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Cycle 1

PROJECTS SELECTED IN CYCLE 1

Host CollaboratorFellow
Dr. Georgios AntoniouDr. Paris Papamichos Chronakis
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
School of History and ArchaeologyClassics and Mediterranean Studies
Project: Curriculum Co-Development for Greek and English-Speaking Undergraduate Students and Collaborative Research in Digital Humanities in Greek and Sephardic Jewish History
Professor Maria ChatzinikolaidouProfessor Stavroula Sofou
University of CreteRutgers University
Department of Materials Science and TechnologyChemical and Biochemical Engineering‚ and Biomedical Engineering
Project: Collaborative Research in Vascular Tissue Engineering
Dr. Dimitris DrossosDr. Constantinos Coursaris
University of the AegeanMichigan State University
Department of Information & Communication Systems EngineeringMedia and Information
Project: Co-Development of New and Existing Curriculum Including Exchange Program, Collaborative Research on Digital Entrepreneurship, and Assist the Professional Development and Mentor Graduate Students in Digital Entrepreneurship and Electronic Government
Professor Nicolas ForoglouDr. Nikos Chrisochoides
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiOld Dominion University
Department of NeurosurgeryComputer Science
Professor Efstratios Prasidis
University of the Aegean
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Project: Collaborative Research in Image Guided Brain Surgery and Mentoring Graduate Students in Brain Image Data Analysis
Professor Dimitrios FrantzeskakisProfessor Panagiotis Kevrekidis
National and Kapodistrian University of AthensUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Physics/ScienceMathematics & Statistics
Project: Hamiltonian and Open Classical and Quantum Systems
Dr. Eleni GodiDr. Effie Cochran
The American College of ThessalonikiThe City University of New York
English, Division of Humanities and Social SciencesEnglish
Project: Training English Faculty in Enhancing Student Language Skills Through the Application of “X-Word Grammar” and Introducing “X-Word Grammar” in Various College Services and English Courses
Professor Alkiviadis HatzopoulosProfessor Michail Maniatakos
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiPolytechnic Institute of New York University
Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering
Project: Collaborative Research and Mentoring Graduate Students in Integrated Electronic Circuit Testing and Hardware Security
Professor Polydefkis HatzopoulosProfessor Georgia Drakakaki
Agricultural University of AthensUniversity of California, Davis
BiotechnologyPlant Sciences
Project: Chemical Genomics Research, Training and Education in Plant Growth and Productivity
Professor Mary KosmidisDr. Alexandra Touroutoglou
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiHarvard University
PsychologyNeurology
Project: Fostering Neuropsychological and Clinical Neuroscience: Training and Research Through fMRI Experiments
Professor George NanosDr. Eleni Pliakoni
University of ThessalyKansas State University
Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural EnvironmentHorticulture and Natural Resources
Project: Urban and Peri-Urban Food Production for Food Security and Human Health: Curriculum Co-Development on Undergraduate and Continuing Education Studies
Professor Maria PapadopouliDr. Stelios Smirnakis
University of CreteBrigham and Women’s Hospital,
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
Computer ScienceNeurology
Project: Neuroscience Network Analysis Lab: Collaborative Research, Mentoring and Curriculum Co-Development
Professor Socrates PetmezasProfessor Athanasios Gekas
University of CreteYork University, Ontario, Canada
Department of History & ArchaeologyHistory
Project: Empire, Colonization and Global History in the Mediterranean World: Research Collaboration, Graduate Teaching and Student Mentoring
Dr. Matoula Scaltsa *Cohort ProjectProfessor Georgios Anagnostou
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity of Missouri, St. Louis
Interuniversity Postgrade Masters Program ‘Museology-Culutral
Management’‚ School of Architecture‚ Faculty of Engineering
Classics, Modern Greek Program

Dr. Nikolaos Poulopoulos
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri
History
Project: Greek Diaspora and Immigration: From History to Representation. Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Involving the Fields of Cultural‚ Museum and Literary Studies‚ History and Social Anthropology. Aims to Create Archival Resources‚ Research Material and Identification of Exhibits for a Museum of Greek Diaspora and Immigration in Greece
Professor Ioannis SeimenisProfessor Nikolaos Tsekos
Democritus University of ThraceUniversity of Houston
School of MedicineComputer Science
Project: Collaborative Research in Software Development for Neurosurgical Planning and Curriculum Co-Development for Graduate Student and Medical Fellow Training in Neurosurgical Procedures
Professor Anastasios SextosProfessor Symeon Gerasimidis
Aristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst
Civil EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering
Project: Collaborative Research in Structural Mechanics‚ Infrastructure Resilience‚ Response of Structures to Extreme Events and Energy Structures (wind turbines and natural gas pipelines)‚ Curriculum Co-Development for a New Graduate Course in Civil Engineering on Energy Structures‚ Mentor Graduate Students in Structural Engineering
Professor Marios SpiliopoulosDr. Annetta Kapon
Athens School of Fine ArtsOtis College of Art and Design
Fine ArtsGraduate Fine Arts
Project: Graduate Student Teaching and Mentoring for Graduate Students in the School of Fine Arts, with Curriculum Co-Development with a view to Enriching the Curriculum and Preparation of Students for Professional Life. Strengthening International Connections for Graduate Students and Faculty
Dr. Panagiotis TsiamyrtzisProfessor Ioannis Pavlidis
Athens University of Economics and BusinessUniversity of Houston, Texas
StatisticsComputer Science
Project: Collaborative Research in Autonomous Online Monitoring of Stress Related Physiological Variables, Quantified by Thermal Imaging
Dr. Georgios TsivgoulisDr. Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas
University of Athens School of MedicineHarvard University
NeurologyNeurology
Project: Co-Development and Promotion of Education, Mentoring and Collaborative Research in Vascular Neurology and Stroke
Dr. Dimitrios VamvatsikosDr. Alexandros Taflanidis
National Technical University of AthensUniversity of Notre Dame
School of Civil EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Project: Collaborative Research in Earthquake Engineering (VirtualQuakes): Enhancing the Resilience of Communities to Seismic Hazard Through Simulation Within a Virtual Benchmarking Experiment
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