Prof. Pantelis Angelidis

Prof. Pantelis Angelidis has been a Professor of Bioinformatics & Digital Health with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece, since 2008. He is a telecommunication and computer engineer by education. He has worked on Technology for Health projects in Europe, the U.S., and Africa for the past 30 years. He has published over 130 papers in international journals, conferences, and book chapters. He is the founder of Vidavo, a digital health start-up, and cofounder of Blockchain, a health (and more) Bbockchain start-up, both in Thessaloniki, Greece. He has patented three telemedicine devices and one data processing algorithm. He was a visiting professor at MIT Media Lab in 2009-2010 and again in 2015-2016. He is a visiting Professor at the UB Medical School, Barcelona, Kingston Un, UK, and DIKU/UCPH, Copenhagen. He is a Marshall Memorial fellow and an alumni of the Bodosaki Foundation. He is a Member of the Hellenic Innovation Network. He is active in turning research results into innovative products focusing on technologies for preventive health, personalized medicine, and active aging.