Michalis Diakakis


PhD in Flood hazard assessment 2013
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece 

MSc in Geo-environmental Engineering 2005
Cardiff University, Wales, UK

BSc in Geology 2004
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece ​ 
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About me
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My research focuses on floods and other climate-related hazards and their interaction with humans.

My work involves application of models, state-of-the-art risk analysis and Geographical Information Systems in flood hydrology, human interaction with disasters, survey of catastrophic events, mortality from disasters, and others. 

I have worked as a natural hazards expert in several projects in different countries and have consulted several organisations including the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens,  the National Technical University of Athens, the Agricultural University of Athens, Bank of Greece and private entities. I have published over 70 research papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-index=12) and conferences. My projects  include applied research and business applications and involve work in a multinational environment with both academic and business experiences. I have long experience in teaching both at BSc and MSc levels.
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Awards
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4-year scholarship for PhD Research in the field of Natural Hazards.
Greek State Scholarships Foundation (2007 – 2010).

1st Highly-Commended Article Award for 2018" for the paper "Flood fatalities in Greece: 1970–2010"
Journal of Flood Risk Management. Wiley

Highly Commended Paper Award for the paper “Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America”.
Emerald Literati Network. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 

Fellowship awarded for the “GeoNathaz - Catastrophic Rock-Slope Failures” Project Enhacing International Earth Sciences Competence in Natural Hazards Research (British Columbia - Canada)
Simon Fraser University, EACEA & HRSDC Agencies

Fourth Prize (Epainos) in the Panhellenic Architectural Competition “Landscape, Environment & Architecture. Designing the urban park Antonis Tritsis”
European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).


Other special Training
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2017: Epidemics – The dynamics of infectious diseases
Pennsylvania State University

2015: "Geospatial Intelligence & Geospatial Revolution" 
Pennsylvania State University

2014: "Developing innovative ideas for new companies: A first Step in entrepreneurship"
University of Maryland

2013: "Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing"
European Space Agency (ESA)

2007: "Geographical Information Systems Software ‘Manifold GIS’ - Basic Training". 
Inforest Research OC.

News


2 Dec 2018
Participation in new project: AEGIS - building a new platform for emergency resource management in Greece and Cyprus

3 Jan 2017
Participation in new project: SCENT - Smart Toolbox for Engaging Citizens into a People-Centric Observation Web. European Union research project funded under the Horizon 2020 programme. https://scent-project.eu.


1 Dec 2015
New article entitled: Vulnerability of transport infrastructure to extreme weather events in small rural catchments published in European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, Special Issue: 'Climate Adaptation of Infrastructure Networks'.


20 Feb 2015
New publication accepted for publication in the Journal of Flood Risk Management. Entitled: "Flood fatalities in Greece: 1970-2010. Journal of Flood Risk Management. Wiley". Soon to be published.


15 Jan 2015
New Publication: Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America. Co-authored with G. Deligiannakis, K. Katsetsiadou and E. Lekkas and published in Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal. Link


15 Apr 2014
New Publication: Mitsakis E., Stamos I., Diakakis M., Salanova Grau J.P. (2014) Impacts of high intensity storms on urban transportation: Applying traffic flow control methodologies for quantifying the effects. International Journal of Envrironmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1007/s13762-014-0573-4. (Accepted for Publication) Link


10 Feb 2014
New Project: Application of Geographical Information Systems in health management, for improved decision-making, improved crisis response and management of resources. More details coming soon