CV - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

Takvor Soukissian
Personal information
Address: PO BOX 712, 190 13 Anavyssos, Greece
Telephone: +302291076420
Fax: +302291076323
E-mail: tsouki@ath.hcmr.gr
Nationality:
Greek
Date of birth: 07 June 1962
Gender:
Male
Personal skills and competences
Languages
Mother tongue: Greek
Understanding Speaking Writing
English Very Good Very Good Very Good
German Good Good Good
French Good Good Good
Education and training
1987: Diploma, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, “Long-term stochastic description of
sea-waves and ship responses”
1995: Ph.D from the Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens: Doctoral Thesis in Ocean
Hydrodynamics: “Stochastic methods for analysis, modelling and prediction of wave climate”
SCIENTIFIC IDENTITY
Professional Scientific Experience ( the last 5 years)
2003-to date: Senior Researcher, Institute of Oceanography , Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
2000-2003: Special Scientist (Grade C), Institute of Oceanography , Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, Greece
Participation in Research Projects ( since 2000)
2010 “Feasibility analysis of the energy potential utilization of sea-surface currents of region Chalcis”, funding by AGET-Iraklis Lafarge SA, Project
Coordinator
2009 “Wind and wave climate analysis in the area of Astros Kynourias and estimation of the wave run-up in the beach”, Private funding, Project
Coordinator
2008-2010 “Environmental assessment for the construction of an artificial reef in the area Xifias-Monemvasia”, Funded by the Lakonia Prefecture,
Researcher
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Takvor Soukissian
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)

2005-2008, Development of a coastal wave monitoring system based on nautical X-band radars, “OKEANOS”, General Secretariat of R&D,
Researcher, WP Leader
2005-2008 “POSEIDON: A marine environmental monitoring and information system for the Greek Seas”, Phase II, Co-financed by the Financial
Mechanism of the European Free Trade Association ( F ) and the Ministry of National Economy, Researcher
2003-2004 “ he integrated monitoring of the Romanian Black Sea Coast between Midia-Varna Veche”, PHARE project, Project coordinator
2003-2007 “An Enhanced operational System for wave monitoring and Prediction with Applications in HEllenic Navigation (ESPEN)”, finance by the
General Secretariat of R&D, Project coordinator
2003-2006 “Development of operational system and methodologies for defining the environmentally, legitimately and socio-economically optimal
tanker routing through the Aegean Sea for Caspian oil retransportation to the Mediterranean”, finance by the General Secretariat of R&D
2002-2005 “Assessment and Modeling of Oceanographic conditions in Saronikos Gulf”, co-financed by the Hellenic General Secretariat of Sports
and the Organizing Committee of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Project coordinator
2002-2005 “SBEM: A smart buoy for environmental monitoring”, financing by the General Secretariat of R&D, Project coordinator
Participation in Committees, Conferences, Workshops ( since 2000)
2011 Member of the International Scientific Committee, 7th International Workshop on Ship Hydrodynamics (IWSH’2011)
2010: Guest editor of the special issue “Analysis of extremes waves”, The Open Ocean Engineering Journal
2009-to date: Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, The Open Ocean Engineering Journal
2008: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering International Conference (OMAE), of the American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), USA
2005, National delegate in the “1st International Coordination Meeting for the Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the
Indian Ocean within a global framework”, IOC, Paris France, March 2005.
2004, Member, Working Group on the Hydrodynamic Modelling of Coastal and Shelf Seas, Marine Board of the European Science Foundation
2004-to date: Member of the Technical Programme Committee of the Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, USA
2004-to date: Member of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, USA
1988-to date: Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
1987 to date: Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece
Reviewer in the International Journal of the Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering ( ) Conference,
Mediterranean Marine Science (Journal), Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Journal of Pure and Applied Geophysics, 5th
International Conference on Technology and Automation
Evaluator in proposals submitted to the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus.
Selected Research Publications (Magazines, Newspapers, Books, Special Editions etc, since 2000)
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)

JOURNALS
• Soukissian, T. ., Arapi P., 2010, “The effect of declustering in the r-largest maxima model for the estimation of -design values”, in print,
The Open Ocean Engineering Journal.
• Kalantzi, G., Soukissian, T. ., Nittis, K. 2010, “Assessment of surface circulation using remote-sensed data, in-situ measurements and
directional statistics” Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol. 39(1), pp. 15-26.
• Soukissian, T. ., Kalantzi, G., 2009, “A new method for applying the r-largest maxima model for design sea-state prediction”, International
Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISSN 1053-5381), Vol. 19, No. 3, September 2009, pp. 176–182.
• Soukissian T.,, Prospathopoulos, A., Hatzinaki, M., Kabouridou, M., 2008, “Assessment of the wind and wave climate of the Hellenic Seas
using 10-year hindcast results”, The Open Ocean Engineering Journal, Vol. 1, pp 1-12.
• Soukissian T., Kechris C., 2007, “About applying linear structural method on ocean data: Adjustment of satellite wave data”, Ocean
Engineering, Vol 34, No. 3-4, pp 371-389.
• Soukissian T.H., Prospathopoulos A., 2006, “The Errors-in-Variables approach for the validation of the WAM wave model in the Aegean Sea”,
editerranean arine Science, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 47-62.
• Prandle, D, Los, H, Pohlmann, T, de Roeck, Y-H, Stipa, T, Fennel, W, Ferreira, JG, Hartnett, M, Herman, P, Knaapen, M, Pejrup, M, Proctor,
R, Soetaert, K, Soukissian, T, Umgiesser, G, Walczowski, W, Conolly, N, 2005, “Modeling in Coastal and Shelf Seas – European
Challenges”, European Science Foundation, Marine Board, Paper No 7, 28 p.
• Soukissian T.H., Prospathopoulos A., 2003, “Implementation of the 3rd generation Wave Model WAM - cycle 4 in Aegean Sea”, Tech.
Chron., Scientific Journal of the Technical Chamber of Greece, IV, Vol. 23, No. 1-2, pp. 7-19 (extended summary in English).
• Soukissian, T.H., Prospathopoulos, A. and Diamanti, C., 2002, "Wind and wave data analysis of the Aegean Sea. Preliminary results". The
Global Atmosphere and Ocean Systems, Volume 8, Numbers 2-3, pp. 163 – 189.
• Soukissian, T.H., Chronis, G.Th., Nittis, K., Diamanti, Ch., 2002, "Advancement of Operational Oceanography in Greece: The case of the
POSEIDON system", The Global Atmosphere and Ocean Systems, Volume 8, Numbers 2-3, pp. 119 – 133.
• Soukissian, T.H., Chronis G.Th., 2000, “POSEIDON: arine environmental, monitoring, forecasting and information system for the Greek
Seas”, editerranean arine Science, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 71-78.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
• Soukissian T.H., Ntoumas M.C., Anagnostou, C., Kiriakidou, C., 2010, “Coastal Vulnerability of Eastern Saronikos Gulf to intense natural
events”, Proceedings of the 19th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. I, pp. 863-870, ISBN 978-1-880653-77-7
(Set); ISSN 1098-6189 (Set);
• Soukissian T.H., Tzortzi E, Kokkali, A.G., 2009, “Spatio-temporal behavior of wind and sea states in the Hellenic Seas”, Proceedings of the
19th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 792-799, ISBN 978-1-880653-53-1 (Set); ISSN 1098-618.
• Soukissian T.H., Prospathopoulos A., Korres G., Papadopoulos A., Hatzinaki M., Kambouridou M., 2008, “A New Wind and Wave Atlas of the
Hellenic Seas”, Proceedings of the ASME 27th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008, June
15-20, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
• Soukissian T.H., Morfis I., Alexakis S., 2008, “An Integrated Wave Monitoring Network for the Hellenic Seas”, Proceedings of the ASME 27th
International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2008, June 15-20, 2008, Estoril, Portugal.
• Soukissian T.H., Photiadou, C.S., 2008, “A sensitivity analysis of the bottom-up algorithm for the segmentation of HS-time series”,
Proceedings of the 18th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 122-128, ISBN 978-1-880653-70-8.
• Soukissian, T. ., Kalantzi, G., 2007, “A new method for applying the r-largest maxima model for design sea-state prediction”, Proceedings of
the 17th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 1843-1849.
• Stefanakos, Ch.N., Soukissian, T. ., Hatzinaki, M. 2007, “Wind and wave extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea”, Proceedings of the
12th International Congress of the International Association of the Mediterranean (IMAM 2007), Varna, Bulgaria 2-6 September 2007, Vol. II,
pp. 819-826, ISBN 978-0-415-45523-7, Taylor and Francis Publ.
• T. Soukissian, A. Prospathopoulos, F. Samalekos, M. Chatzinaki, 2006, “An integrated operational system for wave monitoring and
forecasting with applications in the Greek coastal shipping network”, World Maritime Technology Conference, 6-10 March, London.
• T. . Soukissian, G. Kalantzi, I. Karagali, 2006, “De-clustering of -Time Series for Applying the Peaks-Over-Threshold Method”,
Proceedings of the 16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 18-25.
• T. . Soukissian, P. Samalekos, 2006, “Analysis of the duration and intensity of sea states using segmentation of significant wave height time
series”, Proceedings of the 16th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 107-113.
• T. . Soukissian, G. Kalantzi, 2006, “Extreme value analysis methods used for wave prediction”, Proceedings of the 16th International Offshore
and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 10-17.
• T. Soukissian, G. Kalantzi, 2005, “Assessment of circulation-flow patterns using combined in-situ and remote-sensed data for the Aegean
Sea region”, 8th International Conference: Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments, Canada.
• T.H. Soukissian, D. Ballas, 2004, “Wave and wind micro-climates in Saronikos Gulf”, Proceedings of the 14th International Offshore and Polar
Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 169-176.
• C. Kechris, T.H. Soukissian, 2004, “Inter-comparison of Topex/Poseidon, wave buoy and WAM model results in North Aegean Sea”,
Proceedings of the 14th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 163-168.
• Theochari, Z., Koutsoyiannis, D., Memos, C., Soukissian, T., 2004, “Improvement of the wave height real-time forecast in the Aegean Sea
using stochastic methods”, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 6, 05248, 2004, European Geosciences Union.
• A. Prospathopoulos, Ch. Fotiadou, T. Soukissian, 2004, “Wave transformation on two Greek coastal profiles by using a one-dimensional
Boussinesq-type model”, 1st International Conference “From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”, Ed. D.T. Tsahalis, pp. 1-9.
• P.Aillot, M. Prevosto, T. Soukissian, C. Diamanti, A. Theodoulidis and C. Politis, 2003, “Simulation of sea state parameters process to study
the profitability of a maritime line”, Proceedings of the 13th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 51-57.
• T. Soukissian, L. Perivoliotis, A. Prospathopoulos and A. Papadopoulos, “Performance of three numerical wave models on the Aegean Sea.
First results”, 2001, Proceedings of the 11th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 40-45.
• Diamanti, C., Soukissian, T.H., and Prospathopoulos, A.M., 2001, “Comparison of the SWAN shallow water wave model with wave
measurements”, in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 3, 26th General Assembly of the EGS, European Geophysical Society, Nice,
France, 25-30 March.
• T. Soukissian, C. Diamanti, L. Perivoliotis, 2001, “Wave data analysis of the Aegean Sea”, in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 3, 26th
General Assembly of the EGS, European Geophysical Society, Nice, France, 25-30 March.
• T. Soukissian, Z. Theohari, “Joint occurrence of sea states and associated durations”, 2001, Proceedings of the 11th International Offshore
and Polar Engineering Conference, Vol. III, pp. 33-39.
ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES
• T.H. Soukissian, 2010, “Offshore wind farms”, The Nature magazine, Greek Association for the protection of the Nature, Vol. 128, pp. 30-31
• G.T. Chronis, T.H. Soukissian, 2001, “Hunting the big wave”, GEO magazine of Eleftherotypia news paper. Vol. 45, pp. 44-49.
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)

BOOKS / CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
• Soukissian, ., Hatzinaki, ., Korres, G., Papadopoulos, ., Kallos, G., Anadranistakis, ., 2007, “Wind and Wave Atlas of the Hellenic Seas”,
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Publ., 300 pp., ISBN-987 960 86651 9-4.
• Soukissian, ., Hatzinaki, ., 2007, “ Sailing prohibition: problems, prospects and solutions for the coastal navigation”, Chapter in the Book:
Marine Environment and transportation. Looking for a sustainable approach, G.I. Tsaltas, . Sideris Publ., pp. 347-356.
• D.G. Kalantzi, Ch.T. Soukissian and K. Nittis, 2006, “A combinative assessment of oceanographic conditions using buoy and AVHRR
measurements in the Southern Aegean Sea”, European Operational Oceanography: Present and Future, Proceedings of the 4th Eurogoos
Symposium, publ. by the EuroGOOS Office, pp. 426-431.
• T. Soukissian, 2005, “The wave climate of the Aegean Sea: wind waves”, Publ. in SoHelME, State of the Hellenic Marine Environment, E.
Papathanassiou, A. Zenetos (eds), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research Publ., 360 p.
• K. Nittis, L. Perivoliotis, D. Ballas, G. Korres, T. Soukissian, A. Papadopoulos, A. Mallios, G. Triantafyllou, A. Pollani, V. Zervakis, D.
Georgopoulos, V. Papathanassiou and G. Chronis, 2005, “POSEIDON II: A second generation monitoring and forecasting system for the
Eastern Mediterranean Sea” Proceedings of the 4th Eurogoos Symposium, pp. 587-592.
• T. Soukissian, Z. Theohari, P. Vamvakoussi, D. Koutsogiannis, 2004, “Stochastic forecasting and simulation tools in sea waves modeling”,
International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2004, Official Conference of the European Society of
Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, eds. T.E. Simos, Ch. Tsitouras, Wiley – VCH Verlag GmbH, pp. 364-367.
• T. Soukissian, G. Kalantzi, 2004, “The use of extreme value theory in climatic predictions of wave characteristics”, International Conference
on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2004, Official Conference of the European Society of Computational Methods in Sciences
and Engineering, eds. T.E. Simos, Ch. Tsitouras, Wiley – VCH Verlag GmbH, pp. 360-363.
• C. Diamanti, T. Soukissian, 2003, “Modelling of sea states sequence along a ship route using Markov theory”, Building the European
Capacity in Operational Oceanography, eds. Dahlin, H., Flemming, N.C., Nittis, K., Petersson, S.E., Elsevier Oceanography Series, Vol., 69,
pp. 392-397.
• Nittis K., T. Soukissian and G. Chronis, 2002, “Operational Forecasting in the Aegean Sea: The POSEIDON system”, Operational
Oceanography. Implementation at the European and regional Shelf seas, Elsevier, Elsevier Oceanography Series, Vol. 66, pp. 211-218.
e-ARTICLES
• T. Soukissian, 2005, “The nature of time”, http://www.omilosmeleton.gr/html/activities.html
• T. Soukissian, 2006, “Quantum Mechanics and Nature”, http://www.omilosmeleton.gr/html/activities.html
• . Soukissian, 2009, “Ocean circulation and El-Nino”, http://omilosmeleton.gr/articles.asp
Educational Activities
Teaching Experience (Lessons, Lectures, Seminars, since 2000)
1999-to date: Tutor, “Seminars on Sea Technology”, Master Degree, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical
University of Athens
2010 Invited Tutor, “Introduction to the theory of wind waves”, International School of Marine Meteorology, Hellenic National Meteorological Service.
2004-2005 Tutor, “Introduction to the theory of wind waves”, Summer School, TITHIS Institute of Oceanography, HCMR
2003-2006 utor, “Wave dynamics”, School of Sailing trainers (A and B grade) Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC).
2001-2004: Associate Professor, Coastal Mechanics, Wave Dynamics, Dept. of Marine Science, University of Aegean (Undergraduate and Master
Degree courses), Mytilini, Greece
1989-1995, Tutor, “Hydrodynamic of Ocean Systems”, Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
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