Summary
Georgios Birmpilis is a versatile Computer & Informatics Engineer with over 20 years of hands-on experience delivering software components, custom applications and consulting services through his company Zoomicon. Trained at the University of Patras and a long-time freelancer, he blends systems-level C/C++ and embedded expertise with rich desktop and web stacks (Delphi, .NET, Java, XML, QuickTime) and experience in SOA and Web Services. His work spans research and applied robotics—multi-agent swarms, redundant manipulators and Microsoft Robotics Studio—alongside practical projects from highly zoomable photographic VR to smart-card authentication and portal portlets. Recognized by industry—Microsoft MVP (J#), Borland Spirit of Delphi—and active as a technical reviewer and independent software vendor, he brings both engineering depth and product sensibility. Notably, he has a track record of turning academic robotics research into real-world integrations and niche commercial components distributed online. Based in Patras, Greece, he combines academic PhD-level research pursuits with two decades of client-facing software architecture and implementation.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD student, Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineering, PhD student, Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineering at University of Patras
Greek, English, French