Dr. Maria Irakli is a Senior Researcher in chemical analysis and technology of plant-origin products in the Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter” at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. She received her bachelor’s (1995), M.Sc (2002), and Ph.D (2012) degrees from the Department of Chemistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki specialized in advanced chemical analysis. She has worked as a Chemist in the Laboratory of Cereal Chemistry and Technology of the Cereal Institute (1998–2016), and since 2016, she has belonged to the research staff of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization “Demeter” at the Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources. She has participated in more than 30 national and European research projects, 3 of them financed by the European Union. Her research interests include phaseolus vulgari l, lens plant, and antioxidants.