Petr Smid
R&D Director at APEX Ventures
Brno, South Moravia, Czechia
Summary
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Top SchoolPetr Smid is an R&D director and founder with 13 years of software engineering and product leadership experience, now leading Pekat Vision’s AI-driven imaging R&D within the Datalogic Group. He built Pekat from prototype to global technology leader and orchestrated its acquisition, combining hands-on expertise in machine learning and image processing with deep software architecture and embedded integration skills. His background spans enterprise systems, high-performance real-time platforms, and domain-specific compilers, reflecting a rare blend of research-grade problem solving and pragmatic product delivery. Based in Brno, he also advises and invests in early-stage startups, bringing founder-level operational experience and technical judgment to funding and strategic decisions. An underrated strength is his track record of translating advanced algorithms into robust, deployable systems across cloud and embedded environments.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (Mgr.), Computer Science, Master of Science (Mgr.), Computer Science at Masaryk University BrnoMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Universität Wien
English, German, Czech, Slovak
Github Skills (30)
gstreamer8
gobject-introspection7
clustering7
camera6
dependency-graph6
glib6
gobject6
genicam6
similarity-search5
keras4
computer-vision3
object-detection3
css2
aravis2
flask2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
petrsmid/unicredit-connector
Nov 2015 - Jun 2017
Contributions:8 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
petrsmid/python-aravis
Jun 2017 - Jun 2021
Contributions:2 pushes in 4 years
aravispythonpython3pythonic
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