Karabetsos Efthymios

Dr. Efthymios Karabetsos is an Electrical Engineer, M.Sc. and he also holds a M.Sc. title in Quality Management and Technology and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. From 2000, he is head of the Non Ionizing Radiation Office of the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) which is the national authority, competent for the control, regulation and supervision in the fields of nuclear energy, nuclear technology, radiological and nuclear safety and radiation protection. He is a member of the International Advisory Committee of the International EMF Project of the World Health Organization (WHO) and a member of the IEEE International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES). He is also a member of the core group formed by WHO for the development of the Non-Ionizing Radiation Basic Safety Standards. In 2011, he became a member of the European Commission’s DG SANCO expert group of stakeholders on electromagnetic fields. He also acts as national delegate to IEC, CENELEC and European Commission’s meetings and activities and participates in several national and european expert groups and committees concerning electromagnetic safety, radiation policies and electrotechnical standardization. His expertise and his research interests include bioelectromagnetics, electromagnetic fields measurements and biomedical engineering. He has authored or coauthored more than 80 papers in scientific journals and conferences proceedings. He is a Senior member of IEEE, member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society, member of the European Bioelectromagnetics Association and a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece. Dr. E. Karabetsos is also an assessor of the Hellenic Accreditation Council.