Nikolaos Soulakellis has been a Professor of Thematic Cartography and Geoinformation at the Geography Department of the University of the Aegean, Greece, since 1996. In that department, he teaches courses in thematic cartography and G.I.S. at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He acted as the Head of the Department from 2008 until 2010. His research interests are focusing on data collection, data processing, and fusion for cartographic purposes, especially in the Aegean island regions. He is also the director of the Cartography and Geoinformation Lab of the Department of Geography. He obtained his B.S in Geology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1986 and earned his Ph.D. in GIS and Remote Sensing from the same university in 1994. From 2010 until 2014, he served as the Vice Rector of Academic Affairs and Student Welfare at the University of the Aegean. He has led many projects funded mainly by the European Union.