Stelios A. Mouzakis

Stelios Mouzakis was born in Athens. He is a civil engineer and a researcher of cultures. He systematically engages in the research and presentation of Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments and manuscripts, while also exploring various aspects of modern Greek folk culture. He has an extensive body of written and published work. His studies have been published in Greek and international scientific journals and yearbooks. He is a regular member of scientific societies in History, Archaeology, and Folklore. Among others, he is a member of the Hellenic Folklore Society, the Society for Byzantine Studies, the Hellenic Society for Ethnological Studies, a founding member and president of the Scientific Society of Attic Studies, the Hellenic Heraldic-Genealogical Society, a member of The International Molinological Society (TIMS), a founding member of the Center of Greek-Russian Historical Research (CE.HI.R.), a board member of the Philological Association "Parnassos," the Federation Internationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains du Tourisme, and more. He is a founding member of the Institute of Greek Mills (ItEM). He has contributed to collective volumes and historical lexicographical works, such as the "Great General Encyclopedia Ydria," the "Encyclopedic Biographical Dictionary of Byzantine History and Culture (EPLVIP)," the "Dictionary of Byzantine Peloponnese (LBP)," and the magazine "Historical Topics." He has delivered lectures or speeches and participated in various Greek and international conferences with original presentations on related subjects. Finally, he has collaborated on the development and completion of various research programs, such as "Water as a Driving Force in Traditional Energy Systems of the Aegean from Thrace to Cyprus" by the Ministry of the Aegean. Reviews and presentations of his works have been published in Greek and international scientific journals. For his work, he has been honored with various distinctions and awards.