Ιωάννης Α. ΤΣΟΥΚΑΛΑΣ

DANZDelegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand

ITRECommittee on Industry, Research and Energy
DEPADelegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

PECHCommittee on Fisheries
PETICommittee on Petitions
DACPDelegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

• Doctor Habilitatus, 1980; M.Sc., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics (1973); Ph.D., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physics (1975). Postdoctoral research in the UK (University of Liverpool), France (Grenoble), Germany (TU Braunschweig) and USA (MIT, Boston), focusing on the field of solid state physics and technological materials.
• Professor, Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1986-1995.
• Professor, Department of Computer Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1995-2008.
• Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, since 2008.
• Chairman of the Physics Dept, Aristotle University, 1984-1989; Chairman of the Informatics Dept, Aristotle University, 1995-1999; Vice-President of the Research Committee of Aristotle University (1999-2004); President of the International Relations Committee of Aristotle University (1997-1998), President of the Ethics Committee of Aristotle University (1995).
• Secretary for Informatics and New Technologies, Nea Dimokratia Party, 1998-2004.
• Served on the Executive Committees of 'Information Society S.A.' (2001-2004) and 'Hellenic Data Protection Authority' (2003 -2004).
• Secretary-General for Research and Technology, Hellenic Ministry of Development, 2004-2008.
• Representative of Greece in the European Space Agency (2004-2007).
• Author of more than 100 research papers in well-known scientific journals, as well as monographs and handbooks in his research field. Member of various Greek and international scientific societies. Has supervised a large number of doctoral theses. Former scientific project manager for numerous research and development projects, both European and nationally funded.