GIS Applications
Argyro Papastergiou
Researcher | Tester | Freelancer
Thessaloniki
Summary
Argyro Papastergiou is a graduate of the Petroleum & Gas Technology Department at the Eastern Macedon Institute of Technology. She has over four years of professional and research experience, participating in European projects in environmental management, geo-informatics, and sustainable agriculture. Her expertise includes GIS and remote sensing for data collection and analysis, soilspectral assessment, and laboratory testing of soil and water parameters. She has also worked on developing irrigation algorithms, analyzing satellite imagery for vegetation indices, and creating methodologies for carbon farming. Argyro has published scientific papers and participated in conferences on environmental monitoring and natural resource management.
In addition, she has experience in functional and exploratory testing of PC and mobile applications, focusing on usability validation and structured bug reporting
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
TESTER EXPERIENCE
Crowdsourced Game Tester at GT by Lionbridge (2024–Present)
- Conduct functional, exploratory, and regression testing on mobile and PC applications.
- Validate user flows, UI/UX behavior, and feature performance across different builds.
- Identify, classify, and document defects with: Clear reproduction steps, Expected vs actual results, Screenshots / screen recordings, Severity prioritization
- Participate in structured test cycles with deadline-based submissions.
- Provide usability and gameplay feedback to improve end-user experience.
- Familiar with validating secure transaction flows and testing app features involving payment confirmation, user authentication scenarios, and PayPal-based transactions
Independent participation in open playtests to provide structured feedback on gameplay, mechanics, and user experience.
Work History
Scientific Partner
Interbalkan Environment Center
2022 - Current
- Collection and processing of field data through soil sampling and spectral analysis
- Participation in conferences and workshops within the framework of research projects.
- Development and presentation of a webinar, contributing to project deliverables and stakeholder engagement.
- Contributed to developing and validating workflows and methodologies for carbon farming, focusing on innovative methods to measure and reduce the carbon footprint.
- Supported feasibility studies for the 'Field Diagnostic Toolbox' solutions to promote sustainable agricultural practices.
- Conducted and imported relevant data for soil-climatic zoning of areas of interest, contributing to the characterization and mapping of olive tree terroirs
Scientific Partner
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2022 - Current
- Management of project development and reporting, ensuring timely completion and alignment with objectives.
- Facilitation of effective communication with project partners during the proposal stage, leading to the successful alignment of project objectives and a comprehensive proposal submission
- Collection of satellite data using remote sensing and GIS, sampling and spectral analysis of soils
- Laboratory analysis of soil and water parameters
- Production and processing of maps in GIS environment
- Development of a spectral library of soil biodiversity from soil samples
- Laboratory analyses of soil reflectance using a high-resolution spectrophotometer, following a specific standardization protocol
- Use of Earth observation tools and collection and processing of field data
- Processing and analysis of soil-climatic data and Earth observation data
- Development of an irrigation algorithm
- Responsible for collecting satellite images for extracting vegetation/plant vigor indices (NDVI) & contributing to the integration of these with the Projects' AFI Mobile App & Portal
Customer Service
Food & Hospitality Sector
06.2013 - 10.2017
Education
Petroleum & Gas Technology Engineer - Kavala
Eastern Macedonia and Trace Institute of Technology
Kavala04.2023
Skills
Strong attention to detail
Analytical thinking
Clear written communication
Ability to follow structured testing protocols
Time management & deadline adherence
Reliability in remote collaboration
Software
AutoCAD
Aspen HYSYS
Microsoft Office
PUBLICATIONS
- Determination of heavy metals in soils using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: a case study in Northern Greece. DOI: 10.1117/12.2683122
- Life cycle assessment of soil carbon dynamics in peach and olive cultivation in Greece: Implementing nature-based solutions. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0325757
COURSES
- How to publish your article OA under the transformative agreement - Engineering Journals, Springer Nature - Nov 2023
- How to publish your article OA under the transformative agreement - Computer Science Journals, Springer Nature - Oct 2023
- 'The Fracts of Life' by Martin Rylance (BP), Kavala SPE Section - May 2019
- 'How to be Successful in a Work Environment', Kavala SPE Section - Apr 2019
- 'Estimation of Shale Gas and Oil Properties Based on Field Data' by Dr. Tao Yang, Kavala SPE Section - Dec 2017
INTERNSHIPS
Interbalkan Environment Center, Thessaloníki
November 2021 — May 2022
- Collection of satellite data using remote sensing and GIS, sampling and spectral analysis of soils
- Laboratory analysis of soil and water parameters
- Production and processing of maps in GIS environment
Jul 2019 - Sep 2019
Hobbies
Freehand Drawing /Painting, Gaming & Anime, Kickboxing
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Available for part-time remote contracts (12–16 hours/week).