Andreas Skouloudis

Andreas Skouloudis holds a doctorate degree in fluid dynamics from Imperial College (UK) and is a visiting professor of the postgraduate course of environmental sustainability at the Venice International University (Italy). Until 2020, he served as principal scientific officer of the European Commission on Environment and Industrial Hazards, where he coordinated both the European AutoOil programmes that formulated the regulatory directives on clean air in all member states. In this position, he advanced the utilization of satellite data for the assessment of climatic effects on urban pollution. His responsibilities covered industrial hazards, atmospheric pollution, health and human exposure, the impacts from nanomaterials and advanced sensor technology for the human protection from rare and severe diseases. He evaluated the effects of air-quality in children and used satellite data for the assessment of navy and marine pollution near the coastlines in the frame of the WHO-DG SANCO collaboration. He also optimized telematic techniques for dealing with transient effects on chemical industry accidents and evaluated health exposures. He directed nine competitive projects and participated in seven projects involving European Automobile and Chemical Industries.