Paravantis Ioannis

Dr. Ioannis Paravantis is a Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, School of Economics, Business and International Studies, University of Piraeus. He holds a five-year degree in Civil Engineering from National Technical University of Athens and a PhD in Environmental Health from Northwestern University. His research focuses on quantitative analysis of global energy systems, transportation, urban environments, and their environmental/geopolitical impacts.

• Education
  • Civil Engineering (NTUA)
  • M.Sc. & Ph.D. in Environmental Health (Northwestern University)

Research Interests: Dr. Paravantis employs multivariate statistics, econometrics, game theory, and simulation to study energy systems, environmental policies, and geopolitical dynamics. His work bridges engineering with international relations through data-driven modeling.

Academic Contributions: Over 20 years at University of Piraeus, he has taught 30+ undergraduate and 10+ postgraduate courses, supervised 40+ undergraduate and 35+ postgraduate theses, and 2 completed doctoral students. His 83 total publications include 24 journal articles with 2219 Google Scholar citations (h-index=17).