2021-2025: Special Agricultural Research Program for the development of new varieties of plant species-Development of improved chickpea varieties. Funding: Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Livestock Agriculture Fund, First Branch of Seed Production and Nurseries. Budget: 80,000 €, Role: Scientific Responsible.
2021-2026: Fork-to-farm agent-based simulation tool augmenting BIOdiversity in the agri-food VALUE chain (BIOVALUE). Funding: HORIZON2020. Budget: 5.000.000€. Role: Co-investigator
2020-2023: Sustainable management of virus diseases in dry bean genetic material and development of adaptable varieties. Funding: Rural Development Program 16.1-16.5 Budget: 150.000€. Role: Coordinator
2018-2022: Evaluation and breeding of lentil landraces and cultivars for special agronomic, physiological and quality traits (acronym: LENSBREED). Funding: Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Budget:993.217€ Role: Project Coordinator and Scientific Responsible
2018-2022: Legumes (acronym: Legumes4Protein). Funding: Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Budget:996.60€ Role: Co-Investigator, Scientific Responsible of IIFC
2017-2021: Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures. Funding: HORIZON2020. Budget: 5.000.000€. Role: Co-investigator, Scientific Responsible of IIFC
2017-2021: Transition paths to sustainable legume-based systems in Europe (TRUE). Funding: HORIZON2020. Budget: 4.999.927€. Role: Associated researcher
Development of breeding methodology for hay and seed yield in common vetch (Vicia sativa L.). Funding: AGROSYSTEMS SA. Budget: 24.000€. Duration: 01/11/2017 - 30/10/2020. Role: Scientific Responsible.
2010-2015: Selection for enhanced yield and tolerance to viral and vascular diseases within lentil landraces. Funding: program THALIS (7th FP). Budget: 600.000€. Role: Scientific Responsible of IIFC, co-Investigator.
2012- present (continued): Breeding and Seed Production of Forage and Pulse Crops. Funding: ELGO-“DEMETER”, Self-funded by the royalties of cultivars developed by IIFC. Budget: 100.000€ per year, Role: Scientific Responsible
2010-2012: Sustainable preservation of indigenous South East European legumes and their traditional food and feed products. Funding: Joint European Research Program SEE ERA NET PLUS (7thFP). Budget: 172.633€. Role: Co-investigator
2012-2014: Cultivation of non-GM protein crops in multi-location field experiments in order to meet the prerequisites of AGRO 7”. Funding: Milk production Company “OLYMPOS”. Budget: 22.140€. Duration: 01/08/2012 - 30/10/2014. Role: Coordinator.
SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
2014 - 2015 Postdocs: 3 (funded under the Action “Research & Technology Development Innovation projects (AgroETAK)”)/Inst. of Industrial and Forage Crops/Greece
2016 – now PhD: 3 (member of advising committee)
2015 - 2019 Post-graduate (MSc) students: 6 (member of advising committee)