George S. Atsalakis is an Associate Professor at the School of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete. He is an Economist graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business (formerly A.S.O.E.E.). He holds a Master’s Degree in Organization and Management from the Technical University of Crete. He also holds a PhD from the Technical University of Crete in Stock Market Forecasting and is a member of the Data Analysis and Forecasting laboratory.
He is the author of over 120 scientific papers that have been published in prestigious international scientific journals, in international conferences, etc. and more than 400 newspaper & magazine articles.
He has written many hundreds of articles on new technologies, inflation, energy crisis, food crisis, money markets, stagflation, pandemic, cryptocurrencies, Silk Road, public debt, 4th industrial/technological revolution, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence algorithms, economic megacycles, innovative societies and economies, public finances, financial analyses, economic importance of the country’s energy reserves, public expenditures, state budget, global debt, cost of living, energy costs, trade deficits, economic development, tourism, etc., which have been published in pan-Hellenic circulation newspapers such as Kathimerini, To Vima, Ta Nea, Nautemboriki, a newspaper for pensioners 60+, Realnews, in magazines such as In-On, Cretan Business, Geopolitics, Epikira, GR DIPLOMATIC REVIEW, Insurance Marketing, Business Administration Bulletin and on various informative websites, i-efimerida, liberal.gr, Huffingtonpost.gr, hubnews.gr etc.
He has participated in over 500 television and radio interviews and discussions on the topics of economic outlook, economic growth, business cycles, tourism, Silk Road, new technologies, covid-19 forecasts, global economy, geoeconomics, etc.
He is the author of the books: a) Stock Market Forecasting Techniques, Klidarithmos, Athens, 2008, b) Simple Logics of Restructuring the Economy and Businesses, Klidarithmos, Athens, 2013, c) Forecasts in the Economy and New Technologies, Barbounakis Publications, Thessaloniki, 2024, d) Modern Silk Roads, Barbounakis publications, Thessaloniki, 2024, e) Analyzes and Forecasts of the coronavirus pandemic, Barbounakis publications, Thessaloniki. Also, together with 12 other professors, he is co-author of the book on Public Debt “Greek Debt the Perpetuation of the Problem”. Article entitled “The Causes of the Greek debt problem” has been selected as one of the 100 best articles worldwide, contributing to the long-term sustainable economic development of this century.
His research activity is the forecasting of new technologies, forecasts in the economy, forecasting-modeling of markets, using intelligent computing methods from the field of neural networks, fuzzy logic, neuro-fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, sigmoidal curves and curves life cycles etc. His research areas mainly focus on predicting new technologies, analyzing data for decision making, predicting the prices of all kinds of markets, predicting innovative economies, predicting the evolutionary motivations of society, predicting the rise and fall of nations, business development forecasting, business and economic cycle forecasting, technology and economic cycle forecasting, tourism forecasting and trends, Covid-19 forecasting algorithms, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, geoeconomic and energy forecasting, analysis on public debt, and public finances. Analysis of data on taxation, tourism, the economy, public spending, investment, economic growth, etc. Analyzes and forecasts on Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, on the “Silk Road”-Belt & Road Initiative (BRI), international trade, and digital currencies. Analyzes of the effects of new disruptive technologies on the economy, the environment and society, strategies for adapting to new technologies, etc. Analysis of strategies for exploiting the opportunities and dealing with the threats of new technologies.