Stefanos Koufidis

Stefanos Koufidis is a Research Associate at Imperial College London's Department of Physics within the Faculty of Natural Sciences. He holds a PhD in Theoretical Optics from Imperial College London (2025) and an MSc in Optics and Photonics with Distinction (2021). His academic journey began with a First Class Honours MEng in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2019).

His research focuses on Optical Physics, particularly in time-periodic chiral media, gravitational wave interactions, and novel Bragg phenomena. He contributes as a certified reviewer for Optica journals and is an Institute of Physics member.

Professional milestones include the Arnaoutis Foundation Scholarship and Bodossaki Foundation Doctoral Scholarship. Prior to academia, he served in the Greek Army’s Research and Informatics Corps (2019–2020). Key technical skills include proficiency in English and Modern Greek for peer review.

• Academic Positions:
• Research Assistant, Imperial College London (Oct 2024–Apr 2025)
• Research Associate, Imperial College London (Apr 2025–present)
• Education:
• PhD in Theoretical Optics (2021–2025)
• MSc Optics & Photonics (2020–2021)
• MEng Electrical & Computer Engineering (2013–2019)

His work bridges theoretical optics with applied photonics, exploring phenomena like time-periodic optical activity and exceptional points in coupled chirowaveguides. Recent projects include scattering studies of light by gravitational waves and dynamic Bragg resonances in static/dynamic media.

• Awards:
• Bodossaki Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
• Arnaoutis Foundation MSc Scholarship

He collaborates with Prof. McCall’s research group and has published extensively on topics such as temporal analogs of Bragg gratings and gyrotropy-controlled reflectors. Current work emphasizes wave-matter interactions in non-stationary media.