Giorgos Panagiotakos
Research Fellow at Input Output (IOHK)
Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolGiorgos Panagiotakos is a research-focused software engineer with 17 years of experience bridging academic cryptography and applied blockchain systems. Currently a Research Fellow at Input Output (IOHK), he previously served as a Research Engineer there and conducted blockchain research as a postdoc at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. He holds a PhD in Cryptography from the University of Edinburgh and a Diploma in Computer Science from NTUA, combining deep theoretical grounding with production-grade engineering. His early career includes building a large social network using PHP and JavaScript, demonstrating full-stack chops alongside his research profile. Known for translating cryptographic primitives into practical protocols, he contributes to cutting-edge blockchain research and implementation efforts. Based in Greece, he maintains an active personal site showcasing publications and projects that reveal a blend of rigorous theory and hands-on system design.
17 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cryptography, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cryptography at The University of EdinburghDiploma, Computer Science, Diploma, Computer Science at National Technical University of Athens
Github Skills (5)
cardano9
blockchain8
react7
scaling7
nodejs7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
pagio/pagio.github.io
Mar 2020 - Nov 2024
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
abailly-iohk/CIPs
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:19 pushes in 1 day
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