Zervakis Michalis

Zervakis Michalis is a full Professor at the Technical University of Crete (TUC), serving as Rector and Director of the Digital Image and Signal Processing Laboratory (DISPLAY). He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto (1990) and has been a faculty member at TUC since 1995. His expertise spans Digital Image/Signal Processing, biomedical applications, and neural network implementations in automation.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto (1990)
  • M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto (1985)
  • B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1983)
• Research Interests:
  • Signal/image processing for biomedical applications
  • Machine learning for healthcare diagnostics
  • EEG/ECG analysis and seizure detection
  • Neural network architectures for automation
  • Multi-sensor systems and aerial surveillance

His research emphasizes clinical applications like epilepsy monitoring and cardiovascular diagnostics, leveraging deep learning and multimodal data fusion. He has led over 20 international projects and published >90 papers in image/signal processing. Current work focuses on AI-driven medical systems and UAV-based infrastructure monitoring.

Labs/Teams: Director of the DISPLAY Lab, collaborating on projects like the BorderUAS semiautonomous surveillance platform and the Pulsense cardiovascular monitoring system.

Grants/Contributions: Extensive involvement in EU-funded initiatives and industry partnerships, advancing smart farming, power line inspection, and emergency response systems.