- June 2020 – June 2022: President of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- June 2019 – today: Chair of the the Scientific Committee “International Renewable Energy & Environment Committee (IREEC)” of the Annual Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- June 2014 – June 2018: Chair of the Costal Engineering Group of the Scientific Committee “International Hydrodynamics Committee (IHC)” of the Annual Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- June 2011 – June 2014: Secretary of the Costal Engineering Group of the Scientific Committee “International Hydrodynamics Committee (IHC)” of the Annual Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- June 2010 – June 2011: Secretary of the Scientific Committee “International Hydrodynamics Committee (IHC)” of the Annual Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- March 2009 – today: Member of the Technical Committee of the Annual Conference of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- June 2017 – today: Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.
- September 2016 – May 2019: Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Hydrotechnical Association (HHA).
- June 2020: “2020 ISOPE Award” from the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
- December 2018: Research award for the academic year 2017 – 2018, Civil Engineering Department, AUTh.
- June 2016: “Session Organizer of the Year Award” from the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers for the outstanding initiative as organizer for the 26th (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 26 – July 1, 2016.
- March 2012: IRIS Prize of Excellence 2012 awarded by Executive Board of the research project “Integrated European Industrial Risk Reduction System (IRIS)” (7th Framework Programme, Theme: 4 – NMP, FP7-NMP-2007-LARGE-1, CP-IP 213968-2).
- December 2007: Biographical inclusion in the Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 10th Anniversary Edition. Marquis Who’s Who Publications.
- July 2007: International award for the year 2007-2008 from the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE Offshore Mechanics Scholarship for Outstanding Students).
- March 2004: Award from the Technical Chamber of Greece for ranking first in the Dept. of Civil Engineering in the academic year 2001-2002.