Senior Lecturer at the Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University. He holds a Diploma (2005) in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and a Ph.D. (2011) in the area of maritime transportation from NTUA as well. He was previously (2013-2016) an Assistant Professor at the Department of Transport of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Christos is very active in the field of maritime transport, economics and logistics. His previous research has also focused on quantitative methods, including cost-benefit, decision and risk analysis, to health, safety and environmental protection (mainly oil spills and ship air emissions). Christos holds an extensive experience from participation in several large-scale EU projects as well from being a member of the Greek delegation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). He has been part of the delegation at MEPC 62 (June 2011), MSC 89 (May 2012) and MEPC 65 (May 2013) as a Technical Adviser to the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping.