour and distributed Value of Time), the impact of the e-Economy on transport, the adoption of e-learning, the promotion of intelligent ports, and the development of forecasting models to improve port operations. She has developed recommender systems providing personalised information for users. She has widely published in the academic and professional literature. She has participated as a Project Coordinator or Work Package Leader in several EU funded projects such as: URIT, SLIM-VRT, POET, iPORTS, PACTS, INNOSUTRA, HERMES, RURAL Inclusion, Green Transport in Islands (GRETIA), USMART, OPTIMUM. As a consultant she has worked for a number of reputable private companies and public agencies in transportation including Rand Europe, NL., John A.Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, IBI Group in Boston, UK, and Athens, International Port Managers (IPM), and CERN. https://sites.google.com/site/amaliapolydoropoulou/
Dr. Athena ROUMBOUTSOS (Female): Faculty member (Professor) at the Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean. She holds a Dipl. Eng. from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece and a PhD from Heriot Watt University, UK. She was supported with scholarships through-out her studies. She has worked as a consultant and project manager for the public and private sector in more than 20 countries for over 20 years before joining the University in 2005. Since 1995 she has worked as a consultant for the government (Ministries of Energy, Transport, Infrastructure; Athens Tramway etc.) and the private sector in the delivery of infrastructure (energy and transport) and finance sourcing for respective activities. Her research interests include risk analysis & management, stakeholder management, change management and innovation, transport infrastructure evaluation, funding and financing of infrastructure, procurement and contract management, accountability and entrepreneurial responsibility, entrepreneurship, alliances and strategies, game theory and business models. She has widely published in the academic and professional literature. She is a member of professional associations, scientific boards and committees in Europe and worldwide, including membership in the Transport Advisory Group (2016-2018) and the working group for the Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda. She, recently, completed the coordination of the H2020 project BENEFIT [Business models for the ENhancement of funding and Enabling of Financing of Infrastructure in Transport].
Dr. Athena TSIRIMPA (Female): Transportation Economist and Modeller and works as a senior researcher at the Transportation and Decision Making Laboratory (TRANSDEM), at the Dept. of Shipping, Trade and Transport of the University of the Aegean. Dr. A. Tsirimpa received a Bachelor Degree in Shipping and Business Administration and a MSc. and PhD in Shipping, Trade and Transport from the University of Aegean. Her Phd thesis was entitled “Development of a Simulation Model of Individuals Activity Travel Patterns in an Information Rich Environment.” Dr. Tsirimpa has extensive experience in survey design, sampling design, and modelling combined Revealed Preferences (RP) and Stated Preferences (SP) discrete choice models, as well as latent variable models. Dr. Tsirimpa has been involved in multiple real-world projects of transportation planning. Dr. Tsirimpa areas of research include demand modelling, simulation, market research and transportation system analysis. As a consultant she has worked for IBI Group (UK and Athens), for the Athens Public Transport Authority (2007-2009) to develop the master plan of Attica region for the years 2011, 2016, and 2023 and for development of a commercial vehicle model for Moscow (2012). Dr. Tsirimpa has also worked as a consultant for INSTAL S.A. to study CERN’s transportation requirement and related infrastructure. She has worked on several EU or national funded projects such as OPTIMUM; USMART; GreTIA; PACTS; Rural Inclusion; MET3; POET; FLABEL; HERMES; iPORTS; PENED. She is a member of professional associations in Europe and she has more than 30 scientific publications. http://atsirimpa.wix.com/atsirimpa