Our dedicated team brings more than 100 years of combined experience in oceanography, earth sciences, physics, AI, geoinformatics, Earth Observation, big data, business and innovation.

AlongWave Team

Dr Georgia Kalantzi

CEO | Co-founder

Oceanographer with a PhD in physical oceanography and strong experience in ocean wave modelling, operational oceanography, innovation management and maritime product strategy. She leads company vision, product-market translation, partnerships, fundraising and strategic positioning.

Vasilis Alexandridis

CTO | Co-founder

Geospatial Engineer and PhD(c) with expertise in geospatial AI, remote sensing, machine learning, data systems and scalable architecture. He leads technical architecture, infrastructure, data pipelines, platform development and API/product delivery.

Pavlos Patsonis

AI Engineer | founding member

Physicist with MSc-level expertise in Earth Observation, AI/ML and physics-based modelling. He leads AI model implementation, forecasting-model optimisation, operational AI performance and testing of the marine-weather intelligence engine.

Ageliki Stackiewicz

EO/Data Engineer

Rural and Surveying Engineer, MSc, with expertise in Earth Observation, remote sensing workflows, spatial data processing and geospatial analytics. She supports multi-source data ingestion, preprocessing, quality control and the development of observation-based data layers.

Thanos Kasampalis

Full-Stack Developer

Environmental Scientist, MSc, with expertise in full-stack development, supporting the transition from technical engine to usable product. He strengthens backend/frontend development, platform delivery, visualization tools and customer-facing integration capacity.

Sofia Kilintzi

Admin | Operations Manager

Oceanographer, BSc, who acts as the operations and administration professional, supporting internal coordination, reporting, finance/admin workflows, documentation and day-to-day operational discipline.

Support and Advisory

Stergios Diamantopoulos

Co-founder | Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Environmental Scientist, MSc, with 35+ years of experience in environmental analysis, geospatial intelligence and complex project management. He supports strategy, governance, environmental positioning and long-term business development.

Apostolia Papadoudi

Co-founder | CFO

Scientist, MSc, and senior project/financial manager with 30+ years of experience in administration, budgeting, financial control and EU/national project management. She supports finance, grants, compliance and investor-related financial planning.

Arturo Nicora

Founding Advisor for Business Growth and Sales

Marketing and Leadership BSc, who acts as an international business-growth and leadership advisor with extensive experience in sales, organisational development, strategy implementation and executive coaching, including 15+ years in leadership roles in international insurance and industrial companies.

Stéphane Ourevitch

SPACE & EARTH OBSERVATION ADVISOR CO-FOUNDER & PARTNER AT ALSO SPACE

Senior space and Earth Observation professional with more than 30 years of international experience in market development, user engagement and strategic communications. He is Co-founder and Partner at ALSO Space and a Board Member of EARSC, with extensive experience in Copernicus, Earth Observation and international partnerships.

Anne Nijenhuis

STRATEGIC INVESTMENT ADVISOR FOUNDING PARTNER AT INVESTING FOR PURPOSE

Strategic investment professional with experience in corporate finance, private equity and company growth. She is a Founding Partner of Investing for Purpose and has held investment and advisory roles focused on strategy, funding, acquisitions and impact-driven businesses.

Aleksander Bieniek

MARINE OPERATIONS ADVISOR & MASTER MARINER VICE PRESIDENT, MARINE OPERATIONS AT STAR CLIPPERS

Vice President, Marine Operations at Star Clippers and certified Master Mariner with extensive experience in fleet and maritime operations. His expertise includes QHSE, crewing, port operations, itinerary planning, insurance, regulatory compliance and emergency response.

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