Panagiotis Liaparinos

Panagiotis Liaparinos received his BSc degree from the Department of Medical Instruments Technology (Athens, Greece) in 2002. In 2004, he obtained his Master’s (MSc) degree in Medical Physics after joining the Department of Medical Physics, University of Patras (Medical School). His research focused on investigating the X-ray detector performance within the framework of cascaded linear systems analysis. From 2004 to 2007 he carried out his PhD studies. During the period of his PhD studies, he joined the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid E.T.S.I.T, through a European Marie Curie Fellowship to obtain special qualifications for European research activities. From 2007 up to 2009 his postdoctoral research was mainly focused on extending the Monte Carlo software in different imaging conditions (e.g. for a broader range of X-ray energies) and evaluating X-ray detectors composed of nano-particles. He analyzed the limitations of Mie scattering theory and discussed the advantages of nano-particles in applications where high spatial resolution is required (e.g. early diagnosis of breast cancer). He has published over 45 papers in peer-reviewed international scientific journals in the area of medical physics and more than 80 publications in proceedings of international scientific conferences. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of West Attica.