Engineer, researcher, builder, founder.
I build systems that make complex physical phenomena understandable and actionable. My work sits at the intersection of academic research and real product execution — I care equally about the science and the shipping.
Based in Greece, I work across hydroinformatics, AI, spatial computing, extended reality, digital twins, and full-stack systems architecture. I'm not a specialist in one narrow domain; I'm a systems thinker who connects disciplines to solve problems that no single field can address alone.
I co-founded Metatopia — Greece's first metaverse studio — and I'm building products across XR, creative tech, and decision-support systems. I'm simultaneously a PhD candidate, a university lecturer, and an engineer who has shipped production code for defense, healthcare, water management, and open-source ML frameworks used globally.
The path so far
Research Scientist — Democritus University of Thrace
Researching how AI and XR can be leveraged for systems thinking education.
Lecturer — International Hellenic University
Teaching Augmented & Virtual Reality at the MSc in Smart Environmental Sustainability.
Lead Full-Stack Developer — NTUA
Building digital twin systems for urban water infrastructure in the UWMH unit. Hydroinformatics visualization and flood simulation platforms.
Lecturer — Mediterranean College · University of Derby
Taught Computer Graphics, Virtual Environment Development, Game Behavior, and Game Development. Supervised six final year projects in ML, blockchain, and game development.
Founder & CEO/CTO — Metatopia
Built Greece's first metaverse studio. Delivered VR training simulators, MR gaming, digital twins for wireless systems, and EU open call consortia across Thessaloniki and Nicosia.
Lead ML & XR Engineer — CERTH/ITI
Led development of ExpertAssist AR toolkit for construction. Worked on OCR for Greek documents. Wrote deliverables for Greek and EU funded projects. Technical Lead of VARLAB XR team.
Software Engineer (ML & VR) — ORamaVR
VR surgical simulation, multiplayer integration, cloud data operations, 3D session recording & replay SDK, supervised DL algorithm for surgical assessment. Co-authored four papers.
Machine Learning Engineer — AUTH
Developed DL algorithms for gyroscope/accelerometer eating behavior detection and real-time breathing rate estimation from audio signals.
Research Scientist — University of Cyprus
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow. Research on fundamental limits of intelligent reflecting surfaces and ML for wireless communications.
Software Engineer (VR) — Greek Army
Designed and developed the first VR application for military infantry training. Presented to generals and the Deputy Minister of National Defense. Received 30k+ EUR funding.
MSc Communications & Signal Processing — Imperial College London
Signal Processing, Machine Intelligence, Computer Vision, Big Data, Pattern Recognition, Distributed Networks. Grade: 71.8%.
MEng Electrical & Computer Engineering — Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Grade: 9.1/10 (Top 1%). Won Microsoft Imagine Cup World Championship (2016). Secured U.S. Patent for VR behavioral analysis.
Awards, fellowships & milestones
Demo at ICMLCN
Digital Twin & Spiking RL research presentation
Talk at FOSSCOMM 2024
Open source technology conference presentation
AI, Cloud & Modern Workplace Conference
Presented on leveraging Azure Digital Twins for the Industrial Metaverse
Meta Presence Platform Hackathon
Participant in Meta's XR hackathon
Poster at ACM SIGGRAPH
Geometric algebra for networked VR
Keras Official Implementation
PPO reinforcement learning example, code-reviewed by François Chollet
1st Place, Cyprus STEAME Communication Competition
National science and technology communication competition winner
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship
Prestigious European research fellowship
Chief of General Staff Commendation
Recognition for VR training innovation during military service
U.S. Patent Holder
Patent for VR-based behavioral analysis technology
University of Hong Kong Global Competition — 3rd Place
International technology competition
Microsoft Imagine Cup — World Champion
1st Place, World Citizenship category, with Team AMANDA — VR/AR anti-bullying platform ($50,000 prize)
Microsoft Ignite Conference
AMANDA project presentation at Microsoft's flagship conference
Rector's Excellence Award — AUTH
Multiple excellence awards from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Finalist at Greece Debating Tournament
National debating competition finalist
Academic instruction
Mediterranean College · University of Derby
Accredited Lecturer · BSc Computer Games Programming
Oct 2024 – Present
Courses
- Computer Graphics
- Virtual Environment Development
- Game Behavior
- Game Development
Supervision Areas
- Game development final year projects
- Unity ML Agents research projects
- Blockchain in gaming
Beyond the systems
I'm based in Thessaloniki, Greece — a city where you can debug code with a view of the Thermaikos Gulf. My perspective is shaped by working across Greek and international contexts, from London to Nicosia to Seattle.
I believe the most impactful technology is built by people who understand both the science and the engineering required to ship it. My work is driven by the conviction that complex real-world systems — water networks, communication infrastructure, urban environments — deserve interfaces as thoughtful as any consumer product.