My research focuses on the study of explosive transient phenomena, particularly supernovae and superluminous supernovae, within the Zwicky Transient Facility collaboration. I am currently a research assistant at Stockholm University, working with Ragnhild Lunnan in the supernova group. During my PhD, I investigated superluminous supernovae, with a focus on identifying signatures of eruptive mass loss in their progenitor systems. In addition to the transients themselves, I study the host galaxies of supernovae, using the explosions as backlights to probe their environments.

I have extensive experience in optical photometry and spectroscopy, follow-up coordination, and data reduction using a range of facilities, including the Very Large Telescope, Nordic Optical Telescope, New Technology Telescope, Hale Telescope, and Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network. I have also carried out over 12 nights of observing as part of the ePESSTO+ collaboration.

First author:

• Gkini, A., Fransson, C., et al. 2026 - Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superlumiminous supernovae. II. A systematic search for pre-explosion eruptions with VLT/X-shooter. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557673
• Gkini, A., Fransson, C., et al. 2025 – Eruptive mass loss less than a year before the explosion of superluminous supernovae: I. The cases of SN 2020xga and SN 2022xgc. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452357
• Gkini, A., Lunnan, R., et al. 2024 – SN 2020zbf: A fast-rising hydrogen-poor superluminous supernovae with strong carbon lines. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348166
• Gkini, A., Plionis, M., Chira, M. and Koulouridis E., 2021 – Host galaxy and orientation differences between different AGN types. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140278

Second author:

• Saldana-Lopez, A., Gkini, A., et al. – Witnessing the onset of stellar winds in Super-Luminous Supernova Hosts: implications for star-formation-driven outflows in low and high-redshift galaxies. ArXiV pre-print, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2604.13865
• Koulouridis, E., Gkini, A. and Drigga E., 2024 – AGNs in massive galaxy cluster: Role of galaxy merging, infalling groups, cluster mass, and dynamical state. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348212

Co-author (other):

• Russeil, E., et al. including Gkini, A. - NOMAI : A real-time photometric classifier for superluminous supernovae identification. A science module for the Fink broker.
  ArXiV pre-print. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2604.14761
• Brennan, S.J., et al. including Gkini, A. - Precursor Activity Preceding Interacting Supernovae I: Bridging the Gap with SN 2022mop. ArXiV pre-print. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.08768
• Hu, Y. et al. 2026 including Gkini, A. - SN 2021aaev: a Hydrogen-Rich Superluminous Supernova with Early Flash and Long-Lived Circumstellar Interaction in an Unusual Host Environment.
  ApJ. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae374c
• Pessi, P.J., et al. 2025 including Gkini, A. - The ambiguous AT2022rze: Changing-look AGN mimicking a supernova in a merging galaxy system. MNRAS. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf1433
  
• Aamer, A. et al. 2025 including Gkini, A. - The Type I superluminous supernova catalogue – II. Spectroscopic evolution in the photospheric phase, velocity measurements, and constraints on diversity. MNRAS. DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf1113
• Pessi, P.J., et al. 2025 including Gkini, A. – Sample of hydrogen-rich superluminous supernovae from the Zwicky Transient Facility. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202452014
• Brennan, S.J., et al. 2024 including Gkini, A. – Spectroscopic observations of progenitor activity 100 days before a Type Ibn supernova. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202449350
• Schulze, S., et al. 2024 including Gkini, A. – 1100 days in the life of the supernova 2018ibb. The best pair-instability supernova candidate, to date. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202346855
• Koulouridis, E., et al. 2021 including Gkini, A. – The X-CLASS survey: A catalogue of 1646 X-ray-selected galaxy clusters up to z 1.5. Astronomy & Astrophysics, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140566