Emmanuel Koudoumas is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece. He received the BS degree in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, in 1983, the MSc degree in Laser and Application from the University of Essex, Colchester, UK, in 1984, the MSc degree in Applied Physics from the University of Crete, Heraklion, in 1987, and the PhD degree in Physics from the University of Patras, Patras, Greece, in 1991. From 1993 to 2002, he was a researcher at the Institute of Electronic Structure and Lasers, Foundation of Research and Technology–Hellas. Since 2002, he has been a Professor of electrical engineering with the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete. His research background includes high-intensity short-pulse interactions in atoms and molecules, nonlinear optical response of novel materials, laser-based diagnostic techniques, and generation of vacuum-ultraviolet radiation.
Demetrios Anglos is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, and an Associated Researcher at IESL-FORTH, where he leads the Applied Spectroscopy Laboratory (since 2001). He earned his BSc in Physical Chemistry at the University of Athens, Greece in 1985. He received his MSc in Physical Chemistry in 1989 and PhD in 1994 at Cornell University, USA. During 2001–2016, he served as the Technical Manager of the Ultraviolet Laser Facility operating at IESL-FORTH, a member of LASERLAB-EUROPE. He has over the past few years concentrated on European and National Initiatives which aim at developing Research Infrastructures relevant to Cultural Heritage Science, E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructures for Heritage Science), and E-RIHS.gr. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Heritage Science.