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Prof. Constantinos Papadias, Scientific Director of The American College of Greece’s Research Center (ACG-RC) and members of the ATHENA Research Center, Drs. Evita Fotinea and Nassos Katsamanis (CTO at Behavioral Signals) jointly organized an Entrepreneurship Forum & Startup Fair at the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech & Signal Processing (ICASSP), which is the flagship conference of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS).

The event, featured for the second year at ICASSP and including a startup fair for the first time, took place with great success on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday, June 5, 2023. It aimed to bring together the stakeholders of the diverse and dynamic SP-related innovation ecosystem, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors and experts in order to share insights and experiences, initiate and foster synergies, and inspire the next generation of signal processing innovators to think outside of the box.

“We are incredibly proud to highlight the remarkable work of our fellow members in orchestrating an impactful convergence of minds in the fields of signal processing and machine learning” stated Dr. Nassos Katsamanis.

The event was a testament to the vibrant, dynamic, and forward-thinking environment fostered by the signal-processing innovation ecosystem.

The diverse program agenda included keynote speeches, panel discussions, networking opportunities, and a startup fair, where a dozen Greek and international startups showcased their products in an adjacent exhibition. The exhibition was followed by a pitch competition, where several young professionals from the startup community presented their pitches across various application areas, ranging from bioinformatics, health, and sound systems to autonomous vehicles, imaging radars and wildfire prevention. The participants received valuable feedback from knowledgeable “old hands,” which -in turn- fostered inspiration and know-how.

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