Ioannis Gitas

Ioannis Gitas is a distinguished academic and professional in the fields of GIS and Remote Sensing, holding a PhD CANTAB and MPhil from the University of Cambridge, as well as a BSc honours in Forestry and Natural Environment from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Currently, Gitas serves as a member of the steering board for the Hellenic Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-Cluster) and co-chairs the GOFC GOLD Mediterranean Regional Information Network. Gitas has had a long tenure as a professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and previously held the role of chairman at the University Forest Administration and Management Fund and at the EARSeL Special Interest Group on Forest Fires. Additionally, Gitas was the head of department at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania.