Georgios Kargas

Georgios Kargas serves as a Professor in the Department of Water Resources Management within the School of Environment and Agricultural Engineering at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). His academic profile centers on advanced irrigation engineering, soil physics, and hydrodynamics of porous media, with particular expertise in drainage system design, soil salinity assessment, and sensor-based soil moisture monitoring.

His research interests focus on hydrodynamic characteristics of porous media, precision irrigation systems, and soil-water-electrical conductivity relationships. Current work emphasizes developing novel infiltration equations for furrow irrigation, validating low-cost sensor platforms for soil monitoring, and creating EU-wide soil salinity mapping frameworks using machine learning. His experimental approach bridges laboratory measurements with field applications, particularly in Mediterranean agricultural contexts.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals dominant trends in sensor technology validation (TEROS/WET sensors), advanced infiltration modeling consistent with Philip theory, and large-scale soil salinity mapping using EU databases. Key subfields include subsurface drainage equation development, LoRa-based monitoring systems, and electrical conductivity compensation methods for dielectric sensors.

Professional contributions include editorial review work for Sensors (2021), Water (2016), and Sustainability (2017) journals, though no specific scientific awards are documented in available sources.

Teaching responsibilities encompass core undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Porous Media, Special Topics in Soil Physics, and Irrigation-Drainage Systems Design, with consistent focus on Water Resources Management specialization. His instructional approach integrates theoretical principles with practical system design applications across 8th-9th semester curricula.