Despina Tsavdari has been working as a research associate at the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT) of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) since October 2020. She is a specialized surveyor in transport projects and she has graduated from the Department of Rural and Surveying Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh, July 2021).
Her main scientific interests focus on issues of sustainable urban mobility and analysis of the behavior of commuters. From the beginning of her work at HIT has participated in Greek and European research projects in the field of Transport. At the same time, she participated in the survey of the movements and in the data analysis of the Thessaloniki Metro Development Study. Fluent in English (C2) and German (B1).