Christina Beneki

    Beneki Christina: Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Beneki's career shows her extensive experience in higher education, marked by her dedication to teaching, research, and effective university administration. As a Professor of Mathematics, she specializes in the application of mathematical models to economics and tourism within the Department of Tourism, School of Economics, at Ionian University. She currently serves as an Internal Member of the Governance Board of the Ionian Islands (from September 2024). Her prior roles include Vice Rector for Research and Development at Ionian University (October 2022 – August 2024) and Vice Rector for Research, Lifelong Education, and Development (September 2020 – October 2022), demonstrating a sustained commitment to institutional leadership. A distinguished alumna of the University of Patras, Dr. Beneki holds a MSc degree in Theoretical Mathematics and a PhD on the "Characterization of Kahler manifolds using small geodesic tubes," evidencing her expertise in Differential Geometry.

Her prior academic experience includes a Lectureship at the State University of New York at New Paltz and varied teaching engagements at universities such as the Higher School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPAITE), the former University of Central Greece, the University of Bournemouth, UK, the Hellenic Open University, and formerly at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Ionian Islands.

Dr. Beneki has demonstrated extensive research experience analyzing primary data as a Scientific Associate at the Research Institute for Tourism, the Centre of Planning and Economic Research, and the Chamber of Lefkada. She is recognized for her contributions to the field, evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed international journals, presentations at international conferences, and participation in diverse research projects. Noteworthy projects include Erasmus+ programs on Sustainable Tourism (SusTour) and the Interdisciplinary Resilience through Science and Cultural Heritage Network (IRSCHEN), and also programs such as "Development of an Intelligent System for the Analysis and Management of Environmental Data," "Consulting Services for the Ionian Islands Region (IIR) on Cruise Tourism and Economic Impacts," "Impact on Biodiversity in High Natural Value Areas due to the Invasive Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)", and “Advisory Guidance Actions for Productive Entities (Mentoring Schemes)”.

Dr. Beneki's proven leadership capabilities are evidenced by her roles as Head and Deputy Head at the Department of Business Administration at the former TEI of Ionian Islands. She actively contributed to the scientific community as President and Vice President of the Steering Committee of the Lefkada Branch of the Hellenic Mathematical Society. Furthermore, she directed and implemented educational innovation by coordinating the Workshop of the School Innovation Network, as part of educational and development initiatives supported by seven national foundations and served as Scientific Coordinator for four Summer Schools entitled "Media Management with emphasis on New Digital Media," featuring innovative activities, cutting-edge workshops, experiential teaching, and simulations.

Dr. Beneki's commitment to the broader academic community is further reflected in her active participation as a member of the General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK) and her service on numerous committees, such as Erasmus Coordinator, President of the Internal Evaluation Group (OMEA), Academic Internship Supervisor, member of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP), and Director of the Project "Acquisition of Academic Teaching Experience for Young Scientists holders of a PhD in the TEI of Ionian Islands".

Selected publications

1. Papastathopoulos, A.; Koritos, C.; Beneki, C. (2023). Effects of COVID-19 induced non-pharmaceutical interventions on hotel room prices: A comprehensive hedonic pricing study across nine countries. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 54, 240-246. 

2. Hassani, H.; Kalantari, M.; Beneki, C. (2021). Comparative Assessment of Hierarchical Clustering Methods for Grouping in Singular Spectrum Analysis. AppliedMath, 1, 18-36. 

3. Bampatsou, C., Halkos, G., Beneki, C. (2021). Energy and material flow management to improve EU productivity, Economic Analysis and Policy, 70, 80-93. 

4. Hassani, H., Silva, E., Beneki, C. (2021). The Science of Statistics vs Data Science: A Pragmatic Perspective, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 173, 121111.

5. Kyriazis A. N., Koulis A., Papadamou S., and Beneki C. (2020). Selectivity and Market Timing Skills in Emerging Greek Equity Mutual Funds During the Sovereign Debt Crisis, Studies in Business and Economics 15(2), 133-150. 

6. Hassani, H., Unger, S., Beneki, C. (2020). Big Data and Actuarial Science, Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 4(4), 40. 

7. Hassani, H., Beneki, C., Unger, S., Mazinani, M.J., & Yeganegi, M. R. (2020). Text Mining in Big Data Analytics, Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 4(1), 1. [The article belongs to the Special Issue Knowledge Modelling and learning through Cogntive Networks, Guest Editors: Stella, M. & Kenett, Y.N.] 

8. Hassani, H., Yeganegi, M. R., Beneki, C., Unger, S., & Moradghaffari, M. (2019). Big Data and Energy Poverty Alleviation. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 3(4), 50.

9. Beneki, C., Koulis, A., Kyriazis, N. A., & Papadamou, S. (2019). Investigating volatility transmission and hedging properties between Bitcoin and Ethereum. Research in International Business and Finance, 48, pp.219–227.

10. Giannoukou, Chr. Beneki (2018). Towards Sustainability Performance Management System of Tourism Enterprises: A Tourism Sustainable Balanced Scorecard Framework, International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 17(2/3), pp. 175-196 

11. Koulis, A., Kaimakamis, G., & Beneki, C. (2018). Hedging effectiveness for international index future markets. Economics and Business, 32(1), pp.149-159.

12. Silva E., Hassani, H., Otero, J. & Beneki C. (2018). Forecasting inflation under varying frequencies, Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis, 11(01), pp.307-309

13. Chr. Beneki, K. Rerres, D. Chionis, H. Hassani (2016). How to stimulate employment growth in the Greek hotel industry, Tourism Economics, October 2016 Vol. 22(5), pp.865-883, first published on June 27, 2016. 

14. Christina Beneki (2014). On the autocorrelation function and its applicability in energy modeling, International Journal of Energy and Statistics, Vol. 2(1), pp.43-48. 

15. Tsagris, C. Beneki, H. Hassani (2014). On the Folded Normal Distribution, Mathematics, MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland (ISSN 2227-7390), Vol. 2, pp. 12-28.

16. Beneki, Μ. Yarmohammadi (2014). Forecasting Exchange Rates: An Optimal Approach, Journal of Systems Science and Complexity, Springer, Vol. 27, pp.1-8.