Dr. Konstantinos Gkillas is Assistant Professor of Quantitative Finance in the Department of Management Science and Technology at the University of Patras. He has also held postdoctoral research appointments at the Hellenic Open University, the Hellenic Mediterranean University, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received his PhD from the University of Patras with a dissertation entitled Modelling Extreme Events in Financial Markets: Theory and Applications, following an MSc in Actuarial Science and Risk Management from the University of Piraeus and a BSc in Economics from the University of Crete, where he graduated with first-class honours (9.40/10).

His research lies at the intersection of Quantitative Finance, Financial Econometrics, Extreme Value Theory, Realized Volatility and Forecasting, Computational Statistics, Machine Learning in Finance, Digital Finance and Cryptocurrencies, Risk Management, Energy and Commodity Markets, Geopolitical Risk and Policy Uncertainty, and Non-parametric and Semi-parametric Methods. His work has produced 80 peer-reviewed journal publications, alongside book chapters and conference papers, reflecting a sustained and wide-ranging contribution to contemporary quantitative and theoretical financial research.

His research has been published in leading international journals, including Annals of Operations Research, Economics Letters, Energy Economics, European Journal of Finance, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Renewable Energy, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, and Scientific Reports.

In addition to his research activity, Dr. Gkillas serves on the editorial boards of several international journals. His current roles include Editor at PLoS ONE, Associate Editor at Frontiers in Sustainability, Review Editor at Frontiers in Environmental Science, and Topical Advisory Panel Member at the Journal of Risk and Financial Management, among other editorial and guest editorial appointments. For a detailed résumé, please visit the Curriculum Vitae web page.