Assistant professor CEE at Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). Sustainable transportation research. Views are my own. https://publish.illinois.edu/kontou/https://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3lojr4se2vc2lCollecting that feedback and students' evaluation scores; happy teachers appreciation week! #StarPotential06 May 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojr4se2vc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3lmbj6h2gts2eGO GATAAA🐊 Chomp Chomp Chomp 🧡💙 #NothingEasy08 Apr 2025 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbj6h2gts2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3lk5ivzhhfc2pThe 3rd US-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium in Kigali 🇷🇼 was so rewarding! I presented on transportation decarbonization pathways by optimizing the allocation of electric vehicle incentives, and enjoyed scoping research with amazing African and US scholars 🗣️12 Mar 2025 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk5ivzhhfc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3lhywanw7vc2e🔋 🚘 ⚡ Can your #ElectricVehicle keep the lights on? What if your electric vehicle could be more than a transportation mode? Our new publication explores how Vehicle-to-Home technology can turn EVs into backup power sources during power outages across US climate regions! 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.13461312 Feb 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhywanw7vc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3ldd3ipwae22l📢 School buses transport 20 million US students annually 🚸 and are undergoing electrification 🔋 🚌 🔌. With Vehicle-to-Building (V2B) technology, #ElectricSchoolBuses (ESBs) can supply energy to school buildings during power outages. Our new publication on this topic 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.11232915 Dec 2024 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldd3ipwae22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/riakontou.bsky.social/post/3lcix36shn72s📢 Submit your abstract by December 15 and join us at the 2025 #ElectricVehicle conference 🔌 🔋 🚘 🚍 hosted by the German Aerospace Center in Stuttgart, 14-16 May 2025! https://evc2025.welcome-manager.de/front/index.php I will be contributing one of the keynotes! #Mobility #Sustainability #Transportation04 Dec 2024 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:mo7ddgmkeizn7vocrrkshqb6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcix36shn72s