Dimitris Asimakoulas

Dr Dimitris Asimakoulas serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Translation Studies and Director of Studies in Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey. He leads MRes and MA programmes focusing on AI integration in translation and interpreting. With a PhD from the University of Manchester, his research explores translation as creative rewriting and its role in mediating cultural identities across time and media.

• Education: PhD in Translation Studies (University of Manchester), MSc with distinction
• Administrative Roles: Subject Leader (Translation), Postgraduate Exams Officer

His research interests include humor theory, translation of multimodal content (comics, audiovisual media), and cultural policy. He has examined 19 PhD theses and reviews grants for the Research Grants Council (Hong Kong).

Teaching focuses on specialized translation for creative industries and writing practices for translators. He coordinates PhD admissions in translation and interpreting and evaluates scholarships for AHRC/TECHNE programs.

Recent publications analyze audio description strategies for museums and graphic novels, alongside AI-driven creative skills training for translators.