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Spyros Plakoudas, Vice-President BoD

Petros Violakis, Director of Research

Dr. Petros Violakis is Director of Research of KEDISA and a partner of Piraeus University Scientific Committee. He holds a PhD degree in Politics from Exeter University, an MA in International Relations from University of Indianapolis, an MBA (focus in Marketing) and a BSc in Computer Science from University of Hertfordshire. His latest research is linked to the Europeanisation of EU Member States’ armed forces and EU Defence Industry. In his research, he incorporates all of his past knowledge and acquired skills related to technology, innovation (R&D), marketing research, economics, social impact, international relations and politics. Hence, his 10 years of experience in telecom and defence industry played an important role to this outcome. His engagement in the telecom and defence industry was related to the development of state-of-the-art technology for telecom, defence and other areas such as maritime technology and applications, natural disasters systems and related applications and others. For this purpose, the construction of national and European coalitions, which included Universities, Private companies, governmental authorities and other institutes, played a significant role in the allocation of national and EU funding. Such research and development projects in which he participated are: TELEFOS, TELEAQUA, ESPEN, FireMentor, NAVTEXII, TRAVIS, EPIPLEON, DIAVLOS, PISCES, COMMAN and ArchiPelago. During the years, his intense engagement to R&D projects flourished and resulted to the distinction of the Marketing Team he worked with. The distinction was awarded on behalf of the EU from the Greek Government for “Particularly improved performance in research, technology and innovation for the year 2005 and for the competitive presence in Europe”. The result of this work was presented in several national and international exhibitions and workshops such as, Defendory Exhibition, Thessaloniki International Exhibition, Technology and Innovation Exhibition (held by Ministry of Development).

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Antonis Skotiniotis

Dr. Antonis Skotiniotis was born in December 1982. He grew up in Volos, where he completed his Primary and Secondary Education.He studied at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies of the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki (2000-2005). He continued his studies in the United Kingdom where he received master degrees in “International Relations” from University of Essex (2005-2006) and in the “Political Economy of Russia and Eastern Europe” from University College London – UCL (2006-2007).He received his Ph.D. from the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus on the subject of: “Russia’s policy in the Caucasus and the position of Greece: convergence or divergence of interests?”.He is a postdoctoral researcher at the same department on the subject of: “Russia and the Multipolar World: Towards a New “Holy Alliance”? “. From November 2008 to June 2012 he worked as a Fellow Researcher at the Institute for Strategic and Developmental Studies (International and European Foreign and Defense Policy Sector). His main fields of research included issues related to International Relations and the Greek Foreign Policy (focusing on the regions of Russia, the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean). Since 2013 he is the Scientific Coordinator of the Russia Research Group of the BRICS Study Laboratory of the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He is a Lecturer at the Naval Staff and Command College of Hellenic Navy. Course title: “Review of Near Abroad”.He is also an Αnalyst and member of the Scientific Committee of the Center for International Strategic Analyses-KEDISA.He speaks English, Russian and Bulgarian.He has delivered lectures on the subjects of Russian Political History, Russian Foreign Policy Schools of Thought and Russia’s Policies in the Caucasus at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus.He has participated in Scientific Conferences, Seminars and Workshops in Russia and Greece. Studies and articles of him have been published in scientific journals, websites and the press.

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George Vardangalos