Dr.Theophanis V. Karambas is Professor of Coastal Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering at AUTh and Director of Laboratory of Maritime Engineering and Maritime Works. He has more than 30 years of teaching, professional, and research experience on numerical modelling of coastal hydrodynamics and wave-induced processes (wave propagation and breaking, surf zone hydrodynamics, sediment and pollutants transport, storm surges), design of ports, coastal protection works and structures, environmentally friendly coastal protection, coastal zone management, Climate Change effects on coastal zones. He has participated in more than 30 research projects as a scientific responsible, work package leader, and partner, financed by national and EU funds. He has more than 180 papers in scientific journals and conferences on related subjects.