Draft:George Yannis

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George Yannis
Γιώργος Γιαννής
Professor at National Technical University of Athens
Personal details
Born (1964-11-18) 18 November 1964 (age 59)
Athens, Greece
EducationNational Technical University of Athens
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Website[1]

George Yannis (Greek: Γιώργος Γιαννής; born 18 November 1964) is a Greek transportation egineer. Currently, he is Professor in Traffic and Safety and Director of the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering[1] of the School of Civil Engineering[2] at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).[3] He developed and leads the NTUA Road Safety Observatory,[4] a Center of Research and Innovation. He has also served as Chairman of Athens Metro Authority, Advisor of DG Mobility and Transport of the European Commission[5] and Chairman of the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers.[6] He is scientist both on road safety globally and on safety and mobility in Greece, being active on mass media[7][8][9][10][11] (TV, radio, newspapers) and social media.

Early life and education[edit]

George Yannis was born in Athens on 18 November 1964 and raised in downtown Athens, where he still lives. In 1982, he graduated from the 10th Athens Public School in Ampelokipoi. From 1982 to 1987, he attended the National Technical University of Athens and received a Diploma’s degree in civil engineering (transport engineering option and then he obtained a Master's degree in Transport Engineering (1988) and a PhD (Doctorat) in Transport from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris (1993).

Transportation engineering career[edit]

George Yannis as a Chairman of the Board of Directors of Attiko Metro SA in January 2005.

George Yannis contributed to national plans and policies,[12] having conceived the Athens Metro development plan of eight lines (including the famous line 4 currently in development) (2009), the Athens city parking scheme (2002), the first Sustainable Urban Mobility Policy for Greece (2008), the introduction of green vehicle annual fee (2009), the Piraeus Port traffic arrangements and pedestrian paths (2004).

During his term as Chairman[13] of the Athens Metro Public Authority (2004-2010), he contributed to the planning, design, tendering, supervision, commissioning and acceptance of the metro construction projects in Athens[14] and Thessaloniki,[15] as well as of their accompanying projects.

He has provided scientific support to the controversial Athens Great Walk urban regeneration project, which has been partially implemented to gradually transform Athens down-town mobility patterns, despite the initial strong inertia reactions.[16][17]

Academic career[edit]

George Yannis at the National Safer Roads Partnerships Conference in Manchester on September 2023.

Since 1991 he is contributing in road safety and transportation engineering research carried out at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (Faculty Member since 2000).

He published about 870 scientific papers[18][19] [20](citations i10-index: googlescholar: 196, h-index: googlescholar: 51, scopus: 38). He is serving as Associate Editor[21] and Editorial Board Member[22] of the international scientific journals in the field (Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, Safety Science, Advances in Transportation Studies, Sensors, Transportation Letters, etc.).

Running career[edit]

George Yannis is currently running 30 Marathons in 30 months for 30km/h speed limits in all cities (from May 2022 to November 2024).

George Yannis is passionate about running,[23] having finished 60 Marathon races and other road, trail, and triathlon races, in Greece and in Europe. His first Marathon was at the age of 18 and his best performance is 2 hours 56 minutes in Athens at the age of 21. By the age of 35 he has completed 20 Marathons and after a 15-year running break (1999-2014), during the last decade he has completed another 40 Marathons.

He is currently running 30 Marathons in 30 months[24] in order to actively promote the adoption of 30km/h speed limit in as many cities as possible worldwide, as a key policy for safer, healthier and greener cities.[25]

Personal life[edit]

George Yannis is son of Dimitrios Yannis and Chryssanthi Bouza, both originated from Greece's North-Western Region of Epirus mountainous villages (Vitsa at Zagori and Palaiochori Syrrako at Metsovo area respectively). He is the middle of the three brothers, Nicos and Alexandros. He is married with Vassiliki Lerouni, Athens independent lawyer, having together two children: Dimitrios and Panagiotis.

He has lived in Athens, Paris and Brussels and continues travelling worldwide for his academic and running career.

External links[edit]

Official website (English, Greek and French)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering". 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  2. ^ "School of Civil Engineering". www.civil.ntua.gr. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "National Technical University of Athens". www.ntua.gr. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. ^ NTUA, Road Safety Observatory. "Home Page". NRSO. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  5. ^ "Speakers - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ "Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Συγκοινωνιολόγων". Σύλλογος Ελλήνων Συγκοινωνιολόγων (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  7. ^ "Can Athens become a city of bicycles? | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ Yannis, George. "Solutions for the traffic in Kifissos". George Yannis Blog. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  9. ^ "Γιώργος Γιαννής / Πέντε πληγές - Πέντε κατευθύνσεις για το συγκοινωνιακό της Αθήνας". anatropinews.gr (in Greek). 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  10. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  11. ^ "Πόσοι ακόμη Έλληνες πρέπει να σκοτωθούν σε τροχαία; | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  12. ^ Επτακοίλη, Τασούλα (2020-06-01). "Γιώργος Γιαννής στην «Κ»: Η Αθήνα αποκτά καλύτερες συνήθειες". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  13. ^ "Ελληνικό Μετρό", Βικιπαίδεια (in Greek), 2023-12-21, retrieved 2024-03-13
  14. ^ Chaziris, Antonis; Yannis, George (2023-01-01). "A critical assessment of Athens Traffic Restrictions using multiple data sources". Transportation Research Procedia. TRA Lisbon 2022 Conference Proceedings Transport Research Arena (TRA Lisbon 2022),14th-17th November 2022, Lisboa, Portugal. 72: 375–382. doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.417. ISSN 2352-1465.
  15. ^ "Greece: EIB promotes quality of life in Thessaloniki with EUR 650 million for the city metro". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  16. ^ Yannis, George. "The fate of Vasilissis Olgas Avenue". George Yannis Blog. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  17. ^ "Γιώργος Γιαννής (καθηγητής ΕΜΠ) για τον «Μεγάλο Περίπατο»: Υπομονή τις πρώτες εβδομάδες! - Mononews.gr". Αποκαλυπτικό ρεπορτάζ, αρθρογραφία και άμεση ενημέρωση, με όλα τα τελευταία νέα και ειδήσεις για την Οικονομία, τις Επιχειρήσεις, το Χρηματιστήριο, το Bitcoin, τις πολιτικές εξελίξεις και τον πολιτισμό (in Greek). 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  18. ^ Papadimitriou, Eleonora; Yannis, George; Golias, John (2009-05-01). "A critical assessment of pedestrian behaviour models". Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 12 (3): 242–255. doi:10.1016/j.trf.2008.12.004. ISSN 1369-8478.
  19. ^ Theofilatos, Athanasios; Yannis, George (2014-11-01). "A review of the effect of traffic and weather characteristics on road safety". Accident Analysis & Prevention. 72: 244–256. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2014.06.017. ISSN 0001-4575. PMID 25086442.
  20. ^ Katrakazas, Christos; Michelaraki, Eva; Sekadakis, Marios; Yannis, George (September 2020). "A descriptive analysis of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior and road safety". Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 7: 100186. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2020.100186. ISSN 2590-1982. PMC 7395634. PMID 34173462.
  21. ^ "Scientific Committee". CSUM 2024 | Conference on Sustainable Mobility. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  22. ^ "Transportation Research Board - TRR Editorial Board and Staff". trb.secure-platform.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  23. ^ "Έλληνες δρομείς και στον Μαραθώνιο του Βελιγραδίου". Runner Magazine (in Greek). 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  24. ^ "George Runs 30x30". George Runs 30x30. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  25. ^ "How to promote road safety? Professor runs 30 marathons for a 30km/h speed limit". UITP. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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