Sophia Sotiropoulou
Sophia Sotiropoulou is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IESL- FORTH), in the group of Photonics for Heritage Science. Sophia is physicist graduated from the University of Athens (1991), post graduated in Physical methods in Archaeology and Museography from the Univ. of Bordeaux (1993) and with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National technical University of Athens (2000). She is conducting research in the development of analytical strategies and optimization of methodologies for the study of a wide range of archaeological materials, artworks and heritage objects or structures. She has extensive research experience in the acquisition, interpretation and integration of technical and analytical data in the context of conservation, documentation and management of artworks collections and archeological objects. She has been actively involved in the development of analytical protocols and standard procedures for data acquisition, processes to enhance data quality and respective metadata models for data management and interoperability. She has significant experience in the participation or coordination of interdisciplinary research teams (involving scientists, engineers, archaeologists, art historians, conservators and collections’ curators). Before E-RIHS IP, HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02, GA 101079148; she has actively participated in several EU-funded INFRA projects through which the E-RIHS Consortium has been consolidated, as E-RIHS PP H2020-INFRADEV-2016-2, GA 739503; SSHOC, H2020-INFRAEOSC-04-2018, GA 823782; PARTHENOS, H2020 – INFRADEV-4-2014/2015, GA 654119; IPERION-HS, H2020-INFRAIA-2019-1, GA No. 871034; IPERION CH, H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015, GA 654028.
