Professional
Software Engineer at JOYNEXT with specialised expertise in Digital Signal Processing for Embedded Systems in automotive infotainment.
I am set to be awarded a Master of Science by Research in Computer Science and Informatics from the University of Huddersfield, UK, pending thesis review. My study, supervised by Prof. Hyunkook Lee at the Applied Psychoacoustics Lab, explored the impact of different frequency band modes (UN-R138) in AVAS for EVs on annoyance perception using a novel VR evaluation framework. The thesis will be published under the title: Exploring the Influence of Frequency Components in Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems for Electric Vehicles on Annoyance Perception. Follow the Link for more information.
I hold a BSc Degree in Sound Technology from the Ionian University in Greece with a specialisation in sonification, the process of mapping data onto non-speech sound for the purpose of enhancing perception and understanding.
Technical Expertise
- DSP
- C++, Scripting (Python, Bash), MATLAB, SuperCollider, LISP (ELisp, CommonLisp)
- AVAS
- Automotive Infotainment
- Embedded Linux Development
- Acoustics / Audio
- Auditory Display / Sonification
- Hardware prototyping
Employment
- JOYNEXT Software Engineer, Dresden, Germany, May 2024 - Now
- Public Address manual work (audio & lighting) for music concerts, e.g. Street Mode festival Thessaloniki, Greece, September - October 2022.
- Internship student at Linköping University, Division for Media and Information Technology, Norrköping, Sweden: Sonification for communication. March - July 2022.
- Internship student at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz Austria: Sonification research. September - February 2022.
- I have worked in various seasonal jobs during summer from 2019 - 2022 to financially support my BSc studies, from within the hospitality domain, to carpet cleaning, to construction sites.
... I also have some academic work. More details here.
Personal
In my free time, I enjoy discovering obscure music that no one listens to whether online, on cassette, LPs, 45 rpm singles. So far, I have lived in five different countries (Greece, Austria, Sweden, England, and Germany). Exploring and learning about world subcultures has always been a passion of mine throughout my travels along with studying thick local accents and dialects. I used to compete in rock climbing and once placed second in my category (among <10 people) in Greece. I am also fairly skilled at skateboarding though I have not had much time for it in recent years but I am looking forward to getting back to it. Ah, and I brew my own beer!