Vanikioti Stavroula is a member of the Scientific Committee of the ALEXANDROS project. Furthermore, she is the supervisor for this project on behalf the Hellenic Ministry for the Environment. Obtained a Bsc in Physics (Athens, 1981) and a Msc in Oceanography (Athens, 1985), from the University of Athens. She works at the Environmental Planning Division of the Hellenic Ministry of the Environment and she is responsible for the Evaluation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and for Environmental Permitting of Projects. President of the Greek Oceanographer Association since 1997, and General Secretary of the Hellenic Physicists Union since 2000.