Dr. Dimosthenis (Dimos) Pavlou is a Civil-Transportation Engineer, PhD, and a Research Associate at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering at the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. He holds a Civil Engineering Diploma (which is also a M.Eng.) (2008), a MSc (2010), a PhD (2016), a post-doc (2018), and currently he is completing his 2nd post-doc dissertation (2022). He is also, an Adjunct Lecturer in the courses “Traffic Flow Analysis and Management”, “Intelligent Transportation Systems” and “Analysis and Transportation Planning” in the School of Engineering, Department of Surveying and Geo-Informative Systems, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.

He has extensive knowledge of the dynamics of transport, through his active participation for more than 10 years, as an engineer, researcher, academic, transport consultant, and advisor in all fields of transportation planning and infrastructure. His areas of expertise include road safety, human factors, driving behaviour, safe mobility, sustainable urban mobility and intelligent transportation systems. He has participated, with key role, in more than 30 transportation projects in Greece and abroad and has published 78 scientific papers (20 in scientific journals and 58 in scientific conference proceedings after peer review). In addition, he has another 62 presentations (only abstracts) in scientific conferences. Last year (2021) he had 57 citations of his papers according to Google Scholar (230 in total) and 29 Scopus citations (79 in total). He has supervised more than 15 Diploma Theses and 4 PhD Theses. He is conference organizing committee member (6), conference scientific committee member (4) and reviewer in journals and conferences (20). Finally, he has been awarded 8 times for his research activities so far.

He has been also occupied in several projects as Transportation Engineer and Road Safety Expert in many transportation engineering studies all over the globe. He has 7-year experience in conducting traffic flow studies, parking management studies, signage studies, charging points for electric vehicles location suitability studies, in Greece and abroad. Over the last years, he has also been a road safety trainer, lecturer and consultant in Riyadh, in the recently established National Road Safety Center in Saudi Arabia and in Addis Ababa Transport Management Authority (Ethiopia). Indicative list of studies he has been involved since 2016: strategic parking management in Saudi Arabia, road safety management in Addis Ababa/Ethiopia, feasibility study of expansion of Uganda Railways in Kampala/Uganda, conduction of road safety inspections and audits in Saudi Arabia, traffic impact assessment studies in Qatar, traffic management and operational plan for big events in Saudi Arabia, sustainable urban mobility plans in Greece, several transportation studies in Greece etc.

Finally he is the Owner and Managing Director of ScienTra Consulting Engineers Private Company.

Areas of expertise

– Road Safety
– Road Safety Inspections and Road Safety Audits
– Assessment of safe driving behaviour
– Road safety with emphasis in human factor
– Intelligent Transportation Systems
– Accident analysis
– Data analysis through Geo-Informative Systems (GIS)
– Parking data analysis
– Electric Vehicles Chargers Location Optimization Studies
– Traffic Flow Analysis and Management
– Transportation Systems
– Driving performance of elderly drivers
– Development of statistical modelling techniques
– EC Directive on Driving Licences (2006/126/EC)

A detailed description of his work experience, education and research activity is presented below.

Education

  • 2nd Post Doctoral Dissertation in Transportation Engineering (2020-2022)
    • Post-Doc Title: Older Driver Safe Driving Performance Assessment at On-Road Driving Conditions
    • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece, ISCED 8
  • 1st Post Doctoral Dissertation in Transportation Engineering (2016-2017)
    • Post-Doc Title: Evaluation of safe driving behaviour of older drivers with or without cerebral diseases
    • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece, ISCED 8
  • PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) Dissertation in Transportation Engineering  (2012-2016)
    • PhD Title: Traffic and safety behaviour of drivers with neurological diseases affecting cognitive functions
    • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece, ISCED 8
  • MSc in Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures (2008-2010)
    • Graduation grade: 7,6/10
    • Master Thesis Title: Characteristics of Rheology and Durability of Self-Compacting Concrete
    • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece, ISCED 7
  • Diploma of Civil Engineering, NTUA, Option of Structural Engineer  (2002-2008)
    • Graduation grade : 7,2/10
    • Diploma Thesis Title: Self-Compacting Concrete
    • National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece, ISCED 6

Publications

At the present time (July 2022) one hundred and forty two (142) scientific publications have been made and two (2) papers has been submitted and are currently under review.

More specifically, 20 publications in scientific journals with referees, 58 publications in scientific conference proceedings (full papers with review) and additionally another 64 conference presentations (only abstract with review and presentation) have been made. In the following sections the analytical list of publications is presented.

Publications in scientific journals with referees

At the present time (July 2022) twenty (20) papers have been published (or accepted for publication), and two (2) papers have been submitted and are currently under review in scientific journals::

  • pj22. Oikonomou M., Orfanou F., Pavlou D., Yannis G. “Impact of smartphone texting and web surfing on driving behavior and accident probability in urban networks”. Transportation Research Part F., Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Submitted and is currently under reviewpj22. Oikonomou M., Orfanou F., Pavlou D., Yannis G. “Impact of smartphone texting and web surfing on driving behavior and accident probability in urban networks”. Transportation Research Part F., Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Submitted and is currently under review
  • pj21. Kontaxi A., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., “The impact of nighttime driving on young drivers’ behavior and safety in cities with the use of driving simulator”.  TRF: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Submitted and is currently under review
  • pj20. Sekadakis M., Orfanou F., Pavlou D., Oikonomou M., Katrakazas C., Yannis G. “Impact of texting and web-surfing on driving behaviour and safety in rural roads”. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, Accepted for publication
  • pj19. Stanitsa E., Economou A., Beratis, I., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papastefanopoulou V., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Kroupis C., Papatriantafyllou J., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Effect of Apolipoprotein E4 on the Driving Behavior of Patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia”. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, vol. Pre-press, no. Pre-press, pp. 1-10, 2021 doi
  • pj18. Economou A., Pavlou D., Beratis I.N., Andronas N., Papadimitriou N., Papageorgiou S.G., Yannis G., “Predictors of accidents in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment, mild Alzheimer’s disease and healthy controls in simulated driving”. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Int J Geriatr Psychiatry,2020;1–11 doi
  • pj17. Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I.N., Fragkiadaki S., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Economou A., Papanicolaou N., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G. “Exploring the profile of incidental memory in patients with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and mild Alzheimer’s Disease”. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2018;65(2):617-627 doi
  • pj16. Pavlou D., Yannis G. “Road safety behavior of drivers with neurological diseases affecting cognitive functions: an interdisciplinary Structural Equation Model analysis approach”. Advances in Transportation Studies, 2018, Vol. 44, pp. 133-150 doi
  • pj15. Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I., Kontaxopoulou D., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Papanicolaou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Self-awareness of driving ability in healthy elderly and patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)”. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders – An International Journal, 2018 Apr-Jun;32(2):107-113 doi
  • pj14. Papadimitriou E., Mavromatis S., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Identification of patterns of driver speeding behaviour and safety margins from tangent to curve”. Advances in Transportation Studies, 2018, Special Issue, Vol 1., pp. 83-94 doi
  • pj13. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Pavlou D., “Which factors affect accident probability at unexpected incidents? A Structural equation model analysis”. Journal of Transportation Safety Security, 2017. doi
  • pj12. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Yannis G., Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G., “Which are the critical parameters assessing the driving performance of drivers with cerebral diseases? A literature review”. Transportation Research Procedia, Vol. 25, 2017, Pages 4342–4358 doi
  • pj11. Beratis I., Andronas N., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Stamelou M., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Exploring the association of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test with driving indexes in patients with Parkinson’s disease”. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Special Issue on fitness-to-drive, 2017. doi
  • pj10. Papadimitriou E., Mavromatis S., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Simulation Based Safety Margin Assessment on Speed Variation between Tangent to Curved Road Alignment”. Advances in Transportation Studies, Vol. 43, 2017, pp. 5-16 doi
  • pj9. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., “Incidental and intentional memory: their relation with attention and executive functions”. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (2017); 1–14 doi
  • pj8. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papadimitriou E., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., (2017). “Mild Cognitive Impairment and driving: Does in-vehicle distraction affect driving performance?”. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol. 103, 2017, pp. 148–155 doi
  • pj7. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Antoniou C., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S.G., “Comparative assessment of the behaviour of drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer’s Disease in different road and traffic conditions”. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol. 47, 2017, pp. 122–131 doi
  • pj6. Beratis I., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Pavlou D., Papatriantafyllou J., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., (2017). “Driving in mild cognitive impairment: The role of depressive symptoms”. Traffic Injury Prevention, Vol. 18, 2017, Issue 5, pp. 470-476 doi
  • pj5. Papantoniou P., Antoniou C., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Pavlou D., Golias J., (2016). “Exploratory analysis of the effect of distraction on driving behaviour through a driving simulator experiment“, International Journal of Transportation, Vol. 4, no 2 and Vol. 4. no. 3, 2016 doi
  • pj4. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Golias I., Papageorgiou S.G., (2016). “Driving performance profiles of drivers with brain pathologies in rural roads”. International Journal of Transportation, Accepted for publication (February 2016) doi
  • pj3. Papageorgiou S.G., Beratis I., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Pavlou D., Yannis G., (2016). “Does the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease imply immediate revocation of a driving license?”. International journal of clinical neurosciences and mental health, Special Issue on Controversies in Neurology, Issue 3 – Supplement 1 doi
  • pj2. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Vardaki S., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., (2016). “Self-assessment of older drivers with brain pathologies: reported habits and self-regulation of driving”. Journal of Transport & Health, Vol. 4, 2017, pp. 90-98 doi
  • pj1. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S.G., (2016). “Which are the effects of driver distraction and brain pathologies on reaction time and accident risk?” Advances in Transportation Studies, Vol.1, 2016, pp. 83-98 doi

Publications in scientific conference proceedings (full papers with review)

At the present time (July 2022) fifty eight (58) papers have been published in scientific conference proceedings (after paper review):

  • pc58. Mylonas C., Papantoniou P., Spanou P. and Pavlou D., “Investigation of user’s preferences on electric passenger cars”, Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility, 31 August – 2 September 2022, Skiathos, Greece
  • pc57. Pavlou D., Yannis G., “The impact of cognitive disorders and other risk factors on reaction time of drivers: a Structural Equation Model approach”, Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 9th Transport Research Arena TRA, 14-17 November 2022, Lisbon, Portugal
  • pc56. Pavlou D., Christodoulou G., Yannis G., “The impact of weather conditions and driver characteristics on road safety on rural roads”, Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 9th Transport Research Arena TRA, 14-17 November 2022, Lisbon, Portugal
  • pc55. Tripsas A., Michelaraki E., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., “Investigation of the impact of driver distraction at excessive speeding”, Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Transportation Research (ICTR), Rhodes, Greece, 02-03 September 2021
  • pc54. Spanou P., Pavlou D., Michelaraki E., Kehagia F., Yannis G., “Adverse weather conditions and aggressive driving. What is their impact on driving performance?”, Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Transportation Research (ICTR), Rhodes, Greece, 02-03 September 2021
  • pc53. Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Assessing driving performance of older drivers – A literature review“, Proceedings of the 8th RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2021 International Conference, Athens, Greece, 08-10 June 2022
  • pc52. Pavlou D., Fortsakis P., Yannis G., “Design of an on-road driving experiment on assessing driving behaviour of older drivers“, Proceedings of the 8th RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2021 International Conference, Athens, Greece, 08-10 June 2022
  • pc51. Dragomanovits T., Basta O., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Road Safety Audit Implementation – an international inquiry“, Proceedings of the 8th RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2021 International Conference, Athens, Greece, 08-10 June 2022
  • pc50. Oikonomou M.., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “The traffic and safety effect of smartphone texting and web surfing during driving in cities: A driving simulator study“, Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI), Lyon, France, October 2020
  • pc49. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., S.G. Papageorgiou, “Elderly drivers with brain disorders: Is their driving behavior the same before and after an unexpected incident” Proceedings of 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, April 27-30, 2020, Helsinki, Finland 
  • pc48. Pavlou D., Kyriakouli E., Yannis G., Papantoniou P., “Analysis of the impact of night-time driving to young drivers’ behavior in rural roads through a driving simulator experiment“, Proceedings of 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, April 27-30, 2020, Helsinki, Finland 
  • pc47. Chaireti M., Kontaxi A., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Investigation of the impact of weather conditions to young drivers’ behaviour and safety in cities“, Proceedings of 8th Transport Research Arena TRA 2020, April 27-30, 2020, Helsinki, Finland 
  • pc46. Ziakopoulos A., Rosenbloom T., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “A review of the interactions between Autonomous Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users” Proceedings of the RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2019 International Conference, Iowa University, Iowa, USA, 14-17 October 2019 
  • pc45. Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “How an unexpected event affects overall driving performance?“, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE mobil.TUM, Munich, September 2019 
  • pc44. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Pavlou D., “Lateral position assessment after an unexpected incident. A driving simulator experiment“, Proceedings of 9th International Congress on Transportation Research – ICTR 2019 Athens, October 2019 
  • pc43. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Pavlou D., “Can structural equation models assess overall driving performance in driving simulator experiments?“, Proceedings of Road Safety and Simulation Conference (RSS) 2019, Iowa, USA, October 2019 
  • pc42. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Pavlou D., “How unexpected events affect lateral position variability?“, Submitted for publication in the Proceedings of World Conference on Transport Research – WCTR 2019 Mumbai, May 2019 
  • pc41. Voutsina D., Yannis G., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., “Driving behaviour comparative assessment of young drivers in simulator and naturalistic driving conditions“, Proceedings of 7th Panhellenic Road Safety Conference, Larissa, Greece, October 2018 
  • pc40. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Pavlou D., “How lateral control measures are affected by an unexpected event?“, Accepted in the Proceedings of 2018 International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury Europe Conference (IRCOBI), Athens, September 2018 
  • pc39. Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Vlahogianni E., “How an unexpected incident affects speed related driving performance measures“, Accepted in the Proceedings of International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport Urban Mobility – Shaping the Future Together mobil.TUM 2018, 13-14 June 2018, Munich, Germany 
  • pc38. Linardou M., Spyropoulou I., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Investigation of the impact of mobile phone use on driving performance: A simulator study“, Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria 
  • pc37. Papantoniou P. Yannis G., Pavlou D., Antoniou C., “Investigating which factors affect lateral position variability through a driving simulator experiment“, Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria 
  • pc36. Pavlou D., Gkouskou A., Yannis G., “The impact of roadside advertising on safe driving behaviour in cities: A driving simulator approach“, Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria 
  • pc35. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Compensatory driving behaviour of older drivers with Parkinson’s disease. Is it sufficient to counterbalance their driving difficulties?“, Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria 
  • pc34. Beratis I.N., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Pavlou D., Economou A., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Cognitive deficits and driving ability in patients with Parkinson’s Disease“, Proceedings of the 97th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2018 
  • pc33. Beratis I.N., Stanitsa E., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Kontari P., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “The value of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the prediction of fitness to drive in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)“, Proceedings of the 97th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2018 
  • pc32. Papadimitriou E.,  Mavromatis S., Pavlou D., Yannis G., ” Assessment of Speeding Profiles and Safety Margins from Tangent to Curve by means of Driving Simulation“, Proceedings of Road Safety & Simulation International Conference 
  • pc31. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “The detrimental effect of mobile phone use on the driving competence of patients with neurological diseases affecting cognitive functions“, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention, Paris, March 2017 
  • pc30. Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Antoniou C., Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., “How does distracted driving affect lateral position of older drivers?“, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention, Paris, March 2017 
  • pc29. Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papageorgiou S.G., “Can driving at the simulator “diagnose” cognitive impairments?”, Proceedings of the 96th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2017 
  • pc28. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Yannis G., Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G., “Which are the critical parameters assessing the driving performance of drivers with cerebral diseases? A literature review”. Proceedings of World Conference on Transport Research – WCTR 2016, Shanghai, July 2016 
  • pc27. Yannis G., Laiou A., Folla K., Pavlou D., Bauer R., Machata K., Brandstaetter C., Thomas P., Kirk A., “An overview of car occupant fatalities in the European countries”. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference “Expert Symposium on Accident Research”, ESAR 2016, Hannover, June 2016 
  • pc26. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “The impact of cognitive impairments on accident risk”. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference “Expert Symposium on Accident Research”, ESAR 2016, Hannover, June 2016 
  • pc25. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papadimitriou E., Antoniou C., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Which are the critical measures to assess the driving performance of drivers with brain pathologies?”. Proceedings of Transport Research Arena Conference, Warsaw, April 2016 
  • pc24. Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Golias J., “Investigating the effect of area type and traffic conditions on distracted driving performance”. Proceedings of Transport Research Arena Conference, Warsaw, April 2016 
  • pc23. Antoniou C., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Golias J., “Cell phone use and driving performance of different age groups”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation, Universities of Central Florida and Tennessee, Orlando, Florida, October 2015 
  • pc22. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Golias J., Papageorgiou S., “In-vehicle distraction and brain pathologies: Effects on reaction time and accident probability”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation, Universities of Central Florida and Tennessee, Orlando, Florida, October 2015 
  • pc21. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Papantoniou P., Andronas N., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S., “Driving performance profiles of drivers with Parkinson’s disease”, Proceedings of the 14th international conference on mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons,  Transed, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, July 2015 
  • pc20. Yannis G., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Antoniou C., Golias J., “Assessing driving behaviour in the elderly: methodological issues”, Proceedings of the 14th international conference on mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons, Transed, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, July 2015 
  • pc19. Papantoniou P., Antoniou C., Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Golias J., “How does distracted driving affect reaction time of older drivers?”, Proceedings of the 14th international conference on mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons, Transed, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, July 2015 
  • pc18. Vardaki S., Beratis I., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S., “Driving difficulties as reported by elderly drivers with MCI and without neurological impairment: implications for road design”, Proceedings of the 14th international conference on mobility and transport for elderly and disabled persons,  Transed, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, July 2015 
  • pc17. Vardaki S., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Pavlou D., Beratis I., Andronas N., Papageorgiou S., “Investigation of the relationship between working memory and Parkinson’s disease in a driving simulator”, Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Hellenic Road Safety Conference, Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, March 2015 
  • pc16. Yannis G., Pavlou D., Theofilatos A., Arvaniti D., “Comparative analysis of factors affecting driving under the influence of alcohol of car drivers and motorcyclists”, Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Hellenic Road Safety Conference, Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, March 2015 
  • pc15. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S., “Driving performance profiles of drivers with brain pathologies in rural roads”, Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Hellenic Road Safety Conference, Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, March 2015 
  • pc14. Vardaki S., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papageorgiou S., “Do simulator measures improve identification of older drivers with MCI?”, Proceedings of the 94th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2015 
  • pc13. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Antoniou C., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S., “Driving behaviour of drivers with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: a driving simulator study”, Proceedings of the 94th Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2015 
  • pc12. Pavlou D., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Vardaki S., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S.G., “Older drivers’ self-assessment and cognitive impairments”, Proceedings of the International interdisciplinary conference ‘Ageing and Safe Mobility’, Bergisch-Gladbach, November 2014 
  • pc11. Papantoniou P., Antoniou C., Papadimitriou E.,  Pavlou D., Yannis G., Golias J., “Is distracted driving performance affected by age? First findings from a driving simulator study”, Proceedings of the International interdisciplinary conference ‘Ageing and Safe Mobility’, Bergisch-Gladbach, November 2014 
  • pc10. Vardaki S., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Antoniou C., Beratis I., Andronas N., Papageorgiou S.G., “Exploring the Association between Working Memory and Parkinson’s Disease in a Driving Simulator”, Proceedings of the International interdisciplinary conference ‘Ageing and Safe Mobility’, Bergisch-Gladbach, November 2014 
  • pc9. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Antoniou C., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Golias J., Beratis I., Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G., “Assessment of driving performance of drivers with brain pathologies in urban roads, using a driving simulator”, Proceedings of the International interdisciplinary conference ‘Ageing and Safe Mobility’, Bergisch-Gladbach, November 2014 
  • pc8. Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Golias J., “First exploration of the effect of road environment on distracted driving through a driving simulator study”, Proceedings of the Transport Research Arena Conference, Paris, April 2014 
  • pc7. Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papantoniou P., Papageorgiou S.G., “First findings from a simulator study on driving behaviour of drivers with cerebral diseases”, Proceedings of the Transport Research Arena Conference, Paris, April 2014 
  • pc6. Vardaki S., Yannis G., Pavlou D., Beratis I., Papageorgiou S.G., “Sign recall in a fixed-base simulator as a measure of fitness-to-drive”, Proceedings of the 93rd Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2014 
  • pc5. Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., Golias J., Papageorgiou S.G., “Results from a driving simulator study on performance of drivers with cerebral diseases in rural roads”, Proceedings of the 93rd Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2014 
  • pc4. Yannis G., Golias J., Antoniou C., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Papageorgiou S., Andronas N., Papatriantafyllou I., Liozidou A., Beratis I., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Economou A., “Design of a large driving simulator experiment on performance of drivers with cerebral diseases”, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Road Safety and Simulation, Rome, October 2013 
  • pc3. Pavlou D., Beratis I., Liozidou A., Andronas N., Yannis G., Economou A., Papadimitriou E., Papantoniou P., Papageorgiou S.G., “Effects of cerebral diseases on driver distraction”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on driver distraction and inattention, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 2013 
  • pc2. Trezos K., Sfikas I., Pavlou D., “Water Permeability of Self-Compacting Concrete“, Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium fib, vol.6:5155-5164, Washington D.C., U.S.A., June 2010
  • pc1. Trezos K., Sfikas I., Pavlou D., “Study on the Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete”, Proceedings of 16th Concrete Congress of Technical Chamber of Greece, Cyprus, October 2009

Conference presentations (Abstract with review and presentation)

At the present time (July 2022) sixty-four (64) presentations (abstract + presentation) have been made in scientific conferences:

  • cp64. Pavlou D., Angelopoulou Ε., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Stanitsa E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., Self-Assessment of driving behaviour as a predictor to safe driving for the elderly at the SAN2022, Society οf Applied Neuroscience, Thessaloniki, 15-17 September 2022
  • cp63. Angelopoulou Ε., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papatriantafyllou J., Stanitsa E, Pavlou D., Antonellou R., Koros C., Georgopoulou E. M., Kerazi E., Kaliontzoglou A., Koukoulas G., Roilos C., Stefanis L., Bamidis P., Papageorgiou S. G., Tele-neurology for neurodegenerative diseases in Greece: potential impact on medical education at the SAN2022, Society οf Applied Neuroscience, Thessaloniki, 15-17 September 2022
  • cp62. Konsta A., Michelaraki E., Pavlou D., Bonakis A., Yannis G., Dikeos D., Driving insomnia: a driving simulator study at the 26th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society, Athens, 27-30 September 2022
  • cp61. Tsoutsi V., Papadakaki M., Pavlou D., Basta M., Chliaoutakis J., Yannis G., Dikeos D., Driving Simulator Study in Depression at the 26th Conference of the European Sleep Research Society, Athens, 27-30 September 2022cp60. Stanitsa E., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Angelopoulou E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., Accessibility of the elderly with dementia living in rural areas to primary and secondary healthcare services in Adrion Region: Results from SI4CARE Project at the 48th Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, 12-14 May 2022
  • cp59. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Angelopoulou E., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., The use of telemedicine and new technologies for the elderly with cognitive impairment in Adrion Region: Results from the SI4CARE European Project at the 48th Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, 12-14 May 2022
  • cp58. Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Angelopoulou E., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., How well did the healthcare system respond to the healthcare needs of the elderly with dementia and their caregivers during Covid-19 pandemic? Results from SI4CARE Project in Adrion Region at the 48th Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, 12-14 May 2022
  • cp57. Angelopoulou E., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papatriantafyllou I., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Antonellou R., Georgopoulou E., Stafanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., Patients’, caregivers’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions and satisfaction with telemedicine services for neurodegenerative disorders in Greece during Covid-19 pandemic: a pilot study in the Aegean islands at the 48th Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, 12-14 May 2022
  • cp56. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Angelopoulou E., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., The use of new technologies and telemedicine for the elderly with cognitive impairment in Adrion Region: Results from the SI4CARE European Project at the 8th EAN Congress (European Academy of Neurology) 2022, 25-28 June 2022
  • cp55. Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Angelopoulou E., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., How well did the healthcare system respond to the healthcare needs of the elderly with dementia and their caregivers during Covid-19 pandemic? Results from SI4CARE Project in Adrion Region at the 8th EAN Congress (European Academy of Neurology) 2022, 25-28 June 2022
  • cp54. Angelopoulou E., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papatriantafyllou I., Stanitsa E., Pavlou D., Antonellou R., Georgopoulou E., Stafanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., Patients’, caregivers’ and healthcare professionals’ perceptions and satisfaction with telemedicine services for neurodegenerative disorders in Greece during Covid-19 pandemic: a pilot study in the Aegean islands at the 8th EAN Congress (European Academy of Neurology) 2022, 25-28 June 2022
  • cp53. Stanitsa E., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Angelopoulou E., Pavlou D., Šemrov D., Piccoli G., Colnar S., Papageorgiou S.G., Accessibility of the elderly with dementia living in rural areas to primary and secondary healthcare services in Adrion Region: Results from SI4CARE Project at the 8th EAN Congress (European Academy of Neurology) 2022, 25-28 June 2022
  • cp52. Stamatelos P., Hatzaki P., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Bonakis A., Economou A., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., Alzheimer’s Dementia and predictors of Driving Cessation: Results from a 4-year Longitudinal Study at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Virtual 2021, 19-22 June 2021
  • cp51. Stanitsa E., Beratis I.N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papastefanopoulou V., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Kroupis C., Economou A. Papatriantafyllou J., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Driving behavior of patients with mild Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) carriers of the apolipoprotein e4 allele (APOE4)” at the 6th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, (Virtual Congress), Paris, France, 23-26 May 2020
  • cp50. Stamatelos P., Hatzaki P., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Economou A., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., Subjective perception of driving ability in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mild Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) at the 6th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Paris, France, 23-26 May 2020
  • cp49. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Yannis G. Papageorgiou S.G., “To which extent the driving behavior of older drivers with neurological diseases affecting cognition is different after an unexpected incident?“, at the RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2019 International Conference, Iowa University, Iowa, USA, 14-17 October 2019 
  • cp48. Pavlou D., Kyriakouli E., Papantoniou P., Yannis G., “Does driving at night affect the driving performance of young drivers?“, at the RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2019 International Conference, Iowa University, Iowa, USA, 14-17 October 2019 
  • cp47. Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Interaction between autonomous vehicles and vulnerable road users“, Invited Speech at the RSS – Road Safety and Simulation 2019 International Conference, Iowa University, Iowa, USA, 14-17 October 2019 
  • cp46. Pavlou D., Lymberopoulos G., “Crash Data Collection“, at the IRF Global Workshop for Black Spot and Safety Network Management in the University of Zagreb, July 2019 
  • cp45. Stamatelos P., Beratis I.G., Pavlou D., Friagkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Economou A., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “The neurological assessment of driving fitness of patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): a systematic review of the existing guidelines“, at the 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Oslo, June-July 2019
  • cp44. Economou A., Pavlou D., Beratis. I., Yannis, Papageorgiou S.G., “Predictors of accidents in patients with mild cognitive impairment, mild Alzheimer’s disease and healthy controls in simulated driving”, at the 46th Annual Meeting International Neuropshychological Society, (Washington, 14-17 February 2018) 
  • cp43. Karagkiolidou Z., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Yannis, Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., “Can brief neuropsychological tests predict the driving behavior of patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)?”, at the 1st Neuropsychology Conference, organized by the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society (HNPS) (Athens, 27-29 April 2018) 
  • cp42. Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I.N., Kontaxopoulou D., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “MCI Patients’ self-awareness of driving performance”, at the 1st Neuropsychology Conference, organized by the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society (HNPS) (Athens, 27-29 April 2018) 
  • cp41. Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I.N., Fragkiadaki S., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Yannis G., Economou A., Papanicolaou A., Papageorgiou S.G., “Evaluation of intentional and incidental memory of Parkinson’s Disease patients”, at the 1st Neuropsychology Conference, organized by the Hellenic Neuropsychological Society (HNPS) (Athens, 27-29 April 2018) 
  • cp40. Pavlou D., Stamatelos P., “Driving performance assessment of drivers with MCI, AD and PD: diagnostic and predictive indexes”, at the Workshop “Latest developments on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia” within the framework of World’s Alzheimer’s Disease Day (Athens 23 September 2017) 
  • cp39. Pavlou D., Laiou A., Yannis G., “Problems and solutions for children road safety in developed countries”, at the International Interdisciplinary Conference “Road Safety for Children” (Thessaloniki 19-21 May 2017) 
  • cp38. Folla K., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Road accidents involving children in Europe and in Greece”, at the International Interdisciplinary Conference “Road Safety for Children” (Thessaloniki 19-21 May 2017) 
  • cp37. Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Monitoring behaviour of drivers with cognitive impairments – DriverBrain”, at the Workshop “The Future of Road Safety Research” in the framework of the Fourth United Nations Global Road Safety Week (Athens, 15 May 2017) 
  • cp36. Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Drivers with AD and MCI: The predictive value of neurological and neuropsychological measures”, at the 10th Panhellenic Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and 2nd Mediterranean Conference on Neurogenerative Diseases (Thessaloniki, February 2017) 
  • cp35. Pavlou D., Yannis G., “The driving behaviour of patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia”, Τherapeutic Αlliance Symposium, Athens Medical Society, Athens, October 2016 
  • cp34. Kaltsouni K.L., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papatriantafyllou J., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Driving performance and MCI: The influence of neuropsychiatric symptoms”, 16th Annual Meeting of the ICGP & 5th International Congress on Psychiatry and the Neurosciences 2016, Athens, October 2016 
  • cp33. Gkogkolaki P., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Papatriantafyllou J., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Relationship of neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and driving behavior”, 16th Annual Meeting of the ICGP & 5th International Congress on Psychiatry and the Neurosciences 2016, Athens, October 2016 
  • cp32. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Papanicolaou A.C., Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G., “Incidental and intentional memory performance in depression and amnestic mild cognitive impairment”, Society of Applied Neuroscience (SAN) Conference 2016, Corfu, October 2016 
  • cp31. Yannis G., Papantoniou P., Pavlou D., “The driving simulator as a valid measure of driving behavior”, Society of Applied Neuroscience (SAN) Conference 2016, Corfu, October 2016 
  • cp30. Pavlou D., “Are MCI patients considered as safe drivers?”, at the Workshop “Latest developments on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia” within the framework of World’s Alzheimer’s Disease Day (Athens 17 September 2016)
  • cp29. Pavlou D., “Which are the latest developments on assessing driving competence of AD patients?”, at the Workshop “Latest developments on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia” within the framework of World’s Alzheimer’s Disease Day (Athens 17 September 2016)
  • cp28. Pavlou D., Theofilatos A., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Exploration of accident probability of drivers with brain pathologies”, 12th Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Tampere, September 2016 
  • cp27. Economou A., Beratis I., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Papatriantafyllou J.,  Papageorgiou S.G., Yannis G., “Deviant driving measures of healthy controls, MCI and AD patients in simulated driving”, 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhagen, June 2016 
  • cp26. Economou A., Pavlou D., Beratis I., Andronas N., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., Yannis G., “Deviant driving measures and variability of Parkinson’s disease patients and healthy controls in simulated driving”, 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhagen, June 2016 
  • cp25. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I.N., Pavlou D., Economou A., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G.,  “Incidental vs intentional memory in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)” , 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhagen, June 2016 
  • cp24. Beratis I.N., Coros C., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Driving performance in the frontotemporal dementia spectrum” , 2nd Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Copenhagen, June 2016 
  • cp23. Andronas N., Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Stamelou M., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S. G., “Mobility tests as a predictor of driving behavior of patients with Parkinson’s disease”, 42nd Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, May 2016 
  • cp22. Beratis I.N., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Andronas N., Pavlou D., Economou A., Yannis G., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., “Driving competence of drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment: investigation of the predictive value of the neuropsychological tests”, 42nd Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, May 2016 
  • cp21. Andronas N., Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Stamelou M., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S. G., “Mobility tests as a predictor of driving behavior of patients with Parkinson’s disease”, 42nd Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, May 2016 
  • cp20. Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Beratis I. N., Andronas N., Pavlou D., Vardaki S., Economou A., Papanicolaou A., Papageorgiou S. G., “Assessing incidental memory in patients with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild AD: the role of hippocampal atrophy”, 14th International Athens Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, Athens, March 2016 
  • cp19. Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Papantoniou P., Economou A., Papatriantafyllou J., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., “MCI: The role of in-vehicle distraction in driving behaviour”, 14th International Athens Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, Athens, March 2016 
  • cp18. Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I. N., Fragkiadaki S., Andronas N., Pavlou D., Papatriantafyllou J., Stefanis L., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., “Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Which is the best predictor of driving ability?”, 14th International Athens Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, Athens, March 2016 
  • cp17. Andronas N., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Papatriantafyllou J., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., “Association between motor ability tasks and driving parameters in healthy participants, patients with MCI and patients with AD”, 14th International Athens Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, Athens, March 2016 
  • cp16. Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I. N., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Papanicolaou A., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S. G., “Self-assessment of driving performance of patients with MCI and Mild AD”, 14th International Athens Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy, Athens, March 2016 
  • cp15. Liozidou A., Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G., Pavlou D., Yannis G., Kosmidis M.H. “Executive Functions and Driving Performance in a High Traffic Urban Condition in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results from a Large-Scale Driving Simulator Experiment”, FENS Featured Regional Meeting, 7-10 October 2015, Thessaloniki, Greece 
  • cp14. Pavlou D., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Vardaki S., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “How drivers with brain pathologies deal with in-vehicle distraction, what are their emotions and driving habits: a questionnaire assessment”, 1st international conference on transport and health – changing perspectives organized by the University College London and the Transportation Public Health Link, London, 6-8 July 2015 
  • cp13. Papantoniou P., Antoniou C., Yannis G., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Golias J., “How cell phone use affects reaction time of older drivers”, 1st international conference on transport and health – changing perspectives organized by the University College London and the Transportation Public Health Link, London, 6-8 July 2015 
  • cp12. Yannis G., Papantoniou P., Antoniou C., Pavlou D., Papadimitriou E., “Investigating the different distraction mechanism between cell phone use and conversation with the passenger, through a driving simulator experiment”, 1st international conference on transport and health – changing perspectives organized by the University College London and the Transportation Public Health Link, London, 6-8 July 2015 
  • cp11. Pavlou D., “The effect of driver distraction on patients with brain diseases”, Conference on Cognition, Behavior and Driving organized by the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of NTUA and the Departments of Neurology and Psychology of NKUA, Athens, 26 June 2015 
  • cp10. Yannis G., Andronas N., Beratis I., Papantoniou P., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Antoniou C., Golias J., Papageorgiou S.G., “Cerebral diseases and distractibility while driving”, 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Berlin, 20-23 June 2015 
  • cp9. Pavlou D., Fragkiadaki S., Kontaxopoulou D., Economou A., Beratis I., Papadimitriou E., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Assessment of driving performance of drivers with cognitive impairments: which are the critical measures?”, 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Berlin, 20-23 June 2015 
  • cp8. Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Kontaxopoulou D., Fragkiadaki S., Antoniou C., Yannis G., Golias I., “Accident risk of drivers with cognitive impairments”,  1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Berlin, 20-23 June 2015 
  • cp7. Beratis I., Andronas N., Papadimitriou E., Pavlou D., Stamelou M., Tsivgoulis G., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., “Exploring indexes of driving performance in cognitively intact drivers and drivers with Parkinson’s disease (PD)”, 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Berlin, 20-23 June 2015 
  • cp6. Fragkiadaki S., Andronas N., Beratis I. , Kontaxopoulou D., Pavlou D., Liozidou A., Economou A., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Self-awareness of performance in cognitive testing: differences between healthy elderly and patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)”, 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (Berlin, 20-23 June 2015 
  • cp5. Economou A., Papageorgiou S.G. , Kosmidis M.H., Andronas N., Beratis I., Pavlou D., Yannis G., “Speed and accident rates in MCI and mild AD patients: preliminary results from a large driving simulation experiment”, 2nd international conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, organized by the Journals of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson and of Neurological Disorders, Valencia, 23-25 September 2014 
  • cp4. Kontaxopoulou D., Beratis I., Fragkiadaki S., Economou A., Andronas N., Pavlou D., Papatriantafyllou J., Papageorgiou S.G., “The relation between intentional and incidental memory in healthy young versus older individuals”,  Congress of European Neurology, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), Istanbul, 31 May – 3 June 2014 
  • cp3. Economou A., Beratis I., Pavlou D., Andronas N., Liozidou A., Stougioti S., Yannis G., Papageorgiou S.G., “Reaction time to incidents as a function of age and neurological disease: preliminary findings from a large driving simulation experiment”, Congress of European Neurology, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), Istanbul, 31 May – 3 June 2014 
  • cp2. Papageorgiou S., Beratis I., Andronas N., Economou A., Pavlou D., Bonakis A., Tsivgoulis G., Stefanis L., Yannis G., “Predictors of driving performance in individuals with MCI: preliminary results”, Congress of European Neurology, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), Istanbul, 31 May – 3 June 2014 
  • cp1. Beratis I., Andronas N., Economou A., Pavlou D., Liozidou A., Antonellou R., Yannis G., Stefanis L., Papageorgiou S.G., “Prediction of driving performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease: preliminary findings on the role of the Comprehensive Trail Making test”, Congress of European Neurology, organized by the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS), Istanbul, 31 May – 3 June 2014 

Theses

  • Pavlou D., “Evaluation of safe driving behaviour of older drivers with or without cerebral diseases”, Post-Doctoral (Post-Doc) dissertation, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, December 2017
  • Pavlou D., “Traffic and safety behaviour of drivers with neurological diseases affecting cognitive functions”, Doctoral (PhD) dissertation, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, September 2016
  • Pavlou D., “Characteristics of Rheology and Durability of Self-Compacting Concrete”, Post Graduate diploma thesis, Reinforced Concrete Laboratory, Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, February 2010
  • Pavlou D., “Self-Compacting Concrete”, Graduate diploma thesis, Reinforced Concrete Laboratory, Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, July 2008

Research projects

Participation in sixteen (16) research projects in the field of Transportation Planning and Engineering, out of which thirteen (13) from the European Commission and three (3) from Greek Authorities.

  • DLD-IA: Impact Assessment Support Study for the Revision of the Directive on Driving Licences (2021-2022)
  • SI4CARE: Social Innovation for integrated health CARE of ageing population in ADRION Regions, INTERREG V-B Adriatic-Ionian ADRION Programme 2014-2020 (2020-2023)
  • DL-ex-post: Support to the ex-post evaluation of Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (2019-2020)
  • i-DREAMS: “Safety Tolerance zone calculation and interventions for diver – vehicle – environment interactions under challenging conditions” of the Horizon 2020 framework programme on transport research of the European Commission (2019-2023)
  • LEVITATE: “Societal Level Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles” (2019-2022)
  • Be-Smart: “Multi-modal driver behaviour and safety support system on the basis of smartphone applications” (2018-2021)
  • Dlicence2020: “Assessment of the implementation of Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licences” of the Horizons 2020 framework programme on Research & Innovation of the European Commission (2016-2017)
  • SaferAfrica: “Innovating dialogue and problems appraisal for a safer Africa “ of the Horizons 2020 framework program on Research & Innovation of the European Commission (2016-2018)
  • SAFETYCUBE: “Safety Causation, Benefits and Efficiency” of the Horizons 2020 framework programme on transport research of the European Commission (2015-2018)
  • ERSO+: “Update of the European Road Safety Observatory” for the European Commission (2015-2018)
  • Pract: “Predicting road accidents – a transferable methodology across Europe” for the EC (2014-2016)
  • Besafe: “Belarusian road safety network” carried out for the European Commission (2013-2017)
  • Rosee: “Road safety in South East European regions” carried out for the European Commission (2012-2014)
  • DriverBrain: “Performance of drivers with cerebral diseases at unexpected incidents” in the framework of the research programme ARISTEIA of the General Secretariat for Research and technology (2012-2015)
  • Distract: “Causes and impacts of driver distraction: a driving simulator study” in the framework of the research programme THALIS for the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religion Affairs. (2012-2015)
  • DaCoTA: “Data Collection, Transfer and Analysis” of the 7th framework programme of the European Commission (2010-2012)

Awards

  • 2022 – Onassis Scholars Association Award for the project “Exercise as prevention and cure for the elderly population in the digital era”
  • 2022 – 1st Digital Governance Ministry of Greece Award in the field of Health and Social Affairs for the telemedicine and teleconsulting unit developed by the SI4Care project team
  • 2017 – NTUA Thomaideio Award for the paper ” Which are the effects of driver distraction and brain pathologies on reaction time and accident risk?”, published in the Advances in Transportation Studies an international Journal 2016 Special Issue, Vol. 1, pp.83-98
  • 2016 – NTUA Thomaideio Award for the paper “Driving behaviour of drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: a driving simulator study”, published in the proceedings of the 94rd Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, January 2015
  • 2016 – Best Poster Presentation Award for the conference presentation “Driving performance and MCI: The influence of neuropsychiatric symptoms”, at the 16th Annual Meeting of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology & 5th International Congress on Psychiatry and the Neurosciences (Athens, 6-8 October 2016)
  • 2016 – 42nd Panhellenic Medical Conference Best Applied Research Award for the conference presentation “Mobility tests as a predictor of driving behavior of patients with Parkinson’s disease”, published in the proceedings of the 42nd Panhellenic Medical Conference, Medical Society of Athens, Athens, May 2016
  • 2015- NTUA Thomaideio Award for the paper “Results from a driving simulator study on performance of drivers with cerebral diseases in rural roads”, published in the proceedings of the 93rd Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, 2014
  • 2015 – ICTH Best poster presentation: “How cell phone use affects reaction time of older drivers”, 1st international conference on transport and health – changing perspectives organized by the University College London and the Transportation Public Health Link, London, 6-8 July 2015

Other skills and competences

PC Handling – Software Packages: Autodesk AutoCAD 2D/3D, ArcGIS, SpSS, R, ETABS, SAP2000, Primavera, 3DStudioMax, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, CorelDraw, Macromedia Flash.

Affiliations

  • Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece
  • Member of the Greek Society of Civil Engineers
  • Member of the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers

Other interests

  • 3D & Interactive Animation (Character Modeling, Digital Environments, Stop-Motion Animation, Visual FX & Compositing, Motion Graphics, Storyboarding, Narrative & Character Development)
  • Graphic Design
  • Long distance running
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Musical Instruments (saxophone, piano)

Contact

Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, NTUA

5, Iroon Polytechneiou str., GR-15773, Athens

Phone: +30 6973807692

E-mail: dpavlou@central.ntua.gr