Aris Karastergiou

Professor Aris Karastergiou serves as Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and holds a Fellow by Special Election in Astrophysics position at St Edmund Hall, where he is also a College Lecturer in Physics. His research leverages next-generation radio telescopes including the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), LOFAR, and MeerKAT to advance pulsar science and transient astronomy.

Specializing in pulsar astrophysics, Karastergiou investigates emission mechanisms, timing properties, and interstellar medium effects through observational and computational techniques. His work emphasizes real-time processing systems for transient detection and large-scale data analysis from international collaborations, with significant contributions to understanding neutron star physics and fast radio bursts.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) reveals concentrated focus on the Thousand-Pulsar-Array programme using MeerKAT, yielding insights into pulsar polarization, timing variability, Galactic magnetic fields, and pulse profile evolution. These studies frequently address millisecond pulsars, fast radio bursts, and computational methods for handling massive radio astronomy datasets.

• Fellow by Special Election in Astrophysics (St Edmund Hall)

As principal investigator of the ARTEMIS project, Karastergiou leads real-time pulsar and fast radio burst discovery initiatives, securing research funding for advanced instrumentation including FPGA-based accelerators. His leadership in major international collaborations like SKA and MeerKAT demonstrates significant mentorship roles despite limited student listings in available records.

He actively contributes to the Square Kilometre Array, LOFAR telescope network, and MeerKAT operations, participating in key working groups for pulsar timing arrays and transient science. His research group develops specialized pipelines for real-time data processing across multiple observatories in southern Africa and Western Australia.