Efthalia Dimara is a professor of statistics and information technology at the Department of Economics of the University of Patras. She has served as Head of the Department of Economics (2005-2009, 2013-2015) and Director of Post-graduate studies (2008 – 2013)
She has participated in a number of European Union funded research projects and she has also acquired a deep knowledge and understanding of European Union statistical databases and data retrieval.