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Prof. George Anastasopoulos | Artificial Neural Networks | Best Researcher Award

Prof. George Anastasopoulos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Prof. George Anastasopoulos is a seasoned professor and researcher in Medical Informatics, currently at Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. With a rich academic foundation and decades of professional experience, his work focuses on AI in healthcare, telemedicine, and medical image processing. He has led numerous international research projects and has significantly contributed to advancing medical informatics education and innovation.

PROFILE

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Educational Detail

Prof. George Anastasopoulos holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece (1984–1989) and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Technology from the same university (1989–1996). He has further enhanced his expertise through postgraduate studies in Distance Learning at the Hellenic Open University (2002–2003).

Professional Experience

Prof. Anastasopoulos is a distinguished academic and researcher with a career spanning over three decades. Currently, he serves as a Professor of Medical Informatics at the Medical Informatics Laboratory, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, a position he has held since 2018. He has also served as:

  • Director of the Medical Informatics Laboratory (2004–2012).
  • Associate Professor (2012–2018) and Assistant Professor (2003–2012) at the Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace.
  • Lecturer of Medical Informatics (1999–2003).

In addition, Prof. Anastasopoulos has contributed as Cooperative Educational Personnel in various departments, including the Hellenic Open University, the Department of Languages, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries, and the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department at Democritus University of Thrace. Earlier in his career, he held positions as Assistant Professor of Informatics at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras, Greece, and served as a System Administrator at the same institution.

His involvement in consultancy and research includes roles such as Special Consultant to the General Secretary of the Region of Western Greece (1998–1999).

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence and its applications in medical informatics.

Telemedicine Applications for enhanced healthcare delivery.

Medical Databases for efficient data management.

Medical Image Processing and Compression techniques.

Multimedia Applications in healthcare.

Internet technologies with a focus on healthcare systems.

Key Research Contributions

RACE – TELEMED and RACE – APTITUDE: Pioneering telemedicine initiatives.

STRIDE TELEMEDICINE and PABE-87/93: European collaborations for advancing healthcare technologies.

European Community Project II – Libraries: Focused on digital transformation.

EPEAEK II: National education development programs.

RESEARCH PROMOTION FOUNDATION’S FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (DESMI 2009): Innovations in research and technological development.

Teaching Expertise

Medical Informatics, Telemedicine Services, and Hospital Information Systems at the Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace.

Introduction to Informatics at the Hellenic Open University.

Informatics and Computer Architecture at TEI Patras and Democritus University of Thrace.

Programming languages like C and BASIC.

Education with New Technologies and multimedia applications in academia.

Top Notable Publications

Advanced Mortality Prediction in Adult ICU: Introducing a Deep Learning Approach in Healthcare

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2024

Type: Book Chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63211-2_2

Subsampled Dataset Challenges and Machine Learning Techniques in Table Tennis

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2023

Type: Book Chapter

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34204-2_44

Mutual Information Algorithms for Optimal Attribute Selection in Data-Driven Partitions of Databases

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2020

Journal: Evolving Systems

DOI: 10.1007/s12530-018-9237-9

EID: 2-s2.0-85081395140

ILIOU Machine Learning Data Preprocessing Method for Suicide Prediction from Family History

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2019

Book: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19823-7_43

EID: 2-s2.0-85065921072

ILIOU Machine Learning Preprocessing Method for Depression Type Prediction

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2019

Journal: Evolving Systems

DOI: 10.1007/s12530-017-9205-9

EID: 2-s2.0-85065170434

A Mapping of Epilepsy’s Evolution: Implementation of the Proposed Knowledge-Based Model

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2018

Journal: Evolving Systems

DOI: 10.1007/s12530-017-9198-4

EID: 2-s2.0-85057263344

A Trust Model for Ubiquitous Healthcare Environment on the Basis of Adaptable Fuzzy-Probabilistic Inference System

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2018

Journal: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

DOI: 10.1109/JBHI.2017.2733038

EID: 2-s2.0-85028908709

ILIOU Machine Learning Data Preprocessing Method for Stress Level Prediction

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2018

Book: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92007-8_30

EID: 2-s2.0-85049601299

A Methodology to Carry Out Voting Classification Tasks Using a Particle Swarm Optimization-Based Neuro-Fuzzy Competitive Learning Network

Authors: George Anastasopoulos et al.

Year: 2017

Journal: Evolving Systems

DOI: 10.1007/s12530-016-9160-x

EID: 2-s2.0-85015412811

Conclusion

Prof. George Anastasopoulos’s extensive academic background, professional roles, teaching experience, and active involvement in high-impact research projects make him a strong contender for the Best Researcher Award. His contributions to the fields of medical informatics and telemedicine have been significant, addressing pressing healthcare needs with innovative and interdisciplinary solutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Anastasopoulos | Artificial Neural Networks | Best Researcher Award

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