chrisoulavoulgari

I am a Researcher at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). I hold a Civil Engineering Diploma from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master of Science in Water Resources Science and Technology from NTUA. I have participated in 4 research projects and have published 1 Diploma and 1 Master thesis and 2 papers in scientific journals.

Education

  • Master of Science (MSc) in Water Resources Science and Technology, NTUA
  •  Diploma of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Specialisation areas

  • Road Safety
  • Driver Distraction
  •  Water Resources
  •  Slope Stability

Publications

At the present time (October 2016)  two (2) publications have been made (or have been accepted for publication) in the field of engineering.

  • Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Voulgari C., “A statistical analysis of the impact of advertising signs on road safety”, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, Vol. 20, 2013, No.2, pp.111–120.
  • Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Voulgari C., “Driver distraction and road safety in Greece and internationally”, Journal of Transport and Shipping, Vol.5, 2012, pp.49-64.

Theses

  • Voulgari C., “Dam filters. Greek dams’ data recording”, Master’s Thesis within Geotechnical Engineering, Interdisciplinary – Interdepartmental Program “Water Resources Science & Technology”, NTUA, February 2011.
  • Voulgari C., Zacharakis E., “A Guide for Flood Hazard and Risk Maps according to EU’s Directive”, Diploma Thesis within Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, July 2008.

Research projects

Participation in four (4) research projects in the field of Transportation Planning and Engineering , out of which 1 from the European Commission, and 1 from Greek Authorities. Department of Transportation Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens.

  • “Development of the Strategic Plan for the improvement of road safety in Greece, 2011 – 2020” carried out for the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. (2010-2011)
  • DaCoTA – “Data Collection, Transfer and Analysis” of the 7th framework programme of the European Commission. (2010-         )
  • DISTRACT – “Causes and impacts of driver distraction: a driving simulator study”, in the framework of the research programme THALIS for the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs. (2012-        )
  • DRIVERBRAIN – “Performance of drivers with cerebral diseases at unexpected incidents”, in the framework of the research programme ARISTEIA  of the General Secretariat for Reasearch and technology. (2012-        )

Engineering 

  • Digitization of agricultural parcels at the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Laconia, using the Land Parcel Identification System. (2010)
  • Freelance engineering (2008-         )
  • Internship at the Engineering Firm of Poulokefalos in Sparti, Greece. (2006-       )

Foreign Languages 

  • Greek (mother tongue)
  •  English – Certificate of Proficiency in English (Cambridge, Michigan)
  •  Italian – Diploma di lingua Italiana – B2 Level
  • German – Zertifikat Deutsch – B2 Level (Goethe Institut)

Other skills and competences

PC Handling – Software Packages: Microsoft Office, Internet,  Total Commander, Autocad, Hydraulics Flow Program ‘Wintran’, Surfer, Land Parcel Identification System.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Member of WWF
  •  Member of Greek Society of Civil Engineers
  •  Member of the British Geotechnical Association
  •  Participation in the Training Course: ‘Non Violence Approach to Peace Building’ (Loughborough, UK, 17-24 July 2011)
  •  Volunteer at the Athens Olympics, 2004