Charalampos Koniaris
Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolCharalampos Koniaris is an assistant professor and computer graphics specialist with nine years of industry and academic experience spanning real-time graphics, game development, and research-driven software engineering. He holds an EngD in Computer Graphics from the University of Bath and has held roles from graduate game programmer to research scientist at Disney Research and software engineer at the University of Edinburgh. Skilled in C++, Python, OpenGL and DirectX, he bridges cutting-edge research with practical implementation, teaching and supervising students while continuing an active publication record. Based in Edinburgh, he combines hands-on graphics system design with a track record of translating research prototypes into production-quality code—an approach honed during long-term projects like his EngD and industry collaborations. Notably, his career blends studio-grade game development experience with academic rigor, making him adept at both real-time rendering engineering and scholarly contribution.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Technologiko Ekpaideutiko Idrima, AthinasMaster of Science (MSc), Computer Graphics Programming, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Graphics Programming at The University of HullDoctor of Engineering (EngD), Computer Graphics, Doctor of Engineering (EngD), Computer Graphics at University of Bath
Github Skills (11)
formatting10
unicode9
floating-point9
cpp8
printf8
multiplatform8
cross-platform7
chrono7
formatter7
ranges6
rust5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
byte-arcane/roguelike-tutorial-cpp
May 2022 - Jun 2022
Contributions:50 commits in 25 days
byte-arcane/spiralfov
Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:6 commits in 5 days
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