Ioannis Pissourios holds a Diploma of Architecture (Dipl Eng) and a MSc in Geography and Cartography. He also holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and pursued Post-Doctorate Research in Urban Planning, both of which were funded, the first by the State Scholarships Foundation of Greece and the second by the AUTh Research Committee. His research interests include urban theory and the analysis and planning of urban space with the use of indicators. He has written more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals and collective volumes, published by Elsevier, Springer and Taylor & Francis among others. He has designed many residential buildings, while as an urban planner he contributed in 10 Greek and European Research Programs and has also participated in the preparation of several urban plans, such as the planning of the EXPO 2008 World Fair in the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the relocation plan of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the planning of the Lachanokipi Business Center in Thessaloniki. Since 2003 he has lectured at various Greek and Cypriot universities on urban design and town and regional planning, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.