Konstantina S. Nikita |
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Konstantina S. Nikita received the Diploma in electrical engineering and the Ph.D.
degree from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. Her Ph.D.
thesis dealt with the development of microwave phased array hyperthermia
techniques. She then received the M.D. degree from the Medical School, University
of Athens, Greece.
Since 1990, she has been working as a Researcher at the Institute of Communication
and Computer Systems, NTUA. In 1996, she joined the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering, NTUA, where she is currently a Professor, teaching courses
on microwaves, bioelectromagnetics and biomedical engineering. Her current
research interests include computational bioelectromagnetics, biological effects and
medical applications of electromagnetic waves, medical imaging, biomedical signal
and image processing and analysis, biomedical informatics, simulation of
physiological systems. Dr. Nikita has authored or co-authored 120 papers in refereed
international journals and chapters in books, and more than 210 papers in international
conference proceedings. She is co-author of one book (Medical Imaging Systems) in
Greek and co-editor of one book (Computational Electromagnetics: State of the Art
and Future Trends) in English published by Springer. She holds two patents. She has
been the technical manager of several European and National Research and
Development projects in bioelectromagnetics and biomedical engineering. She has
been chair/member of the program/organizing committee of international conferences
on the same fields. She is member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on
Biomedical Engineering.
Dr. Nikita was the Recipient of the 2003 Bodossakis Foundation Academic Prize for
exceptional achievements in "Theory and Applications of Information Technology in
Medicine". She is member of the National Council for Research and Technology. Dr.
Nikita is a Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a
member of the Technical Chamber of Greece and of the Athens Medical Association.
She is also the chair and ambassador of the IEEE-Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society, Greece chapter. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Hellenic National Academic Recognition Information Center, and of the National
Council of Research and Technology.
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