Tsouknidis Dimitris, Associate Professor

Dimitris A. Tsouknidis is an Associate Professor of Shipping Finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He is the Director of the MSc in International Shipping, Finance, and Management. In the past, he was a full-time faculty member at Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus), the University of Piraeus (Greece), and the University of Bradford (UK), while he was a Visiting Professor at the ICMA Centre of the University of Reading (UK), the Hellenic Open University (Greece), and the ALBA Graduate Business School (Greece), among others. He received a BSc in Economics from the University of Thessaly (Greece), an MSc in Computational Finance from the University of Essex (UK), an MBA, and a PhD in Finance from AUEB.
He has published over 35 academic studies in prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journals and book chapters in collective volumes. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Energy Economics, Transportation Research Part E (× 6), Journal of International Money and Finance (× 3), Financial Markets Institutions and Instruments, International Review of Financial Analysis, European Journal of Finance, International Journal of Finance and Economics, European Management Review, Applied Economics, Maritime Policy and Management (× 5), and Maritime Economics and Logistics (× 2). He has co-authored the book Freight Derivatives and Risk Management in Shipping published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, and has contributed chapters in collective volumes published by Oxford University Press. He serves as an associate editor, member of the editorial board, and reviewer in several international scientific journals. He has received teaching excellence awards from the Athens University of Economics and Business and best paper awards from the global conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME). He has served on the scientific committee of conferences held by the European Financial Management Association and International Association of Maritime Economists.

Chalamandaris George, Associate Professor

George Chalamandaris is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National Technical University of Athens, M.Sc. in Control Systems and Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance from Imperial College, London. He has substantial work experience in Natwest Markets and Royal Bank of Scotland in London, as well as in Emporiki Investment Bank and EFG Eurobank in Athens, holding senior positions in the areas of trading, risk management, financial engineering, structuring and alternative investments. His main research interests are in the fields of derivatives, credit risk and asset pricing involving dynamic trading strategies. His research work has been presented in many prestigious academic and practitioner’s conferences and has been published in books and highly acclaimed academic journals, such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, European Journal of Finance, etc.

Kavussanos Manolis, Professor 

Manolis G. Kavussanos is a Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. He is the founder and Director of the MSc program in International Shipping, Finance and Management and of the Laboratory with the corresponding name at AUEB. He has been for 5 years Director of the MSc and PhD programs in Accounting and Finance at AUEB and for 10 years member of its steering committee and of the Athens MBA program for 5 years. He founded and Directed the Laboratory for Finance at AUEB for the period 2003 to 2017. He has been the coordinator of the BSc in Finance program at the Hellenic Open University and the MSc in Banking and Finance program at Open University of Cyprus. He launched and Directed the MSc in Trade, Logistics and Finance at Cass until he joined AUEB. He has been the elected vice-president of the Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists and a member of its Board of Directors, is or has been a member of editorial boards of major international scientific journals, and member of award committees for prestigious academic and professional prizes. He has been the recipient of several awards and scholarships, including teaching awards at Cass and at AUEB, the Hanjin prize for best research paper award; and the Propontis foundation post-doc academic scholarships.

He has held various posts as professor of finance and shipping in universities in several countries around the globe, such as UK, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Greece and Cyprus. He has provided consultancy and executive training services in finance and shipping to private companies and public sector national and international organizations, has been a member of international committees for the evaluation of academic programs in tertiary academic institutions, for the award of prestigious prizes and for research funding. Professor Kavussanos has published extensively in international scientific journals, conference proceedings and books. His work has been presented in international conferences and professional meetings around the world, gaining awards for its quality, financed by both public and private sector organizations, companies and foundations and cited extensively by other researchers in the area. Since 1992 he has worked in developing the area of risk analysis and management in shipping and among others, is co-author of three books in this area and one in shipping finance.

Stella Moysiadou, Adjunct Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Researcher

Stella Moysiadou is Adjunct Lecturer and Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). She has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate, postgraduate and executive training levels on a broad portfolio of courses which includes Maritime Economics and Business, Financial Derivatives, Financial Management, Mathematics for Economics and Business, among others. Her research interests lie in the fields of Finance, Economics and Shipping. Her work has been published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and books, presented in international scientific conferences and international organisations, such as the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) annual conference, the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and others. Her research has attracted funding by research centres and institutions, such as the AUEB Research Centre and Propondis Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics and Shipping (AUEB), an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance (AUEB) and a B.Sc. in Economics (University of Macedonia). She is a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME).