Achilleas SamarasAssociate Professor · Democritus University of Thrace

“The sea, once it casts its spell,
holds one in its net of wonder forever.”– Jacques‑Yves Cousteau

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Hokusai)

Invited / Guest Lectures

2025

The Path Towards Coastal Resilience Through Integrated Modelling Approaches: The Case of Watershed-Coast Systems.
Invited Webinar as part of the “Coastal Resilience Webinar Series”, organized by the Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience (DCC-CR) of the University of Bologna.
Webinar page

2022

The Role of Advanced Numerical Models in Civil Protection Against Natural and Climate Hazards in Coastal Areas.
Invited Keynote Lecture at the 9th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies – SafeThessaloniki 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 29th, 2022.
Co-authored with Prof. T.V. Karambas

2016

Tides and Water Levels.
Guest Lecture for the International M.Sc. (Corso di Laurea Magistrale) Students of the School of Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna, Ravenna, October 7th, 2016.

2016

Oil Spills: Pollution - Modelling - Response.
Guest Lecture for the International M.Sc. (Corso di Laurea Magistrale) Students of the School of Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna, Bologna, April 7th, 2016.

2016

Tides and Water Levels.
Guest Lecture for the International M.Sc. (Corso di Laurea Magistrale) Students of the School of Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna, Bologna, March 1st, 2016.

2015

Tides and Water Levels.
Guest Lecture for the International M.Sc. (Corso di Laurea Magistrale) Students of the School of Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna, Bologna, March 10th, 2015.

2015

Oil Spills: Pollution - Modelling - Response.
Guest Lecture for the International M.Sc. (Corso di Laurea Magistrale) Students of the School of Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna, Bologna, March 5th, 2015.

2014

Oil Spills: Pollution - Modelling - Response.
Invited Lecture for the Ph.D. and Undergraduate Students of the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering – University of Bologna, Bologna, April 3rd, 2014.

2013

Oil Spills: Pollution - Modelling - Response.
Invited Lecture for the Ph.D. and Undergraduate Students of the Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering – University of Bologna, Bologna, May 7th, 2013.