Alexios Liakos obtained his degree in Physics in 2006 from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In 2008, he obtained an M.Sc. in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mechanics, and in 2012, a Ph.D. in Observational Astrophysics from the same university. In 2012 and 2013, he worked as a Support Astronomer and Telescope Operator for the 2.3 m Aristarchos telescope at Helmos Observatory of the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS-NOA). From early 2014 until September 2015, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at IAASARS-NOA on the “Aristarchos Wide Field Camera” (AWFC) instrumentation project (funded by EU grants/KRIPIS-PROTEAS action). At the same time, he also participated in the “Manchester-Athens Wide Field Camera” (MAWFC) instrumentation project and supported the Aristarchos telescope (instrumentation and observations). From November 2015 until August 2023, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at IAASARS-NOA on the NELIOTA and CARMEN projects (funded by ESA), where he was responsible for the systematic monitoring of the Moon for impact flashes caused by meteoroid/NEO collisions using the 1.2 m Kryoneri telescope. Since 2020, he has been a member of the GR-SST team (GR-Kryoneri) within the framework of the EU-SST partnership, and since July 2023, a member of the “Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer” (LUMIO) space mission. In November 2023, he was elected Associate Researcher (Researcher C) at IAASARS and appointed Operations Manager of the 1.2 m telescope at Kryoneri Observatory. Since August 2025, he has been the Principal Investigator of the NELIOTA-III project (funded by EU-ESA), and in May 2026, he was appointed Head of the Kryoneri Observatory.

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Observational Astrophysics (Observations, reduction and analysis of photometric and spectroscopic data from ground- and space-based telescopes): Asteroseismology (Pulsating Stars) in binary systens, Binaries in Planetary Nebulae, Exoplanets, lunar impact flashes, asteroids, Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), meteors-fireballs-bolides.

Astronomical Instrumentation: Development, commissioning, checking, installation, and maintenance of astronomical instruments and telescopes.