Kostas Triantis

Kostas Triantis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology and Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2019-present). Previously, he served as Assistant Professor (2014-2019) and held academic positions including Special Secretary for Water at Greece's Ministry of Environment (2012-2015), Visiting Professor at University of Bayreuth (2011), and post-doctoral fellowships in Portugal and the UK. He is affiliated with multiple international organizations including IUCN and the International Biogeography Society.

• University: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
• School: Faculty of Biology
• Department: Ecology and Taxonomy

His research focuses on island biogeography, macroecology, community ecology, and conservation biology. Key themes include species-area relationships, ecological modeling, environmental heterogeneity, and the systematics of Aegean land snails. He leads international collaborations on biodiversity dynamics in the Anthropocene and has developed computational tools like sars and KBAscope for biogeographical analysis.

Recent research includes:

• 2020-2023: Understanding the Anthropocene (Aegean Islands) - Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
• 2018-2021: Inspire4Nature - Marie Curie European Training Networks
• 2010-2018: Threatened Land Snails of Europe - EU & IUCN collaboration
• 2012-2015: Community assembly on remote islands - CESAB, France
• 2012-2015: Biodiversity on oceanic islands - FCT, Portugal

Scientific contributions include:

• Member of Journal of Biogeography editorial board
• Over 70 peer-reviewed publications
• Co-editor of two biodiversity books
• Assessor for over 200 Greek land snail species (IUCN Red List)
• Reviewer for 56 journals including Nature and Science