Welcome

I am an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Maastricht University. My research bridges geometric topology and topological data analysis (TDA), connecting fundamental mathematical questions with new ways of understanding complex data and systems.

In geometric topology, I specialize in knot theory, braid groups and 3-manifolds. I study knot and link invariants, particularly through skein modules, knot algebras and Markov traces, and work on periodic tangles, knotoids, pseudo knots, tied links and bonded links.

In applied topology, I investigate how persistent homology and TDA reveal structure in complex datasets. My recent publications explore applications in economics, finance and atmospheric science, while ongoing projects connect TDA with causal inference and environmental resilience.

I am the author of Listening to Shape: Topology, Persistence and Structure (forthcoming, World Scientific, 2027), a book designed to make topology and TDA accessible to a broad audience.

📘 About Me

I received my PhD in Pure Mathematics from the National Technical University of Athens in 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Sofia Lambropoulou. My doctoral work computed the HOMFLYPT skein module of the lens spaces L(p,1) using braid-theoretic methods.

Following my PhD, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at NTUA within the EU-funded THALES programme, collaborating with an international network of researchers. In the same year, I participated in a Research in Pairs programme at the Mathematical Research Institute Oberwolfach (MFO), Germany, together with Prof. Lambropoulou and Dr. Boštjan Gabrovšek.

Between 2015 and 2021, I served as Visiting Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing, where I received two Teaching Awards (2018, 2019) and two Research Awards (2017, 2020). During this period, I co-organized a seminar series in low-dimensional topology and published the monograph Sequences and Series, based on lectures delivered at CAU.

Since joining Maastricht University in 2021, I have been actively involved in teaching innovation, student supervision, and interdisciplinary research at the School of Business and Economics. I obtained the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) in November 2024, followed the ACCT training in 2026, and served as Executive Director of the Mathematics Center Maastricht in 2025

🌍 Conferences & Editorial Roles

Co-Organizer                                —  The Theory of Periodic Tangles and Their Interdisciplinary Applications, Tohoku University, Japan (2025)
Guest Editor                                  —  Mathematics (MDPI), Special Issue on Complex Entangled Structures
Organizing Committee Member    —  Knots in Hellas 2016, International Olympic Academy, Greece
Invited Speaker                             —  Mathematics Development Forum, Southeast University, Nanjing (2023)

🔗 Useful Links

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