George Yannis

George Yannis was born in Athens on 18 November 1964 and raised in downtown Athens, where he still lives. In 1982, he graduated from the 10th Athens Public School in Ampelokipoi. From 1982 to 1987, he attended the National Technical University of Athens and received a Diploma's degree in civil engineering (transport engineering option) and then he obtained a Master's degree in Transport Engineering (1988) and a PhD (Doctorat) in Transport from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris (1993).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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George Yannis contributed to national plans and policies, having conceived the Athens Metro development plan of eight lines (including the famous line 4 currently in development) (2009), the Athens city parking scheme (2002), the first Sustainable Urban Mobility Policy for Greece (2008), the introduction of green vehicle annual fee (2009), the Piraeus Port traffic arrangements and pedestrian paths (2004).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

During his term as Chairman of the Athens Metro (Μετρό Αθήνας) Public Authority (2004–2010), he contributed at all phases of the planning, design, tendering, supervision, commissioning and acceptance of the metro construction projects in Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as of their accompanying projects.{{Cite journal |last1=Yannis |first1=George |last2=Kopsacheili |first2=Angeliki |last3=Klimis |first3=Panayiotis |date=November 2012 |title=Estimating the Adequacy of a Metro Network |url=https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29UP.1943-5444.0000114 |journal=Journal of Urban Planning and Development |volume=138 |issue=4|pages=286–292 |doi=10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000114 }} During this period, he developed and contributed to the largest ever package of metro projects in Greece, delivering on time the Athens 2004 Olympic projects and several other metro lines, stations and parkings, tendering and starting the large second generation of metro projects including the Thessaloniki Metro{{Cite web |last=Capital.gr |title=ΕΤΕπ: Δάνειο 250 εκατ. ευρώ για το μετρό Θεσ/νικης |url=https://www.capital.gr/oikonomia/775135/etep-daneio-250-ekat-euro-gia-to-metro-thes-nikis/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Capital.gr |language=el}} main project and extensions.

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On April 13, 2009, the Minister of the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Georgios Souflias, unveiled a proposal for future Metro extensions under preparation, called as "the Souflias plan", a name popularized by the public on social media. The plan envisioned a total of 8 lines to be developed over a 25-year period, which was initially inspired and developed by George Yannis, the then-president of Attiko Metro, following detailed studies and public consultations.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

He has provided scientific support to the controversial Athens Great Walk urban regeneration project, which has been partially implemented to gradually transform Athens down-town mobility{{Cite web |last=International Transport Forum |date=2020 |title=Safe Micromobility |url=https://www.itf-oecd.org/sites/default/files/docs/safe-micromobility_1.pdf}} patterns, despite the initial strong inertia reactions.{{Cite web |last=Επτακοίλη |first=Τασούλα |date=May 2020 |title=Γιώργος Γιαννής στην «Κ»: Η Αθήνα αποκτά καλύτερες συνήθειες |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/life/people/1080733/giorgos-giannis-stin-k-i-athina-apokta-kalyteres-synitheies/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ |language=greek}}{{Cite web |last=Zarakeli |first=Andriana |date=June 2020 |title=The Athens Great Walk brings a new culture of mobility |url=https://www.parapolitika.gr/ellada/article/1054591/giannis-sugoinoniologos-sta-parapolitika-901-o-megalos-peripatos-tis-athinas-fernei-mia-nea-koultoura-metakinisis/ |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=Parapolitika |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Agrimanaki |first=Katerina |date=January 2024 |title=Can Athens become a city of bicycles? |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/society/1229054/can-athens-become-a-city-of-bicycles/ |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Kathimerini |language=}}{{Cite web |last=Karatziou |first=Ntina |date=January 2024 |title=How many more Greeks have to be killed in road crashes? |url=https://www.lifo.gr/stiles/optiki-gonia/odiki-asfaleia-stin-ellada-mia-eikoniki-pragmatikotita |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=LiFO |language=}}

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Since 1991 he is contributing in road safety and transportation engineering research{{Cite web |date=December 2023 |title=PIARC is boosting Road Safety in LMICs: focus on behaviour! |url=https://www.piarc.org/en/News-Agenda-PIARC/News/2023-12-19,PIARC-is-boosting-Road-Safety-in-LMICs-focus-on-behaviour-2023.htm |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.piarc.org |language=en}} carried out at the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (Faculty Member since 2000).

He has published about 900 scientific papers{{Cite journal |last1=Theofilatos |first1=Athanasios |last2=Yannis |first2=George |date=November 2014 |title=A review of the effect of traffic and weather characteristics on road safety |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457514001900 |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |volume=72 |pages=244–256 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2014.06.017 |pmid=25086442 |issn=0001-4575}}{{Cite journal |last1=Papadimitriou |first1=Eleonora |last2=Yannis |first2=George |last3=Golias |first3=John |date=May 2009 |title=A critical assessment of pedestrian behaviour models |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369847808001046 |journal=Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=242–255 |doi=10.1016/j.trf.2008.12.004 |bibcode=2009TRPF...12..242P |issn=1369-8478}}{{Cite journal |last1=Yannis |first1=George |last2=Michelaraki |first2=Eva |date=May 2024 |title=Review of City-Wide 30 km/h Speed Limit Benefits in Europe |journal=Sustainability |language=en |volume=16 |issue=11 |pages=4382 |doi=10.3390/su16114382 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2024Sust...16.4382Y |issn=2071-1050}}{{Cite journal |last1=Bergel-Hayat |first1=Ruth |last2=Debbarh |first2=Mohammed |last3=Antoniou |first3=Constantinos |last4=Yannis |first4=George |date=2013-11-01 |title=Explaining the road accident risk: Weather effects |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457513000948 |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |volume=60 |pages=456–465 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2013.03.006 |pmid=23928504 |issn=0001-4575}}{{Cite journal |last1=Vlahogianni |first1=Eleni I. |last2=Yannis |first2=George |last3=Golias |first3=John C. |date=2012-11-01 |title=Overview of critical risk factors in Power-Two-Wheeler safety |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000145751200142X |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |series=Cognitive impairment and Driving Safety |volume=49 |pages=12–22 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2012.04.009 |pmid=22579296 |issn=0001-4575}}{{Cite journal |last1=Tselentis |first1=Dimitrios I. |last2=Yannis |first2=George |last3=Vlahogianni |first3=Eleni I. |date=2017-01-01 |title=Innovative motor insurance schemes: A review of current practices and emerging challenges |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457516303670 |journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention |volume=98 |pages=139–148 |doi=10.1016/j.aap.2016.10.006 |pmid=27723515 |issn=0001-4575}} (citations i10-index: googlescholar: 214,{{cite web | url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ogwo2IQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&is_public_preview=1 | title=George Yannis }} h-index: googlescholar: 56,{{cite web | url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ogwo2IQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&is_public_preview=1 | title=George Yannis }} scopus: 42https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602480626). He is serving as Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member of the international scientific journals in the field (Accident Analysis & Prevention, Journal of Safety Research, Safety Science, Advances in Transportation Studies, Sensors, Transportation Letters, etc.).

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George Yannis is passionate about running, having finished 68 Marathon races and other road, trail and triathlon races, in Greece and in Europe. His first Marathon was at the age of 18 and his best performance is 2 hours 56 minutes in Athens at the age of 21. By the age of 35 he has completed 20 Marathons and after a 15-year running break (1999–2014), during the last decade he has completed another 40 Marathons.

He has completed his campaign to run 30 Marathons in 30 months{{Cite web |last=Xypnitou |first=Marina |date=June 2024 |title=Running 30 Marathons in 30 months to prevent drivers from speeding |url=https://eleftherostypos.gr/ellada/giorgos-giannis-trechei-se-30-marathonious-se-30-mines-gia-na-min-trechoun-oi-odigoi |access-date=27 August 2024 |website=Eleftheros Typos |language=}} in order to actively promote the adoption of city-wide 30km/h speed limit in as many cities as possible worldwide, as a key policy for safer, healthier and greener cities.{{Cite web |last=Georgakopoulos |first=Thodoris |date=July 2024 |title=Speed and safety cannot coexist |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/investigations/special-reports/563115487/tachytita-kai-asfaleia-den-mporoyn-na-synyparxoyn/ |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=Kathimerini - Special Report |language=}} He has finished all Marathons in under 4 hours. The global impact{{Cite web |last=Trafik |first=Gazete |date=July 2023 |title=30 km/saat için 30 ayda 30 maraton koşacak - Erişim&Ulaşım |url=https://gazetetrafik.com/en/2023/07/09/30-ayda-30-maraton/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=How to promote road safety? Professor runs 30 marathons for a 30km/h speed limit |url=https://www.uitp.org/news/road-safety-marathon-george-yannis/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=UITP |language=en-US}} of the campaign is impressive with over 400,000 views and 100,000 visitors per year to the campaign's websites and social media. In addition, George Yannis has contributed with dozens of interviews on TV,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3wQGt962KI&t=8s |title=Athens Traffic Congestion |date=September 2019 |last=One Channel Interview |access-date=2025-01-14 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLIpnqQmjgg |title=Οι «πληγές» του συγκοινωνιακού χάρτη της Αθήνας |date=November 2024 |last=Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ |access-date=2025-01-14 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuKi3-j3FNo |title=30 μαραθώνιοι σε 30 μήνες για να καθιερωθεί το όριο των 30 χλμ ανά ώρα στον αστικό ιστό |date=May 2024 |last=Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ |access-date=2025-01-14 |via=YouTube}} radio and online media and dozens of articles{{Cite web |last=Construction |date=January 2022 |title=Γ. Γιαννής: "Όραμα: Μηδέν Θανατηφόρα Ατυχήματα στους Αυτοκινητόδρομους" |url=https://constructionmag.gr/orama-miden-atychimata-me-nekrous-stous-aftokinitodromous/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Construction |language=el}} in newspapers and publications in scientific journals and conferences,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiIJgPTG7dU |title=The future of Mobility & Transport, Brussels, February 2024 |date=February 2024 |last=European Commission |access-date=2025-01-14 |via=YouTube}} supported by all major International Road Safety and mobility Organizations (NTUA, ETSC, ECTRI, POLIS, UITP, ERF, IRF, FERSI, FEHRL, ECF, WALK21 and HITE).

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His research and academic achievements have been recognised, receiving 22 international scientific awards, including the EU TRAVisions Senior Researcher Award, the "Knight of the Order of Academic Palms" by the French Government, the Belgian Universities Franqui Chair{{cite web | url=https://www.francquifoundation.be/english/francqui-chair/ | title=Francqui Chair – Fondation Francqui – Stichting }} Award and four times the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award.

George Yannis is son of Dimitrios Yannis and Chryssanthi Bouza, both originated from Greece's North-Western Region of Epirus mountainous villages (Vitsa at Zagori and Palaiochori Syrrako at Metsovo area respectively). He is the middle of the three brothers, Nicos and Alexandros. He is married with Vassiliki Lerouni, Athens independent lawyer, having together two children: Dimitrios and Panagiotis.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

• Ziakopoulos, Apostolos; Yannis, George (2024). Key Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization Solutions Towards Vision Zero in Road Safety.{{cite book | chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-69487-5_1 | doi=10.1007/978-3-031-69487-5_1 | chapter=Key Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization Solutions Towards Vision Zero in Road Safety | title=Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve Transportation Problems | series=Studies in Systems, Decision and Control | date=2024 | last1=Ziakopoulos | first1=Apostolos | last2=Yannis | first2=George | volume=563 | pages=1–26 | isbn=978-3-031-69486-8 }} In Springer Nature, Studies in Systems, Decision and Control{{cite web | url=https://www.springer.com/series/13304 | title=Studies in Systems, Decision and Control }} (SSDC), Volume 563. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-69487-5 1.
• Oikonomou, Maria G.; Sekadakis, Marios; Ziakopoulos, Apostolos; Tengg, Allan; Yannis, George (2024). Integrated Traffic Simulation Developer Suite for Shared Automated Mobility.{{cite book | chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-71793-2_13 | doi=10.1007/978-3-031-71793-2_13 | chapter=Integrated Traffic Simulation Developer Suite for Shared Automated Mobility | title=Shared Mobility Revolution | series=Lecture Notes in Mobility | date=2025 | last1=Oikonomou | first1=Maria G. | last2=Sekadakis | first2=Marios | last3=Ziakopoulos | first3=Apostolos | last4=Tengg | first4=Allan | last5=Yannis | first5=George | pages=215–231 | isbn=978-3-031-71792-5 }} In Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Mobility{{cite web | url=https://www.springer.com/series/11573 | title=Lecture Notes in Mobility }} (LNMOB). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-71793-2 13.
• Petraki, Virginia; Ziakopoulos, Apostolos; Fragkiadaki, Evangelia; Karouzakis, Nikolaos; Kakavoulis, Konstantinos; Yannis, George (2024). Providing State-Supported Financial Incentives and Benefits for Vehicle Insurance Policies Using Telematics.{{cite book | chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-67936-0_7 | doi=10.1007/978-3-031-67936-0_7 | chapter=Providing State-Supported Financial Incentives and Benefits for Vehicle Insurance Policies Using Telematics | title=Strengthening European Mobility Policy | date=2024 | last1=Petraki | first1=Virginia | last2=Ziakopoulos | first2=Apostolos | last3=Fragkiadaki | first3=Evangelia | last4=Karouzakis | first4=Nikolaos | last5=Kakavoulis | first5=Konstantinos | last6=Yannis | first6=George | pages=87–99 | isbn=978-3-031-67935-3 }} Strengthening European Mobility Policy. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-67936-0 7.
• Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Laiou, Alexandra; Yannis, George (2020). Safety Culture Among Car Drivers and Motorcycle Riders in Norway and Greece: Examining the Influence of Nationality, Region, and Transport Mode.{{cite journal | doi=10.3389/frsc.2020.00023 | doi-access=free | title=Safety Culture Among Car Drivers and Motorcycle Riders in Norway and Greece: Examining the Influence of Nationality, Region, and Transport Mode | date=2020 | last1=Nævestad | first1=Tor-Olav | last2=Laiou | first2=Alexandra | last3=Yannis | first3=George | journal=Frontiers in Sustainable Cities | volume=2 | page=23 | bibcode=2020FrSC....2...23N }} Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. Volume 2. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2020.00023.

Full reference in monographs and chapters in books: https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/geyannis/publications/

Official website ([https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/geyannis/ English], [https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/geyannis/el/ Greek] and [https://www.nrso.ntua.gr/geyannis/fr/ French])

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