Dionissis Latnopoulos holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace and is a Biologist and holder of a master's degree with honors from a study program enttled: "Ecological quality and water management at the watershed level" of the Departments of Biology, Geology and Civil Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His PhD thesis focuses on Highly Modified Natural Lake Water Systems and the historical evolution of their ecohydrology and hydromorphology. His postdoctoral research is in integrated management with end-user partcipation. He specializes in the assessment of ecological quality and hydromorphological alterations of surface waters in relation to biological quality elements, in management at watershed level and in the modeling of their relationships. He speaks four languages and has excellent computer skills as well as basic knowledge of statistical packages and geographic information systems. Since 2014, he has participated in more than 15 research projects, most of which related to water quality monitoring and assessment and education in the broader topic of surface water.