Dr. Evangelos Mitsakis is Senior Researcher of the Hellenic Institute of Transport. He is Head of Laboratory “B3 - Infrastructure and traffic management in land transport” as well as Deputy Head of “Department B - Infrastructure, Networks, Mobility and Logistics”. He holds a diploma in civil engineering and a doctorate degree (PhD) in transport engineering.
His interests cover two main research lines. The first one includes Intelligent Transport Systems, both at traffic management and control and at traveler information level, while in the recent years he works on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and Connected and Automated Mobility Systems. The second research line is related to impact assessment of climate change on transport systems and networks.
He participates in several national and international R&D projects, several results of which have been implemented in various cities in Europe and in Greece.
He is the author of several scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He is member of committees and expert groups related to topics of Intelligent Transport Systems abroad (e.g. ERTICO, ECTRI, TRB, IEEE and others) and in Greece, including the expert committees for the National ITS Strategy and National ITS Architecture. He is also immediate past elected President of the National Intelligent Transport Systems Association ITS Hellas (2018-2019), while currently he serves as Vice President and Treasurer.