2013 Ph.D., Department of Architecture, University of Patras. Dissertation: A contribution to cultural resource management with the use of GIS. Archaeological information and Urban planning: the case-study of Patras

1994 M.A. in Landscape Studies, School of Archaeology, University of Leicester. Dissertation: Dark Ages Achaia: an environmental perspective from archaeological survey 1993 Certificate in Information Technology in Archaeology, University of Leicester 1990             B.A., Department of History and Archaeology, University of Athens

English (fluent speaking, reading, writing); German(basic speaking, reading); Dutch (basic speaking, reading); Italian (basic speaking, reading); Ancient Greek (reading)

Landscape Archaeology, Regional Archaeology, Geographic Information Systems, Cultural Resource Management, Local History, Urban Archaeology, Urban Planning

In print Christakopoulou G. & H. Simoni: Stamna's Pithoi Workshops: Unveiling Pottery Heritage. In Partida, C. E. and Graml, C. (eds.) Workshops/ Ateliers/ Werkstaetten: Premises And Processes Of Creation In Antiquity. Oxford, Archaeopress.

2022 Mandarino A., Stamatopoulos L., Mpalatsas G., Simoni H., Papagiannopoulos K. & P. Brandolini: Channel planform changes on the lower Peiros River (Patras, Greece): 1945- 2018 comparison, in Rendiconti online della Societa Geologica Italiana 56, 21-28 2021 Simoni, H.,

Papagiannopoulos, K., Tsiakiris, R., & K. Stara: Local resource management imprinted in the landscape: convergent evolution in two Greek mountain-plains during the last five centuries. In Human-made environments: the development of landscapes as resource assemblages. Tiibingen University Press, 53-73

Papagiannopoulos K., Simoni, Η. & P. Kontolaimos: Settlement pattern and land use under the Frankish feudal system in the NW Peloponnese (13th-midl5th c.). Frankokratia 2, 109-143

Simoni H.: Ground Truthing and Remotely Sensed Data for Interpreting the Archaeological Potential of Modern Cities: The Case-Study of Patras, Greece. In G.L.M. Burgers, L. Cicala, G. Iliano & M. Quagliuolo (eds) Archaeology in the City: Proceedings of the International Workshop, Amsterdam 16-17 October 2019 (Naples: Naus Editoria), 59-72.

2020 Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ. και Ε. Σιμώνη (επιμ.):«Ν' αρμενίσουν τα καράβια τ' Αλυκιώτικα» Από το αλάτι στην αλιεία. Οικονομία και κατοίκηση στις Αλυκές Δυτικής Αχαΐας.

Simoni Η. & Ε. Georgoudaki: The University of Patras, Greece, its city, and international students: insights from multiple cartographic perspectives, European Planning Studies, 28.2, 213-233, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2019.1632270

2018 Simoni H.: Mapping Places and Relations: Representations of the city of Patras and its reflections in the academia through cartography, in: Matiu O. (ed.): ReValue. Rethinking the value of Arts and Culture. 11th Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture, Proceedings, Aarhus, 8-11 November 2017. (Sibiu: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Press), 51- 66.

Ριζάκης, A., Κ. Παπαγιαννόπουλος & Ε. Σιμώνη: Συμβολή στη μελέτη των ρωμαϊκών κτηματολογίων στη Δυμαία χώρα με τη χρήση Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών. Στο Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο (ΑΕΠΕΑ1). Πρακτικά του Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου, Τρίπολη, 7-11 Νοεμβρίου 2012, 561-570. In Το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο (ΑΕΠΕΑ1). Πρακτικά του Διεθνούς Συνεδρίου, Τρίπολη, 7-11 Νοεμβρίου 2012, 561-570 .

2017 Αργυρόπουλος Β., Ε. Σιμώνη και Κ. Παπαγιαννόπουλος (επιμ.), Πρακτικά Ημερίδας 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2016, Αρχαιολογικοί χώροι και μνημεία του Δήμου Δυτικής Αχαΐας. Κάτω Αχάία: Εφορεία Αρχαιοτήτων Αχάίάς - Δήμος Δυτικής Αχάίάς.

Simoni, Η. & Κ. Papagiannopoulos, 2017: Integrating Local History and Landscape Archaeology: two case studies from western Greece. Journal of Greek Archaeology 2, 321-337

Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ. και Ε. Σιμώνη (επιμ.) Οι ρίζες τωνΣουδενιωτών. Τοπική Ιστορία και Αρχαιολογία των μετακινήσεων. Λουσικά: Σύλλογος Σουδενιωτών Πατρών & Περιχώρων

2016 Simoni Η.: Geographical Information Systems in Urban Archaeology and Urban Planning. A case studyfrom a Greek modem city, built on top of an ancient city, (Oxford: BAR International Series 2812)

2014 Simoni H.: Multiple cultural strata and one urban identity: Challenges and opportunities in Patras, Greece, in: Cultural Encounters. The Mosaic of Urban Identities. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference of the University Network of the European Capitals of Culture, Marseilles, 17-18th October 2013. Sibiu: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Press, 97-111

2013 Simoni H.: Archaeological Evaluation of Ground Disturbance Sites in Modern Greek Cities, in: Contreras F., Farjas M. & Melero F.J. (Eds), CAA 2010: Fusion of Cultures. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology. Oxford: BAR, 193-199.

Simoni H.: Archaeological and non archaeological digs of modern cities: a contribution to where to develop and where to conserve, in: Koui M, F. Zezza & P. Koutsoukos (eds), 2013: Monument Damage Hazards and Rehabilitation Technologies, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, volume III. Athens: Technical Chamber of Greece, p. 571- 588

2010 Σιμώνη Ε. & Παππάς Β.: Μέθοδος για την αξιοποίηση της αρχαιολογικής πληροφορίας που προέρχεται από την υλοποίηση οικοδομικών αδειών, Αειχώρος 14, 116-136

Simoni Η.: Archaeological Evaluation of Ground Disturbance Activities for Planning and Development in Patras, Greece, in: Melero F.J., Cano P. & RevellesJ. (Eds), Fusion of cultures: Abstracts of the XXXVIII Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, CAA 2010. Granada, 95-98.

Σιμώνη Ε.: Η προφορική ιστορία των Σαγαιίκων σαν παραμύθι. Οι κάτοικοι της Κοινότητας αφηγούνται, Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ. (επιμ.): Σαγαίικα: Μεταμορφώσεις ενός Τοπίου, Δήμος Μόβρης, 439-481

2009 Σιμώνη Ε.: Προσλήψεις του τοπίου στις προφορικές μαρτυρίες των παλαιοτέρων κατοίκων, Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ. (επιμ.): Βραχναίικα και Μονοδένδρι: Αρχαιολογία Τοπίου και Τοπική Ιστορία, ΔΕ Π Α Βραχναιίκων, 331-348.

2006 Σιμώνη Ε. (επιμ.): Υδάτινες διαδρομές στο νομό Αχάίας, ΤΕΔΚ Ν. Αχάίας

2004 Σιμώνη Ε.., 2004: Μύθοι και θρύλοι των νερών του Χελμού, Χελμός - Βουραϊκός, Ν.Ε.Α. Ν. Αχάίας, 61-66.

2001 Φραγκούλης I., Σιμώνη Ε. και Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ.: Επιμόρφωση εκπαιδευτικών στην Τοπική Ιστορία: Δυνατότητες και Προοπτικές, Πρακτικά Συνεδρίου «Σύνδεση Τριτοβάθμιας και Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης, Θεσσαλονίκη, 30 Μαρτίου/1 Απριλίου 2001», 432-437.

Simoni Η. and Papagiannopoulos Κ.: Can school children digitize their history?, in Stancic Z. & Veljanovski T. (eds): Computing Archaeology for Understanding the Past, CAA 2000, BAR International Series 931, p. 363-368.

2000 Σιμώνη Ε. και Ανδρινόπουλος A.: Εφαρμογή Γεωγραφικού Πληροφοριακού Συστήματος στην αρχαιολογική έρευνα της Αχάίας, Ριζάκη Α.Δ. (επιμ.): Αχαϊκό Τοπίο II, 155-162.

1999 Novakovic Ρ., Simoni Η., Music Β.: Karst dolinas: Evidence of population pressure on agricultural resources in karstic landscapes, in Ph. Levau & K. Walsh (eds): Methodological Issues in Mediterranean landscape Archaeology: Geoarchaeology, Oxford: Oxbow, p. 123-134.

Simoni H.: The Geographical Information Systems in Cultural Resource Management, Dialogues d' Histoire Ancienne 25/1, p. 222-233

1998 Simoni H. & Papagiannopoulos K.: Project for the topography of ancient Achaia, Greece: Quantitative analysis and visualization of the results of the intensive surface survey at Kamenitsa, in J. Peterson (ed.): The use of Geographic Information Systems in the study of ancient landscapes and features related to ancient land use, European commission: COST ACTION G2, p. 43-55.

1997 Novakovic P. & Simoni H.: Archaeology of the Kras dolinas, Annates for Istrian and Mediterranean studies 10/97, p.19-36.

1996 Ζάχος Π, Παπαγιαννόπουλος Κ., Σιμώνη Ε. και Θανασούρας Ν.: Πειραματική εφαρμογή εντατικής έρευνας στην περιοχή Θερειανού Αχάίας, ΠΥΞΙΔΑ, Τόμος 1/1995, Αθήνα 1996, 24-34

Συνέδρια

2024 The 'Cracking the Code' project; Markers of Culture and Networks in Early Iron Age Stamna, Greece. Paper accepted at the SAA 89th Annual Meeting, N. Orleans, USA, 17- 21 April 2024 (H. Simoni, G. Christakopoulou).

2023 "Suffering unspeakable disasters and crushed by poverty". Continuity and change in the early medieval Peloponnesian cities. Paper presented at the 29th EAA Annual Meeting, Belfast, UK, 30 August - 2 September 2023 (H. Simoni, K. Papagiannopoulos).

2022 Old Wine Into New Wineskins: Legacy Data, Big Data, And A Case Study From The Byzantine Peloponnese. Paper presented at the 28th EAA Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, 31 August - 3 September 2022 (H. Simoni, K. Papagiannopoulos, E. Dafi, Chr. Makrypoulias).

Peri-Urban geomorphology in Western Patraikos Gulf area associated with Peiros River evolution (NW Peloponnese, Hellas). Poster presented at the 90° Congresso della Societa Geologica Italiana, Trieste, Italy, 14-6 September 2021 (A. Mandarino, L. Stamatopoulos, G. Mpalatsas, H. Simoni, K.Papagiannopoulos, P.Brandolini).

Digital Documentation for Ceramic Networks in the Archaeological Context: The Case of Roman Patras, Greece. Paper presented at the 27th EAA Annual Meeting, Kiel Virtual, Germany, 8-11 September 2021 (N. Kougia, H. Simoni, I. Iliopoulos).

2019 Ground truthing and remotely sensed data for interpreting the archaeological potential of modern cities The case study of Patras, Greece. Paper presented at the International Workshop Archaeology in the city, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16-17 October 2019.

Αρχαία στην πόλη και πολεοδομικός οχεδιασμός. Προκλήσεις και ευκαιρίες. Paper presented at the 22o Forum Ανάπτυξης, Patras, Greece, 23-24 November 2019.

Spatial patterns of the ceramic production in Colonia Augusta Achaica Patrensis. Poster presented at the 15th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics (EMAC), Barcelona, Spain, 16-18 September 2019 (N. Kougia, H. Simoni, P. Reynolds, I. Iliopoulos, V.Xanthopoulou, A.-M. Pollatou).

Settlement Pattern and Land Use under the Frankish Feudal System in NW Peloponnese (13th-mid 15th c.). Paper presented at the 25th EAA Annual Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, 4 -7 September 2019 (H. Simoni, K. Papagiannopoulos, P. Kontolaimos)

2018 Upland plateaus. Mountainous agricultural landscapes as arks of natural and cultural heritage in Greece. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists: Reflecting futures, 4-9 September 2018, Barcelona, Spain (H. Simoni, K. Papagiannopoulos, R. Tsiakiris, K. Stara)

A preliminary geoarchaeological approach of landscape morphology in Western Patraikos Gulf area, Peloponnese, Hellas. Poster presented at the 5th Landscape Archaeology Conference, 17-20 September 2018, Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham, UK (G. Alevizos, H. Simoni, L. Stamatopoulos, K. Papagiannopoulos)

2017 Mapping Places And Relations: Representations Of The City Of Patras and Its Reflections in the Academia through the Art of Cartography. Paper Presented at the 11th UNeECC Interdisciplinary Conference REVALUE: Rethinking the Value of Arts and Culture, Aarhus, Denmark, 8-11 November 2017.

2013 Multiple cultural strata and one urban identity: Challenges and opportunities in Patras, Greece. Paper presented at the 7th UNeECC Interdisciplinary Conference CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: The Mosaic of Urban Identities, Marseille, France, 17-18 October 2013.

2012 Συμβολή στη μελέτη των ρωμαϊκών κτηματολογίων στη Δυμαία χώρα με τη χρήση Γεωγραφικών Συστημάτων Πληροφοριών. Paper presented at the To Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Πελοπόννησο (ΑΕΠΕΛ1), Τρίπολη, 7-11 Νοεμβρίου 2012 (Α.Ριζάκης, Κ. Παπαγιαννόπουλος & Ε. Σιμώνη).

2010 Μέθοδος για την αξιοποίηση της αρχαιολογικής πληροφορίας που προέρχεται από την υλοποίηση οικοδομικών αδειών. Paper presented at the 6o ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟ ΣΥΝΕΔΡΙΟ Hellas Gis, Athens, Greece, 2-3 December 2020 (Ε. Σιμώνη, B. Παππάς).

Archaeological and non archaeological digs of modern cities: a contribution to where to develop and where to conserve. Paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, Patras, Greece, 31 May - 2 Jun 2010.

Archaeological Evaluation of Ground Disturbance Activities for Planning and Development in Patras, Greece. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Granada, Spain, April 2010.

2001 Επιμόρφωση εκπαιδευτικών στην Τοπική Ιστορία: Δυνατότητες και Προοπτικές. Paper presented at Συνέδριο για τη Σύνδεση Τριτοβάθμιας και Δευτεροβάθμιας Εκπαίδευσης, Θεσσαλονίκη, 30 Μαρτίου -1 Απριλίου 2001 (I. Φραγκούλης, Ε. Σιμώνη και Κ. Παπαγιαννόπουλος).

2000 Can school children digitize their history? Paper presented at 28^th Conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 18-21 April 2000 (H.Simoni and K. Papagiannopoulos).

1996 Project for the topography of ancient Achaia, Greece: Quantitative analysis and visualization of the results of the intensive surface survey at Kamenitsa. Paper presented at a Workshop of COST Action G2: Paysages antiques et structures rurales, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4 April 1996 (H.Simoni and K. Papagiannopoulos.)

1995 Karst dolinas: Evidence of population pressure on agricultural resources in karstic landscapes. Paper presented at the Populus Colloquium for Geoarchaeology, Aix-en- Provence, France, 13-16 October 1995 (P. Novakovic, H. Simoni, B. Music).

Εφαρμογή Γεωγραφικού Πληροφοριακού Συστήματος στην αρχαιολογική έρευνα της Αχαΐ'ας. Paper presented at the Colloque international: Dymaia et Bouprasia, Kato Achaia, Greece, 6-8 Octobre 1995 (E. Σιμών η και A. Ανδρινόπουλος).

2020 The formation of the Greek Landscape

Part of the Greek Landscapes, Language and Culture series of online talks in English, organised by The Hellenic Centre in London and the Greek Language & Culture Lab, University of Patras.

www.voutube.com/watch?v=gZoe4B5VGrc

Χαρτογραφία καί εισαγωγή στα GIS

Γεωγραφικά Συστήματα Πληροφοριών Προστασία πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς

A series of 15 videos for students of Geology at the University of Patras and for beginners in GIS

https://www.voutube.com/channel/UC2dUvDvqA2wmMeUEMFPCaLw/plavlists

1990-present Project for the topography of Ancient Achaea (National Hellenic Foundation of Research - Greek Archaeological Service)

2000-present Surveys in Western Achaia, Kalamos island, Zagori, Kalavryta region (Institute of Local History)

1995-1996 Surveys in Karst, Slovenia (University of Ljubljana)

1993 Excavation at Rocca San Silvestro, Italy (University of Siena)

Διδακτική Εμπειρία

University of Patras, Department of Geology (lectures and laboratory)

2019- present Geol_012 Cartography & Introduction to GIS Geol_033 Digital Remote Sensing

2017- present Geol_078 Protection of the Geological, Geographic and Human Heritage Geol_024

2016- present Geographic Information Systems Geol_066 Hydrology with GIS and Remote Sensing

2016- 2021 GEO_822E GIS and Remote Sensing in Applied Geology. Data Analysis and modeling University of Patras, Department of Philology (lectures)

2016- present PHL_1001 Introduction to Greek Culture & Civilization University of Patras, Department of Primary Education (lectures)

2014-2016     PED_320 Introduction to Greek Culture & Civilization

University of Patras, Department of Architecture (lectures and laboratory)

2014-2016     ARC_311 History of Art and Architecture 1

ARC_551 Visual Communication 1 ARC_E801 Thematic Cartography 1

ARC_E111 Special Topics in Conservation and Restoration 1 Other Teaching Experience

2022, 2023 A book for Local History. Workshops held by the Institute of Local History under the aegis of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture

2009 Local History: Research & Education. Summer School held by the Institute of Local History and the Prefecture of Achaia.

1995-2010 Qualified Adult Education tutor of Heritage Management, Art History, Archaeology, Local History. Participation at various courses for adults/ unemployed/ socially deprived/ cultural associations in Greek cities.

Εμπειρία

2014-present Member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff, University of Patras
2006-2014 Member of the Administrative staff, University of Patras
1999-2006 Free Lance researcher
1998 Contract Archaeologist, Austrian Archaeological Institute at Athens (Excavations at Aigeira)
1997-1998 Contract Archaeologist, Archaeological Service, Patras (Conservation of the Roman Theatre)
1995-1996 Research Fellow, University of Ljubljana (Study of Karst Archaeology in the framework of POPULUS Project for the Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes)

2023-2024 Harvard University – Center of Hellenic Studies research fellowship. Residential fellowship in Washington D.C. in 29 January -31 May 2024.
2013-2023 Erasmus grants for Staff and Teaching Staff Mobility. Hosting Institutions: Vilnius University, Lithuania; Luleå University of Technology, Sweden; University of Minho, Portugal; University Consortium of Pori, Finland; University of Coimbra, Portugal; University of Barcelona, Spain; University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland; "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania; Dicle University, Turkey; Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Italy; University of Palermo, Italy.
1999 Member of the appointed writing team of a book entitled: Local History as a field of study in the framework of school education, after successfully entering a competition held by the Greek Pedagogical Institute (with K. Papagiannopoulos and I. Fragoulis).
1995-6 European Union funded research fellowship. POPULUS Project for the Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes, University of Ljubljana
1992-1993 European Social Fund scholarship, University of Leicester

European Association of Archaeologists
Society for American Archaeology
University Network of European Capitals of Culture (UNeECC)
Institute of Local History
Landscape Archaeology Group
Panhellenic Federation of Laboratory Teaching Staff