Α. Education

1992: B.Sc. in Physics, University of Patras, Greece.
1993: M.Sc. in “Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces”, Imperial College, London.
1996: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Imperial College, London. Supervisor: J. J. Halliwell

Β. Research/Professional Career

1996-1997: Postdoctoral Research at Imperial College.
1997-1998: Postdoctoral Researcher  at the Department of Fundamental Physics, University of Barcelona. (Funded by the goverment of Catalunya)
1998-2001: Postdoctoral Researcher at Gravity Theory group, University of Maryland. (Funded by NSF and the Onassis Foundation).
2001-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher at Spinoza Institut, Utrecht University, Netherlands. (Funded by a Marie Curie Fellowship of the European Commission.)
2004-10: Postdoctoral Researcher at Department of Physics, University of Patras. (Funded by A Marie Curie Reintegrtion grant, a Empirikion Foundtion Fellowship, and a Pythagoras II grant).
2008-13: Teaching in Technical Institute of Patras, Department of Optics and Optometry.
2010: Elected lecturer at Department of Physics, University of Patras.

C. Research Interests

  • Gravity Theory. Thermodynamics of gravitating systems and black holes, quantum effects in non-inertial reference frames, gravitational quantum physics.
  • Quantum Gravity. Time in quantum mechanics, quantum measurement theory for temporal observables. quantum correlations, emergence of irreversibility and of the classical world in quantum systems.
  • Quantum Information. Open quantum systems, entanglement dynamics, relativistic quantum information.

D. Research

  • 51 publications in journals, single author in 18.
  • 7 publications in conference proceedings.
  • 2 papers [Class. Quant. Grav. 25, 154003, 2008 , Class. Quant. Grav. 30, 165007, 2013] selected among highlights of the year by the journal.
  • Author of “Particle or Wave: The Evolution of the Concept of Matter in Modern Physics” (Princeton University Press, 2008).  The book was a selection of the Scientific Americal Book Club.