Dr. Georgia Ayfantopoulou, Research Director at the Hellenic Institute of Transport (ΗΙΤ) of CERTH with experience for over 25 years in technology driven transport systems planning, management and optimization.
She is coordinating the Thessaloniki Smart Mobility Living Lab (https://smartmlab.imet.gr/), a member of the European Association of Living Labs ENoLL (https://enoll.org/) and also leading the EC-ENOLL Joint Working Group on Digital Sustainability, including Zero Pollution. Member of the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center (Thess INTEC), a 4th generation park emphasizing on 4helix synergies, leading to new innovative products and services for the domestic and foreign markets and leader of the innovation mega project for future mobility of Thess INTEC.  She is a member of the EU Digital Transport & Logistics Forum (https://www.dtlf.eu/), an expert group formulated by DG-MOVE for supporting interoperability of technologies platforms and services in transport and Logistics and with the mandate to deliver the proposal for the European Federated Network of platforms in transport logistics community.  Currently she is President of the ITS Hellas organization, a member of ERTICO (ITS Europe). Furthermore, she is coordinator of the national Cluster on smart sustainable mobility and city logistics and also Scientific Director of the Regional Innovation Hub EIT Urban Mobility in Greece.