Periklis Gogas holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Department of Economics at the University of Macedonia, a master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. in Monetary and Financial Economics from the University of Calgary. He is now a Professor of Economics (Economic Analysis and International Economics) at the Democritus University of Thrace. Prior to that, he was a Visiting Scholar in Finance at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He has published research articles in journals such as the Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance, International Finance, Journal of Forecasting, International Journal of Forecasting, Physica A, Computational Economics, Economic Modelling, Open Economies Review, etc. He is an external evaluator for the Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education, as well a member of the international external evaluation committee.
Theophilos Papadimitriou obtained his diploma degree in Mathematics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and his master's degree from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France. He completed his Ph.D. studies at the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2000. He is now a Professor in the Department of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece. He has published more than 140 journal papers, conference papers, and book chapters combined. He is a reviewer for various publications and a member of scientific committees for conferences and workshops. He also serves as a member or the project coordinator in various research projects.
