About
Stathis G. Arapostathis was born in Athens, Greece, on September 1st, 1984. At the age of 18 he moved to Mytilene, on the island of Lesvos, where he studied Geography at the University of the Aegean. He later pursued both his MSc and PhD at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University in Athens, (November 2015) specializing in Geo-Informatics and, subsequently, in the use of Social Media for natural disasters.
His research interests revolve around the intersection of Social Networks and Science, His broader interests span Social Media, Crisis management, Machine Learning, education and Tourism Geography. He is researcher at self owned a little map. Since 2018, he has published a plethora of papers in reputed conferences and journals regarding disaster management, and flood management by utilizing social networks.
Alongside his extensive research background, he has working experience as an employee in private local and international companies, while through a little map he started and maintained various local and international collaborations. He has also been teaching in secondary education (Gymnasium) in Greece, since 2023. His total professional experience is more than 14 years. He has already created the v1.0 of Deucalion and Pyrrha datasets.
His publications regarding disaster management have been included among other, in the Disaster Information Reference Library.
Joined
October 2025
