John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son Tapa dura - 2016

Alessandra Bucossi is research fellow at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. She worked as a Sophia Research Fellow in Byzantine Studies at KCL between 2011 and 2014. She studied Classics at the University of Genova and was awarded an MA in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at King's. She holds a doctorate from Oxford University and a Diploma in Greek Palaeography from the Vatican School of Greek Palaeography. Before KCL she was Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and Research Fellow in the Ars edendi research programme based at Stockholms Universitet.

Alex Rodriguez Suarez received his doctorate in the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King's College London in 2014. He studied History at the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona and was awarded an MA in Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at Royal Holloway University of London.