Dr. Anastasia Giakoumaki is currently Project Manager of iPhotoCult (HORIZON Europe Project) at IESL-FORTH. Her research aims at the development of methodologies as well as portable and hybrid instrumentation based on laser spectroscopic techniques (e.g. LIBS, LED-Induced Fluorescence, Raman, Diffuse Reflectance etc.) targeted for applications in the field of heritage science diagnostics and has participated in analytical campaigns for the in-situ analysis of materials in various countries, like Greece, Italy, Spain, Syria and Jordan. She has more than 35 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and books and nearly 60 presentations in international scientific conferences. She has received a post-graduate fellowship of the Greek State Scholarships Foundation, is a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece and speaks fluently Greek (native), English, Spanish and German and has basic knowledge of French.

Education

• 2008, Ph. D. in Materials Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 2003, M. Sc. in Protection of Monuments – Materials and Techniques of Conservation (9.16/10), School of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
• 2002, Diploma in Chemical Engineering (7.87/10), School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Career

• 2024 – present: Project Manager, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
• 2023 – 2024: Technology Licensing and Commercialization Consultant, PRAXI Network, Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
• 2020 – 2023: Experienced Research Assistant, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology, Greece
• 2014 – 2020: Senior Applications Scientist, Applied Photonics Ltd, UK
• 2011 – 2014: Contracted Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, Spain
• 2011: Contracted Post-Doctoral Researcher, Laser Centre, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain
• 2009 – 2010: Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Optics, University of Murcia, Spain
• 2004 – 2009: Researcher with scholarship, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology, Crete, Greece
• Spring semesters 2005 – 2008: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of General Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• Spring semester 2005: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of Methods for the production of soft matter, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• Winter semester 2004: Teaching assistant, Laboratory of Physics I, Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Greece
• 2003 – 2004: Scientific collaborator, Department of Materials Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Interests

• Development of laser spectroscopic instrumentation (hybrid, portable)
• Development of methodologies for a comprehensive characterization of materials in archaeological objects and artworks
• In-situ analysis
• Heritage science diagnostics

Awards/Prizes/Distinctions

• Post-graduate fellowship of the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (2004-2008)
• Second prize on poster presentation under the subject “Spectroscopic analysis using a hybrid LIBS – Raman system”, A. Giakoumaki, I. Osticioli., D. Anglos in the “Euro-Mediterranean Symposium on Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy - EMS-LIBS 2005” Aachen
• Third prize on poster presentation under the subject “A survey over the capabilities of LIBS in the quantification of archaeological Cu alloys”, A. Giakoumaki, A. Doridot, L. Robbiola, D. Anglos in the “Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy 2008” Berlin