CURRICULUM VITAE
Anastasiou Magdalini
EDUCATION :
2008 – 2014
: PhD in "The Antikythera Mechanism: Astronomy and Technology in
Ancient Greece", Department of Physics, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki
2004 – 2007
: MSc in Computational Physics,
Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Grade: 9.33
1999 – 2004
: BSc in Physics,
Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Grade: 8.08, Specialization: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mechanics
1994 – 1999
: MA in Archaeology,
Department of History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Grade: 7.82
LANGUAGES :
English (Proficiency), French (Sorbonne 1), Italian (Diploma di Lingua Italiana, Celi 3),
German (Zertifikat (Grundstufe))
COMPUTING SKILLS :
Operating systems: Windows, Programming: C++, Other Tools: Office programs, internet
applications, Mathematica, Photoshop.
EXPERIENCE – RESEARCH PROGRAMS:
2010 – 2012: Academic Assistant, School of Humanities, International Hellenic University.
2008 – 2011: Assistant teaching of the laboratory exercise Celestial sphere within the
framework of the compulsory course Observational Astronomy of the 8th
semester of the Physics Department and of the elective course Observational
Astronomy and Astrophysics of the 7th semester of the Department of
Mathematics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
2005 – 2013: Teaching of Physics in several secondary schools.
2003 – 2004: Labour agreement with the General Secretariat for Research and Τechnology
during the research program: “Identification of late-Byzantine and postByzantine wall paintings’ materials and technology in Albania: The mutual
influence between Albanian and Greek iconographers.”
1995 – 1998: Participation in the excavations of Karabournaki and the Agora of Pella.
REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS:
1. Anastasiou M., Seiradakis J.H., Carman C.C. and Efstathiou K. (2014), The
Antikythera Mechanism: The construction of the Metonic pointer and the back plate
spirals, Journal for the History of Astronomy, (accepted, 2014).
2. Anastasiou M., Seiradakis J.H., Evans J., Drougou S. and Efstathiou K., The
astronomical events of the parapegma of the Antikythera Mechanism, Journal for the
History of Astronomy, 44 Part 2 (2013), 173-86.
3. Efstathiou K., Basiakoulis A., Efstathiou M., Anastasiou M. and Seiradakis J.H.,
Determination of the gears geometrical parameters necessary for the construction of an
operational model of the Antikythera Mechanism, Mechanism and Machine Theory,
52 (2012), 219–231.
4. Civici N., Anastasiou M., Zorba T., Paraskevopoulos K.M., Dilo T., Stamati F., Arapi
M., Studying wall paintings in Berati Castle (Albania): Comparative examination of
materials and techniques in XIVth and XVIth century churches, Journal of Cultural
Heritage, 9 (2008), 207-213.
5. Anastasiou M., Hasapis Th., Zorba T., Pavlidou E., Chrissafis K. and Paraskevopoulos
K.M., TG-DTA and FTIR analyses of plasters from byzantine monuments in Balkan
region. Comparative study, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 84 (2006),
27-32.
6. Pavlidou E, Arapi M., Zorba T., Anastasiou M., Civici N., Stamati F.,
Paraskevopoulos K.M., Onoufrios, the famous XVI’s century iconographer, creator of
the “Berati School”: studying the technique and materials used in wall paintings of
inscribed churches, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 83 (2006),
709-717.
CONFERENCES:
1. Anastasiou M., Seiradakis J.H., Carman C.C. and Efstathiou K., The Antikythera
Mechanism: the structure of the mounting of the back plate’s pointer and the
construction of the spirals, oral presentation, 5th International Conference of the
European Society of History of Science, Athens, Greece, 1-3 November 2012.
2. Anastasiou M., Seiradakis J.H., Evans J., Drougou S. and Efstathiou K., Positional
astronomy and the Parapegma of the Antikythera Mechanism, Proceedings of the
meeting: From Antikythera to the Square Kilometre Array: Lessons from the Ancients
(Antikythera & SKA), Kerastari, Greece, 12-15 June 2012, διαθέσιμο στον δικτυακό
τόπο: http://pos.sissa.it/cgi-bin/reader/conf.cgi?confid=170
3. Efstathiou K., Basiakoulis A., Efstathiou M., Anastasiou M. and Seiradakis J.H., The
Reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism, Poster presentation, From Antikythera
to the Square Kilometre Array: Lessons from the Ancients, Kerastari, Greece, 12-15
June 2012.
4. Anastasiou Μ., Seiradakis J.H., Carman C.C. and Efstathiou K., The Antikythera
Mechanism: The construction of the back dial spirals and their spirals, oral
presentation, The A' Coatings 2011 - ICMEN 2011 - Balkantrib 2011, 4th
International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3-5
October 2011.
5. Efstathiou K., Basiakoulis A., Efstathiou M., Anastasiou M. and Seiradakis J.H.,
Determination of the gears geometrical parameters necessary for the construction of
an operational model of the Antikythera Mechanism, Proceedings of the meeting: The
A' Coatings 2011 - ICMEN 2011 - Balkantrib 2011, 4th International Conference on
Manufacturing Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3-5 October 2011.
6. Efstathiou K., Basiakoulis A., Efstathiou M., Anastasiou M., Boutbaras P. and
Seiradakis J.H., Construction of an operational model of the Antikythera Mechanism
in real dimensions, Proceedings of the meeting: The A' Coatings 2011 - ICMEN 2011
- Balkantrib 2011, 4th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering,
Thessaloniki, Greece, 3-5 October 2011.
7. Efstathiou K., Basiakoulis A., Efstathiou M., Anastasiou M. and Seiradakis J.H., The
Equation of Time calculated by the Antikythera Mechanism, oral presentation, The A'
Coatings 2011 - ICMEN 2011 - Balkantrib 2011, 4th International Conference on
Manufacturing Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 3-5 October 2011.
8. Anastasiou Μ. and Seiradakis J.H., Astronomical implications of the parapegma of the
Antikythera Mechanism, oral presentation, XXIII ICHST (International Congress of
History of Science and Technology) Ideas and Instruments in Social Context,
Budapest, Hungary, 28 July - 2 August 2009.
9. Efstathiou Κ., Zacharopoulou Τ., Anastasiou Μ. and Seiradakis J.H., A new model of
the Antikythera Mechanism, oral presentation, XXIII ICHST (International Congress
of History of Science and Technology) Ideas and Instruments in Social Context,
(Budapest, Hungary, 28 July - 2 August 2009.
10. Pavlidou E., Kyriakou A., Mirtsou E., Anastasiou L., Zorba T., Hatzikraniotis E. and
Paraskevopoulos K. M., Painted Decoration Studies in a Fourth Century BC Vergina
Tomb, Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VIII MRS Proceedings Volume 1047:
MRS Fall Meeting, 26 - 30 November 2007 Boston, USA, pp. Y03-04
11. Pavlidou E., Civici N., Caushi E., Anastasiou L., Zorba T., Hatzikraniotis E. and
Paraskevopoulos K. M., Study of Painting Materials and Techniques in the 18th
Century St.Athanasius Church in Moschopolis, Albania, Materials Issues in Art and
Archaeology VIII MRS Proceedings Volume 1047: MRS Fall Meeting, 26 - 30
November, 2007 Boston, USA, pp. Y03-05
12. Pavlidou E., Kyriakou A., Mirtsou E., Anastasiou M., Zorba T., Paraskevopoulos
K.M., The Coloration of Wall Paintings From a Vergina Tomb (Fourth Century BC),
21st IIC (International Institute for Conservation for Historic and Artistic Works)
International Congress: The Object in Context: Crossing Conservation Boundaries:
Contributions to the Munich Congress 28 August – 1 September 2006, pp. 330
13. Pavlidou E., Civici N., Caushi E., Anastasiou M., Zorba T. and Paraskevopoulos
K.M., Contributions to the Restoration of the Eighteenth-Century St Athanasius
Church in Moschopolis, Albania, 21st IIC (International Institute for Conservation for
Historic and Artistic Works) International Congress: The Object in Context: Crossing
Conservation Boundaries: Contributions to the Munich Congress 28 August – 1
September 2006, pp. 328
14. Anastasiou M., Hasapis Th., Zorba T., Pavlidou E., Chrissafis K. and Paraskevopoulos
K.M., Comparative Examination of Historic Plasters from Balkan Peninsula
Byzantine Monuments: TG-DTA and FTIR Analyses, Proceedings of the 7th
Mediterranean Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis, MEDICTA 2-6 July
2005, Thessaloniki, pp. 238
15. Pavlidou E, Arapi M., Zorba T., Anastasiou M., Civici N., Stamati F. and
Paraskevopoulos K.M., Onoufrios, the famous XVI’s Century Iconographer, creator of
the “Berati School”: Studying the Technique and Materials used in Wall Paintings of
Inscribed Churches”, E-MRS Conference on “Materials Science and Cultural
Heritage” Strasbourg May 31 –June 3, 2005
16. Civici N., Paraskevopoulos K.M., Zorba T., Dilo T., Stamati F., Anastasiou M. and
Arapi M., Identification of materials and techniques of late-Byzantine and postByzantine wall paintings in Albania, with spectroscopic methods, Proceedings of 8th
International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing and Microanalysis for the
Diagnostics and Conservation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage: ART'05,
15-19 May 2005, Lecce Italy, pp. B-165
17. Dagounaki K., Zorba T., Anastasiou M., Chatzistavrou X. and Paraskevopoulos K.M.,
Comparative Spectroscopic Study of Carbonate Rocks from Western Macedonia in
Greece, 5th European Conference on Minerals and Spectroscopy, Wien, 4-8
September 2004, Mitteilungen der Osterreichischen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft,
(Book of Ext. Abstracts), vol. 149, pp. 22.
18. Zorba T., Anastasiou M., Dagounaki K., Chatzistavrou X. and Paraskevopoulos K.M.,
Qualitative and quantitative mineral analysis by FTIR spectroscopy: A case study,
XIX Greek Conference on "Solid State Physics" & "Materials Science", 2003,
Thessaloniki
MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES:
Member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society
Member of the Association of Ancient Greek Technology Studies (EMAET)
Member of the Commission for the History of Ancient and Medieval Astronomy