GEORGIOS ZAFEIROPOULOS, PhD
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Georgios is a skillful and experienced biomedical engineer, specialising in mixed-mode design (analog and digital), signal processing and machine learning, who is always keen to work on new ideas. Having delivered numerous technical projects, he passionately strives for excellence and scientific rigour in his work. Georgios’ diverse and multi-disciplinary background allows him to explore difficult problems with a very resourceful attitude.
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He holds two BEng degrees, two Master degrees and a PhD. In 2008, he received his first degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on Energy Production and Distribution from the ATEI of Piraeus, Greece. In 2010 he moved to UK, where he received his second BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electronics and Computing stream) with First Class Honours from the University of Sussex. In 2014, he joined Imperial College London (ICL), where he received an MSc in Biomedical Engineering (Medical Physics stream). During his MSc, he received a 4year long scholarship (1y MRes – 3y PhD) by the EPSRC for the completion of his PhD research. After successfully completed his MSc, he also received an MRes in Neurotechnology as part of his scholarship. He then moved to his PhD phase, with his work to be focused on high-performance hardware and software for the electrophysiological monitoring of neonates. Parts of his PhD work have been published in a journal with high impact factor, with the other parts to be on the way for submission. He is also a co-inventor in two pending patents.
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During his PhD, Georgios developed a plethora of medical devices, either specifically designed for his PhD (PANACEA v1, neoEEG Board) or as part of his work as a Research Assistant. He has collaborated with groups at ICL but also outside of it:
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In 2017, he joined Dr Danny O’Hare’s group, where he developed PANACEA v2, a device specifically designed for biosensors characterisation.
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In 2018, he joined the MSk Medical Engineering Centre of Imperial College London, where he developed a portable functional electrical stimulator (FES), to be used with the patients who suffer from ACL injuries and knee osteoarthritis.
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In 2019, he joined Prof Chris Shaw group at King’s College London, where he developed a portable high-density surface EMG (HD - sEMG) device to be used for fasciculations identification, a biomarker for ALS.
Moreover, he worked as Graduate Teaching Assistant, teaching various modules, with one of them being his involvement with the module of Medical Device Certification, where he shared his experience in producing technical files (TF) for medical device certification by guiding groups of MSc students. He also participated in marking the TF produced by them.
Finally, Georgios, apart from his experience in the academic environment, he has also worked for a year as an Electrical Engineer (2009) in the Hellenic Sugar Industry, an Electronics Consultant (Health and Life Sciences team) at PA Consulting and as a Hardware Developer/Technical Consultant (2015-2018) for Climate Edge.