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The idea I proposed with name "BLIMP-Bus Lane with Intermittent Priority" evaluated as the first idea of "CIPTEC-Horizon 2020 project" European crowdsourcing campaign. See the campaign's results here: http://ciptec.eu/news/awarding-the-winning-ideas-of-the-ciptec-european-crowdsourcing-campaign/
Collective Innovation for Public Transport (CIPTEC)
Panther Racing AUTh, the research-racing team I belonged to, was ranked at the second place of the newcomer (rookie) teams of the international competition "Motostudent".
Moto Engineering Foundation (MEF)
I am a MSc student in Transport and Geoinformation student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Furthermore, I am a holder of a master’s in engineering (MEng) in Rural and Surveying Engineering. I have worked as a research assistant (RA) at the Hellenic Institute of Transport / Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (HIT/CERTH) as well as at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Dept. of Transportation Engineering. Additionally, my experience as a volunteer in university student/research teams has developed my intrapersonal and my social skills as well.
The assessment of pedestrian facilities largely depends on the Level of Service (LOS) calculation taking into account the effective width and the pedestrians’ flows. This research focuses on the investigation of pedestrians’ sociodemographic attributes (gender, age), qualitative components (perceived comfort) and the pedestrian streets’ characteristics for LOS estimation as perceived by pedestrians. Α questionnaire-based survey (including 200 interviewees) was carried out at the central pedestrianized network in the city of Ioannina, Greece. An ordinal regression model was developed based on the questionnaire’ data. According to the findings females and elderly pedestrians tend to perceive lower LOS than males and younger pedestrians respectively. Furthermore, the level of perceived comfort in the impact area of the urban central network is an important determinant for the estimation of perceived LOS. These findings can be effectively utilized in the design of sustainable mobility policy recommendations and the promotion of active transport in an urban central area.
Aggelos Georgiou; Anastasios Skoufas; Socrates Basbas. Perceived pedestrian level of service in an urban central network: The case of a medium size Greek city. Case Studies on Transport Policy 2021, 9, 889 -905.
AMA StyleAggelos Georgiou, Anastasios Skoufas, Socrates Basbas. Perceived pedestrian level of service in an urban central network: The case of a medium size Greek city. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 2021; 9 (2):889-905.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAggelos Georgiou; Anastasios Skoufas; Socrates Basbas. 2021. "Perceived pedestrian level of service in an urban central network: The case of a medium size Greek city." Case Studies on Transport Policy 9, no. 2: 889-905.
Connected and autonomous mobility are of great interest in transport research. Furthermore, Rail-Road Level Crossings represent high-risk locations of the network and the accidents that take place at them are considered as one of the most significant accident categories that occur at rail infrastructure. Hence, the evaluation of cooperative systems with the aim of increasing safety at Rail-Road Level Crossings is a crucial issue especially towards the evaluation of the system’ objectives as well as decision making for investments regarding in-vehicle warning systems. However, there are many barriers regarding the ex-post evaluation of these systems such as difficulty in collecting and analyzing quantitative data as well as GPS low accuracy. The present research examines the ex-post evaluation of an in-vehicle warning system for Rail-Road Level Crossings developed within the Horizon 2020 project “SAFER-LC” and tested in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The evaluation made with a questionnaire-based survey which was carried out in August-October 2019. Statistical analysis revealed numerous interesting findings between drivers’ socioeconomic attributes and the way they assess the in-vehicle warning system, indicating the high level of acceptance towards the tested driver assistance system, by a demanding professional drivers’ group.
Anastasios Skoufas; Neofytos Boufidis; Josep Maria Salanova Grau; Georgia Ayfantopoulou; Socrates Basbas. Εx-Post Evaluation of an In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: The Case of Taxi Drivers. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2020, 243 -252.
AMA StyleAnastasios Skoufas, Neofytos Boufidis, Josep Maria Salanova Grau, Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Socrates Basbas. Εx-Post Evaluation of an In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: The Case of Taxi Drivers. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2020; ():243-252.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnastasios Skoufas; Neofytos Boufidis; Josep Maria Salanova Grau; Georgia Ayfantopoulou; Socrates Basbas. 2020. "Εx-Post Evaluation of an In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: The Case of Taxi Drivers." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing , no. : 243-252.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented measures changing travel habits in many countries. Many users have started to prefer traveling by private cars, which is against the sustainability policies of the European cities. The necessity of gaining a deeper understanding of road users’ travel habit changes, their feelings on public transport use, and their perceptions of using sustainable urban mobility modes has emerged for future transport planning. Considering these facts, the study in this paper aimed to investigate the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on road users’ perceptions, needs, and use of sustainable travel modes (i.e., public transport, walking, and cycling). An online survey was carried out during the period from March to May 2020 in the case study area, Sicily of Southern Italy. Regarding the population of the case study, the survey was representative, with 431 individuals. The survey included variables, namely gender, age, city of residence, private car ownership, walking and cycling frequency before and during the pandemic, public transport use frequency for leisure activities before and during the pandemic, need for remote working, and the stress and anxiety perception of using public transport during the pandemic. The analysis started with descriptive statistics and it was followed by correlation analysis in order to explore the characteristics of the dataset and relationship between variables. It was found that these were not statistically significantly correlated at a 95% confidence level. An ordinal regression model was applied for determining the predictions. The results suggested that women were less likely to walk during the pandemic than men. Participants were more likely to resume remote work even after the second phase in order to reduce their daily travel needs and keep their isolation. Participants have expressed a positive opinion on the use of micromobility during pandemic situations. These results can be considered as a basis for sustainable urban planning and a guide for decision-makers who aim to encourage the use of public transport, walking, cycling, and micromobility.
Tiziana Campisi; Socrates Basbas; Anastasios Skoufas; Nurten Akgün; Dario Ticali; Giovanni Tesoriere. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Sustainable Mobility in Sicily. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8829 .
AMA StyleTiziana Campisi, Socrates Basbas, Anastasios Skoufas, Nurten Akgün, Dario Ticali, Giovanni Tesoriere. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Sustainable Mobility in Sicily. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (21):8829.
Chicago/Turabian StyleTiziana Campisi; Socrates Basbas; Anastasios Skoufas; Nurten Akgün; Dario Ticali; Giovanni Tesoriere. 2020. "The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Resilience of Sustainable Mobility in Sicily." Sustainability 12, no. 21: 8829.
The present research has investigated the impact of a Cooperative – Intelligent Transport Systems service for increasing Rail – Road Level Crossing safety, in terms of driving dynamic of the taxi drivers who used the service at the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The Cooperative – Intelligent Transport Systems service informed drivers when approaching a Rail – Road Level Crossing, through 6 different paths, at the western area of the city of Thessaloniki. The results were yielded after comparing two datasets concerning the use of the Cooperative – Intelligent Transport Systems service by 168 taxi drivers for 28 days and without the use of the Cooperative – Intelligent Transport Systems service by 15 taxi drivers for 25 days. Even if conclusions are contrasting for the different types of the Rail – Road Level Crossing transits, the findings highlight a relation between speed reduction with types of transits whose first road segment is rectilinear, during Cooperative – Intelligent Transport Systems service use, while minor differentiations are noticed for Rail – Road Level Crossing transits with sharp turns and stop signs.
Anastasios Skoufas; Socrates Basbas; Josep Maria Salanova Grau; Georgia Aifadopoulou. Analysis of In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: Case Study in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece. Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering 2020, 49, 42 -59.
AMA StyleAnastasios Skoufas, Socrates Basbas, Josep Maria Salanova Grau, Georgia Aifadopoulou. Analysis of In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: Case Study in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece. Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering. 2020; 49 (1):42-59.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnastasios Skoufas; Socrates Basbas; Josep Maria Salanova Grau; Georgia Aifadopoulou. 2020. "Analysis of In-Vehicle Warning System for Rail-Road Level Crossings: Case Study in the City of Thessaloniki, Greece." Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering 49, no. 1: 42-59.