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what i'm doing now
a diary of sorts. updated whenever something changes.
updated 2026-05-19
you found the secret. here's a truth: i started coding because i wanted to make a game. i still haven't made that game.
2026
May 2026
NOW
🎳
everything at once
Volunteering at Panathenea, May 27–29. One of those things you just say yes to.
Attended Thinkbiz Academy, May 15–16. Two days surrounded by founders and operators — left with more questions than answers, in a good way.
Finalizing Miru's scope with karate practitioners I actually trust. Moving Miru from hackathon prototype to product.
Sorting a first-ever passport before YC Startup School in SF. The paperwork is its own boss fight.
Deep in finals. trying to stay off the beach staying off the beach until they're done. Mostly.
Also talking with researchers and PhDs at the AILS lab about contributing to their research. Working out how to contribute.
* the passport thing is genuinely stressing me out more than finals.
Attended Thinkbiz Academy, May 15–16. Two days surrounded by founders and operators — left with more questions than answers, in a good way.
Finalizing Miru's scope with karate practitioners I actually trust. Moving Miru from hackathon prototype to product.
Sorting a first-ever passport before YC Startup School in SF. The paperwork is its own boss fight.
Deep in finals. trying to stay off the beach staying off the beach until they're done. Mostly.
Also talking with researchers and PhDs at the AILS lab about contributing to their research. Working out how to contribute.
* the passport thing is genuinely stressing me out more than finals.
↑ drag me
thinkbiz academy
Panathenea 2026
April 2026
🎉
hackathon arc
Won the NVIDIA x Kiefer AI Open Hackathon with Miru — a phone-camera coach measuring reaction time, speed, and power, sport-agnostic, already endorsed by a world champion. Four days, Monday to Thursday, on NVIDIA B200s. The adrenaline was unreal.
Presented to NVIDIA engineers. Got the prize. Immediately went back to building Sophea on Friday morning.
* april 17 — got into YC Startup School. san francisco is happening.
Presented to NVIDIA engineers. Got the prize. Immediately went back to building Sophea on Friday morning.
* april 17 — got into YC Startup School. san francisco is happening.
★ 1st place
1st place
the crew
March 2026
🔥
nano-gpt-z
Built nanoGPT-z — a GPT trained from scratch, then fine-tuned on Gen Z slang. My first real ML project. Wrote a paper on catastrophic forgetting. Didn't know what I was doing but did it anyway.
Turns out breaking a model is the best way to understand it.
Also attended my first hackathon — TechBiz. Went solo, met some crazy guys. Worked together. We lost but we won.
* the paper took longer than the model. writing is harder than coding.
Turns out breaking a model is the best way to understand it.
Also attended my first hackathon — TechBiz. Went solo, met some crazy guys. Worked together. We lost but we won.
* the paper took longer than the model. writing is harder than coding.
February 2026
💫
new chapter(s)
Just joined Kiefer Tech as a junior ML engineer. First real job. Imposter syndrome is loud but the work is too interesting to stop.
Learning what production ML actually looks like. Spoiler: it's 80% infrastructure, 20% the cool stuff.
Right after exams, flew to Cappadocia with my girl. Hot air balloons at sunrise. Needed that reset before diving into the deep end.
Learning what production ML actually looks like. Spoiler: it's 80% infrastructure, 20% the cool stuff.
Right after exams, flew to Cappadocia with my girl. Hot air balloons at sunrise. Needed that reset before diving into the deep end.
cappadocia
the castle
January 2026
🎲
skipped an exam, got a job
Deep in exam period. The kind of weeks where you measure time in chapters, not days. getting better at studying getting better at studying?? jury's still out.
Then I skipped an exam to attend an intensive LLM bootcamp by NVIDIA and Kiefer. The kind of decision that either looks genius or stupid — no in-between. Ended up 1st place out of 37.
Two weeks later they called me. "Come work here."
* you need to STOP attending your exams if you want to get a job. at least that's what i did.
Then I skipped an exam to attend an intensive LLM bootcamp by NVIDIA and Kiefer. The kind of decision that either looks genius or stupid — no in-between. Ended up 1st place out of 37.
Two weeks later they called me. "Come work here."
* you need to STOP attending your exams if you want to get a job. at least that's what i did.
late flights
2025
December 2025
❄
krakow + deadline hell
Flew to Krakow. Cold, beautiful, heavy with history. Walked the main square in freezing wind and loved every second.
Came back to a wall of school exercises all due the same week. The kind of scheduling that makes you question every decision you've ever made.
worth it absolutely worth it.
Came back to a wall of school exercises all due the same week. The kind of scheduling that makes you question every decision you've ever made.
worth it absolutely worth it.
krakow
November 2025
🥇
bronze, barista, belonging
Second national karate medal — 3rd place again. Consistent podium. The goal is higher but the consistency means something.
Started attending IEEE RAS workshops and CS meetings at NTUA. Found the people who care about the same weird stuff I do.
Also working as a barista at a coffee shop here in Athens. Learned how to make a flat white, how to talk to strangers, and how to function at 6am. Genuinely had fun.
Started attending IEEE RAS workshops and CS meetings at NTUA. Found the people who care about the same weird stuff I do.
Also working as a barista at a coffee shop here in Athens. Learned how to make a flat white, how to talk to strangers, and how to function at 6am. Genuinely had fun.
athens nights
September 2025
🌱
back to school + internship reflections
Wrapped up my internship at Aktor Group. Helped design their first internal AI agent. Learned more about enterprise bureaucracy than I expected. Also learned that SQL is eternal.
Second year at NTUA starting. Signed up for too many things again.
Second year at NTUA starting. Signed up for too many things again.
June 2025
🌎
summer of firsts
First internship at Aktor. First time writing code that someone else depends on in production. First time wearing a badge to get into a building.
Working on SAP ERP data pipelines and prompt engineering. It's not glamorous but I'm learning a lot I'm learning everything.
Went to Milos with my girl. White cliffs, turquoise water, zero WiFi. The best kind of offline.
Working on SAP ERP data pipelines and prompt engineering. It's not glamorous but I'm learning a lot I'm learning everything.
Went to Milos with my girl. White cliffs, turquoise water, zero WiFi. The best kind of offline.
milos
zero wifi
April 2025
🌊
patras on repeat
Kept going back to Patras. Multiple trips. There's something about that city — the pier, the sunsets, the pace. Every time I went I didn't want to leave.
No agenda, no deadlines. Just showing up and being there.
* the pier at golden hour is my favourite place in greece. i said it.
No agenda, no deadlines. Just showing up and being there.
* the pier at golden hour is my favourite place in greece. i said it.
patras
March 2025
🍕
naples
Went to Naples with the boys. Pizza, chaos, scooters, shouting. The city runs on a frequency I didn't know I needed.
* we got lost four times. on purpose by the third.
* we got lost four times. on purpose by the third.
naples
February 2025
⛰
discovered snow
Started skiing. First time on a mountain with boards strapped to my feet. Fell a lot. Got up every time. Got hooked.
* the après-ski is 80% of the appeal. don't tell anyone.
* the après-ski is 80% of the appeal. don't tell anyone.
first run
top of the mountain
2024
October 2024
💪
the beginning
Started at NTUA. Electrical & Computer Engineering. Five years ahead of me. Everyone says it's the hardest program in Greece. Good.
* note to future me: you were terrified and you did it anyway. remember that.
* note to future me: you were terrified and you did it anyway. remember that.
September 2024
🌏
an ocean apart
She moved to Dublin. I stayed in Athens. Long distance started.
5,202 km according to the map. Two time zones. One shared location pin that I check more than I'd admit.
* it's harder than any exam. but some things you don't give up on.
5,202 km according to the map. Two time zones. One shared location pin that I check more than I'd admit.
* it's harder than any exam. but some things you don't give up on.
5,202 km
June 2024
☀
freedom
Finished school. Done. That chapter is closed.
The summer that followed was LIVING. No deadlines, no obligations, just existing fully for the first time in years.
Got my first national placement in karate. Stood on a podium I'd been imagining since I was a kid.
* this is the summer i'll tell stories about when i'm old.
The summer that followed was LIVING. No deadlines, no obligations, just existing fully for the first time in years.
Got my first national placement in karate. Stood on a podium I'd been imagining since I was a kid.
* this is the summer i'll tell stories about when i'm old.
that summer
you read the whole thing. respect.
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