Antonis Argyros
Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Crete
Affiliated Research Fellow, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH
Short bio
Antonis Argyros is a Professor of Computer Science at the Computer Science Department (CSD), University of Crete (UoC) and an affiliated research fellow at the Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. He earned his B.Sc. (1989), M.Sc. (1992), and Ph.D. (1996) in Computer Science from the University of Crete, followed by a postdoctoral position at the Computational Vision and Active Perception Lab at KTH, Stockholm. His research interests are in the area of computer vision and robotics. His work is focused on developing AI-driven computer vision methods that accurately perceive and interpret human presence, covering the estimation of human pose and shape, the perception of hand articulation, facial analysis, as well as the understanding oof gestures, actions, activities and intentions. In these areas he has authored over 250 scientific publications in leading journals and conferences. His work has received international recognition through awards and several invited and keynote presentations at international venues. He has held leadership roles in major conferences and organizations and multiple editorial positions. He maintains strong collaborations with academic and industrial partners worldwide and has strong involvement in numerous European and national research projects.
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