Michalis Vrigkas

Michalis Vrigkas is an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Macedonia’s Department of Communication and Digital Media, Kastoria, Greece. His academic journey includes a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Ioannina.

**Education**:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (2016), University of Ioannina
• M.Sc. in Computer Science (2010), University of Ioannina
• B.Sc. in Computer Science (2008), University of Ioannina

Research Interests**
Focuses on Virtual/Augmented Reality, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Pattern Recognition, with applications in Medical Image Analysis and Biometrics. Past work includes contributions to the Computational Biomedicine Lab at the University of Houston.

Awards & Honors**

• 2024: Excellence in Research Award (2nd prize)
• 2023: Excellence in Research Award
• 2017: NVIDIA GPU Grant
• 2016 & 2018: Outstanding Reviewer
• 2003: Excellence Award

Labs & Collaborations**
Previously affiliated with the Computational Biomedicine Lab (University of Houston) and the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation & Statistics.