ΟΔΗΓΟΣ ΕΙΣΑΚΤΕΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΟΕΤΩΝ 2025
Name:
Roussou Olga
Title:
Laboratory Teaching Staff
Scientific Field:
Natural Geography - Environment
Phone:
22510 36452
Office:
Geography Building - 1st floor
Email:orousou@aegean.gr
Website:
Studies:
  • B.S. in Environmental studies, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean
  • M.Sc. in Environmental Studies, Policy and Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Ph.D. in forest fuel modeling, 3d visualization, spatial simulation and fire management. Department of Geography, University of the Aegean
Research Interests:
  • Natural Disasters, Hazard and Risk Management
  • Forest Fuel Modeling and Spatial simulation of forest fires
  • Wildfire Ecology and Management
  • ICT in Geography Education
  • Geoinformatics (GIS, UAV, Lidar, Spatial Databases, 3d Visualization, Cartography, Spatial analysis)
  • Environmental Changes, Human- Environment systems
Research Projects:
  • 2021-2025: Innovative technologies and socio-ecological-economic solutions for fire resilient territories in Europe (FIRE_RES). Funding: European Union – HORIZON 2020 -
  • 2020-2023: Interregional Digital Transformation of the Aegean Archipelago in Culture and Tourism (e- Aegean CulTour) Funding:ΕπΑνεκ 2014-2022, Greece-EU -
  • 2020-2023: 2020-2023: AEGIS+ Natural risk management in island areas - “Coastal Environment Observatory and Risk Management in Island Regions (AEGIS+)” is being implemented under the Operational Program “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation” (NSRF 2014–2020) and is co-funded by the Greek Government (Ministry of Development and Investment) and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund). -
  • 2017-2017: «High Resolution 3D Mapping of Vrisa, Lesvos Island after the earthquake occurred at 12.06.2017 -
  • 2015-2015: Program Update Knowledge of Graduate Geographers (PEGA) ENVIROMENTAL GEOINFORMATICS, specifically in "Thematic Cartography - Visualization of Geographical Data" -
  • 2008-2009: "Mapping and 3D visualization of forest fuels using high resolution satellite images and geo-informatics techniques for management" -
  • 2003-2007: “Application and evaluation of telematics methodology on prompt detection-reporting-monitoring of forest fires (SITHON)” -
  • 2005-2005: «GSRT 2004 – AUTOMATED Fire and Flood Hazard Protection System», -
  • 2003-2005: “Integrated Computational Assessment of Urban Air Quality via Remote Observation Systems Network –I.C.A.R.O.S. ΝΕΤ" -
  • 2002-2005: “Monitoring Forests at the Mediterranean Unit Level for Fire Prevention and Control (FIREGUARD)” -
  • 2003-2004: «Digital School Maps: Supporting material for lesson Geography of the Secondary Education» -
  • 2002-2004: “Automated Fire and Flood Hazard Protection System (AH-PRO)” -
Teaching Experience:
  • Environmental Risk Management Issues
  • Thematic mapping
  • Wildfire Ecology and Management
  • ICT in Geography Education
  • Geography of Natural Disasters
  • Fire Weather and Wildfire Behavior (Co-teaching). Msc Natural Hazards and Disasters Mitigation
  • Forest Fires: ecology and management (Co-teaching). Msc Natural Hazards and Disasters Mitigation
  • Geo-Informatics and Environmental Risk Management, MscGeo-informatics
  • 3D Visualiation of Geospatial Data
Publications:

      Chapters in Books (peer reviewed)

      1. Soulakellis, N., Tataris, G., Papadopoulou, E., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Kavroudakis, D., Roussou. O., Papakonstantinou, A. 2019. Synergistic Exploitation of Geoinformation Methods for Post-earthquake 3D Mapping and Damage Assessment. In: Altan O., Chandra M., Sunar F., Tanzi T. (eds) Intelligent Systems for Crisis Management. Gi4DM 2018. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham.

      2. Vasilakos, C., Chatzistamatis, S., Roussou, O., Soulakellis, N. 2019. Comparison of Terrestrial Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Earthquake Response Management. In: Altan O., Chandra M., Sunar F., Tanzi T. (eds) Intelligent Systems for Crisis Management. Gi4DM 2018. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham.

            Publications in Scientific Journals

            1. Kalabokidis, K., Roussou, O., Vasilakos, C., Palaiologou, P., Zianis, D., Trepekli, K., Brunet-Navarro, P., González-Olabarria, J. R., Borges, J. G., Marques, S., Abate, D. F., Jolly, W. M., & Ager, A. A. (2026). Can Greece Solve Its Wildfire Problem? GeoHazards, 7(2), 55

            2. Palaiologou P., Giannakopoulos C., Vasilakos C., Sakellariou S., Rodrigues M., Karali A., Katavoutas G., Varotsos K., Roussou O., Gelabert P.J., Jiménez-Ruano A., Lemesios G., Trasobares A., Finney M., Kalabokidis K. 2026. A dataset to support wildland fire and fuel management in Greece created with stochastic wildfire simulations. Data in Brief, Volume 64, February 2026, 112304, ISSN 2352-3409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2025.112304.

            3. Zafeirelli, Sofia, Marios Batsaris, Olga Roussou, Javier Sigró, and Dimitris Kavroudakis. 2026. “Distinguishing Sensor Errors from Environmental Events: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Outlier Detection During Wildfire Pollution in Athens”. European Journal of Geography 17 (1):212-30. https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.s.zaf.17.1.212.230.

            4. Kalapodis, N., Sakkas, G., Kazantzidou-Firtinidou, D., Alcasena, F., Cardarilli, M., Eftychidis, G., Koerner, C., Moore-Merrell, L., Gugliandolo, E., Demestichas, K., Kolaitis, D., Eid, M., Varela, V., Berchtold, C., Kalabokidis, K., Roussou, O., Chandramouli, K., Pantazidou, M., Cox, M., & Schultz, A. 2025. Towards Resilient Critical Infrastructure in the Face of Extreme Wildfire Events: Lessons and Policy Pathways from the US and EU. Infrastructures, 10(9), 246.

            5. Soulakellis, N.; Vasilakos, C.; Chatzistamatis, S.; Kavroudakis, D.; Tataris, G.; Papadopoulou, E.-E.; Papakonstantinou, A.; Roussou, O.; Kontos, T. 2020. Post-Earthquake Recovery Phase Monitoring and Mapping Based on UAS Data. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 9: 44

            6. Kalabokidis K., Xanthopoulos G., Moore P., Caballero D., Kallos G., Llorens J., Roussou O. and C. Vasilakos. 2012. Decision support system for forest fire protection in the Euro-Mediterranean region. European Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 131, No. 3, pp. 597-608.

            7. Zianis D., Xanthopoulos G., Kalabokidis K., Kazakis G., Ghosn D. and Ο. Roussou. 2011. Allometric equations for aboveground biomass estimation by size class for Pinus brutia Ten. trees growing in North and South Aegean Islands, Greece. European Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 130, pp. 145-160.

                  Conference Publications (peer reviewed)

                  1. Kalapodis N., G. Sakkas, D. Kazantzidou-Firtinidou, F. Alcasena, M. Cardarilli, G. Eftychidis, C. Koerner, L. Moore-Merrell, E. Gugliandolo, K. Demestichas, D. Kolaitis, M. Eid, V. Varela, C. Berchtold, K. Kalabokidis, O. Roussou, K. Chandramouli, M. Pantazidou, M. Cox, A. Schultz. 2025. Recommendations for Resilient Critical Infrastructure against Wildfires. In Proceedings of the SafeHeraklion 2025 – 11th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies 22-24 October, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. ISSN 2654-1823. www.safegreece.org/safeheraklion2025. Pp. 51-54.

                  2. Kazanis, D., Roussou, O., Bazos, I., Kalabokidis, K., and Arianoutsou, M. 2023. Assessment of the post-fire regeneration potential of Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia) forests in southern Lesvos. In the Proceedings of the 11th Panhellenic Ecology Conference: Ecology in the Anthropocene Era, Hellenic Ecological Society. Patras, October 4–7, 2023. pp. 191–192.

                  3. Kalabokidis K., Palaiologou P., Roussou O. 2022. Fuels management at the landscape scale for wildfire mitigation. In Proceedings 9th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies, SafeThessaloniki 2022, 29/9-1/10 2022, Thessaloniki, Greece.

                  4. Vasilakos, H., Tsiotsiopoulos, E., Roussou, O., Palaiologou, P., and Kalabokidis, K. 2022. “Geoinformatics Applications in the Mapping of Forest Fire Start Points and Burned Areas.” In the Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis in Agriculture and the Environment, Athens, May 24–26, 2022. Agricultural University of Athens. ISBN: 978-960-6806-32-2. pp. 232–245.

                  5. Roussou, O. and M. Roussou 2019. “Where Can I Live in the World? An Innovative Teaching Approach to Geography in Preschool” EEPEK. 5th International Conference on the Promotion of Educational Innovation. University of Thessaly. Larissa, October 11–13, 2019.

                  6. A. Papakonstantinou, Doukari M. Roussou O., Drolias G. Ch., Chaidas K., Moustakas A.,Athanasis N. , Topouzellis K. , Soulakellis Ν. 2018. UAS multi-camera rig for post-earthquake damage 3D Geovisualization of Vrisa village. Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2018). 26-29 March 2018, Paphos, Cyprus. Proceedings of SPIE 10773. The International Society for Optical Engineering 1 (1): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2326173

                  7. Kavroudakis, D., Soulakellis, N., Topouzelis, K., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Papakostantinou, A., Tataris, G., Kalloniatis, C., Roussou, O., Batsaris, M., Chaidas, K., and Kalaitzis, P. 2018. Efficiency and effectiveness approaches in spatial data collection of Vrisa after Lesvos earthquake. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 277-281, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W4-277-2018.

                  8. Papakonstantinou A., Roussou O., Doukari M. , Moustakas A., Topouzelis K. and Soulakellis N., 2018 “Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAVs) for 3D mapping of the Vrisa village in Lesvos after the devastating earthquake June 12, 2017” Hellenic Cartographic Society. 15th Hellenic Cartographic Conference. Thessaloniki 31Oct. - 2 Nov, 2018.

                  9. Soulakellis, N., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Tataris, G., Papakonstantinou, A., Kavroudakis, D., Topouzelis, K., Roussou, O., Kalloniatis, C., Papadopoulou, E. E., Chaidas, K., and Kalaitzis, P. 2018. Synergistic Exploitation of geoinformation methods for post-earthquake 3D mapping of Vrisa traditional settlement, Lesvos Island, Greece. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 491-498, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W4-491-2018.

                  10. Vasilakos, C., Chatzistamatis, S., Roussou, O., and Soulakellis, N. 2018. Terrestrial Photogrammetry vs Laser Scanning for rapid earthquake damage assessment. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 527-533, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XLII-3-W4-527-2018.

                  11. Kalabokidis, K., Roussou, O., and Palaiologou, P. 2012. Custom fuel models of Pinus brutia forests for fire behavior modeling. In Proceedings 6th National Congress of Ecology on “Ecological Research in Greece: Trends, Challenges and Applications”, 4-7 October 2012, Athens. Hellenic Ecological Society, pp.175.

                  12. Roussou O., A. Papakonstantinou, K. Kalabokidis, and N. Soulakellis. 2008. 3D geo-visualization of Mediterranean shrubs in different spatial scales for landscape fire management. In Proceedings of the International Conference on “Studying, Modeling & Sense Making of Planet Earth”, 1-6 June 2008, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of the Aegean (with the support of the UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector), Mytilene, Greece. 8p.

                  13. Kalabokidis, K., O. Roussou, C. Vasilakos, and D. Markopoulou. 2004. Spatial modeling of landscape fire fuels and behavior. In Proceedings 7th Pan-Hellenic Geographical Conference of the Hellenic Geographical Society, 14-17 Oct. 2004. Dept. of Geography, Univ. of the Aegean, Mytilene. Vol. I, pp. 486-494.

                    Research reports

                    1. • Roussou O., Kalabokidis K and N. Soulakellis. 2009. “Mapping and 3D visualization of forest fuels using high resolution satellite images and geo-informatics techniques for management”. Scientific project report. Jonh S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation.

                      Dissertations

                      1. • Roussou O. 2013. Spatial distribution of forest fuels for fire management. PhD thesis, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece.

                      Other Publications

                      1. Kalabokidis, K., Roussou, O., Vasilakos, Chr., Christaki, M., Zikoulis, A., Palaiologou, P., Kypriotellis, P., Xanthopoulos, G., Arianoutsou, M., D. Kazanis, N. Gougoulios 2024. Action 1—Ecology and Management, in the Impact Assessment and Preparation of an Expert Report for addressing problems in the affected area of Vrisa-Vateron-Stavros, Lesbos, following the fire of July 23, 2022. Publisher: University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Natural Hazards and Disaster Management. ISBN: 978-618-86408-1-8

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