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)

Reviewing Duties

Research Projects

2025-

Certified Evaluator for the Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation (IKY).

2025

Evaluator for the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks 2025” Call (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-DN, EC - EREA).

2023

Evaluator for the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks 2023” Call (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN, EC - EREA).

2023-

Certified Reviewer - Expert for the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI - ELIDEK).

2017

External Reviewer for proposals submitted to the 2017 Regular Competition of the Chilean National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development - FONDECYT (PDF).


Scientific Reports

2023

Reviewer of the Zero Order Draft of the Special Report “Climate and Environmental Coastal Risks in the Mediterranean | Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change - MedECC


PhD Theses

  • Referee for one PhD Thesis submitted to the Department of Science and Technology, "Parthenope" University of Naples, Italy (2025).
    PhD Candidate: Papasarafianou, Stamatia
    Thesis Title: A holistic approach for coastal and watershed management for erosion mitigation: Case study of touristic beaches in the Eastern Mediterranean
  • Referee for one PhD Thesis submitted to the Department of Agricultural Science, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy (2021).
    PhD Candidate: Nucera, Antonella
    Thesis Title: An Integrated Model to Predict Torrents Mouth Evolution in Mediterranean Climate Conditions

Conferences

  • 34th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 16-21, 2024.
  • 32nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Shanghai, China, June 6-10, 2022.
  • 31st International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 20-25, 2021.
  • 30th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Shanghai, China, June 14-19, 2020.
  • 29th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Hawaii, USA, June 16-21, 2019.
  • Protection and Restoration of the Environment XIV, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 3-6, 2018.
  • 28th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Sapporo, Japan, June 10-15, 2018.
  • 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 13-18, 2017.
    Invited Technical Reviewer for Theme 4: Coastal, Estuaries and Lakes Management.
  • 27th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, San Francisco, USA, June 25-30, 2017.
  • 3rd Hellenic Hydrotechnical Association, Hellenic Committee on Water Resources Management and Hellenic Water Association Joint National Conference, Athens, Greece, December 10-12, 2015.
  • 25th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Hawaii, USA, June 21-26, 2015.
  • Protection and Restoration of the Environment XII, Skiathos, Greece, June 29–July 3, 2014.
  • 24th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Busan, Korea, June 15-20, 2014.
  • 23rd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Anchorage, USA, June 30–July 5, 2013.
  • Protection and Restoration of the Environment XI, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 3-6, 2012.
  • 22nd International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 17-22, 2012.