Stamatina Kallithraka is a graduate of the Chemistry department of the AUTH, with postgraduate studies in Food Science - University of Reading/UK, and PhD in Wine Chemistry - University of Surrey, UK. From 1998 to 2001 she was employed at the Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Chania (MAICH) as Head of the postgraduate department of 'Food Quality Management'. From 2001 to 2011 she has worked as a researcher at the Wine Institute with the subject "wine chemistry". From 2012 to 2107 shewas an Assistant Professor of oenology at the Agricultural University of Athens and from 2022 she is a Professor of oenology. He has more than 85 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, 7 chapters in books and more than 70 participations in international conferences. Her research activity focuses on the study of the chemical composition of wines with an emphasis on polyphenolic compounds, their antioxidant activity and their organoleptic character and is funded by competitive programs.