Xenofon Karagiorgis received his BSc degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Cyprus in 2019, and his MSc (Hons.) in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, UK, in 2020. He then pursued his PhD at both the School of Chemistry and the School of Engineering, where he joined the Bendable Electronics and Sustainable Technologies (BEST) Group and the Skabara Group. His research focused on developing flexible and biodegradable devices for wearable and transient electronics. This work involved advanced fabrication techniques such as electrospinning, inkjet printing, direct ink writing, and screen printing for devices including pressure and strain sensors, electrodes, energy harvesters, and photodetectors.
During his PhD, Xenofon was shortlisted for the Best Student Paper Award at the IEEE FLEPS conferences in 2022 (Vienna, Austria) and 2023 (Boston, USA). He also received the prestigious William F. Cockburn Award from the School of Chemistry. Over the course of his research, he actively participated in five international conferences, sharing his work and contributing to the advancement of flexible and biodegradable electronics.
Currently, Xenofon is a postdoctoral researcher in the Printed and Molecular Electronics (PME) Group at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) within the Center for Nano Science and Technology (CNST). His research interests now center on high-frequency edible electronics, particularly for the ELFO project.
