Assimina Antonarakou is a Professor of Marine Geology–Micropaleontology–Didactics on Geosciences, and President of the Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment at the University of Athens. Her PhD Thesis dealt with Miocene cyclic sedimentary successions of the eastern Mediterranean in terms of orbital periodicities and paleoclimatic variations based on planktonic foraminiferal assemblages. Her main research topics are summarized as follows: planktonic foraminiferal eco-biostratigraphy, geobiology and paleoceanography; astronomical frequencies in paleoclimates; extreme geological events; marine environmental monitoring; ocean dynamics and sea-level changes; natural and human environmental stressors; foraminiferal trace metals and stable isotopes. She has participated in several national and international projects focused on multiproxy ecosystem responses to past/present environmental events, and she is the co-author of more than 70 peer-reviewed publications in international journals.