Bletsas Aggelos

Aggelos Bletsas is a Professor at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete. He holds a PhD from MIT (2005) and has expertise in wireless communication, backscatter networks, and RFID systems. His research focuses on scalable wireless networks, ultra-low-cost sensor technologies, and signal processing.

Education:

• PhD, MIT Media Lab (2005)
• MSc, MIT Media Lab (2001)
• Diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1998)

Research Interests:

His work spans wireless transmission techniques, backscatter sensor networks, and RFID systems. Key areas include:

• Ultra-low-cost sensor deployment
• RFID localization and multi-static systems
• Energy-efficient hardware implementations
• Probabilistic inference in distributed networks

Awards:

• IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award (2008)
• Technical University of Crete Research Excellence Award (2012-2013)
• Multiple best paper awards at RFID-TA, ISWCS, and SENSORS

Academic Contributions:

He advises students who have won IEEE best thesis awards and leads projects funded by ERC grants. His laboratory focuses on practical implementations of wireless sensor networks and backscatter systems.

Labs & Affiliations:

Director of the Telecommunications Laboratory and affiliated with the Telecommunication Systems Institute (TSI).