Filippos Farmakis received a B.S. degree in physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1996, a M.Sc. degree from National Polytechnic School of Grenoble, France, in 1997, and a Ph.D. degree from National Polytechnic School of Grenoble, in 2000. He is currently an assistant professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Democritus University of Thrace (D.U.Th), Xanthi, where he pursues research on gas sensor technology and lithium-ion batteries. He is the author and coauthor of more than 50 scientific papers in refereed international journals and conferences.