Personal
- Born in Lefkada island, Greece, in 1968.
- Married with two children
Education
- PhD, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 1997.
- M.A.Sc, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada, 1993.
- (5-yr) Diploma degree, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 1991.
Research and Academic Positions
- Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (2021-current)
- Research Director (Researcher A'), Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2017-2021).
- Senior Researcher (Researcher B'), Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), National Observatory of Athens (2011-2016).
- Teaching Associate, Dept. of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University, (2009-2018).
- Researcher C', Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS), National Observatory of Athens (2006-2010 ).
- Researcher D', Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS), National Observatory of Athens (2003-2006).
- Lecturer in Informatics, Dept. of Agribusiness Management, University of Ioannina, Greece, (2000-2003).
- Postdoctoral research Fellow, Dept. of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, (1998-1999)
- Lecturer under contract (P.D. 407/80), Dept. of Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina, Greece, (1998-2000).
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Editorial Board Service Award, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2020.
- 2nd Best Student Paper Award (Student Author: P.V. Giampouras) in the 3rd International Workshop on Compressive Sensing Theory and its Applications in Radar, Sonar and Remote Sensing (CoSeRa), Pisa, June 2015.
- Best Paper Award (with Dr. P. Bithas), Information Technology (IT) Track of the IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology (IEEE ISSPIT), Athens, Dec. 2013.
- Reviewer Appreciation Award, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2006, 2007, 2008.
- Postdoctoral Scholarship, Greek State Scholarship Foundation, 1998-1999.
- PhD Scholarship, Greek State Scholarship Foundation, 1994-1997.
- Best M.A.Sc. Thesis Award, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, 1993.
- Technical Chamber of Greece Award, 1991.
Professional Activities
- Chair, IEEE Signal Processing Society Greece Chapter, 2018-2022.
- Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 2017-2021.
- Member of the Editorial Board, Signal Processing Journal, Elsevier, 2011-present.
- Member of the Editorial Board, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Springer, 2008 - 2017.
- Affiliate member of the Signal Processing Theory and Methods Technical Committee (SPTM-TC) of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, 2014-present.
- Member of IEEE Signal Processing for Communications and Electronics Technical Committee (SPCE-TC) of the IEEE Communications Society, 2016 – present.
- Technical Program Committee Co-chair, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Conference, Santorini, July 2009.
- Technical Program Committee Member of IEEE SSP 2021, SPARS 2019, IEEE GLOBECOM 2018, ICPR 2018 (Area Chair), IEEE GLOBECOM 2017, EUSIPCO 2017 (Area Chair), IEEE SSP 2016 (Area Chair), IEEE GLOBECOM 2016, EUSIPCO 2016, IEEE GLOBECOM 2015, EUSIPCO 2015, DSP 2015, DSP 2014, DSP 2013, IEEE ISSPIT 2012, EUSIPCO 2012, EUSIPCO 2011, DSP 2011, EUSIPCO 2010, EUSIPCO 2009, IEEE VTC Spring 2009, EUSIPCO 2008, IEEE VTC Fall 2008, IEEE WRECOM 2007, IEEE VTC Spring 2006, DSP-2002.
- Reviewer for several international journals (IEEE, EURASIP, Elsevier) and conferences.