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CONTACT INFORMATION

Last Name: FIKOS

First Name: ILIAS

 

Phone number:  ++30 2310991420 office        ++30 6974 497861 mob

Email address: ifikos@geo.auth.gr

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 19 February 1975

Place of Birth: Thessaloniki , GREECE

Nationality: GREEK

Profession: Geologist – Geophysicist

Gender: Male

Military Service: 2002 - 2003

 

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

1993 – 1998: University Degree of School of Geology, Aristotle Universtiy of Thessaloniki, Greece

1998 – 2000: MSc in Geophysics.

                      Thesis title: Diachronic study of free aquifer using the method of electric tomography.

                      Supervisor: Prof. G. Tsokas.

2001 – 2010: PhD in Geology.

                      Thesis title: Inversion of Geoelectrical Tomography Data: Application in Anthemountas River Basin.

                      Supervisor: Prof. C. B. Papazachos.

 

LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Greek: Native

Certificate of Proficiency in English: University of Cambridge

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1998 – 2006: Free lance Geologist – Geophysicist

2003 – 2006: Geologist in the Development Agency of Eastern Thessaloniki ‘ANATOLIKI ’ s.a.

2006 – 2014: Staff – Researcher of the Geophysical Laboratory in the Department of Geology in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

2014 – Today: Teaching Assistant of the Geophysical Laboratory in the Department of Geology in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE

 

Since 1998 I have undertaken or participated in private studies and surveys concerning Geological, Hydrogeological, Geothermal, Geophysical, Environmental and Geotechnical problems.

Working for the Seismological Station of AUTH I have installed and help in the maintenance of many seismic stations as part of the Hellenic Unified Seismic Network.

I am or have been the scientific coordinator of more than 10 research projects of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki addressing Geological, Hydrogeological, Geophysical investigations, Environmental, Geotechnical applications.

I have also participated in many research projects of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki addressing Geological, Hydrogeological, Geophysical investigations, Environmental, Geotechnical and archaeometry applications.

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Programming: Fortran, C++, MATLAB and LABVIEW (beginner)

Software: MS Office, ArcGIS, Rockworks, Surfer, Grapher and various software for geo­physical interpretation of geoelectrical, seismic, magnetic and GPR data.

 

PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES

 

1.     Geophysical Prospecting in the Krousovitis Dam (N. Greece) by Seismic and Resistivity Geophysical methods. Savvaidis A., Tsokas G., Soupios P., Vargemezis G., Manakou M., Tsourlos P., Fikos I., Journal of the Balkan Geophysical Society, 2/4, 128-138, 1999.

2.     Diachronic Study of Free aquifers using the method of electric tomography. Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Tsokas G., Hatzidimitriou P., Dimopoulos G. Submitted to EGS XXV General Assembly, Nice, 25-29 April 2000.

3.     Geophysical survey to the Petrified forest of Sigri in Lesvos Island (North Aegean). Vargemezis G., Zouros N., Mertzanides I., Kontis E., Zananiri E., Fikos I., Roumelioti Z., Valiakos I. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, vol.XXXIV no.4 [2001] p.1285-1292, DOI:10.12681/bgsg.17215.

4.     Application of Modern Seismic Methods for Geotechnical Site Characterization Soupios P. M., Papazachos C. B., Vargemezis G., Fikos I. Abstract of International Workshop in Geoenvironment and Geotechnics 12-14 September 2005, Milos island, Greece, ISBN 960-88153-7-1, pp. 163-170.

5.     Water balance estimation in Anthemountas river basin and correlation with underground water level, Fikos I., Ziankas G., Rizopoulou A., Famellos S. Global NEST Journal 7 (3), pp 354 - 359, November 2005

6.     Ground Water Detection by Means of Electrical and EM Methods – The Case of Paliouri, Northern Greece, G.N. Vargemezis, P. Tsourlos, A. Stampolidis, I. Fikos, D. Ballas.. Proceedings of the 14th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. September 2007, Krakow, A29.

7.     High-resolution magnetic gradient and electrical resistivity tomography survey at the Plaka Petrified Forest Park in Lesvos Island, Greece. G. Vargemezis, N. Zouros, P. Tsourlos, I. Fikos. Near Surface Geophysics, vol 7,No3,pp. 207-215, June 2009.

8.     Large Scale vertical electrical soundings survey in Anthemountas river basin for evaluating hydraulic communication between sub basin aquifers. Vargemezis G. and Fikos I. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, Proceedings of the 12th International Congress, Patra , vol 4, pp 1953-1961, May 2010.

9.     Shallow structure of the hydrothermal system at Taal volcano (Philippines) inferred by detailed electrical resistivity tomography. Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Zlotnicki J., Puertollano JR., Alanis PB., Pigtain RC., Sasai Y. Abstracts of the IUGG 2011 General Assembly ‘Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet’ Melbourne, Australia. 28 June - 7 July 2011

10. Electrical Resistivity Tomography study of Taal volcano hydrothermal system, Phillipines. Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Zlotnicki J., Puertollano J.R., Alanis P.B., Pigtain R.C., Villacorte E.U., Malipot G.A. and Sasai Y. Bulletin of Volcanology, Jun 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0638-5.

11. A focusing approach to ground water detection by means of electrical and EM methods: the case of Paliouri, Northern Greece. Vargemezis G, Tsourlos P., Stampolidis A., Fikos I., Ballas D. and Papadopoulos N. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11200-011-0444-0

12. Ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography for locating buried building foundations: a case study in the city centre of Thessaloniki, Greece. Vargemezis G., Diamanti N., Fikos I., Stampolidis A., Makedon Th. and Chatzigogos N. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2013. ISSN:0438-9557, XLVII. http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.10946

13. Landfill Leakage Detection Using ERT. Tsourlos P., Vargemezis G., Fikos I., Giannopoulos A. Near Surface Geoscience 2013 - 19th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20131422

14. Geoelectrical Monitoring of a Decommissioned Landfill in Thessaloniki (N. Greece). Vargemezis G., Tsourlos P., Fikos I., Kazakis N.  Near Surface Geoscience 2014 - 20th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20142085

15. Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Ground Penetrating Radar for locating buried petrified wood sites: a case study in the natural monument of the Petrified Forest of Evros, Greece. Vargemezis G., Diamanti N., Tsourlos P., Fikos I. 2014. EGU General Assembly 2014, held 27 April - 2 May, 2014 in Vienna, Austria, id.14298 Bibcode: 2014EGUGA..1614298V.

16. DC Geoelectrical Methods Applied to Landfill Investigations: case studies from Greece. Tsourlos P., Vargemezis G., Fikos I., Tsokas G. 2014, First Break, vol.32 [2014] p.81-89

17. Waste disposal sites investigation by the use of electrical resistivity tomography. Vargemezis G, Tsourlos P.I., Tsokas G.N., Fikos I., Diamanti N. and Stampolidis A. 2014 7th Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society (BGS), At Tirana, Albania. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.20131742

18. A Technique for Locating Leaking Points in Landfills. Tsourlos P, Vargemezis G, Fikos I. Near Surface Geoscience 2015 – 21st European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201413821

19. Application of ERT to Map Earth Fissures at the Valtotnera Area (Amyntaion, NW Greece). Tsourlos P, Vargemezis G, Fikos I.  8th Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society (BGS). DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201414131.

20. Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography Method to the Mapping of Explored Caves and Detection of Possible New Chambers: Case Studies from Greece. Tsourlos P., Vargemezis G., Fikos I.  2015 8th Congress of the Balkan Geophysical Society (BGS). DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201414132

21. Application of Ambient Noise Array Tomography on Geotechnical Scales and Comparison with Independent Geophysical Information: A Test for the Thessaloniki Area (Northern Greece). Anthymidis M.,  Papazachos C., Savvaidis A., Theodoulidis N., Fikos I. 2015. EGU General Assembly 2015, held 12-17 April, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. id.9371. Bibcode: 2015EGUGA..17.9371A.

  1. Investigation of sinkhole areas by the use of Electrical Resistivity Tomography: The case of Pedini in Ioannina, Greece. Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Kapeti F., Avramidou E., & Stylianou T. 2016, Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 50(3), 1135-1142. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/bgsg.11819
  2. Geophysical Imaging Used to Appraise Subsidence Modelling - The Case of Valtonera (Amyntaion, NW Greece). E. Avramidou, P. Tsourlos, G. Vargemezis, V. Marinos and I. Fikos. 2016, Near Surface Geoscience 2016 - 22nd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201602043
  3. Combined Application of GPR and ERT to the Detection of Voids During the Construction Phase of a Building Complex in Kozani. G. Vargemezis, P. Tsourlos, D. Aggelis and I. Fikos. 2017, 23rd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201702058
  4. GPR Survey for the Detection of Voids in Embankment of a Highway - Case Study in EGNATIA Highway in Northern, Greece. I. Fikos, G. Vargemezis, P. Tsourlos and D. Angelis. 2017 23rd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. DOI: 10.3997/2214-4609.201702062
  5. Geophysical investigation of the near surface groundwater flow in the area of Meledic plateau (Buzau county, Romania): preliminary results. I. Fikos, F. Chitea, H. Mitrofan, D. Ioane and L. Nutu. 2018, 18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018, www.sgem.org, SGEM2018 Conference Proceedings, ISBN 978-619-7408-35-5 / ISSN 1314-2704, 02-08 July, 2018, Vol.18, Issue 1.1, 833-840 pp, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2018/1.1/S05.104
  6. Void Detection and Consolidation Filling Verification by ERT, GPR and Seismic Refraction Methods. Vargemezis G., Tsourlos P., Fikos I., Diamanti N., Angelis D. and Amanatidou E. Conference Proceedings, 1st Conference on Geophysics for Infrastructure Planning Monitoring and BIM, Sep 2019, Volume 2019, p.1-5. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902525
  7. Processing 2D ERT Data in 3D Environment-A Case Study Inside a Karstic Cave in Greece. Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Pennos C., Lønøy B., Jensen K., Tveranger J. Conference Proceedings, 25th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Sep 2019, Volume 2019, p.1-5. https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201902389
  8. Sediment Accumulations in Paleokarst Reservoirs‐Analogues from an Active Cave System. Lønøy B., Pennos C.,  Tveranger J., Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Lauritzen S.E. Bathurst Meeting of Carbonate Sedimentologists 2019 Mallorca, Spain.
  9. ERT investigation for assessment of sealing faults at homorod mud volcano area. Chitea F., Mitrofan H., Constantin M., Tudorache A., Fikos I. 26th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience 2020. Volume 2020, p.1-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202020202
  10. Hydrogeological and Hydrochemical Regime Evaluation in Flamouria Basin in Edessa (Northern Greece). Bannenberg M.; Ntona M.M.; Busico, G.; Kalaitzidou K.; Mitrakas M.; Vargemezis G.; Fikos I.; Kazakis N.; Voudouris K. Environments 2020, 7, 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7120105
  11. Delimiting morphological and volumetric elements of cave surveys as analogues for paleokarst reservoir modelling – A case study from the Maaras cave system, northern Greece. Lønøy B., Pennos C.,  Tveranger J., Fikos I., Vargemezis G., Lauritzen S.E. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021, Volume 129, 105091. ISSN 0264-8172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105091