Vasileia Kostaridou

Biomedical Engineer, Project Officer World Health Organization, Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, Athens, Greece

Vasileia Kostaridou graduated from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) with a specialization in Materials Engineering and is currently completing her PhD in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in epilepsy. She is also pursuing an MBA in Digital Health, further strengthening her expertise at the intersection of technology, health systems, and innovation. She has contributed to multiple EU-funded research projects as a researcher in the NTUA Biomedical Engineering Laboratory. With six years of experience in the medical device industry as a technical specialist and over 12 years of experience in quality management, she has been actively engaged in public health initiatives since 2013, with a focus on medical devices, health technology assessment (HTA), and quality of care. She is a certified ISO 13485 and CE auditor for software as a medical device (SaMD), bringing extensive experience in regulatory and quality systems. She joined the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023 as a consultant in the Local Production and Assistance Unit, providing technical expertise on in vitro diagnostics (IVD) production in low- and middle-income countries. Since 2024, she has served as a Project Officer at the WHO Athens Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office, supporting quality indicators, WHO guideline adaptation, and data analytics, with a focus on integrating AI into healthcare quality and patient safety.