Dr Ioannis Dagknis, is teaching and research associate in Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport of University of the Aegean. He is a graduate of Hellenic Merchant Marine Academy and as Chief Engineer was employed on seagoing tankers in their respective positions. He’ s PhD at the University of the Aegean is on multicriteria methods in engineering and RES systems. He has certified courses in maritime issues, courses in Evaluation and Risk Assessment and computer skills. He has extended experience on in maintenance and evaluation on engineering and IT systems and experience on financial and technical management of more than 40 research projects funding by European Union. His research focuses on international projects on renewable energy exploitation systems, reliability evaluation of structures, maintenance, design in aviation industry and European educational projects for environmental and technical issues. He has experience in digital systems assessment in marine engineering and energy systems of RES. He has published four books, articles in international refereed journals and conferences.