Curriculum Vitae
Name: TSIGKAS, Epameinondas
Date of birth: 4/12/1965
Marital status: Married with two children
Tel. 00 30 1 7721589, 00 30 1 4817064
e-mail : etsigkas@central.ntua.gr , etsigkas@gmail.com
Current Job: Special Laboratory Teaching Staff – School of Architecture – National Technical University of Athens (Laboratory of Spatial Planning and Geographical Information Systems - Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning)
Qualifications:
1. Ph.D – School of Architecture – Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning - National Technical University of Athens. (2016).
2. Graduate of the School of Rural and Surveying Engineering (SRSE, National Technical University of Athens (1989).
1. Teaching stuff in the course “ Special Urban Planning Issues – Introduction in Geographical Information Systems” School of Architecture – Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning - National Technical University of Athens, since 1995.
2. Teaching stuff in the course “Urban Design of Digital Cities”, Department of Informatics of the University of Piraeus, Postgraduate Program entitled “Digital Culture, Smart Cities, IoT and Advanced Digital Technologies”, since 2019.
3. Presentation in the meeting "NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ORGANIZATION OF THE URBAN AREA" (SADAS April 1995).
4. Presentation "Dissemination of Urban Planning and Spatial Information over the Internet" (Sixth Financial Workshop Arc / Info, Athens, November 1996).
5. Presentation "Network Approach for the Greek Cadastre". (International Conference "Urban Planning, Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Information Technology in the Exchange Period" Athens, October 1997).
6. Presentation "Network Approach for the Hellenic Cadastre" (Seventh User Meeting Arc / Info November 1997).
7. Presentation "Medieval Athens. Digital Organization and Database in Geographic Information Systems ". (Second Scientific Symposium REVIEW AND STUDY II - Recent Developments in the Research on Archeology and Art History in the University of Athens, Athens 7-8/4/1998).
8. Presentation, in collaboration with M. Angelidis, in the Conference of ERSAGR – ASDLRF (Association de Science Régionale de Langue Française) "Cities and regions in a changing Europe: challenges and prospects" 5-7 July 2017, Panteion Univerisity, Athens, Greece. Title of the presentation: “Crisis and prospects for sustainable development of the metropolitan area of Attiki at international/national and local level” – see in the on-line Conference Proceedings.
9. Presentation, in collaboration with D. Foufri and M. Angelidis, in the 5th Panhellenic Conference on Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Regional Development September 2018, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece. Title of the presentation: “Social territorial exclusion: the case of the minority of Xanthi Pomaks” [in Greek] - see in the on-line Conference Proceedings.
Notes for Lectures
(1) Introduction to the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems, D. Georgoulis - Ε. Tsigkas, Athens 2002
(2) Introduction to the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems, Ε. Tsigkas - Μ. Angelidis - D. Georgoulis, Athens 2014
(3) Introduction to the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems, Ε. Tsigkas - Μ. Angelidis, Athens 2018
Participation in Research Programs
Greece - Principal Researcher
(1) Design, Organization and Management of Planning and Spatial Planning Databases of the Regulatory Planning Area of Athens (NTUA-ORSA) 1992 – 1994
(2) Design, Organization and Management of the ISAP S.A. Linear Data Base (NTUA-ISAP S.A.) 1992 - 1993
(3) Environmental Impact Study of the Peripheral Line of the ISAP S.A. (NTUA-ISAP S.A.) 1992 – 1993
(4) Design, Organization and Management of Geographical Data Base of Historical Monuments of Athens (PENED-NTUA-UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS). 1996 - 1997
(5) Design, Organization and Management of the Geographic Database of the Residential Control Areas of Lavreotiki and Aspropyrgos (NTUA - ORSA). 1996
(6) Design, Organization and Management of the Geographical Database of Attica Mountains (NTUA - ORSA). 1996 - 1997
(7) Design, Organization and Management of Geographical Database of Southern Evia and Skiathos Island. (NTUA - 1997)
(8) Design, Organization and Management of Geographical Database of Elevation Curves of Attica (4.00 m) (NTUA – ORSA) 2001-2007
(9) Creation of means and methods for controlling the spatio-social and spatial economic structure and digital identification of High Risk Floods (NTUA/EPISEY-ORSA) 2004-2006
(10) Research Program "PYTHAGORAS 1. Social and Economic History of Modern Athens, 1834 - 1950". (ELKE/ EKPA) 2007-2008
Greece - Researcher
(1) Study of the development of the former American Base of Elliniko (NTUA-ORSA). 1995 - 1996
(2) Emergency Plan of the Municipality of Athens in case of earthquakes (NTUA – Athens Municipality). 1996
(3) Integration of digital data into the integrated information system for the management of spatial and other developmental databases for Laconia Prefecture. 1998
EUROPEAN UNION - Researcher
(1) European Research Program «ESPON-INTERCO: Indicators of Territorial Cohesion 2010-2012» (National Technical University of Athens, 2011)
(2) European Research Program «Targeted Case Study 2008 – 2009 and 2009 – 2010 with regard to data collection for the neighboring countries of the European Union». (National Technical University of Athens, 2010 – 2011)
(3) ESPON 2013 Project «FOCI / Future Orientations of Cities: Cities and urban agglomerations». (ΕΜΠ) 2012
(4) ESPON 2013 Project «Database». (ΕΜΠ) 2012
(5) ESPON 2013 Project «GROSEE Emergence of GROwth poles NETwork in South-East of Europe (EGRONET)».(ΕΜΠ) 2012 – 2014
CYPRUS – Researcher (1) Research Program: « Preparing a Regulatory Plan in Potima area (Kissonerga community)». (National Technical University of Athens, 2010 – 2011)
Private Sector Projects
(including those elaborated with the GEOSCIENCE company, in which I was a partner)
In italic: Specific participation of E. Tsigkas in the project
GIS – Mapping –Digital Maps Production:
(1) Digital organization of urban and transport data. Neo Psychiko municipality, 1997 Contractor: E. Tsigkas
(2) Special Environmental Study at South - West area of Lefka Ori (Crete) and protection of Cretan ibex, 1998 Contractor: A. Gatzelia - environmentalist
(3) Production of digital base maps for 2004 interventions in the wider area of Loutraki municipality - planning interventions (3D-virtual GIS), 1998 Contractor: Geoscience
(4) Digitization of cartographic base maps of Hellenic Military Geographical Service (HMGS) - scale 1:50.000, 1998 Subcontractor: Geoscience
(5) Strategic Framework for Sustainable Development - 21 Municipalities Association of the North – East area of Athens, 1999 Contractor: V. Koutsakos - urban planner
GIS – Mapping – Remote Sensing:
(1) IKONOS satellite imagery processing, for the Amvrakikos Gulf area - ΕΤΑΝΑΜ, 1999 Remote Sensing
(2) IKONOS satellite image processing, for the Kalambaka area, 1999 Remote Sensing
(3) IKONOS satellite imagery processing, for the Heraklion municipality of Crete - Open city spatial and housing organisation plan (SHOOAP), 2000 Remote Sensing
(4) IKONOS satellite image processing, for the area of Agios Nikolaos, Crete - Open city spatial and housing organisation plan (SHOOAP), 2000 Remote Sensing
(5) IKONOS satellite image processing, for the area of Arcadi, Crete - Open city spatial and housing organisation plan (SHOOAP), 2000 Remote Sensing
(6) Digital organization of urban and transport data. Xalandri municipality, 2001 (GIS – Mapping) Contractor: E. Tsigkas
(7) Traffic case study update - exploration of cycling path and green ring in Nea Ionia municipality, 2001 (GIS – Mapping) Contractor: E. Tsigkas
(8) Study Recognition and Suggestions for Interventions at the Metaxourgeio area, 2001 (GIS – Mapping) Contractor: Alexandra Karydis - urban planner
(9) Study Recognition and Suggestions for Interventions at the Agota – Gerani area of Athens, 2002 (GIS – Mapping) Contractor: Alexandra Karydis - urban planner
(10) Open city spatial and housing organisation plan (SHOOAP). Posidinia Municipality, Syros 2004 (GIS – Mapping) Contractor: Alexandra Karydis - urban planner
(11) Digital study of Urban areas in Aegina Island, 2007 (GIS – Mapping)
(12) Digital spatial database creation, of Peloponnese Region, 2009 (GIS – Mapping). Contractor: Oraton Ltd
(13) European Research Program: « Innovative LBS / GIS internet e-services using Increased Productivity techniques for the Tourism Sector », 2013 – 2014 (GIS – Mapping). Subcontractor: Oraton Ltd
(14) «Review and specialization of district framework for Regional Planning in the Region of Central Greece », 2014 – 2015 (GIS – Mapping). Contractor: EDP S.A.
(1) Network Administrator in the Laboratory of Spatial Planning and GIS - Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning - National Technical University of Athens
(2) Experienced GIS User (ESRI Arc GIS desktop, Arc GIS Pro)
(3) Experienced user in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing software (ORTHOBASE – ERDAS IMAGINE – 3DF Zephyr)
(4) Experienced user in Microsoft Office software such as EXCEL , WORD , Power Point, ACCESS
Languages : (1) Greek - (2) English (Proficiency level)