We are very pleased to share the scientific publication of a new research article in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports (Elsevier BV) by Alexandros Georgios Asvestas, a member of our research group and alumnus of our MSc Programme “Geography and…
We are delighted to announce that Mr. Alexandros Asvestas, PhD candidate at the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, and his team have won 2nd place in the 3rd edition of the European scientific competition EU TalentOn, held from…
The recent Plomari (Lesvos) wildfire highlighted once again the critical role that Earth Observation and remote sensing can play in supporting rapid post-fire assessment.Following our research group’s initial burned area damage assessment and the related press release, Asst. Prof. Christos…
Following the recent Plomari (Lesvos, Greece) wildfire, the Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science (RSGIS) Research Group at the University of the Aegean prepared an initial burn severity assessment and shared the results through a press release to the local…
We are proud to announce that Alex Asvestas, PhD candidate at the RSGIS Research Group, University of the Aegean, has been selected among the 100 Finalists of EU TalentOn 2026, out of 1,317 applications from across Europe.Alexandros will compete in…
Congratulations to Anna Ćulibrk on the successful completion of her MSc thesis!We are delighted to celebrate the successful completion of Anna’s MSc thesis, which explored the use of UAV imagery and deep learning semantic segmentation for the high-resolution seabed mapping…
Congratulations to our MSc student, Nikos Koroniadis, on the successful completion of his Master’s thesis! His research explores how multispectral, thermal, and geometric information can significantly improve the automated classification of urban land cover from UAV imagery using deep learning.…
The Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (RSGIS) Research Group of the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, has developed an interactive Web GIS application to support wildfire management in the island of Chios. The application was created as…
As part of the Erasmus+ staff mobility program, Asst. Prof Vasilakos C. from the Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, visited the Geographical Institute of Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany, hosted by Professor Vafeidis Athanasios. The visit aimed to strengthen…
We are pleased to announce our latest publication in the journal GeoHazards. The paper highlights how climate change, limited forest and fuel management, urban expansion into wildland areas, and rural abandonment have collectively intensified wildfire risk across the country. It…
We are proud to announce that our Msc alumna Matenia Karagiannidou, has published her MSc thesis research as a peer-reviewed article in the Remote Sensing journal (MDPI) entitled “High-Resolution Eutrophication Mapping Using Multispectral UAV Imagery and Unsupervised Classification: Assessment in…
We are proud to announce that Panagiota Papachrysou, Ph.D. candidate and member of our research group, has achieved her first scientific publication from her PhD research! Her article,“Quality of Life Indicators and Geospatial Methods Across Multiple Spatial Scales: A Systematic Review”,…
