Research & Professional Achievements
Research & Professional Achievements
Dr. Astaras's research focuses on the intersection of computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, electronics and biomedical engineering.
HEROES: Human Extremity Robotic Rehabilitation and Outcome Enhancement for Stroke.
SafeSleep: automated remote sleep monitoring of infants against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
V. Fiska, K. Mitsopoulos, V. Mantiou, V. Petronikolou, P. Antoniou, K. Tagaras, et al., “Integration and validation of soft wearable robotic gloves for sensorimotor rehabilitation of human hand function,” Applied Sciences, vol. 15, no. 10, p. 5299, 2025. doi: 10.3390/app15105299
F. Ivanis, G. Beleli, V. Fiska, and A. Astaras, “Towards a Soft Robotic Glove for Physical Rehabilitation Featuring Adjustable Agonist/Antagonist Muscle Support,” in Proc. 14th Int. Conf. on Modern Circuits and Systems, 2025.
A. Moraitopoulos, K. Mitsopoulos, C. Kemanetzi, E. Lazaridou, P. Bamidis, and A. Astaras, “A novel dermatological diagnosis support device based on Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy (DermaSense),” in Proc. 12th Int. Conf. on Modern Circuits and Systems, 2023. doi: 10.31354/globalce.v6iSI6.267
A. Athanasiou, K. Mitsopoulos, A. Praftsiotis, A. Astaras, et al., “Neurorehabilitation through synergistic man-machine interfaces promoting dormant neuroplasticity in spinal cord injury: Protocol for a nonrandomized controlled trial,” JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 11, no. 9, p. e41152, 2022. doi: 10.2196/41152
K. Nizamis, A. Athanasiou, S. Almpani, C. Dimitrousis, and A. Astaras, “Converging robotic technologies in targeted neural rehabilitation: A review of emerging solutions and challenges,” Sensors, vol. 21, no. 6, p. 2084, 2021. doi: 10.3390/s21062084