Varouchakis Emmanuel

Varouchakis Emmanuel is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mining Technology within the School of Mineral Resources Engineering at the Technical University of Crete. His research focuses on Geostatistics, Environmental Mining, and Sustainable Development, with expertise in Risk Analysis, Stochastic Processes, and Machine Learning. He contributes to the Research Units of Geostatistics and Environmental Mining and Sustainable Development (https://www.envi-stat.tuc.gr/en/home).

Research Trends: His recent publications address critical challenges in hydrogeological modeling, environmental risk assessment, and sustainable mining practices. Key themes include groundwater level analysis, geostatistical inversion, pit lake hazard frameworks, and multi-criteria decision-making for SDG implementation in mining contexts.

Grants & Projects: He leads the HFRI-funded project "Advanced geostatistical modeling for natural resources evaluation" (2023-2025) and participates in EU initiatives like IMMERSE (2023-2025) for critical mineral education and REECOL (2023-2026) focused on ecological rehabilitation of post-mining areas, employing machine learning and remote sensing.

Teaching: He teaches undergraduate courses in Statistics and Probability for Engineers and Applied Geostatistics, as well as postgraduate courses on Time Series Analysis and Geostatistical Simulation Methods.