Activities
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Ambassador for Scientix, the EU community for science education in Europe
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Member of the local organizing committee for the Computing at School Festival, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Board Member of ΨηφίΔΑ (Association for the Understanding and Promotion of Computer Science and Digital Creativity)
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Invited speaker for the Asterousia Hybrid University, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Kapetaniana, Crete, Greece, 18-24 September 2023
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Invited speaker for the 2nd Summer School for Sustainability Education "Geo-trails in the footsteps of Deinotherium", UNESCO Sitia Geopark, Crete, Greece, 3-8 July 2022
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Invited speaker for the 1st Summer School for Sustainability Education "Geo-trails in the footsteps of Deinotherium", UNESCO Sitia Geopark, Crete, Greece, 12-15 July 2021
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Mentor for CodeSkill4Robotics (Erasmus+ 2018-1-EL01-KA201-047823), Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Judge of the international Minoan Robotsports Competition, HERO, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 2022
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Certified with Business Analytics Nanodegree from Udacity, 2022
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Member of Raspberry Pi translation community (elected Volunteer of the month for September 2020)
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WRO Hellas (World Robotics Olympiad) Ambassador, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (2020)
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Certification in Education Administration, University of Macedonia (2020)
- ST3dM Ambass3dor, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece (2019-2020)
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Oracle Academy Ambassador & Code My City workshop, Stavros Niarchos, Athens, Greece (2019)
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Reviewer and organizing board for ArtsIT 2017 and DLI 2017 conferences, 30-31 October 2017, Heraklion, Greece
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3rd Innovation Proposal award by the CIHEAM "University support for research and development in industry" for the proposal entitled "Emergence of Multilevel beaches of Crete".
- Member of the organizing committee for the 1st Summer School on Computational Oncology (13-18 June 2011), FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
- Certificate of Pedagogical and Teaching Competence from the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Athens, Greece
- Antonios Chandris Scholarship, Union of Greek Shipowners, Excellence in Postgraduate Studies, 2007
- State Scholarship Foundation (ΙΚΥ), Award & Scholarship, Top annum grade in University (2005)
- State Scholarship Foundation (ΙΚΥ), Award, Excellence in nationwide exams (2001)
- Minoan Lines Scholarship, Excellence in nationwide exams (2001)
Other activities
- Landscape photography
- Heraklion Fitness Games 2022 (CrossFit), 1st place @ Scaled Men
- Designing, Development, and content creating for the travel guide about Crete, cretanbeaches.com, 2009-present
- Publication of book "Blue Crete" about the beaches of Crete (editions 2010, 2012, 2025)
- Research papers at conferences about local history
- Designed / owned application My Crete Guide for smart devices
- Content editing for official travel booklets / website content for the local government - Region of Crete (2016)
- Content editing for Minoan Lines calendar (2016)
- Photo exhibition about the beaches of Crete, Saint Mark's basilica, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (July 20-30, 2015)
- Invited content creator for local and nationwide media / magazines such as patris.gr, kathimerini, neakriti
- Independent Canyoning School (2012)