Odyssefs Liagkas
Fulbrighter  ·  Cornellian

Odyssefs Liagkas

M.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering  ·  Cornell University

Fulbright Scholar  ·  Michael C. Soteriades '41 Scholar

Interdisciplinary background spanning life sciences and engineering, computer science and AI, as well as business and management.

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Capstone · 2025–2026
Novel Tissue Tensiometer
Developed a patellar-tension-incorporating device for use in Total Knee Arthroplasty soft tissue balancing, in collaboration with Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), New York City.
Entrepreneurship · 2025–Present
The Period Box
Operations & Product Development Engineer starting from Cornell eLab accelerator | MVP launched March 2026.
Cornell Entrepreneurship Award recipient
Consulting · Jan-May 2026
Corning Inc. AI Framework
Developed an AI framework and agent for integrating central databases of Corning's manufacturing operations as Project Leader at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management, as a part of a consulting project.
Experience

Past Areas of Work

Tissue Tensiometer Research
Biomedical Engineering
Tissue Tensiometer Innovation
Developed a novel medical device for Total Knee Arthroplasty incorporating patellar tension measurement, using a 6-DoF robotic arm for biomechanical testing.
AI Cryo-EM Research
AI & Computer Vision
AI in Cryogenic Electron Microscopy
Implemented PyTorch-based AI pipelines for advanced cryo-EM applications in protein modeling, within the Archimedes AI Research Unit at Athena Research Center.
Cancer Research
Molecular Biology
Cancer & Inflammation Research
Investigated anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects of semi-synthetic oleuropein analogues through in vitro and in vivo experiments | published in MDPI Antioxidants & Pharmakeftiki.
Recognition

Sample Achievements

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Fulbright Graduate Student Scholarship
Awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship for advanced graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University.
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Michael C. Soteriades '41 Scholarship
Awarded a double Michael Soteriades scholarship for advanced graduate studies in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University.
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Second Prize for Basic Research
49th Annual Panhellenic Medical Conference — for innovative cancer and inflammation research on semi-synthetic oleuropein analogues.
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1st Place - InnovInAgri 2022
FunguWear sustainable mycelium-based biomaterials project won first place at the 5th Business Idea Competition InnovInAgri.
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