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Maria Samprakou
Associate Researcher / GIS Analyst
Maria Samprakou is a Geographer and the youngest member of our team. She graduated from the Department of Geography of the University of the Aegean and continues her postgraduate studies in Geography and Applied Geoinformatics. In the meantime she did her internship at the Hellenic Military Geographical Service as she specializes in cartography, remote sensing data management and visualization and natural hazards management.
Professional Experience & Positions
1 May 2025 – Present
Creation and management of data and metadata files, development of 2D, 3D, and 4D maps, administration and organization of Online Portal and Dashboards, participation in programs, presentations and workshops,
University of Western Macedonia
1 July 2023 – 1 September 2023
Internship practice program, Geographical Information System data management,
Hellenic Military Geographical Service
Education
2024 – Present
Master’s degree, Geography and Applied Geoinformatics
University of the Aegean
2019 – 2024
Bachelor’s Degree, Cartography and remote sensing, Department of Geography,
University of the Aegean
Research
2025 – 2027
JT-OBSERVATORY
The impact of a Just Transition Observatory on energy transition. Exploring synergies with spatial justice and place-based governance through a comparative perspective,
GIS research, Cartography, Digital Mapping, 3D mapping, Thematic mapping, Geomorphology, Remote sensing data use, Environmental Risk Management
2025 – 2028
JUST FEMME
GIS research for Just-Femme Energies, exploring the intersectional and gendered impacts of energy governance, labor rights, and domestic care work within the context of Europe’s post-carbon transition, emphasizing that a truly just transition must address structural inequalities and energy poverty in peripheral regions while utilizing GIS data to map socioeconomic disparities such as GDP, unemployment, and the distribution of female researchers
Publications
Conference presentations
Online Biennale “Arts & Edges” (2025).
Just-Femme Energies: A peripheral View of labor in Europe’s Green Transition