Stella Avtzi

Stella Avtzi is a Senior Scientist in Product Assurance at CoMind, where responsibilities include leading the design verification and validation of CoMind One, a non-invasive optical brain monitor. Key contributions involve defining system-level test strategies, developing regulatory-compliant test methods, collaborating with clinical and quality teams, and ensuring compliance with standards such as ISO 13485 and FDA design controls. Prior experience includes a PhD Researcher role at ICFO, focusing on brain hemodynamics and optical neuro-monitoring, where research achievements include developing a physiological noise regression algorithm and collaborating in interdisciplinary projects. Additional experience encompasses research in hybrid imaging techniques at the University of Crete and the creation of tissue-mimicking phantoms for imaging standardization. Stella Avtzi holds a PhD in Medical Optics, a Master’s degree in Optics/Optical Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics.