Prof. Georges Zissis

Georges Zissis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1964. He received his degree in general physics from the Physics Department, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, in 1986, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in plasma science from Toulouse 3 University, Toulouse, France, in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He is currently a Full Professor with Toulouse 3 University and the Director of the Light and Matter Research Group, LAPLACE, Universite de Toulouse, Toulouse, which enrolls 20 researchers. His current research interests include light sources science and technology, where he emphasized in the physics of electrical discharges used as light sources; system and metrology issues for solidstate lighting systems; normalization and quality issues for light sources; impact of lighting to energy, environment, quality of life, health and security; interaction between light source and associated power supply; and illumination and lighting. Dr. Zissis was the recipient of the First Award of the International Electrotechnical Committee Centenary Challenge for his work on normalization for urban lighting systems (in conjunction with IEEE, IET, and the Observer) in 2006, the Energy Globe Award for France, the Fresnel Medal from the French Illuminating Engineering Society, and named Professor Honoris Causa at Saint Petersburg State University (Russian Federation). He is the President-Elect IEEE Industrial Application Society for the period of 2017–2018.