Dr. Athanasios Sarantopoulos

Date of birth: 08/08/1963 | Nationality: Greek | Phone: (+30) 6980750006 (Mobile)
Email: asarantopoulos18@webster.edu | Address: Sikelias 10, 16562, Glyfada, Attica, Greece

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2011 – 2013 Athens, Greece
EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION University of Indianapolis

1988 – 1994 Akron, Ohio, United States
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING University of Akron
• Major in Electrical Engineering • Control Systems Specialization • Emphasis in Systems Modeling and Simulation
• Dissertation: “Development of transfer functions for partial differential equations with propulsion systems applications”
• Advisor: Dr. Tom T. Hartley

1986 – 1988 Youngstown, Ohio, United States
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Youngstown State University
• Applied research in Control Systems and Microcomputer Interfacing
• Thesis: “Implementation of a modern control algorithm on a general purpose microcomputer” • Advisor: Dr. Robert H. Foulkes

1982 – 1986 Youngstown, Ohio, United States
BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, CUM LAUDE Youngstown State University
• Minors in Mathematics and Sociology • Dean’s List

LICENSES

Technical Chamber of Greece – Professional Engineers License No.: 76557
Hellenic Ministry of Education, Research, and Religions – Registry of College Professors – No.: 92/2018

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Seminars

EUMETSAT International Autumn School on Satellite Data Applications
General data protection regulation: the new landscape and obligations of public administration
Common competency framework: organization and planning of the public sector
Common competency framework: results orientation
Common competency framework: adaptability of the public employee
Leadership in the digital age
Problem solving methods
AI in public sector: empowering civil servants with Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Azure data fundamentals (DP-900)
Remote training in effective leadership in the public sector
Principles and best practices for quality citizen service
Linux Administration • Cyber Security • Windows Server Administrator
Oracle SQL, Administration, Backup & Recovery, and Performance Tuning
Geographical Information Systems with ArcGIS
Statistical inference with computational packages
Creative Photography

Conferences

2nd World Conference “Smart Islands” – Kastellorizo, Greece (September 2025)
1st Intelligence and Security Forum – Athens (May 2025)
1st World Conference “Smart Islands” – Pserimos, Greece (September 2024)
“Weather and climate at the service of man” – World Meteorological Day, Athens (March 2023)
“Hybrid Threats – Hybrid Wars” – Hellenic Institute of Strategic Studies (January 2022)
CEST 2021 – International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (September 2021)
Defence Innovation Challenge – Hellenic Ministry of Defence (July 2021)
1st Athens Space & Satellite Industry Summit – Virtual (July 2021)
DEFEA 2021 – Defence Exhibition Athens (July 2021)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Electrical Engineer at Division of Climate, Environment and Meteorological Observations
Hellenic National Meteorological Service – Athens, Greece | www.hnms.gr
21/01/2002 – Present

Supervised diploma theses at the School of Meteorology, Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS).
Established and executed protocols to maintain high standards in meteorological observation quality.
Provided expert analysis and coordinated dissemination of meteorological data to stakeholders.
Defined threshold parameters for METEOALARM related to extreme weather events.
Managed the university student internship program, overseeing placement and progress.
Delivered meteorological data services to academic, public, and government sectors.
Performed statistical analyses alongside rigorous quality assurance of observational datasets.
Directed the development of specialized database applications for meteorological information.
Represented the nation as Chief National Representative in the WMO/MEDARE initiative.
Contributed to the foundational committee for the Lightning Detection Network.
Chaired the committee responsible for establishing meteorological observation quality standards.
Provided technical meteorological support during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Researcher – Project “HIGH RESOLUTION GRIDDED CLIMATE CHANGE DATASETS FOR GREECE (CLIMADAT-HUB)”
National Observatory of Athens | 16/02/2024 – 30/09/2024
Collection and processing of meteorological station data (Greece 2.0 – NextGenerationEU, HFRI project ID: 15478) Assistant Professor – Business and Technology Department
Webster University – Athens, Greece | 08/2018 – Present
Taught: COSC 1550, 1560, 1570, 1800, 2610, 2670, 2710, 3050, 3100, 3230, 3410, 3510, 4110, 4120, MATH 1430, 1480, 1610, 2410
Directed individual studies • Member of Academic Council Assistant Professor – Computer Science Department
University of Indianapolis – Athens, Greece | 01/1996 – 11/1998
Taught: Computer Information Systems, Introduction to Programming, Microcomputer Applications, Calculus and Analytic Geometry Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Akron | 08/1988 – 08/1994
NASA-sponsored propulsion control research • Member of Space Shuttle “Challenger” simulation analysis committee Tutor at Student Support Program
Youngstown State University | 08/1986 – 08/1988

VOLUNTEERING

25/07/2024 – Present Presidium Secretary, Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences
08/2016 – 05/2021 Technical Consultant & Secretary, AHEPA Digital Medical Library
06/2020 – Present Executive Council Member, International Hellenic Association
02/2012 – Present Special Consultant – Press Photographer, Panhellenic Post
11/2015 – 05/2018 Member of Social Control Council, ERT S.A.

SKILLS

PUBLICATIONS (complete list, 1988–2025)

2025

CLIMADAT-hub: High-resolution long-term climate projections for Greece
Authors: Konstantinos V. Varotsos et al., Athanasios Sarantopoulos
CLIMADAT-Grid: A high-resolution daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for Greece
Authors: Konstantinos V. Varotsos et al., Athanasios Sarantopoulos
The Impact of Weather on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of the Two Largest Cities in Greece
Authors: Despoina D. Tounta, Panagiotis T. Nastos, Dimitrios N. Paraskevis, Athanasios D. Sarantopoulos | Geographies
CLIMADAT-Grid: A high-resolution (1 km x 1 km) daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for Greece
Authors: Konstantinos V. Varotsos et al., Athanasios Sarantopoulos

2024

High resolution observational daily gridded dataset for Greece: The CLIMADAT-hub project
Authors: Konstantinos V. Varotsos et al., Athanasios Sarantopoulos
High resolution gridded CLIMAte change DATasets for Greece. CLIMADAT-hub
Authors: Athanasios D. Sarantopoulos et al. | 6th Changing Cities Conference

2023

Effects of Climate Change in Agricultural Areas of Greece…
Authors: A. Sarantopoulos, S. Korovesis | COMECAP 2023
Climate Change Research and Systematic Observation at Hellenic National Meteorological Service
Authors: A. Sarantopoulos, N. Karatarakis, A. Mamara | UNFCCC
Spatial and Temporal Changes of Diurnal Temperature Range in Greece—The Urban Effect
Authors: D. Founda, A. Mamara, A. Argiriou, F. Pierros, A. Sarantopoulos | COMECAP 2023

2022

GRobs-01: A gridded dataset of daily temperatures and precipitation for Greece
Authors: K. Varotsos, B. Psiloglou, A. Sarantopoulos, C. Giannakopoulos | MedCLIVAR

2021

Do the weather conditions drive the spread of COVID-19? The Case of Greece.
Authors: P.T. Nastos, A.D. Sarantopoulos et al.
The Heatwave of 2021 (July 28th to August 5th)
Authors: A. Sarantopoulos, M. Michelaraki | HNMS

2017

Evidence of Dimming/Brightening Over Greece… | Springer

2016

Maximum Rain-Rate Evaluations… | TransNav

2015

Radio Refractivity and Rain-Rate Estimations…
Temporal and spatial variation of sunshine hours… | EGU

2013

A First Comparative Analysis of Temperature Data…

2011

The Summer North Atlantic Oscillation Influence… | Journal of Climate

2008

Estimating present and future fire risk in Greece…

2005

Tourism climatology and tourism potential for Crete, Greece

2003

A first study of extreme weather… | EWOC 2003
Severe Weather Phenomena in Hellas…

2002

A First Investigation of Trend in Climatological Time Series…

1995

Techniques in Deadbeat and One-Step-Ahead Control | Academic Press

1994

Development of transfer functions… (PhD Dissertation)

1992

Applications of Green’s Functions… | The Ohio Journal of Science

1991

Modeling of Linear Isentropic Flow Systems
Using Feedthrough for Near One-Step-Ahead Control… | IEEE TAC

1990

Tracking Design for A Gust Alleviation Control System…
Analysis of the Space Shuttle Main Engine Simulation (NASA)

1989

Jury Approximations…
Lyapunov Control Theory: An Introduction

1988

Implementation of a modern control algorithm… (Master’s Thesis)

NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS

IEEE (multiple societies) • AAAI • AFCEA • ACM • BCS • AGU • Hellenic Meteorological Society • Hellenic Linux Users Group • Internet Society • etc.
Honor Societies: Tau Beta Pi • Eta Kappa Nu • Pi Mu Epsilon • Phi Kappa Phi • Order of the Engineer
Scholarships: Youngstown State University Foundation • AHEPA • Anthony D. Retikas • Hellenic Society of Northeastern Ohio • Goodyear Fellowship

LANGUAGE SKILLS

	Listening	Reading	Spoken production	Spoken interaction	Writing
ENGLISH	C2	C2	C2	C2	C2
GREEK	Mother tongue

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Good listener
Team worker
Adaptable

REFERENCES

Available upon request