Democritus University of Thrace

Master's & Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science • 5-year degree

Sep 2016 - Oct 2021 • 5 yr


Grade: 8.71/10, Excellent, Top 4%

Thesis: "Study and implementation of an experimental DC motor control apparatus and investigation of using microcontroller embedded artificial intelligence methods"


Experimentally implemented embedded fuzzy logic and PID controllers for BLDC motor speed control. Laboratory experience in incremental encoders, DAC’s and ADC’s, oscilloscope. Embedded software using Artificial Intelligence algorithms in Arduino and STM32 boards. Simulations of my hardware in Simulink and Proteus.

European Organization for Nuclear Research

Electronics Engineer

Sep 2022 - Present • 2 yrs 8 mos



• Led the design of radiation-tolerant electronics for High-Luminosity LHC projects.
• Developed and prototyped new WorldFIP communication cards, the most critical card in cryogenic crates. Implemented Wishbone FSM in VHDL for data exchange between two FPGAs.
• Delivered savings exceeding 100K CHF by designing a low-cost analog PCB using only transistors, resistors, diodes, and capacitors, replacing FPGA-based solution. Led to 20% reliability increase.
• Supervised a master’s student on a daily basis for six months, on preliminary design of analog card based on 4-20 mA loop. One year supervision of apprentice on soldering and testing tasks.
• Coordinated electronics projects for two CERN graduates, including Wien bridge oscillator design.
• Designed and prototyped new radiation-tolerant digital cards for cryogenic valves control.
• Directed two radiation campaigns at CHARM, using an automated MATLAB tester to evaluate the impact of radiation on transistors, MOSFETs, operational amplifiers, and voltage regulators.
• Performed accelerated life testing of ICs, reducing lifespan by 50% for every 10°C increase.
• Designed high-voltage card protection circuit, up to 2.1 kV, using thyristor surge suppressors.
• Reduced inventory working time by 60-80% by developing Python automation tools.
• Engineered radiation-tolerant 3D printed piezo valve cases using ULTEM and Accura25 materials.

Trainings:
• Reliability analysis, demonstration and availability. 24 hours
• Electrical Accreditation - Electrician Low and High Voltage. 32 hours
• SystemVerilog Advanced Verification for FPGA Design. 24 hours
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): Introduction. 14 hours
• Basic introduction to radiation effects on electronics. 8 hours
• Introduction to Particle Accelerators. 15 hours
• Fast Forward, the productivity system for researchers (VILT). 30 hours
• Convincing Scientific Presentations. 20 hours
• Communication: Science or Art? 8 hours



For an explanation of the CERN accelerators and their running, feel free to explore this page.

Aristotle Space & Aeronautics Team

Systems Engineer

Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 • 5 mos



• Coordinated systems engineering for more than 20 engineers on an unmanned solar UAV project for forest fire detection.
• Approach based on NASA's Systems Engineering Handbook.
• Systems Theretic Proccess Analysis (STPA) application for technical Risk Management.



Coordinator of Solar Energy Management

Sep 2020 - Jan 2022 • 1 yr 5 mos



• Supervised 4 electronics engineers on technical tasks.
• Solar UAV project, an unmanned UAV for fire forest detection.
• Worked flexible solar cells, high-density rechargeable batteries, charging circuits such as Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT).
• Implemented embedded fuzzy logic in Arduino boards for MPPT design.
• Script writing and study for UAV's energy management and distribution.
• Built charging circuit simulations, mainly in Matlab/Simulink.
• Collaborated with marketing team for technical social media posts.
• Coordinator and co-presenter of ASAT's "Introduction to Arduino" webinar with more than 300 live participants.
• Co-organizer and co-presenter of "Introduction to PCB design" workshop, presented in Panhellenic Conference of Electrical & Computer Engineers.



Solar Engineer

Mar 2020 - Aug 2020 • 6 mos



• Laid the groundwork for a team's previously unexplored area, Solar Energy Management.
• First bibliographic research.
• Subteams organization.
• Work on basic charging circuits with the use of components such as LM317 voltage regulator.

Democritus Industrial Robotics

Computer Vision Engineer

Mar 2021 - Jul 2021 • 5 mos



• Cavity detection in Python with the use of high-end camera.
• Team's robotic arm had to place multiple objects in the correct cavities.
• Successful detection of circle, square, triangle cavities.
• Work used for Robocup 2021 competition.

Engineering

PCB design

Digital & Analog Electronics

FPGA's

Microcontrollers

Instrumentation

3D printing

Coding

C

C++

Python

VHDL

SystemVerilog

LaTeX

Software

Altium

Matlab

Linux

Ansys

Quartus

PyCharm