Dr. Dikaia Saraga is a physicist (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2004), holding an MSc in Environmental Physics and Meteorology (NKUA, 2006). She obtained her PhD from the Department of Mech. Engineering of the University of Western Macedonia (2010), with specialization in indoor air quality.
She has been working (2002–present) at the Atmospheric Chemistry and Innovative Technologies Lab and the Environmental Research Laboratory of NCSR “Demokritos”, as well as at the Environmental Technology Laboratory of the UOWM (2007–2013) and the Environmental Physics Sector of the Physics Department of NKUA (2004–2007).
She has extensive experience in the measurement of atmospheric pollutants and meteorological parameters, as well as in the study of indoor environmental quality in buildings (physical and chemical parameters, ventilation, occupant comfort), the application of standard methods for PM and VOCs determination, and analytical techniques for ions and organic/elemental carbon. She is an Analyst in the accreditation of the AirTechLab laboratory by the Hellenic Accreditation System (EN ISO 17025:2017 standard).
She has significant experience in the design and development of sensor networks for monitoring air quality. In addition, she has strong expertise in the application of receptor models and statistical analysis, and she is a member of the FAIRMODE network (Source Apportionment with Receptor Modelling).
Her research interests focus on indoor and ambient air quality, leveraging artificial intelligence, data analytics from sensor networks, and Citizen Science approaches, for source apportionment, concentration prediction, and population exposure assessment, as well as the development of smart solutions for improving air quality.
She has participated in more than 25 European and national research projects in the fields of air quality and climate change, including ENVESOME, TREEADS, ICARUS (Horizon), VISIONS, AIRUSE (LIFE+), APICE, BUMA, SINPHONIE, OFFICAIR (FP7, FP6), and CLIMPACT. She actively contributes to COST Actions CA17136 – Indoor Air Pollution Network, CA23139 – Network for Indoor Air Cleaning, and CA24113 – Global Network on Culture Heritage Conservation under Climate Change.
She has authored 68 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals (h-index 31, Scopus 05/26) and more than 70 contributions to national and international conference proceedings, and she serves as guest editor in six scientific special issues.
