Brief CV

Nikolaos Skarakis is involved in Indigo’s EU-funded and national projects focusing on circular value chains and systemic solutions, as an experienced researcher in applied methodologies that operationalize circularity and support the twin transition across multiple industries. Originally trained as a physicist (University of Crete, 2019), he holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering (Technical University of Crete, 2023) with a specialization in management, sustainable energy and climate change. He is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete.

Detailed CV

Education

• 2023: MSc in Environmental Engineering: Environmental management, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete
  Thesis: “Assessment of the Sustainability of Sensitive Ecosystems. Application in Balos lagoon“

• 2019: BSc in Physics, Department of Physics, University of Crete

Certificates

• 2023: Certificate “Project management & Administration executive”, ACTA S.A.

• 2023: Certificate of Specialized Professional Knowledge in Reskilling: Business and Digital Skills of the Economics-Administration-Law sector

• 2021: Educational Program in Special Education and Training: Screening, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention, University of the Aegean

Work Experience

• 2025 – Present
  Research associate
  Indigo, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete

• 2022-2025
  Research associate
  Renewable & Sustainable Energy Laboratory, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete
  Research Associate

Research Projects – Grants

2025-Present

Boosting Circular Systemic Solutions through Virtual Regional Circular Economy Spaces (CSSBoost)

Role: Researcher

Research Interests

• Climate crisis management

• Sustainable growth

• Closed-loop value chains

• Triple transition strategies

• Multi-stakeholder dynamics

Publications

• Skarakis, N., Skiniti, G., Tournaki, S., & Tsoutsos, T. (2023). Necessity to assess the sustainability of sensitive ecosystems: A comprehensive review of tourism pressures and the travel cost method. Sustainability, 15(15), 12064. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151512064

• Skiniti, G., Lilli, M., Skarakis, N., Tournaki, S., Nikolaidis, N., & Tsoutsos, T. (2024). A holistic approach for tourism carrying capacity estimation in sensitive ecological areas. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 26(12), 31971-31995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04805-0

• Skarakis, N., Skiniti, G., Strati, A., Tournaki, S., Tsemekidi, S., Frangou, M., & Tsoutsos, T. (2024). Λιμάνια σε Πράσινη Μετάβαση: Πρακτικός οδηγός για λιμάνια μηδενικών εκπομπών. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Θεσσαλονίκη.
  ISBN 978-618-5558-10-9. https://gr.boell.org/el/2024/12/18/limania-se-prasini-metabasi

• Tournaki, S., Frangou, M., Skarakis, N., & Tsoutsos, T. (2024). Integrated Data Monitoring in Support of Sustainable Mobility Planners in Tourism Destinations. In Transport Research Arena Conference (pp. 445-451). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06763-0_64

• Tsoutsos, T., Skarakis, N., & Tournaki, S. (2024). Developing a Qualified Workforce for Greener Ports. In Transport Research Arena Conference (pp. 802-808). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85578-8_108

• Tournaki, S., Frangou, M., Skarakis, N., & Tsoutsos, T. (2024). BLUE PORTS: Training and Certification Scheme for the Human Capital of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In 13th National Conference of the Institute of Solar Technology (pp. 245-251). Yahoudi Publications

• Skarakis, N., Skiniti, G., Lilli, M., Skarakis, N., Nikolaidis, N., Tournaki, S., & Tsoutsos, T. (2023) Environmental monitoring and sustainable planning for tourism in Balos lagoon in Western Crete. In 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology. (CEST 2023). https://doi.org/10.30955/gnc2023.00246

• Skiniti, G., Skarakis, N., Tsoutsos, T., Nikolaidis, N., Tournaki, S., Kosmas, P., & Antoniou, L. (2022). Sustainable planning for tourism in sensitive coastal regions. Α case study of Balos beach in Western Crete. In 3rd Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability.