Konstantina S. Nikita

Expertise: Bioelectromagnetic interactions, mobile healthcare, medical imaging, diabetes modeling

Konstantina S. Nikita received the Diploma in Electrical Engineering and the Ph.D. degree from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and the M.D. degree from the Medical School, University of Athens. In 1996, she joined the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the NTUA, where she is currently Professor and Deputy Head. Her current research interests include biological effects and medical applications of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, simulation of physiological systems, biomedical signal and image processing and analysis, and biomedical informatics. Dr. Nikita has authored or edited 8 books, and authored or co-authored 160 journal papers and book chapters, and over 300 papers in international conference proceedings. She holds two patents. She is Associate Editor of the ΙΕΕΕ Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and the Biolectromagnetics Journal and guest editor of several international journals. Dr. Nikita has been the recipient of various honors/awards, among which, the Bodossakis Foundation Academic Prize for exceptional achievements in “Theory and Applications of Information Technology in Medicine” (2003). Dr. Nikita is the Founding Chair and Ambassador of the ΙΕΕΕ EMBS Greece chapter, Vice Chair of the IEEE Greece Section, and member of the IEEE EMBS Education Committee. She is also a Founding Fellow of the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science (EAMBES).