Agentic AI Systems
Frameworks and patterns for orchestration, tracing, evaluation, and tool-using workflows.
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Georgios Balaouras
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
I build production ML and LLM systems, including agentic AI applications that turn complex data into useful decisions. My background spans video summarization research at CERTH-ITI and ML engineering at enterprise scale. I care about making these systems reliable, measurable, and practical to use. Away from work, you'll find me analyzing the latest Formula 1 race or hunting for the perfect freddo espresso. 🏎️☕
Experience
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CURRENT
Thessaloniki, Greece
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Apr 2026 – Present
Azure DatabricksFastAPINoSQLMulti-agent SystemsNLP
Machine Learning Engineer
Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Building a multi-agent AI system analyzing large volumes of customer feedback data, including millions of survey responses and chat transcripts, to identify trends and summarize experiences automatically.
Azure DatabricksFastAPINoSQLMulti-agent SystemsNLP
EY 2024
Thessaloniki, Greece
Senior Data Scientist
Jun 2024 – Feb 2025
Led development of critical components for an enterprise-scale Business Continuity Platform at a major energy corporation. Built notification systems for operational issues, designed scalable PySpark data pipelines on Azure Databricks, developed FastAPI REST APIs, and collaborated on system architecture.
Microsoft AzureFastAPIPySparkDatabricksREST API
Data Scientist
Sep 2023 – Jun 2024
Developed AI-powered assistance systems that automated workflows and boosted operational efficiency. Created advanced analytics frameworks for real-time performance metrics. Engineered solutions for automated presentation generation and intelligent travel assistance.
Generative AIAutoGenMachine LearningAutomation
Military Service 2022
Greece
Lance Corporal
Sep 2022 – Jun 2023
Mandatory Military Service. Honorable Distinction: Lance Corporal.
LeadershipDisciplineTime ManagementCommunication
CERTH - ITI 2021
Thessaloniki, Greece
Deep Learning Engineer & Research Assistant
Jan 2021 – Sep 2022
Research on video summarization using Encoder-Decoder architectures with Attention Mechanisms and Transformers. Developed open-source PyTorch implementations. Explored GANs, LSTMs, and VAEs for generative summarization models.
PyTorchDeep LearningTransformersAttention MechanismsVideo Analysis
Thessaloniki, Greece
M.Eng. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Oct 2015 – Oct 2020
Specialized in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, graduating in the top 6% of my class with a grade of 8.80/10. My academic interests spanned Software Engineering and Embedded Systems. My thesis focused on data collection and analysis of mobile phone energy consumption using Machine Learning techniques.
Machine LearningEmbedded SystemsData AnalysisSoftware Engineering
Publications
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Explaining video summarization based on the focus of attention
IEEE Int. Symposium on Multimedia (ISM) 2022 · Dec 2022
citationsShows which video fragments influence a summary using signals from the model's attention mechanism.
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Summarizing Videos using Concentrated Attention and Considering the Uniqueness and Diversity of the Video Frames
ACM Int. Conference on Multimedia Retrieval 2022 · Jun 2022
citationsUses concentrated attention and frame uniqueness to create video summaries without supervision.
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Combining Global and Local Attention with Positional Encoding for Video Summarization
IEEE Int. Symposium on Multimedia (ISM) 2021 · Dec 2021
citationsCombines global and local attention with positional encoding for supervised video summarization.
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From Workflows to Agents: Building LLM Systems in Practice
A hands-on TechSaloniki X workshop comparing LLM workflows, agents, tools, and evaluation.
Mobile Battery Drain Prediction
My thesis: an Android data collection app and machine learning pipeline for analyzing and predicting phone battery drain.
JPEG Image Compression
A baseline JPEG encoder and decoder built around DCT, quantization, and entropy coding.
Bash-ic Shell
A Unix shell in C with built-in commands, external programs, redirection, and batch mode.
Image Segmentation
A comparison of spectral clustering and normalized cuts for graph-based image segmentation.
Optimization Algorithms
MATLAB implementations of local, constrained, and global optimization methods.
Pi Messenger
A distributed Raspberry Pi Zero messenger designed around periodic communication and low power use.
Skillset
Core technologies I use in production
ML Engineering
Core modeling and applied ML work, especially around deep learning, NLP, and production operations.
PythonSQLPyTorchPyTorch LightningTransformersNLPMLflowMLOpsLLMOps
Data Platforms & APIs
The platform layer for data pipelines, services, storage, and cloud-native delivery.
FastAPIvLLM ServingMicrosoft AzureAzure DatabricksPySparkMongoDBPostgreSQL
Delivery & Observability
Tooling that keeps systems versioned, deployable, and visible once they are live.
GitCI/CDGrafanaPrometheusGraylog
Formula 1
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Norris survives the decider as McLaren complete the double
Norris wins his first world title by two points after a three-way finale, while McLaren retain the constructors' crown.
#formula1#lando-norris#mclaren
Verstappen keeps the crown, McLaren take the team title
Verstappen secures a fourth title, McLaren win their first constructors' championship since 1998, and 2024 becomes one of the most competitive seasons of the ground-effect era.
#formula1#max-verstappen#lando-norris
Red Bull's season of near-total control
Verstappen's third title, Red Bull win 21 of 22 races, McLaren surge late, Sainz breaks the streak in Singapore.
#formula1#max-verstappen#red-bull-racing
Verstappen makes it two as Red Bull return to the top
Ferrari start quickly, Verstappen takes control, and Red Bull win their first constructors' title since 2013.
#max-verstappen#charles-leclerc#formula1
Verstappen wins a title fight decided on the final lap
Verstappen and Hamilton arrive level in Abu Dhabi before a final-lap restart decides the 2021 championship.
#max-verstappen#lewis-hamilton#formula1
Hamilton equals seven in a season like no other
A delayed 17-race calendar, first wins for Gasly and Perez, and Hamilton matching Schumacher's title record.
#formula1#lewis-hamilton
Get in Touch
Have an idea for a collaboration or a question about one of my projects? Send me a message. If you're in Thessaloniki, I'm also up for a freddo espresso and a chat about Formula 1.