Thomas Vitsounis is the leader of “Total Port Logistics” at National ICT Australia (NICTA), the nation’s leading Information Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence. He holds a PhD in port economics and management with vast experience as a senior ports and maritime transport and logistics expert.
Thomas has proven success managing transformational ICT and other improvement projects for public, private, and international port/maritime organizations. He was advisor of the Secretary General for Ports and Ports Policy in Greece, had a key role in the “Port Performance Indicators: Selection and Measurement – PPRISM” project, undertaken by the European Seaports Organization (ESPO) and lectured Maritime Economics, International Maritime Policy,
Port Planning & Policy, Port Management and European Port Policy at under-graduate and post-graduate level in the University of the Aegean. He is a founding member of Porteconomics.eu, a web-based initiative advancing knowledge exchange on port economics, management & policies.