Alexandros Astaras received the B.A. degree in physics from Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, USA, in 1995, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, U.K., in 2004. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the American College of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki and a Research Associate in Biomedical Engineering in the Medical Physics Lab, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include biomedical diagnostics, medical instrumentation, and mixed signal system-on-chip very large scale integration design.