About us

About AFNP

AFNP is dedicated to the production of new and sophisticated computational tools, oriented to Biological and Neurological applications. Our Research & Development department is currently focused on the wide spectrum of Neurodegenerative disorders such as Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease and Knowledge extraction from Neuroinformatics Applications. During 2017 a new software was created for handling patients with dementia using Enrichment Sensory Environments via EEG recording and processing, with several more functionalities like brain visualization and sound composing for individualized treatment. Currently, new ideas and applications are under process for enriching the biomedical and neurological research
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Head of scientific advisory board:

Dr. Alexiou Athanasios

is a Mathematician with a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics Algorithms and Mathematical Modeling in Biology and a two-years PostDoc Research Fellowship in Neuroinformatics Applications.
Nowadays he serves as an Honorary Vice President and a Faculty Member of the Novel Global Community Education Foundation in Australia. He is the Director of the 'Research Center for the Study and Treatment of Autism and Related Disorders' of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of People with Autism.
His main research field is Biomedical Informatics, with special interests on Medical Decision Support Systems, Algorithms in Neuroinformatics and Computational Biomedicine, Neurodegenerative Diseases and Biomarkers Modeling.
He serves as an Associate Editor of the Frontiers Journals Genetics, Pharmacology and Sociology in the Section of ELSI in Science and Genetics and Guest Associate Editor of the Frontiers Neuroscience Journal, he is author/co-author of several peer-reviewed scientific papers in journals/conferences/books/chapters books/workshops, he participated in several international funded programs, he serves as a Scientific and Program Committee Member in several conferences and as a Reviewer/Member of the Editorial Board of international journals. He supervises diploma theses and internships' programs mainly in Biomedical Informatics.
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Studies

  • Postdoc Research Fellow, ‘Neuroinformatics Applications and Human Electrophysiology Measurements’, Ionian University, Department of Informatics, Bioinformatics and Human Electrophysiology Laboratory, 2013- 2015
  • PhD in Bioinformatics, entitled ‘Optimizing Algorithms for Mathematical Models in Bioinformatics’, Ionian University, Department of Informatics, 2012
  • Certificate of Attendance, Hellenic Ministry of Education, Training Actions for CS tutors, 2008 & 2012
  • Bachelor in Mathematics (Applied Mathematics & Statistics), National University of Athens, Department of Mathematics, 1998
  • Certificate of Attendance, Hellenic Statistical Institution, Seminar ‘Software Biostatistics Analysis’, 1998

Research & Educational Projects

  • 2017: The Alzheimer's disease Challenge, Research Topic in Frontiers
  • 2014: IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme, The AdriHealthMob Program, Ionian University, member of the Hellenic scientific and project team WP5.1 (Levers for sustainable changes in health and care systems mobility
  • 2014: Production of educational material, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit of the Ionian University
  • 2012-2014: Supply and equipment installation for the Bioinformatics and Human Electrophysiology Laboratory (BiHELab), Department of Informatics, Ionian University (National Strategic Reference Framework, Decentralized Administration of Ionian Islands), Ionian University, member of the scientific and project management team.
  • 2013: Development and Demonstration of a Waste Prevention Support Tool for Local Authorities – WASP Tool (LIFE10 ENV/GR/622) Harokopio University in Athens, member of the scientific-mathematical modeling team.
  • 2009-2011: SEE Doctoral Studies, TEMPUS IV of the Mathematical Society of South Eastern Europe (MASSEE), member of the Technical Staff for website designing.
  • 2010: EETAA (Hellenic Institution for Regional Administration & Local Government) - ‘Kallikratis’ Program, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board.
  • 2008: Mathematics in Biosciences, Hellenic Open University, member of the editorial team of the mathematical Portal
  • 2005-2006: Hellenic Minister of Education, Secondary Vocational Education, Program ‘Daidalos’, distinction in the regional exhibition, participation as the educational supervisor of the Vocational High School of Milos-Greece.
  • 2004-2005: Hellenic Minister of Education, Secondary Vocational Education, Program ‘Daidalos’, participation as the educational supervisor of the Vocational High School of Milos-Greece