Stavros Sakellariou

Dr. Stavros Sakellariou serves as a Research Fellow (Marie Curie) in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Brunel University London's College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences. His expertise centers on geospatial analysis of natural disasters, particularly wildfires and droughts, leveraging remote sensing and AI for risk management.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Environmental Hazards Management and Spatial Planning, University of Thessaly (2016)
• MSc in Geospatial Technologies (Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree), 2016
• MSc in Spatial Planning & Development, University of Thessaly (2010)
• MEng in Spatial Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly (2008)

Dr. Sakellariou's research integrates geographic information systems, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence to address wildfire dynamics, drought/flood modeling, and climate change impacts. His work emphasizes spatial decision support systems for disaster prevention and resilience engineering in Mediterranean ecosystems, with significant contributions to early warning frameworks and urban-wildland interface safety.

Recent publications reveal a concentrated focus on wildfire risk assessment (40% of works), drought monitoring (30%), and climate adaptation modeling (20%), predominantly utilizing satellite data fusion and spatiotemporal analytics. Key innovations include optimization methods for firefighting resource deployment and vulnerability assessments of agroecosystems.

His accolades include:

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (FIREWISE project, 2024)
• 7 national/international scholarships and awards

With 11.5 years of teaching experience across undergraduate and master's programs at Greek universities, he has contributed to 8 multi-partner research projects on disaster management. His service includes reviewing for 25+ journals and guest-editing special issues on natural hazards. Current work centers on the FIREWISE project's integrated framework for proactive wildfire resilience.