Margarita Niki Asimakopoulou is a Professor in the Department of Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Head of the Building Environmental Studies Group, and Director of the certified Laboratory for Indoor Environmental Quality Measurements.

She studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London (United Kingdom). She then obtained a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (D.E.A.) in Bâtiment et Environnement – Buildings and Environment from the École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État (ENTPE) in Lyon, France. From the same institution, she received her Doctorate in 2004, with a thesis titled "Développement et Évaluation des Systèmes et Stratégies de Contrôle de Régulation d’un Vitrage Électrochromique".

Her research primarily focuses on the energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality of buildings, as well as building management technologies. Since 2016, she has also been active in the field of innovative construction materials.

She has participated in more than 25 research projects funded by European and/or national sources.

She has extensive experience in science communication through her involvement in the dissemination of research results to both stakeholders and the general public.

She is the author of over 80 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific journals and more than 70 peer-reviewed conference proceedings and presentations, as well as technical reports.
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