ROUSSOU OLGA
Name: Roussou Olga
Title: Laboratory Teaching Staff
Scientific Field: Natural Geography - Environment
Phone: 22510 36452
Office: Geography Building - 1st floor
Email: orousou@aegean.gr
Studies:
• B.S. in Environmental studies, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean
• M.Sc. in Environmental Studies, Policy and Management, Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece
• Ph.D. in forest fuel modeling, 3d visualization, spatial simulation and fire management. Department of Geography, University of the Aegean
Research Interests:
• Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters
• Risk Management and geoinformatics
• Spatial simulation of forest fires
• 3D visualization of geospatial data
• 3D modeling of data derived from UAS
• Cartography
• Wildfire Ecology and Management
Research Projects:
• 2021-2025: Innovative technologies and socio-ecological-economic solutions for fire resilient territories in Europe (FIRE_RES). Χρηματοδότηση: European Union – HORIZON 2020 -
• 2020-2023: Διαπεριφερειακός Ψηφιακός Μετασχηματισμός Αιγαίου Αρχιπελάγους στον Πολιτισμό και Τουρισμό» (e- Aegean CulTour)Χρηματοδότηση:ΕπΑνεκ 2014-2022, Ελλάδα - ΕΕ -
• 2020-2023: 2020-2023: AEGIS+ Natural risk management in island areas - Παρατηρητήριο Παράκτιου Περιβάλλοντος και Διαχείριση Κινδύνων σε Νησιωτικές Περιοχές,MIS 5047038,“Ανταγωνιστικότητα, Επιχειρηματικότητα & Καινοτομία” (ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020) με συγχρηματοδότηση της Ελληνικής Κυβέρνησης (Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης και Επενδύσεων) και της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (Ευρωπαϊκού Ταμείου Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης, Ταμείου Συνοχής). -
• 2017-2017: «High Resolution 3D Mapping of Vrisa, Lesvos Island after the earthquake occurred at 12.06.2017 -
• 2015-2015: Program Update Knowledge of Graduate Geographers (PEGA) ENVIROMENTAL GEOINFORMATICS, specifically in "Thematic Cartography - Visualization of Geographical Data" -
• 2008-2009: "Mapping and 3D visualization of forest fuels using high resolution satellite images and geo-informatics techniques for management" -
• 2003-2007: “Application and evaluation of telematics methodology on prompt detection-reporting-monitoring of forest fires (SITHON)” -
• 2005-2005: «GSRT 2004 – AUTOMATED Fire and Flood Hazard Protection System», -
• 2003-2005: “Integrated Computational Assessment of Urban Air Quality via Remote Observation Systems Network –I.C.A.R.O.S. ΝΕΤ" -
• 2002-2005: “Monitoring Forests at the Mediterranean Unit Level for Fire Prevention and Control (FIREGUARD)” -
• 2003-2004: «Digital School Maps: Supporting material for lesson Geography of the Secondary Education» -
• 2002-2004: “Automated Fire and Flood Hazard Protection System (AH-PRO)” -
Teaching Experience:
• Environmental Risk Management Issues (full course)
• Thematic mapping (laboratory session)
• Wildfire Ecology and Management (laboratory session )
• Introduction to Cartography (laboratory session)
• Geography of Natural Disasters (enhancing teaching/ Co-teaching)
• Fire Weather and Wildfire Behavior (Co-teaching). Msc Natural Hazards and Disasters Mitigation
• Forest Fires: ecology and management (Co-teaching). Msc Natural Hazards and Disasters Mitigation
• Geo-Informatics and Environmental Risk Management (laboratory session), Msc Geography and Applied Geo-informatics
Publications:
Chapters in Books (peer reviewed)
1. Soulakellis, N., Tataris, G., Papadopoulou, E., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Kavroudakis, D., Roussou. O., Papakonstantinou, A. 2019. Synergistic Exploitation of Geoinformation Methods for Post-earthquake 3D Mapping and Damage Assessment. In: Altan O., Chandra M., Sunar F., Tanzi T. (eds) Intelligent Systems for Crisis Management. Gi4DM 2018. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham.
2. Vasilakos, C., Chatzistamatis, S., Roussou, O., Soulakellis, N. 2019. Comparison of Terrestrial Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Earthquake Response Management. In: Altan O., Chandra M., Sunar F., Tanzi T. (eds) Intelligent Systems for Crisis Management. Gi4DM 2018. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham.
Publications in Scientific Journals
1. Kalabokidis K., Xanthopoulos G., Moore P., Caballero D., Kallos G., Llorens J., Roussou O., Vasilakos C.,. 2012. Decision support system for forest fire protection in the Euro-Mediterranean, European Journal of Forest Research, 131(3): 597-608.
2. Zianis, D., Xanthopoulos, G., Kalabokidis, K., Kazakis, G., Ghosn, D. and Roussou, Ο. 2011. Allometric equations for aboveground biomass estimation by size class for Pinus brutia Ten. trees growing in North and South Aegean Islands, Greece. European Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 130, pp. 145-160.
Conference Publications (peer reviewed)
1. A. Papakonstantinou, Doukari M. Roussou O., Drolias G. Ch., Chaidas K., Moustakas A.,Athanasis N. , Topouzellis K. , Soulakellis Ν. 2018. UAS multi-camera rig for post-earthquake damage 3D Geovisualization of Vrisa village. Sixth International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation of the Environment (RSCy2018). 26-29 March 2018, Paphos, Cyprus. Proceedings of SPIE 10773. The International Society for Optical Engineering 1 (1): 1–11. doi.org/10.1117/12.2326173
2. Kavroudakis, D., Soulakellis, N., Topouzelis, K., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Papakostantinou, A., Tataris, G., Kalloniatis, C., Roussou, O., Batsaris, M., Chaidas, K., and Kalaitzis, P. 2018. Efficiency and effectiveness approaches in spatial data collection of Vrisa after Lesvos earthquake. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 277-281, doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W4-277-2018.
3. Papakonstantinou A., Roussou O., Doukari M. , Moustakas A., Topouzelis K. and Soulakellis N., 2018 “Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAVs) for 3D mapping of the Vrisa village in Lesvos after the devastating earthquake June 12, 2017” Hellenic Cartographic Society. 15th Hellenic Cartographic Conference. Thessaloniki 31Oct. - 2 Nov, 2018.
4. Soulakellis, N., Chatzistamatis, S., Vasilakos, C., Tataris, G., Papakonstantinou, A., Kavroudakis, D., Topouzelis, K., Roussou, O., Kalloniatis, C., Papadopoulou, E. E., Chaidas, K., and Kalaitzis, P. 2018. Synergistic Exploitation of geoinformation methods for post-earthquake 3D mapping of Vrisa traditional settlement, Lesvos Island, Greece. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 491-498, doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W4-491-2018.
5. Vasilakos, C., Chatzistamatis, S., Roussou, O., and Soulakellis, N. 2018. Terrestrial Photogrammetry vs Laser Scanning for rapid earthquake damage assessment. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-3/W4, 527-533, doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XLII-3-W4-527-2018.
6. Kalabokidis, K., Roussou, O., and Palaiologou, P. 2012. Custom fuel models of Pinus brutia forests for fire behavior modeling. In Proceedings 6th National Congress of Ecology on “Ecological Research in Greece: Trends, Challenges and Applications”, 4-7 October 2012, Athens. Hellenic Ecological Society, pp.175.
7. Roussou O., A. Papakonstantinou, K. Kalabokidis, and N. Soulakellis. 2008. 3D geo-visualization of Mediterranean shrubs in different spatial scales for landscape fire management. In Proceedings of the International Conference on “Studying, Modeling & Sense Making of Planet Earth”, 1-6 June 2008, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of the Aegean (with the support of the UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector), Mytilene, Greece. 8p.
8. Kalabokidis, K., O. Roussou, C. Vasilakos, and D. Markopoulou. 2004. Spatial modeling of landscape fire fuels and behavior. In Proceedings 7th Pan-Hellenic Geographical Conference of the Hellenic Geographical Society, 14-17 Oct. 2004. Dept. of Geography, Univ. of the Aegean, Mytilene. Vol. I, pp. 486-494.
Research reports
1. • Roussou O., Kalabokidis K and N. Soulakellis. 2009. “Mapping and 3D visualization of forest fuels using high resolution satellite images and geo-informatics techniques for management”. Scientific project report. Jonh S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation.
Dissertations
1. • Roussou O. 2013. Spatial distribution of forest fuels for fire management. PhD thesis, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece.