Demetrios Athanasoulis, (Ph.D. in Byzantine Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessalonike and Université Paris I- Panthéon-Sorbonne), is director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades (Hellenic Ministry of Culture). He has served as curator of the byzantine monuments of Elis (Peloponnese) and Director of Byzantine Antiquities of Arcadia, Argolid and Corinthia, president of the Association of Greek Archaeologists, expert archaeologist of the Council of Europe, member of international scientific of Boards and committees.

He has conducted numerous archaeological field research projects in the Peloponnese and the Cyclades and has planned and carried out large-scale European programs for the enhancement of monuments and archaeological sites, digital applications and research as well as dozens of restoration projects on ancient and medieval monuments.  He has also planned, studied, and implemented new archaeological museums as well as important archaeological exhibitions in Greece and abroad. He has co-organized international exhibitions of contemporary art in museums and archaeological sites.

He has participated in international scientific conferences and has published numerous papers and articles in the fields of medieval architecture and archaeology as well as of the management of the cultural heritage; he has also been scientific editor of exhibition catalogues.

He has been awarded twice by the Europa Nostra for restoration projects of monuments.