Curriculum Vitae Dr. Andreas Gkoutzioukostas Personal Information Addre ss: Notara 2G, Pylaia, Thessaloniki, 55535. Tel: 6932297497 (mobile), 2310944269 (home), 2310997982 (office) E-mail: [email protected] Place of Birth: Chalkis (Greece) Date of Birth: 9 May 1976 Marital Status: Married, with one daughter and one son Nationality: Greek Studies-Academic Degrees 1994-1998: Diploma in History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki [Grade 8.42]. 1998-2000: MA in Byzantine History, Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thesis: “Quaestor Sacri palatii: The creation, the duties and the evolution of the institution” (in Greek) [Grade: excellent (9.94)]. 2000-2004 PhD in Byzantine History, Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Doctoral Thesis: “Administration of Justice in Byzantium (9th-12th c.). Judicial officers and secular tribunals of Constantinople” (in Greek) [Grade: excellent]. Languages: ►English: (December 1996): Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English ►Italian: (July 1998): Diploma di Lingua Italiana dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura Salonico. ►Ge rman: (July 2000): Zeugnis Ze ntrale Mittelstufenprüfung, Goe the Institut. ►Fre nch: (February 2003) Diplôme d’Études en langue française (Delf 1-4) 1e r De gré. Scholarships-Fellowships ►1994-1997: State Scholarships Foundation scholarship for excellence (graduate studies). ►2002: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Research Committee scholarship for excellence (postgraduate studies). ► 19 September - 1 October 2007: two-week fellowship as a research visitor at the Max Planck Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankurt am Main. ►7-31 July 2009: one-month fellowship for the Numismatics and Sigillography Summer Program in Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC. Member of Scientific Societies ► Hellenic Historical Society ►Society for Byzantine Research ► Greek Committee of Byzantine Studies ► Society for Macedonian Studies Professional details - Academic Appointments – Research ►1999-2001: Adjunct Research Associate, Byzantine Research Centre, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ►2000-2004: Teaching Assistant (as a PhD candidate), Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ►2003-2004: Teacher (language and history) in the 7th Technical Vocational School of Thessaloniki. ►2003-2004 and 2005-2006: Teacher (language and history) in the M. I. Mpacharakis private secondary school. ►2006 (September) - 2011 (June): Lecturer in Byzantine History/Institutions, Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ►2011-2018: Assistant Professor of Byzantine History/Institutions, Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. ►2018-2021: Associate Professor of Byzantine History/Institutions, Department of Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and Mediaeval History, School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Undergraduate courses 1) Introduction to Byzantine History 2) Byzantine History I (324-1081) 3) Byzantine History II (1081-1453) 4) Army and military organization of the Byzantine state 5) Administrative Institutions of the Late Byzantine era 6) Topics on the Early Byzantine Period 7) Seminar in Byzantine History: - Justinian and his era (527-565) - Administrative Institutions of the Middle Byzantine era - Administration of Justice in Byzantium - The regional organization of the Byzantine empire during the early period - Battles during the Early and Middle Byzantine period - Usurpations and rebel movements in Byzantium - The Komnenian era Postgraduate courses -HBY 706 Imperial Ideology, administration and institutions of Byzantium -ΗΒΥ 701 Administration and Institutions of Byzantium -ΗΒΥ 704 Administration of Justice in Byzantium ►2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019: Instructor in the Hellenic Open University, Undergraduate Course: Studies in Hellenic Civilization (ELP 11: Greek History). ► 2019-2020: Instructor in the Hellenic Open University, Undergraduate Course: Studies in Hellenic Civilization (ELP 20: Public and Private Life in Greece I: From Ancient to Post-byzantine Times). ► 2020-2021: Coordinator in the Hellenic Open University, Undergraduate Course: Studies in Hellenic Civilization (ELP 20: Public and Private Life in Greece I: From Ancient to Post-byzantine Times). Research Programs 1. “Digital Database of seals: Office rs and office s of Thrace and Macedonia themes (8th-10th c.)”. The aim of the research program was the creation of a digital database of seals that belong to offices and officials of the themes of Macedonia and Thrace situated in the European lands of the Byzantine empire from the 8th to the 10th century. The database that was designed includes all the necessary information about a seal (dating, diameter, weight, provenance, editing, description, inscriptions on the obverse and the reverse, comments and photographs). Apart from the central server there are another two more stations that communicate with it. The system can store thousands of recordings. This research program was realised with the financial support of the Aristotle University and was presented in the 11th International Symposium of Sigillography (9- 10 May 2014). The database can be used for didactic and research purposes. 2. Lead Seals in Byzantine Thrace: Re-examination of data, mapping the distribution of findings and tracing the communication networks (LSByT) Funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation Host Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Andreas Gkoutzioukostas (Principal Investigator), Associate Professor of Byzantine History and Institutions, Faculty of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy. Alexandra-Kyriaki Wassiliou-Seibt, Associate Professor of Byzantine History and Sigillography, Faculty of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy. Dimitris P. Drakoulis, Architect MSc, PhD in Urban and Regional Planning Department, Faculty of Architecture, School of Engineering, and Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Byzantine Research. Dimitrios Sidiropoulos, PhD candidate in Byzantine History, Faculty of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy. Konstantinos Diados, PhD candidate in Byzantine History, Faculty of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy. Advisory role: Ioannis Leontiadis, retired Assistant Professor of Byzantine History and Sigillography, Faculty of History and Archaeology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Collaborating Institutions: -Austrian Academy of Sciences (Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Abteilung Byzanzforschung) (Vienna) Werner Seibt, retired Professor of the University of Vienna and since 2007 affiliated researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. -University of Shumen "Bishop Konstantin of Preslav" (Bulgaria) Ivan Jordanov, Director of the Centre for Byzantine Studies at Shumen University Project webpage: http://www.lsbyt.web.auth.gr/ The subject matter of the project is the Byzantine lead seals or molybdoboulla, an original primary source of Byzantine History, which promotes our knowledge in the administration and social structures as well as the Prosopography and the Historical Geography. An aspect relevant to the function of seals that has not until now been studied is the tracing of the communication networks and the circulation of written information in the Medieval period. In the framework of our research project we look at more than 2000 Byzantine lead seals with an exact find spot that correspond to the Early Byzantine provinces of Rhodope, Thrace, Haimimontos, Moesia Secunda and Scythia Minor (5th-7th c.) and the Middle Byzantine themes of Thrace and Macedonia (8th-12th c.) The main goals of the project are: a) the re-examination of the sigillographic material on the basis of the most accurate reading and dating of the seals, b) the mapping of seals distribution, and c) the tracing of communication networks and circulation of written information in middle Byzantine Thrace. The project represents an interdisciplinary methodological approach (Sigillography, Cartography, Historical Geography). Its contribution to science is expected to be: a) a new corpus of seals found in Bulgaria on the basis of the modern methods and scientific approach criteria developed by the Centre of Byzantine Sigillography of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, b) digital visualization of results through the creation of standard thematic maps, and c) new intrerpretations of the Byzantine presence in Thrace and the circulation of written information in the region. Administrative Work School of History and Archaeology -Member of the departmental general assembly (2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2010- 2011, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2020-2021). -Member of the Studies Guide Committee (2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012- 2013). -Undergraduate Student Advisor (2010-2011 and 2011-2012). -Member of the Post-graduate Studies Coordinating