Dr. Basil Psiloglou has been awarded a Ph.D degree in Atmospheric Physics (1997) and received a MSc in Meteorology and Environmental Physics (1992), both from the Dept. of Physics of the University of Athens, and a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics (1989) from the Dept. of Mathematics of the University of Athens. Since 2024 he serves as Research Director at the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development of the National Observatory of Athens. His scientific interests include solar radiation modelling and measurements, climate change and adaptation strategies, environmental management, meteorological-actinometric and air-quality instrumentation. He is the scientific responsible of a new actinometric network in Greece, for applications in buildings, PV installations and radiation-models performance validation. He is the author of more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers published in international journals. He has also participated in numerous international or national scientific programs.