Dr. Aikaterini Lyra is a Civil Engineer specializing in Water Resources, with a strong academic and research background in hydrology and climate adaptation. She holds an Integrated Master’s Diploma in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Hydraulic Works from the Democritus University of Thrace, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Greece, focused on the Simulation and Management Of Degraded Water Resources In Coastal Watersheds. Her doctoral research was funded by the “Strengthening Human Resources Research Potential via Doctorate Research” program (MIS-5000432), co-financed by Greece and the EU (ESF) through the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). Her diploma thesis received the “Maximos Maravelakis” Prize by the Hellenic Committee of Hydrogeology. Dr. Lyra has experience in hydrological and groundwater modeling, bias correction, climate data downscaling, and GIS. She is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece, trained in GIS and Python, and regularly serves as a reviewer for international scientific journals. Her research interests include hydrological and groundwater modeling, climate change adaptation, water pollution, IWRM, and sustainable water management. She has authored/co-authored over 10 peer-reviewed journal articles and over 20 conference papers, and participated in national and European projects. Her work has received 83 citations in Scopus (h-index: 5) and 117 in Google Scholar (h-index: 6, i10-index: 3).