My research interests span the multidisciplinary field of cultural informatics/digital humanities with a particular interest on the deployment of advanced digital methods to support various cultural heritage management processes (study, research, preservation, communication, education and enjoyment of heritage assets). My research includes working on digital documentation of tangible heritage collections and intangible material knowledge; virtual representations to contextualise museum artefacts; interactive 3D games to engage online heritage audiences; digital fabrication (3D printing) to enhance the interpretation of heritage collections; use of advanced digital technologies in conjunction with creative methods; UX and evaluation of digital methods, including AI-driven methods, to support heritage research.

I am a postdoc research fellow at the University of Brighton (UK). I hold a degree in History and Archaeology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece); a MSc in Cultural Informatics and Communication from the University of the Aegean (Greece); and a PhD from the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering of the University of Brighton in the interdisciplinary field of digital humanities/cultural informatics.

My professional and academic experience include field archaeology work in Greece, research roles in academia, posts in museums and heritage institutions and project management roles in industry working on the integration of ICT in the cultural heritage domain. I have taught and delivered lectures, talks, CPD sessions and seminars on: advanced methods to digitally document material knowledge and heritage assets, data visualisation, heritage data ethics, data copyright, digital fabrication, digital curation, engagement of heritage audiences through IT, evaluation of IT applications in the GLAMs domain and more. I also hold an Associate Fellowship of Higher Education by Advance HE.

My PhD, held in collaboration with the Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust, examined digitally fabricated (3D printed) replicas of museum artefacts as interpretative “devices” and proposed a framework for their integration and evaluation within experiences for different audience groups. Over the last years, I have worked in various research projects, investigating creative and technology facilitated methods to improve children’s wellbeing; the impact of Covid-19 on heritage institutions; the use of 3D printed replicas and digital 3D games to enhance museum interpretation; digital technologies for documenting and accessing intangible heritage knowledge, skills and practices of heritage craft; data-driven methods to enable efficient data management in heritage collections; as well as data and skills infrastructure to effectively support and drive digital research innovation for the Arts and Humanities domain.