// Ph.D. Candidate · University of Crete

Vasilis
Diamantopoulos

Astrophysicist · Radio Astronomy · VLBI

Doctoral researcher at the Department of Physics, University of Crete. My work focuses on Active Galaxies and Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs), employing Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) and Optopolarimetry under the supervision of Prof. Readhead and Prof. Pavlidou.

✉ vasdiam@physics.uoc.gr
📍 Office 232, Physics Building, Heraklion, Greece
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos
Research Interests

What I Study

Extragalactic Astronomy
Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)
Radio Astronomy
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs)
Gravitational Lensing
Observational Cosmology
X-ray Variability
Optopolarimetry

Since November 2025, my doctoral research is centered on Active Galaxies with VLBI and Optopolarimetry, continuing my earlier work on X-ray variability in NGC 4051 and NGC 4395 that resulted in a peer-reviewed publication.

Publications

Research Papers

[ 01 ] — Primary Author
Energy dependence of the X-ray power spectrum in NGC 4051 and NGC 4395
V. A. Diamantopoulos, I. E. Papadakis, A. Akylas, A. Zoghbi, E. Kammoun, B. Rani
Astronomy & Astrophysics · vol. 707, A180 · March 2026
↗ doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202557606
[ 02 ] — Contributing Author
SMILE: Search for MIlli-LEnses
C. Casadio, D. Blinov, A. C. S. Readhead, et al.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · vol. 507, no. 1, pp. L6–L10 · October 2021
↗ doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slab082
Academic Advisors

Doctoral Supervisors

Primary Supervisor
Prof. Anthony C. S. Readhead
Professor Emeritus of Astronomy
California Institute of Technology
1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena CA 91125, USA
acr@astro.caltech.edu
Co-Supervisor
Prof. Vasiliki Pavlidou
Department of Physics
University of Crete
Voutes University Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Greece
pavlidou@physics.uoc.gr
B.Sc. & M.Sc. Supervisor
Prof. Iossif Papadakis
Department of Physics
University of Crete
Voutes University Campus, 70013 Heraklion, Greece
jhep@physics.uoc.gr
Academic Background

Education

NOV. 2025 — PRESENT
Ph.D. Candidate · Department of Physics
University of Crete
Thesis: Active Galaxies with Very Large Baseline Interferometry and Optopolarimetry
SEP. 2024 — NOV. 2025
Master of Science · Advanced Physics
University of Crete · Specialization: Astrophysics and Space Physics
Thesis: Energy Dependence of X-ray Variability in NGC 4051 and NGC 4395
SEP. 2018 — SEP. 2024
Bachelor of Science · Physics
University of Crete
Thesis: X-Ray Variability Studies of NGC 4051
Skills & Tools

Technical Profile

Programming

  • Python
  • C
  • MATLAB

Software & Tools

  • LaTeX
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Office Suites

Languages

  • Greek (Native)
  • English (C2 Proficiency)
  • German (B2 Goethe-Zertifikat)
Get In Touch

Contact

For research collaborations or academic inquiries, feel free to reach out.

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