Education:
-PhD Candidate, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA);
-MSc, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) & National Technical University of Athens (NTUA);
-BA, European Studies: History, Society and Civilization, Hellenic Open University.
Dissertation title:
A history of histories of the Antikythera Mechanism from 1900 to the present.
Conferences:
-Papanika F., “Differences in the Computation of Climatic Phenomena Before and During Industrial Capitalism: Insights from the Antikythera Mechanism”, 1st Panhellenic Conference on Environmental History, Department of History and Philosophy of Science (NKUA), Institute of Historical Research (NHRF), and the Greek Society for Environmental History, Athens, Greece, 12-14/12/2025.
-Papanika F., “Anachronistic projections of distinctions of postwar computing technology history: The Antikythera Mechanism as an ‘analog computer’”, 1st Scientific Meeting for the History of Science and Technology*, Athens, Greece, 17-18/10/2025.
-Papanika F., “From ‘theory’ to ‘precision’: Arithmetic calculations in the first post-Christian centuries.”, 2nd Conference of Greek Mathematicians, Athens, Greece, 4-8/7/2022.
Fellowships/ Awards/ Distinctions:
–Distinction: Selected to read the academic oath at the graduation ceremony (2016).
–Award: Received Excellence Scholarships for three consecutive academic years (2013–2016) for achieving the highest grades.
