Dr. Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos

Leonidas-Sotirios Kyrgiakos is a PostDoc and works full time in the Laboratory of Agricultural Economics and Consumer Behavior of the University of Thessaly. His doctoral research assesses the sustainability of different agricultural sectors in the context of climate change, in an effort to optimize the inputs use efficiency and mitigate environmental impacts. Methodologically, he is specialized in the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in order to identify the improvement points of each given system, using multiple inputs and outputs, while evaluating quality characteristics that may affect the overall efficiency. Visualization and results dissemination using up to date tools (R Studio, Tableau) is of particular interest to him. He is also a member of the CropFeed project which measures the efficiency of legume input and the environmental impact of locally produced soybean substitution, assessing the quality and quantity of cow’s milk in the final stages of production.