ΜΠΙΛΙΑΔΕΡΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ

ΣΤΑΔΙΟΔΡΟΜΙΑ

- Ακαδημαϊκή εκπαίδευση -

• B.S.  Ag.  (Hons), Αristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1975.
• Μ.Sc. Food Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1978 (Thesis: Acid and Enzymic Hydrolysis of Smooth Pea and Wheat Starches).
• Ph.D. Food Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 1980.(Thesis:  Physicochemical Studies on Legume Starches).

- Διορισμοί -

• 2025 - 2028:  Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British  Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
• 2020 - : Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Food Science & Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 1996 - 2019: Professor, Dept. of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 1993 - 1996: Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
• 1988 - 1992:  Associate Professor (tenured), Dept. of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba, Canada
• 1985 - 1988: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba, Canada.
• 1984 - 1985: Senior Project Chemist, General Foods Inc., Cobourg, Ontario, Canada.
• 1980 - 1981: Research Associate, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

- Διδακτικές Δραστηριότητες -

Προπτυχιακά μαθήματα

• Food Chemistry
• Food Analysis
• Physical Chemistry of Food Systems
• Food Processing and Preservation Technologies

Μεταπτυχιακά μαθήματα

• Food Carbohydrates (Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of Manitoba)
• Advanced Food Science  (Dept. of Food Science, Univ. of Manitoba)
• Advanced Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (Dept. of Food Science, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki)
• Food Chemistry and Nutrition (Dept. of Food Science, Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki)
• Physical Chemistry of Foods (Chemistry Dept., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki)

- Ερευνητικά Ενδιαφέροντα/Δραστηριότητες -

• Chemistry and physical chemistry of polymeric food carbohydrates
• Thermal analysis of food constituents – Food Rheology
• Edible films and coatings – Nanocomposites of food biopolymers
• Low-fat dairy products
• Functional foods – Nutraceuticals
• Physical chemistry and properties of food dispersions (o/w) with engineered interfaces
• Valorization of residues-waste from the agricultural and food industries

- Επιστημονικές Δημοσιεύσεις/Αναφορές -

• > 275 publications in refereed journals
• > 35000 citations, Google Scholar (H-index = 105, December 2025)

- Κορυφαίες πέντε δημοσιεύσεις -

• Thermal characterization of rice starches: a polymeric approach to phase transitions of granular starch.  Biliaderis, C.G., Page, C.M., Maurice, T.J. and Juliano, B.O. 1986. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 34: 6-14.  DOI:10.1021/jf00067a002
• Glass transition and physical properties of polyol-plasticized pullulan-starch blends at low moisture. Biliaderis, C.G., Lazaridou, A. and Arvanitoyannis, I. 1999. Carbohydrate Polymers 40: 29-47.  DOI:10.1016/S0144-8617(99)00026-0
• A comparative study on structure-function relations of mixed linkage (1®3), (1®4) linear β-glucans. Lazaridou, A., Biliaderis, C.G., Micha-Screttas, M. and Steele, B.R. 2004. Food Hydrocolloids 18: 837-855.  DOI:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2004.01.002
• Oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by chitin nanocrystal particles. Tzoumaki, M., Moschakis, T., Kiosseoglou, V. and Biliaderis, C.G. 2011. Food Hydrocolloids 25: 1521-1529. DOI:10.1016/j.foodhyd.2011.02.008
• Fortification of wheat bread with an alternative source of bean proteins using raw and roasted Phaseolus coccineus flours: impact on physicochemical, nutritional and quality attributes. Bosmali, I., Kotsiou, K., Matsakidou, A., Irakli, M., Madesis, P. and Biliaderis, C.G. 2025. Food Hydrocolloids 158: 110635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110527 

- Επιλεγμένες Διακρίσεις -

• University of Manitoba, Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research in the Natural Sciences, 1989.
• University of Manitoba, Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research, Scholarly Work and other Creative Activities, 1991.
• 1993 Corn Refiners’ Association Award’for the CRA-AACC Outstanding Paper at the 77th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cereal Chemists, September 19-23, 1992, Minneapolis.
• 1^st Award for Ph.D. candidate (Maria Tzoumaki) at the 5^th European Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology (Valencia, Spain) - “Julius Maggi Research Award - 2011”, joined Conference of the ‘European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE)’ and the ‘European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST)’, 23 March, 2011.
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Excellence Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in the field of Natural and Technological Sciences (h-index), March 2016.
• Elected Member of the Scientific Committee of Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, (HFRI), 2017 – 2021 ( http://www.elidek.gr/organa-diikisis/epistimoniko-symvoulio/ ).
• Conference Chairman: 21^st Gums & Stabilisers for the Food Industry Conference, “Meeting industry's needs, consumers' expectations and sustainability challenges”, June 6^th-9^th, 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Honorary Lecturer Award - "2017 Belfort Lecture” - at the "Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research", Purdue University, USA, May 10^th, 2017 ("Structure-property relations of cereal fibers and implications for food product development").
• Recipient of the ‘Food Hydrocolloid Trust Medal Award 2023’, presented by “The Food Hydrocolloids Trust” at the 21^st Gums & Stabilisers for the Food Industry Conference, June 6^th-9^th, 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece ( https://www.foodhydrocolloidstrust.org.uk/trust-medal-winners )
• Best Chemistry Scientist in Greece for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 (and # 1139 in the World, 2025) in the respective ranking lists (Discipline H-index) of the Research.com data base                                                            ( https://research.com/scientists-rankings/chemistry/gr )
• Highly Ranked Scholar (in the top 0.05 % of all scholars globally), ScholarGPS – Lifetime (Scholar GPS ID: 84289454451978)  ( https://scholargps.com/scholars/84289452251978/costas-g-biliaderis ).

- Έργα και Ακαδημαϊκές Δράσεις -

• Διευθυντής Τομέα Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, Γεωπονική Σχολή, Α.Π.Θ, 2002-2006, 2014-2018.
• Associated Editor of “Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber”, 2013 - 2017, Member of the Editorial Board of another five scientific journals (“Carbohydrate Polymers”, 1986-2002; “Journal of Food Protection”,  2008 – 2010; “International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition”, 2010 - ;  “Journal of Future Foods”, 2021; “Agricultural Products Processing and Storage”, 2024 –
• Member of Research Advisory Board for the National Agricultural Research Foundation (N.AG.RE.F.) of Greece (1998 - 2004).
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) (2001- 2004).
• Invited Μember of International Expert Review Panel for evaluation or research proposals 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (OPUS, SONATA BIS, MAESTRO calls),  National Science Center (NCN), Poland, Krakow, Poland.
• Affiliated academic member of ProCerealTech – BioEcoUVa, Univ. of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain                   ( https://procerealtech-bioeco.uva.es/en/ ).
• Invited External examiner / Rapporteur of twenty-four (24) Ph.D. theses from foreign Universities (1992-2023).