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Georgios Petropoulos is an Assistant Professor of Geoinformatics at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece, where he has been teaching since 2020. His expertise spans Earth Observation technology, Geographic Information Systems, and remote sensing applications for environmental monitoring and geohazard assessment. He has previously held academic positions at Aberystwyth University in the UK and has been involved in numerous research projects related to land surface process modeling and remote sensing.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Earth Observation Modelling from King's College London, University of London (2008)
- MSc in Remote Sensing from the intercollegiate program between University College London, King's College London, and Imperial College (2002)
- BSc in Natural Resources Development & Agricultural Engineering from the Agricultural University of Athens (1999)
Dr. Petropoulos specializes in the application of Earth Observation technology for understanding land surface interactions and feedback processes. His research focuses on utilizing remote sensing synergistically with land surface process models to derive key state variables of the Earth's energy balance and water budget. He has extensive experience in using advanced remote sensing technology for land use/cover mapping, vegetation properties retrieval, and geohazard assessment including floods, wildfires, and frost events. His work also involves developing open-source software tools for Earth Observation and implementing comprehensive benchmarking approaches for remote sensing algorithms.
Dr. Petropoulos has received numerous prestigious awards and fellowships throughout his career, including:
- Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (2017)
- Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (2015)
- Marie Curie Reintegration Grant (2013)
- European Space Agency fellowship (2010)
- Excellent Associate Editor Award for journal Environmental Modelling & Software (2021)
- Best conference poster award at the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (2018)
As an educator, Dr. Petropoulos has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in cartography, geoinformatics, remote sensing, and GIS at multiple institutions including Harokopio University, Aberystwyth University, and the Agricultural University of Athens. He has secured competitive research funding from various sources including the European Commission, ESA, and national research councils. His editorial work includes serving as an editor for Elsevier's Book series in "Earth Observation" and as an editorial board member for several international journals.
Dr. Petropoulos is actively involved in international research collaborations and has contributed to numerous scientific committees and working groups related to Earth Observation standards and validation approaches. His current research continues to advance methodologies for soil moisture retrieval, land surface temperature estimation, and environmental monitoring using multi-sensor remote sensing approaches.
