Asimina Kiourti
Assistant Professor
Ohio State University, USA
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Asimina Kiourti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University where she leads the Wearable and Implantable Technologies group. From 2013 to 2016 she served as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and then a Senior Research Associate at Ohio State’s ElectroScience Laboratory. Prior to that, she received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (2013) and the M.Sc. degree from University College London, UK (2009).

Prof. Kiourti’s research interests lie in bio-electromagnetics, wearable and implantable antennas, sensors for body area applications, and flexible textile-based electronics. Her publication record includes 9 book chapters, 10 patents (3 awarded, 7 pending), over 50 journal papers, and over 80 conference papers. Her work has been recognized with over 40 scholarly awards, including the 2018 URSI Young Scientist Award, the 2014 IEEE EMB-S BRAIN Young Investigator Award, the 2013 Chorafas Foundation Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award, the 2012 IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship for Medical Applications, and the 2011 IEEE AP-S Doctoral Research Award.

Prof. Kiourti is active in IEEE and USNC-URSI, where she serves in various elected and appointed roles. Her contributions have gained international reputation and have been featured by TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Times of India, Australia Network News, and the ALN Magazine, among others.