Athanasios Vourvopoulos

Athanasios Vourvopoulos is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon). He leads research in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), Virtual Reality (VR), and neurorehabilitation, focusing on applications for stroke recovery and neurological disorders. His work integrates EEG neurofeedback, neuromodulation, and embodied VR to enhance clinical outcomes. He teaches courses such as Fundamentals of Bioinstrumentation and Introduction to Biomedical Engineering.

Research Interests

• Brain-Computer Interfaces
• Neurorehabilitation
• EEG Neurofeedback
• Neuromodulation techniques
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Assistive technologies

His research emphasizes translating neurotechnologies into clinical settings, with studies on BCI-VR systems for motor recovery in stroke patients and EEG-based action anticipation in robotics. Recent work includes multimodal neuroimaging (EEG-fMRI) and open-source tools like NeuXus for real-time artifact reduction.

Awards

• Early Career Investigator Award, International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation (ISVR, 2022)
• Diploma of Excellence in Teaching, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST, 2023)

He collaborates with the Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR-Lisbon) and has published extensively on BCI-VR integration, neuromodulation, and neurorehabilitation outcomes. His labs focus on developing embodied VR systems and BCI-driven therapies for motor impairment recovery.