Dr Petros Papapanagiotou

Head of Development - Tech Consultant

About

🔹 I am a Software Engineer, Manager & Technology Consultant.

🔹 I am the Head of Development at SuprNation.

🎯 I am passionate about designing, developing and delivering innovative solutions using the newest technologies in a value-driven way.

💎 With a combination of academic background, strong analytical and technical skills, business training, and consultancy experience, I employ a holistic view to understanding the problems of my clients and producing solutions.

👥 I currently lead 2 teams of talented engineers in the iGaming industry, focusing on operations, project management, and mentorship and support.

📒 I have designed, managed and delivered a large array of research and tech projects in multiple domains (health and social care, advanced care, manufacturing, etc) and at different scales.

I have years of experience in applied research of novel methods, including topics such as AI modelling, workflow management, process-, data-, and event-driven systems, formal methods, and the Internet of Things.

🌐 I have worked with several companies, from small startups to multi-nationals, including the NHS, to advise them on these topics and develop fitting solutions.

💻 I also have extensive engineering experience, including 10+ years with Scala, and using numerous modern frameworks (Akka, Play, Spring, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Kubernetes, React, Angular to name a few).

👍 I am open to collaborations across different industries, the public and third sectors, to create impact through data-driven innovation, AI and software.

Software Engineering

I have over 15 years of experience developing software at various levels, both in the academic and engineering part of my career. I have been developing using Scala as the main language for over 10 years.

The stack with which my teams and I work on a daily basis includes the following:
ScalaCatsDoobieCreated with Sketch.Akka SpringHibernate DockerKubernetes

Other relevant libraries and tools that I have worked with in the recent past:
FS2 http4sCreated using FigmaApache KafkaMongoDBamong others…

Research Background

I have an academic background in applied research & development, and innovation, able to bring in novel ideas from state-of-the-art techniques in Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Management, and Formal Verification.

This culminated in a prestigious, tenure-track fellowship position at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, a top UK university in AI and Computer Science. In 2022 I decided to move to the industry, where I can make use of my skills to produce solutions and deliver value more directly.

Examples of the work I have been involved in are listed in the relevant pages.


Short CV

2023-today

Head of Development

Suprnation

Leading 2 teams (backend & frontend) of ~15 senior developers.

2022-today

Technology Consultant

Contractor

Working remotely for clients internationally.

2022-2023

Senior Software Engineer

Backend Team
Suprnation

2019-2022

Chancellor's Fellow

in Digital Technologies
School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh, UK

2014-2018

Project Lead

WorkflowFM

Received extensive training on business development and entrepreneurship, exhibited and pitched at various events (e.g. Demofest 2014, EIE'15, EIE'16), and won prizes in 2 competitions among other achievements.

2008-2009

Private

Research and Informatics Corps
Greek Army, Greece

2006-2007

MSc

Artificial Intelligence with Distinction
School of Informatics
University of Edinburgh, UK

Thesis: On the automation of Inductive Proofs in HOL Light

2001-2006

Undergraduate degree

BSc(Hons) equivalent
Department of Informatics and Telecommunications
University of Athens, Greece

Personal

I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I was born in Athens, Greece which I like to visit as often as possible.

I enjoy listening to audiobooks, mainly sci-fi –see Goodreads for more–.

I play casual basketball regularly. Contact me if interested to join!