George Vasilakopoulos

George Vasilakopoulos is a Professor in the Department of Digital Systems at the University of Piraeus, where he also serves as Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Personnel. By law, he is President of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP) and the Employment and Career Structure (DASTA) of the university, overseeing the development of modern information systems. He earned his PhD from the University of London and has held leadership roles including Department President, Director of Postgraduate Programs, and Scientific Director of the Digital Health Services Laboratory.

• PhD: University of London
• Current Roles: Vice-Chancellor, Department of Digital Systems Professor
• Labs: Digital Health Services Laboratory

His research focuses on Health Informatics, Cloud Computing, and Medical Data Security, with key contributions to:

• Emergency healthcare process automation
• Privacy-preserving personal health record systems
• Context-aware authorization models
• Cloud-based medical service frameworks
• Machine learning in clinical data analysis
• Interoperable health information systems

The trends in his 15 most recent articles (2010-2015) reveal a consistent emphasis on integrating cloud infrastructure, semantic technologies, and mobile platforms to enhance emergency care, chronic disease management, and patient data security. His work bridges biomedical engineering, software architecture, and public health policy.

He has held advisory roles for the Minister of Health on IT issues, served on hospital boards, and contributed to national committees for healthcare technology standards. His professional activities include project evaluation for Greek and European research programs and authoring three books on health informatics.