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246Curriculum VitaeIliana Samara, born in Athens in 1991, is an alumna of Arsakeion Lyceum,class of 2009. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2014.Subsequently, she relocated to the Netherlands where she completed a Master’s in Applied Cognitive Psychology in 2015 and a Research Master’s inCognitive Neuroscience, graduating cum laude in 2017.Throughout her Master’s programs, Iliana acquired practical experiencein a variety of projects and techniques, including EEG, fMRI, eye tracking,and psychophysiological methods, through internships and contributions inseveral research laboratories. For her Research Master’s thesis, she collaborated with Prof. Mariska E. Kret to investigate the impact of sexualarousal and fear on physiological responses and trust. Subsequently, shejoined Prof. Jan Theeuwes at Vrije Universiteit to explore the influence ofstatistical regularities on attention.In 2019, Iliana started her PhD on attraction and social cognition under the supervision of Mariska E. Kret and later Milica Nikolic. Duringher PhD, she conducted several studies, three of which are included in thepresent dissertation. Together with Tom S. Roth, she obtained fundingfrom the popular science Dutch magazine, Quest, to lead a large datingstudy (eventually recruiting more than 1000 people) investigating the effectof personality traits on romantic bond formation. Furthermore, under thesupervision of Mariska E. Kret, Iliana assisted in the development and coordination of the Psychology Lab on Wheels, a mobile lab equipped withstate-of-the-art psychological equipment. Moreover, throughout her PhD,Iliana taught several BSc courses at Leiden University and supervised Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, as well as pre-university projects.During her PhD, Iliana brought together an interdisciplinary team andobtained funding by an interdisciplinary seed grant from the Social Resilience and Security department at Leiden University to investigate thebehavioral correlates associated with the sexual overperception bias usingmachine learning. Furthermore, Iliana successfully obtained a grant from theDutch Research Council (NWO) for a citizen science initiative, which entailsconducting interactive sessions with adolescents to explore and empiricallyinvestigate adolescents’ queries regarding attraction and social cognition.Curriculum VitaeIliana Samara, born in Athens in 1991, is an alumna of Arsakeion Lyceum,class of 2009. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2014.Subsequently, she relocated to the Netherlands where she completed a Master’s in Applied Cognitive Psychology in 2015 and a Research Master’s inCognitive Neuroscience, graduating cum laude in 2017.Throughout her Master’s programs, Iliana acquired practical experiencein a variety of projects and techniques, including EEG, fMRI, eye tracking,and psychophysiological methods, through internships and contributions inseveral research laboratories. For her Research Master’s thesis, she collaborated with Prof. Mariska E. Kret to investigate the impact of sexualarousal and fear on physiological responses and trust. Subsequently, shejoined Prof. Jan Theeuwes at Vrije Universiteit to explore the influence ofstatistical regularities on attention.In 2019, Iliana started her PhD on attraction and social cognition under the supervision of Mariska E. Kret and later Milica Nikolic. Duringher PhD, she conducted several studies, three of which are included in thepresent dissertation. Together with Tom S. Roth, she obtained fundingfrom the popular science Dutch magazine, Quest, to lead a large datingstudy (eventually recruiting more than 1000 people) investigating the effectof personality traits on romantic bond formation. Furthermore, under thesupervision of Mariska E. Kret, Iliana assisted in the development and coordination of the Psychology Lab on Wheels, a mobile lab equipped withstate-of-the-art psychological equipment. Moreover, throughout her PhD,Iliana taught several BSc courses at Leiden University and supervised Bachelor’s and Master’s theses, as well as pre-university projects.During her PhD, Iliana brought together an interdisciplinary team andobtained funding by an interdisciplinary seed grant from the Social Resilience and Security department at Leiden University to investigate thebehavioral correlates associated with the sexual overperception bias usingmachine learning. Furthermore, Iliana successfully obtained a grant from theDutch Research Council (NWO) for a citizen science initiative, which entailsconducting interactive sessions with adolescents to explore and empiricallyinvestigate adolescents’ queries regarding attraction and social cognition.List of PublicationsIliana Samara 17x24.indd 246 08-04-2024 16:38