Team – Wearable POWERS Project

Principal Investigator

Panagiotis Polygerinos

Associate Professor – Principal Investigator

Panagiotis Polygerinos

Associate Professor – Principal Investigator

Hellenic Mediterranean University (Soft Robotics / Wearable Robotics)

University of West Attica

Panagiotis Polygerinos received the B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, in 2006, the M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics from King’s College London, London, U.K., in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) from King’s College London in 2011, as a scholar of both the EPSRC and the Onassis Foundation. He subsequently joined Harvard University and Wyss Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2012 where he worked on cutting-edge research in robotics, focusing on the development of novel soft robotic systems. He is currently an Associate Professor of Soft Robotics and Mechatronics at the Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece, and a faculty member of the Control Systems and Robotics Lab (CSRL). He specializes in the design, development, and integration of novel robotic and mechatronic systems. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and holds multiple patents.

Research Team

Georgios Priniotakis

Professor – Senior Investigator

Georgios Priniotakis

Professor – Senior Investigator

University of West Attica (Senior Investigator/ Textile wearables)

Michael Sfakiotakis

Professor – Team Member

Michael Sfakiotakis

Professor – Team Member

Hellenic Mediterranean University (Control systems, Robotics)

Aristeidis Geladaris

Scientific Personnel – PhD Student – Team Member

Aristeidis Geladaris

Scientific Personnel – PhD Student – Team Member

Hellenic Mediterranean University (Mechatronics, Soft actuators, Control)

Mechanical Engineer working as a Robotics Engineer and PhD candidate at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU). His research focuses on mechatronics, robotic system design, and software development. His work includes autonomous navigation for mobile robots as well as research in soft robotics, with a particular emphasis on soft wearable systems.

Anastasios Gotsopoulos

Assistant Professor – Team Member

Anastasios Gotsopoulos

Assistant Professor – Team Member

University of West Attica (Textile materials / quality control)

Johannis Tsoumas

Scientific Personnel – Team Member

Johannis Tsoumas

Scientific Personnel – Team Member

University of West Attica (Industrial design / prototyping)

Emmanouela Sfyroera

Lecturer – Team Member

Emmanouela Sfyroera

Lecturer – Team Member

University of West Attica (Textile / 3D knitting design)

Kyriaki Kiskira

Postdoctoral Researcher – Team Member

Kyriaki Kiskira

Postdoctoral Researcher – Team Member

University of West Attica (Textile Engineering)

Faye Plakantonaki

Postdoctoral Researcher – Team Member

Faye Plakantonaki

Postdoctoral Researcher – Team Member

University of West Attica (Chemical Engineering)

I work at the intersection of sustainability, design, and education, with a PhD in Circular Economy and Environmental Technologies and a background in Chemical Engineering. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve been actively involved in European-funded projects, combining research, project coordination, and educational design to turn sustainability goals into practical outcomes. My work focuses on circular textiles, eco-innovation, and skills development, bridging academia, industry, and policy through hands-on projects, collaborative learning, and applied research.

Faye Plakantonaki <splakantonaki@uniwa.gr>

Nikitas Gerolimos

Scientific personnel – PhD Candidate – Team Member

Nikitas Gerolimos

Scientific personnel – PhD Candidate – Team Member

University of West Attica (CAD-CAM design)

Industrial Designer and Mechanical Engineer, currently a PhD Candidate specializing in Biomimetic Engineering. His research investigates swarm intelligence and AI-driven optimization to enhance structural integrity in resilient systems. With professional experience in mechanical design, he explores integrating nature-inspired logic into adaptive architectures to support sustainable industrial applications.

ngerolimos@uniwa.gr

Avraam Chatzopoulos

Assistant Professor – Team Member

Avraam Chatzopoulos

Assistant Professor – Team Member

University of West Attica (Designs of soft composite sensors)