Alexandros Tataridas

Experiência

Dr. Alexandros Tataridas is an invited Assistant Researcher at the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE) at the University of Coimbra (UC). He is a co-coordinator of the recently founded team FAST - Forum for Agroecological Studies and Transitions, at CFE. His research focuses on the science-policy-society interface and agroecology, with a special interest in sustainable crop production and food consumption, and agroecological weed management. He holds a PhD in Agronomy & Weed Science, MSc in Sustainable Agriculture & Certification, and BSc in Crop Science. He is the Scientific Project Manager of the Horizon Europe project “Agroecology for weeds-GOOD”, funded by the European Commission (2023-2027). He participates in several European funded projects also as a Work Package or Task leader, including GroundWork, SUS-SOIL, ALL-FACTs, VALERECO, AGROECOLOGY. Dr. Tataridas was a Fulbright Schuman visiting scholar for post-doctoral research at the University of Vermont, USA (2025) exploring USA-EU bridges in agri-food systems and agroecology. He is a Youth Policy Board member at the World Food Forum & leader of the Biodiversity theme (2025-2027). He is an experienced proposal writer and consortium builder. Dr. Tataridas is the Focal Point for CFE in the international Agroecology Coalition.