Kostas Hatzigiannakis is a Physicist with an MSc degree in Applied Physics. He is a research engineer at IESL-FORTH since 1998. His activities concentrate on the development and applications of laser and imaging systems for diagnostic purposes with emphasis in the field of heritage science. Currently, he is in charge of the Multispectral Imaging applications activity for non-invasive analysis of heritage objects and monuments. He also manages operational and administrative research projects in the PhoHS group.
Over the years he has participated in major national and EU projects at IESL-FORTH including IPERION-HS, PROTEAS, CALLOS, E-RIHS, HELLAS-CH, POLITEIA-I and II, HERACLES, MultiEncode, IPERION-CH, Climate for Culture, CHARISMA, SYDARTA, PROMET, LASTOR, MOBILART.
Education
- 2007, MSc, Department of Sciences, Technical University of Crete, Greece
- 1996, Bachelor Physics Department, University of Crete, Greece
Career
- 1998-today IESL-FORTH
Interests
- Imaging applications in heritage diagnostics
- Materials laser processing
- Laser Systems Development
Other
Patent
Restoration of vitreous surfaces using laser technology, application submitted to Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on 15 March 2016 and then to European Patent Office (EPO) on 15 October 2018.
At IESL-FORTH since 1990 as specialized technical scientist
Areas of expertise include:femtosecond excimer-dye laser system,excimer lasers,Nd:YAG lasers and systems,optoelectronics,experimental setups,student training
Education
- University of Thessaloniki Physics Department
- Graduate studies on excimer lasers at the National Hellenic Research Foundation ,Athens
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Best support staff award 2002
E. Skoulas is a PhD student at the Dept. of Materials Science & Technology at the University of Crete. He received his MSc in Optics & Vision from University of Crete in 2017.
Education
- 2016, Master of Science, Optics & Vision, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
- 2012, Bachelor, Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Interests
- Materials Science
- Optical Vortices
- Beam Shaping
- Light – matter interactions
- Laser processing
- Ultrafast laser pulses
- Laser induced periodic surface structures
- Linear Optics
- Biomimetic surfaces
Awards/Prizes/Distinctions
- Best Poster Award on 2nd Israel - Greece joint meeting on nanotechnology & bionanoscience 2017. Heraklion, Greece.
- Young investigator price winner on ERMS spring meeting 2017. St Symposium K. Strasbourg, France.
Michalis Andrianakis is an Electrical Engineer, graduated of the Hellenic Mediterranean University of Crete (HelMedU), holding an MSc degree in “Advanced automation system and robotics”. Since 2010, he has been working at IESL-FORTH. His main tasks include the development of electronic and optical systems, imaging, and systems control software. He has conducted numerous measurement campaigns in Greece and around Europe employing a mobile Digital Holographic Interferometry instrument for in-situ, non-destructive survey of museum objects and monuments in the context of several mobile access investigations supported through the IPERION-CH and POLITEIA-I projects or provided on a service basis.
He has actively participated in major national and EU projects at IESL-FORTH including IPERION-HS, HELLAS-CH, POLITEIA-I and II, IPERION-CH, Climate for Culture, CHARISMA, SYDARTA.
Education
- 2015,Msc in Advanced Production Systems, Automation and Robotics, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece
- 2010, Electrical Engineer, Technological Educational Institute of Crete,Greece
Career
- 2010, Technical staff in Photonics group ,FORTH – IESL, Greece
- 2009, Training Scholarship, FORTH – IESL, Greece
Interests
- Computer and machine vision
- Image processing and analysis
- Applications with Scientific and commercial cameras
- Computer software applications
- Systems development
- Use of spectroscopic and interferometric techniques for analysis on Works of Art, Archeological objects and materials
- Acquisition (DAQ) devices control
- Motors speed and position control
- Robotics
- Automations
- Electrical and electronic circuits
Other
I have participate in many training courses within the country and abroad, teaching the use of an interferometric technic
Conducting experiments in 7 countries through a European program, for in-situ non-destructive measurements on artworks and archeological objects (IPERION-CH Molab)
Technical and experimental support to facility users, Post Doc, PhDs, students, conducting experiments in the metrology laboratory at Iesl – Forth, on materials and works of art
Education
- 2016, M.Sc in Micro / Optoelectronics, Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece
- 2013, B.Sc in Physics, Physics Dpt, University of Crete, Greece
