Dr. Spiros Pagiatakis

Biography

Spiros Pagiatakis is a Professor of Geomatics Engineering and a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario. He has held significant roles including President of the Canadian Geophysical Union and Chair of the Sub-commission on Earth Tides within the International Association of Geodesy. He is an active member of both national and international scientific and professional committees and study groups. Spiros has an undergraduate degree in Rural Surveying Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece, and earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in Geodesy and Geodynamics from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. With extensive experience as an Engineering consultant for Canadian and international consortia, he previously worked as a research scientist at the Federal Department of Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa from 1993 to 2001. His research interests include Earth's dynamics at global and regional scales, utilizing terrestrial and space geodetic techniques, gravity field determination, sea level variations, atmospheric studies with GNSS and Low Earth Orbiters, and data analytics. His work has been supported by various funding agencies, and he is committed to innovative teaching methods within virtual environments. Spiros has led projects aimed at improving the assessment of internationally educated land surveyors and teaches courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

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