Resume
Education
September 2022 - todate
School of Architecture
May 2017
MSc Environmental Design of Cities and Buildings
August 2009
Master of Advanced Studies in Housing (MAS ETH HS)
February - July 2005
Work Experience
September 2019 – todate
Dept. of Product and Systems Design Engineering
June 2016 – August 2019
Directorate of Facilities Management and IT Support
September 2010 – todate
Founder and partner architect
November 2009 – June 2016
E.KA.TE. construction company
Project Designer (external cooperation)
September 2009 – August 2010
Associate Project Designer
March 2009 – June 2016
Associate Project Designer
September 2008 –January 2009
Vasileios Floudas, Architecure Office
Project Designer
September 2006 – August 2007
Internship Architect
Awards
February 2014
4+ crooked lines_K.Chadio, A. Koutsonanou, A. Liana, S.Skoras
Conference
November 2025
Culture, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Smart Cities, Research, Innovation, Digital Technologies, Tourism
Organized by: Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) – Digital Cultural Heritage Laboratory, UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage & EUERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, University of West Attica, and the Cultural Organization “PERRHAEBIA Network.”
19–22 November 2025, Athens, Greece
June 2024
CCVI: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage and Socio-Economic Dimensions
“Climate Crisis: Cities’ Transitions towards Smart & Green Development”
24–28 June 2024, Rhodes Island, Greece
March 2024
Culture, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Smart Cities, Tourism, New Technologies
6–9 March 2024, Larissa, Greece
November 2023
Conference by the School of Architecture, Technical University of Crete11-12 November 2023, Chania, Greece
September 2023
Conference organized within the framework of the EUTeens4Green Programme
Organized by: Active Youth Group of Florina & Europe Direct Western Macedonia
29–30 September 2023, Kozani, Greece
December 2011
International Conference & Workshop for Architecture and Design
Participation Study: Bioclimatic Refurbishment of an Old Storehouse into an Up.Re.Info Center, in collaboration with Zerefos Tessas Architects
Athens, Greece, 2011
Publications in Conference Proceedings
June 2026
Chadio K., Geropanta, V., Karagianni, A., & Parthenios, P.. A Computational Decision-Support Framework for Neighbourhood-Scale Sustainability Transformation. International Conference on Changing Cities VII: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage & Socio-economic Dimensions (Accepted for presentation).
June 2026
Chadio K., Ch. Orovas, N.Totolos, D.Manolis. DigiHerit: Interactive XR Mobile Experience for Cultural Heritage Tourism. International Conference on Changing Cities VII: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage & Socio-economic Dimensions (Accepted for presentation).
November 2025
Saakian, N., & Chadio K. Preserving Cultural Heritage in Endangered Places: The Case of Pontokomi. In Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic Conference on the Digitization of Cultural Heritage – EuroMed, Athens, Greece (pp. 68–69)
June 2024
Chadio K., Geropanta, V., Karagianni, A., & Parthenios, P. Shaping smart neighbourhoods: An overview of inspiring digital tools for holistic building stock upgrades. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Changing Cities VI: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage & Socio-economic Dimensions (pp. 1505–1513). ISBN 978-618-5765-02-6
November 2023
Chadio, K. (2023, November 11–12). Experiential learning as an alternative teaching method in higher education. In Proceedings of the Architectural Education and Practice: International Challenges and Greece Conference (p. 70). Technical University of Crete
Research
March 2026 – March 2027
S.A.N. – KOZAIN
European Solidarity Corps – Solidarity Project
Coach of the Project
Youth and Lifelong Learning Foundation
January 2025 – November 2025
SUB.6 – Archaeological Cadastre Information System Upgrade & Digital Applications for Cultural Routes
3D Digital Visualization of Monuments (DIPKA & DBMA Cultural Routes)
Programmatic agreement between the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Digital Media Lab (DMLa), Technical University of Crete
April 2025 – August 2026
DigiHerit – Digital Heritage Innovation for Tourism
Research project focused on the development of pilot digital technologies and smart systems enhancing cultural heritage as an innovative tourism product targeting younger audiences.
Principal Investigator
March 2024 – to date
Member of the Research Group Systems Design and Interaction Laboratory (SDILab)
Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering
School of Engineering, University of Western Macedonia (UoWM)
September 2022 – to date
Member of the Research Group – Digital Media Lab (DMLab)
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Panagiotis Parthenios
Department of Architecture, Technical University of Crete
Seminars / Workshops
December 2025
Organized by MinnaLearn, Finland
Delivered at Impact Hub Athens, through the EcoZani Programme
10–18 December 2025
November 2025
Action within EWWR 2025 – European Week for Waste Reduction
Organized by DIADYMA S.A.
Kozani, Greece, 2025
March 2024
1st Bioeconomy Festival in Kozani
Invited participant, student scientific team KOZAIN
Organized by CluBE, TEE – Western Macedonia & GoAlive
Under the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival (European Commission initiative) Kozani, Greece
January 2024
Organized by the literary journal and cultural organization “Παρέμβαση”
19–20 January 2024, Kozani, Greece
June 2023
Improving Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: From Design to Implementation
Interreg IPA CBC Greece – Republic of North Macedonia (2014–2020)
Invited Speakerwith Lecture: Bioclimatic Building Design: Passive Solar Systems and Best Practices
May 2023
Invited Speaker at the event “Let’s Discuss with Artists and Creative Entrepreneurs”
Main thematic focus: Creativity, Arts and Culture, Community Development, Employability
Partners: Municipality of Kozani (former OPAN) & science2public, Halle an der Saale, Germany
November 2022
Technology and Programming Educational Programme for Girls and Women
Organized by the non-profit organization Mataroa, with the support of Google.org, November 2022, Kozani, Greece
September – October 2022
E-Learing Training Seminars, Duration 50 Hours, Culture Webinars
March – October 2022
Python programming language seminar, University of Patras in collaboration with EKEK
November – December 2015
Biennial of Architectural and Urban Restoration, Kozani 2015
International Center for the Conservation of Architectural Heritage
Member of organizing team Technical Chamber of Greece
July – October 2013
Member of the Organizing Team, “weNTOYimagine”
Exhibition and parallel events
Urban civic initiative promoting participatory dialogue on public space regeneration in Greek cities
December 2011
International Conference & Workshop for Architecture and Design
Bioclimatic Refurbishment of an Old Storehouse to an
Up.Re.Info Center, Zerefos Tessas Architects
February 2011
Technical Chamber of Greece, Dept. of Western Macedonia
December 2010
"Compilation of Economic and Technical Studies - Evaluation of Private Investments"
Technical Chamber of Greece, Dept. of Western Macedonia
January 2010
"Autodesk Viz 2008" & "3D Studio Max Design 2010"
Training Seminar, Petros Despiris, Instructor Autodesk Inc.
March – July 2005
Villard6 International Travelling Design Workshop
Activities
September 2016 – December 2020
Architecture Council (SA), Region of Western Macedonia
Alternate Member, Technical Chamber of Greece
December 2014 – todate
Panhellenic Union of Architects
March – April 2014
Co-curation of exhibition
July 2007 – todate
Technical Chamber of Greece
Member R.N. 112781, Register of Design R.N. 24059, class A
Skills
Languages
Greek (native)
Italian (proficient user)
German (independent user)
English (proficient user)
French (basic user )
November 2025
Culture, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Smart Cities, Research, Innovation, Digital Technologies, Tourism
Organized by: Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) – Digital Cultural Heritage Laboratory, UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage & EUERA Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, University of West Attica, and the Cultural Organization “PERRHAEBIA Network.”
19–22 November 2025, Athens, Greece