Hi, I'm Apostolos.
Builder.
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About

I'm a Greek-Australian Homo sapiens trying to make machines a little smarter.

I've always been drawn to building things: businesses, communities, and now intelligent systems. At 14, that curiosity became my first business: a skateboard griptape brand where I imported products directly from manufacturing companies in Hong Kong and handled the core parts of running a small company before finishing school.

A year later, I moved into content creation. From 15 to 18, I grew a YouTube channel to 12K+ subscribers and over 1M views, built an audience of 40K+ followers across social platforms, and livestreamed daily to hundreds of viewers. Along the way, I met Themis “Reit” Chrysafidis and became a founding member of Aeva, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on creativity, technology, and cultural innovation.

Eventually, the same builder’s mindset led me to AI. Today, I'm focused on machine learning, applied AI, and end-to-end systems, from messy data and feature engineering to model training, optimization, and deployment.

Hong Kong first entered my life through business. Now, through my Summer 2026 study abroad program at Hong Kong Baptist University, it has become part of my academic and personal journey too. I'm excited to experience the city from the inside: its culture, its people, and the innovation ecosystem that first caught my attention from thousands of kilometres away.

Different chapters, same pattern: curiosity, execution, and a need to create something meaningful.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me golfing, playing tennis, or watching F1. I thought machine learning models were unpredictable until I became a Ferrari fan.

Experience

Tech Stack

Technologies and tools I use to build intelligent systems and products.

Python
C++C++
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Java
RRust
PyTorch
Transformers
skScikit-learn
NumPy
Pandas
NNumba
Python
C++C++
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Java
RRust
PyTorch
Transformers
skScikit-learn
NumPy
Pandas
NNumba
FastAPI
Node.js
Docker
Git
PostgreSQL
Redis
AWSAWS
AzAzure
LxLinux
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Three.js
FastAPI
Node.js
Docker
Git
PostgreSQL
Redis
AWSAWS
AzAzure
LxLinux
React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Three.js

Languages

Python
C++
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Java
Rust

ML, AI & Computing

PyTorch
Transformers
Scikit-learn
NumPy
Pandas
Numba

Backend & Cloud

FastAPI
Node.js
Docker
Git
PostgreSQL
Redis
AWS
Azure
Linux

Frontend

React
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
Three.js
Hackathons

Competitions and hackathons

I use competitions and hackathons to build fast, test ideas under pressure, and turn technical constraints into working systems. Here are 3 selected builds.

Florent Venture Partners x Panathēnea Hackathon Finalist

Florent Venture Partners x Panathēnea Hackathon Finalist

On-site

Selected from 100+ applicants as one of 25 teams admitted to the Florent VC x Panathēnea Hackathon and advanced to the top 3 finalist stage.

Built Syntheci, an AI-powered maritime operations workspace enabling cited document retrieval, voyage-risk monitoring, and workflow automation for shipping teams.

Judged by former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, Google Maps co-founder Lars Rasmussen, and Siri founding CPO Mads Rydahl.

Florent Venture Partners x Panathēnea Hackathon Finalist preview
Hudson River Trading x Partcl Macro Placement Challenge

Hudson River Trading x Partcl Macro Placement Challenge

Remote

Built macro-placement optimization submissions using spectral initialization, simulated annealing, soft-overlap legalization, and numerical optimization techniques.

Hudson River Trading x Partcl Macro Placement Challenge preview
UniAI Makeathon

UniAI Makeathon

On-site

Created an analytics platform for land viability analysis using satellite data, infrastructure signals, and macroeconomic risk factors.

My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites
to complex web applications.

ChicaneAI

AI-powered Formula 1 analytics and race prediction web app with race predictions, head-to-head driver comparisons, prediction history, and a season calendar.

React
Tailwind CSS
FastAPI
Python
scikit-learn
FastF1

Soft-Overlap SA Macro Placer

Macro-placement submission using soft-overlap legalization and simulated annealing refinement.

Python
NumPy
PyTorch
Numba
SciPy

Claude Code Counter

Chrome extension and native host for locally tracking Claude Code token usage, session stats, cache stats, tool calls, and context-window usage.

JavaScript
Python
Chrome Extension
Native Messaging

Deadlift - Gym Booking System

Console-based Python gym booking system with browsing, booking, cancellation, rescheduling, and admin management.

Python
Contact

Get in Touch

Want to chat? Just shoot me a DM with a question on Twitter and I'll respond whenever I can.

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