Reviewers Dashboard

The VENUS project consortium invites academics from all over the world to participate as external reviewers of the project deliverables. The required branches of expertise that we seek are the following:
  1. Hydrology, water quality, water resources management in agriculture
  2. Soil science, soil chemistry, soil physics, soil microbiology, soil resources management
  3.  Horticulture, plant propagation, plant stress
  4. Climatology, Agrometeorology
  5. Life Cycle Assessment in agriculture
  6. Food quality assessment
  7. Extraction and quality assessment of high-value compounds from plants
  8. Production of biogas from agricultural wastes
  9. Business models in agriculture
  10. Socio-economic analysis of rural communities and landscapes
The role of the Reviewers’ Dashboard members is to act as external reviewers on specific deliverables, which are relevant to their expertise, providing comments that will improve the scientific quality of project outcomes. The reviewers will participate maximum at two deliverables’ reviews during the period 2024-2027.
If you are interested in participating as reviewer, please complete the registration form by clicking on the button. 
Your application will be evaluated by the VENUS consortium, and you will be notified about the selection outcome.
If selected, your profile information will be published on the VENUS website in the Reviewers’ Dashboard, and the VENUS project will provide you with a certification.
OPEN CALL FOR EXTERNAL REVIEWERS – REGISTRATION

Greek flagFull Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Economics
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Georgios Pano

Delivery Reviewed

D1.1 – Management and Quality Plan (MQP)

Expertise

Financial management, household finance, financial literacy, financial technology, behavioral economics and finance, business & labour economics and finance, entrepreneurship.

Experience

Prof. George Panos (44 years old, Male) is Professor of International Finance at the School of Economics of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has held previous positions the Universities of Glasgow, Stirling and Essex. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Aberdeen (2010), an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick (2004) and a BA in Economics, with distinction, from the University of Ioannina (2002). He has held key administrative roles at all three universities at which he has worked, including the role of director of postgraduate programmes. He has worked as a consultant to the World Bank for a total of seven years, on finance and private sector development, entrepreneurship, and poverty alleviation. In April 2020, he was named as one of the top 40 MBA professors under 40 worldwide by the US-based Poets & Quants, which ranks graduate programs in Business Administration globally.

Georgios Panos

Researcher at University of Ferrara, Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences
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Mattias Gaglio

Delivery Reviewed

D1.2 – Data Management Plan (DMP)

Expertise

Ecosystem Services, Environmental Modelling, GIS, Bioenergy.

Experience

Dr. Mattias Gaglio (40 years old, Male) is a Researcher in Ecology at the Dpt. of Environmental and Prevention Sciences of the University of Ferrara. He obtained the PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology at the joint course of the Universities of Ferrara and Parma, receiving the "Nicolò Copernico" Recognition for innovative PhD theses in Science and Technology. He has carried out study and research activities at the Department of Ecology and Parasitology of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Danube Delta National Research Institute (DDNRI), and held a research fellowship at the IUAV University of Venice. He authored several publications in international journals, served as Guest Editor of Special Issues and was member of the working group in various national and international projects. He is also scientific consultant for the Science Museum of Trento (MUSE) and Academic Editor for the journal PLOS ONE.

Mattias Gaglio

External researcher at Elgo Demeter
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Maria Lida Christou

Delivery Reviewed

6.1 – Communication-Dissemination Plan and communication toolkit

Expertise

Financial management, anaerobic digestion, agro-livestock waste management.

Experience

Dr, Maria Lida Christou (F) - Agronomist, MSc, PhD focused on anaerobic digestion. Research interests include agro-livestock waste treatment, microbiological and hydraulic parameters of AD, reuse of treated waste, soil amendment application and resilient farming. Over 6 years of experience in national and EU projects and financial management.

Maria Lida Christou

Remote Sensing and Geospatial Data Scientist at Esférico
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Karina Patricia Prazeres Marques

Delivery Reviewed

5.1 – Environmental databases and classification zones of abiotic
factors for the Mediterranean area
6.1 – Communication-Dissemination Plan and communication toolkit

Expertise

Soil Science, Spatial Analysis, Modeling, Earth Observation.

Experience

Karina Marques holds a PhD in Soil Science and an MBA in Data Science and Analytics. She integrates her scientific background with advanced data analytics skills to deliver insights that improve decision-making related to soils and ecosystems. She has contributed to numerous international research and innovation projects and fosters the advancement of both scientific understanding and practical solutions in these fields.

Karina Patricia Prazeres Marques

Director of VL SUSTAINABILITY METRICS LTD
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Vassilis Litskas

Delivery Reviewed

6.2 – Monitoring the operation of basic communication/dissemination
channels

Expertise

Sustainable agriculture, soil science, water resources management, life cycle assessment, veterinary medicines and environment, ecosystem services, carbon emissions

Experience

Dr Litskas Vassilis is an agricultural engineer with a MSc and PhD in Ecology and Sustainable Ecosystems management, from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is the founder of Sustainability Metrics and a senior lecturer at KES College Cyprus. He has an extensive background in sustainability and environmental protection, with a focus on integrating sustainable practices and circular economy principles into sustainable food systems. He has participated in 20+ interdisciplinary scientific projects on these topics under various roles (e.g., senior researcher, project manager) and has an h-index of 20 from 40 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Vassilis Litskas