Personal information: born November 21, 1940, in Athens, married with three children

Title: Emeritus Professor of Applied Electronics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras

Office address: Applied Electronics Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece, Tel: +30 2610 996423 , mob.: +30 6977333673, e-mail: papadopoulos@ece.upatras.gr

Degrees:

· Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Electrical Engineering Department, February 1970.

· MSEE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Electrical Engineering Department, August 1964.

· BEE, City University of New York, Electrical Engineering Department, January 1963.

Experience/Positions held:

· Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE), University of Patras, 2007-present.

· Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 1975-2007.

· Director of the Applied Electronics Laboratory in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1975-2007.

· Director of the Industrial Systems Institute operating under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of Greece, 1998-2003.

· Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Research Center DEMOKRITOS, 1997-2001.

· Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 1991-1993.

· Deputy Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, 1995-97.

· Head of the Electronics and Computers Division of the ECE Department, 1994-1995 and 1997- 1998.

· Head of the Telecommunication and Electronics Division of the ECE Dept, 1983-84 & 1990-91.

· Visiting Professor at the University of MASS in Amherst, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1984-1985.

· Director of the Naval Research and Technology Laboratory of the Department of Defense, 1987.

· National Representative in the ESPRIT Management Committee, 1988-1989.

· Consultant in Public Organizations and Industries in Greece, 1976-present.

· Assistant Professor at the University of Mass. in Amherst, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1973-1975.

· Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering, MIT, 1971-1974.

· Research Associate at the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) of MIT, 1970-1973.

· Research Engineer and Consultant in Companies in the U.S.A., 1966-1975.

· Lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Department at CUNY, 1964-1965.

· Teaching assistant in the Electrical Engineering Department at MIT, 1963-1964

· Research assistant at the Research Laboratory of Electronics of MIT, 1965-1969.

Academic activities: As professor and director of the Applied Electronics Laboratory, developed and taught the following courses: Microelectronics, Analog Integrated Electronics, Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems, Microcomputers, Advanced Microprocessors, Communication Electronics, and the graduate courses Technology of Advanced Digital Circuits and Systems and Wireless Networked Embedded Systems. The undergraduate courses are accompanied by laboratories and the graduate courses by projects. The teaching load is shared with other faculty members of the Applied Electronics Laboratory. Other academic activities include:

· Over 240 publications in international journals and in international conferences during the last 30 years) and 30 more while working in the USA

· Books and course notes on Electronics, Microcomputers, Telecommunication Electronics

· Supervision of 25 completed doctoral dissertations (Ph.D.)

· Over 200 diploma theses (Master’s level) during the past 30 years

· Reviewer in journals, conferences and European Commission evaluation committees

· Over 450 cross-citations for the work published during the last 35 years and about 100 more on the work published before that.

· www.apel.ece.upatras.gr/papadopoulos

Main research activities at the University of Patras: Wireless sensor networks, Wireless and networked embedded systems with adaptive characteristics, Microprocessor-based design, FPGAs, Microelectronics (digital, analog, mixed and RF), Communication electronics (analog, digital and radio), Distributed embedded systems for real-time applications, Integrated industrial information systems and interoperability, Computer communication networks and internetworking, Home information systems (protocols, open gateways, conformance). The above research activities were carried out in the framework of many European Union and national research projects, awarded through a competitive process, as well as contracts from industries and the public sector in Greece.

Research activities in the USA: After graduating from CUNY, was admitted with a teaching assistantship in the