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Genitsaris

Evangelos

Genitsaris

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Generic Skills

B.1. Understanding of integrated and sustainable urban development: 
The professional and research interests of Evangelos fall under several topics, indicatively mentioning: sustainable mobility, public transport, flexible transport, strategic planning, urban and interurban logistics, personalised marketing, public engagement, innovation management, mobility of vulnerable groups. Since 2009 he has been working as a project management consultant in several projects on research, innovation and territorial cooperation, in which one of the core aspects was sustainability. Indicatively mentioning, sustainable transport and mobility in urban areas and peri-urban areas (FLIPPER/INTERREG IVC, SmartMove/IEE Programme, CIPTEC/H2020, PE4Trasn/INTERREG EUROPE), sustainable management of ports (SuPorts/INTERREG IVC, COMPETE/Thales). He has run several studies and campaigns with the aim of raising awareness on sustainable mobility, engaging people in the planning process for urban interventions (e.g. CIPTEC campaigns) and encouraging sustainable citizens’ behaviour. He is a certified auditor for the ADVANCE certification on sustainable urban mobility progress. He has been a co-author in more than 25 scientific publications, the majority of which is covering topics related to sustainability aspects. The academic background of Evangelos is civil engineering, having concentrated on topics related to transport, sustainable development and project management at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and University of Leeds.
B.2. Understanding of exchange and learning processes at transnational level: 
Evangelos has worked in the implementation of more than 13 international projects of research, innovation and territorial cooperation with the involvement of several partners coming from various fields (business/industry, governance, and academia). The majority of these projects included activities related to capacity building, exchange of experiences and knowledge enhancement, such as interactive workshops, study visits, conferences, seminars and meetings. In this frame, he has gained experience in the (i) design and planning, (ii) organisation and implementation, (iii) facilitation and moderation, and (iv) mentoring and coaching of sub-facilitators of exchange and learning processes. He is aware and familiarised with several interactive and triggering methods applied in participatory activities, co-creation and collective intelligence processes. He has also experienced an absolutely multicultural learning environment at the University of Leeds, being there as an Erasmus exchange student.
B.3. Proficiency in English: 
Evangelos is working since 2009 in the field of management and implementation of cooperative projects at European level. The main working language for his cooperation with the foreign project partners is English (daily email communication, preparation of reports, online and physical project meetings). In parallel, he participates regularly in international conferences by delivering oral or poster scientific announcements. Evangelos has lived in England, at Leeds, for one academic year, in 2006-2007. He studied at the University of Leeds as an Erasmus scholar by attending and passing all courses of the Master programme on project & construction management (75 ECTS). In 2018-2019, he had also worked for a six-months period as a Senior Researcher in a British research and consulting company.

Thematic expertise:

Theme / Policy: 
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Summary Thematic expertise: 
Evangelos has a 10 year experience in mobility, transport, logistics and sustainability topics through research and consulting work. He has participated in several projects related to design and planning of transport services and pilots, running mobility surveys, designing and implementing travel behaviour change interventions, planning the strategy of a public transport operator and designing the institutional frame for a Transport Authority to supervise and manage the mobility system, etc. In this frame, he has worked both on tactical and strategic level issues and has cooperated with both professionals/executives and users of the mobility eco-system by engaging them and interacting with them through in-depth interviews, focus groups, workshops and panels. He has worked on the creation of reports on sustainable mobility field that describe, analyse and aggregate the input gathered and the outputs resulted through these activities. Moreover, he is a co-author of many scientific (peer-reviewed) papers on this field.
Theme / Policy: 
Research, Innovation and Knowledge Economy

Informations

Residence location:
Greece
Languages:
Greek - Mother tongue
Foreign Languages level: 
Foreign languages: 
Email:
genitsaris@gmail.com

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