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ABOUT/BIOGRAPHY

Dafni Kyropoulou is a Research Associate and Principal Investigator at the Stable Isotope Unit of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece. She holds a PhD in Isotopic Geochemistry from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, conducted in collaboration with NCSR “Demokritos”.

Her research focuses on the application of stable isotope analysis to archaeological materials, cultural heritage, and environmental systems, with particular emphasis on provenance studies, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, and material degradation processes. She has worked extensively on a wide range of materials, including mortars, marble, glass, and bioarchaeological samples.

Dr. Kyropoulou has significant experience in interdisciplinary and EU-funded research projects. Her work increasingly integrates data-driven and computational approaches, including the development of analytical workflows and digital tools for the processing and interpretation of complex cultural heritage datasets.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of isotopic geochemistry, archaeological science, and cultural informatics, aiming to advance integrative and scalable approaches in heritage science.

Scopus ID:55961545700 / ΟRCID iD: 0000-0001-9397-4346 

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Karalis, Petros, Dotsika, Elissavet, Poutouki, Anastasia-Electra, Diamantopoulos, Giorgos, Gkelou, Liana, Kyropoulou, Dafni, Bellas, Spyridon and Gamaletsos, Platon N., Isotopic Analysis (δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S) of Modern Terrestrial, Marine, and Freshwater Ecosystems in Greece: Filling the Knowledge Gap for Better Understanding of Sulfur Isotope Imprints—Providing Insights for the Paleo Diet, Paleomobility, and Paleoecology Reconstructions Applied Sciences, Volume 15, 2025 [doi]

Dafni Kyropoulou, Petros Karalis, Elissavet Dotsika, Foteini Rizou, Iakovos Raptis, Anastasios Drosou, Dimitrios Tzovaras, Alexandros Mazarakis Ainian and Evangelia Kolofotia, A 3D geospatial platform and AI tour application for visualizing archaeological, analytical, and conservation data: the case of the Vryokastro archaeological ensemble, Kythnos Island Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Volume 68, Pages: 105480, 2025 [doi]

Kyropoulou, Dafni, Karalis, Petros, Dotsika, Elissavet and Diamantopoulos, Giorgos, A Holistic Isotopic and Mineralogical Investigation of Ancient Thasos Theatre: Technology and Provenance of Thasos Marbles Key Engineering Materials, Volume 986, Pages: 3–9, 2024 [doi]

Kyropoulou, D., Heliades, E., Karalis, P., Diamantopoulos, G., Gougoura, S. and Dotsika, E., Technological Evolution of Historic Mortars: From Lime-Based Mortars to Roman Opus Caementicium Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 209 LNCE, Pages: 90-96, 2022 [doi]

Karalis, P., Tassi, M., Gougoura, S., Diamantopoulos, G., Kyropoulou, D., Heliades, E., Palaigeorgiou, E. and Dotsika, E., Stable Isotope for Tracing the Salt Involved in the Degradation of Stone Monuments Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 209 LNCE, Pages: 102-107, 2022 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Kyropoulou, D., Christaras, V. and Diamantopoulos, G., δ13C and δ18O stable isotope analysis applied to detect technological variations and weathering processes of ancient lime and hydraulic mortars Geosciences (Switzerland), Volume 8, Article Number: 339, 2018 [doi]

Dotsika, E., Iliadis, E., Kyropoulou, D. and Karalis, P., Isotopic Geochemistry Applied on Mortars of the Katholikon of the Monastery of Timios Prodromos in the Prefecture of Serres, Greece Volume 95, Article Number: 032031, 2017 [doi]

Dafni Kyropoulou, Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy: an analytical technique to examine the distribution of dust in books Journal of the Institute of Conservation, Routledge, Volume 36, Pages: 173–185, 2013 [doi]

Kyropoulou, Dafni and Dotsika, Elissavet, Stable isotope analysis (¹³C and ¹⁸O) as a tool to investigate particulate matter in historic libraries / Dafni Kyropoulou; Elissavet Dotsika e-Preservation science, Volume 10, 2013 [doi]

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