Ioannis Gkouzionis, PhD, is an experienced professional in the fields of clinical medicine and engineering, with a notable academic background from Imperial College London, where a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Medicine Research in Surgery and Cancer was obtained. Gkouzionis has served as a journal reviewer for both Nature Portfolio and The Optical Society (OSA), demonstrating expertise in scholarly communication. Additionally, Gkouzionis has a role as a Machine Learning Engineer at Humanitas and is a co-founder and CEO at Aisthesis Medical. Early career experience includes positions as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Researcher at Imperial College London, following a master's degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Crete.