Anastasios Tefas

Anastasios Tefas is a Professor at the Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received his B.Sc. (1997) and Ph.D. (2002) in Informatics from the same university. His academic career includes progressive roles from Postdoctoral Researcher (2002-2006) to Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and ultimately Professor (2022-present).

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2002)
  • B.Sc. in Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1997)
• Professional Experience
  • Professor (2022-present)
  • Associate Professor (2017-2022)
  • Assistant Professor (2013-2017)
  • Lecturer (2008-2013)
  • Assistant Professor at TEI of Kavala (2006-2008)

His research focuses on computational intelligence, deep learning, and pattern recognition, with applications in multimedia data analysis, computer vision, and robotics. He has contributed to over 170 journal papers, 300 conference papers, and 17 book chapters. Currently coordinating the Energy Efficient and Trustworthy Deep Learning (DeepLET) project, he has participated in 25 national/European-funded research initiatives.

Prof. Tefas serves as Area Editor for Signal Processing: Image Communications and has co-organized 15+ workshops. His work has garnered >12,000 citations with an H-index of 53 (Google Scholar).