Christophoros Nikou

Christophoros Nikou is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Ioannina, Greece. He holds a Ph.D. in Image Processing and Computer Vision from Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I, France (1999), a DEA in Photonics and Image Processing from the same institution (1995), and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1994).

His research interests include:

• Image Processing
• Computer Vision
• Pattern Recognition
• Biomedical Image Analysis
• Medical Imaging
• Machine Learning

His recent publications (2022–2024) reflect a strong trend toward deep learning, generative models, and multimodal analysis, particularly in document image analysis, super-resolution, and biomedical applications. He has made significant contributions to visual tracking, segmentation, and image registration, with recent work extending into virtual reality, hypercomplex neural networks, and model compression.

Scientific awards include:

• Best paper award, IAPR/IEEE International Conference on Biometrics (ICB’16), 2016
• Best paper award, Bayesian and Graphical Models for Biomedical Imaging (BAMBI’16), 2016

He has supervised numerous students, many of whom have co-authored publications with him, and his research has been supported by collaborations across multiple institutions. He has also co-edited a book on biomedical image processing and contributed to several book chapters. His work spans both theoretical and applied domains, with consistent publication in top-tier IEEE and Springer venues.