John A. Paravantis is a Professor in the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He holds a five-year Civil Engineering degree (with a minor in Transportation) from the National Technical University of Athens as well as a two-year M.Sc. degree in Transportation, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health, both from the Department of Civil Engineering of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA. Dr. Paravantis has taught over 30 undergraduate and over 10 postgraduate courses during the last 20 years in the University of Piraeus. In addition, Dr. Paravantis has supervised more than 40 undergraduate studies, over 35 postgraduate diploma theses and two doctoral dissertations (with three more currently in development). Dr. Paravantis has published 19 research articles in refereed international journals and has presented 53 papers in refereed international scientific conferences, all part of a total of 92 publications, which have attracted 2883 Google Scholar citations (h-index=19). In his research, Dr. Paravantis uses quantitative techniques (multivariate statistics, econometric modeling, simulation, optimization, and game theory) to analyze global energy systems (such as transport and the urban environment) and their environmental and geopolitical impacts. Dr. Paravantis has participated in 14 research projects, in four of which he was scientific coordinator.

• Quantitative Methods
• Decision Making Methods
• IT Skills (Statistics)
• IT Skills (Management Information Systems)
• Organization and Management
• English for International Political Economy and Energy and Environmental Issues
• International Relations in Cinema – Seminar
• Environmental Energy, Economics and Diplomacy
• Game Theory and International Politics