Summary
Georgios Ouzounis is a vice president-level AI research leader with over two decades at the intersection of scientific research, engineering and entrepreneurship, currently scaling AI and ML efforts at Atlas AI from New York. He combines deep academic roots—a PhD in advanced morphological image analysis—with hands-on leadership across geospatial, intelligence, medical and consumer electronics domains. His core strengths span computer vision, deep learning for image segmentation and filtering, and large-scale ML pipelines on cloud architectures, with a track record of turning research into production across seven countries. Previously he has led ML engineering and data science teams in both startups and enterprise settings, and taught deep learning as a professor and global lecturer. Notably, his background fuses rigorous mathematical imaging research with practical product delivery—an uncommon blend that accelerates deployment of advanced imagery analytics. He is motivated by strategic innovation and operational excellence, driving growth where complex visual data meets business impact.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
PhD in Mathematics and Natural Sciences Advanced Morphological Image Analysis, PhD in Mathematics and Natural Sciences Advanced Morphological Image Analysis at University of Groningen
Erasmus exchange program Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Erasmus exchange program Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Technische Universität Dresden
Greek, English, German