Summary
Thanassis Drivas is a Remote Sensing and Earth Observation applications consultant and software engineer with eight years of experience building back-end GeoApps, EO data pipelines and teaching computer science. He combines hands-on Python, Django/GeoDjango and container-based development with expertise in EO data cubes, parallel processing, machine learning and big data to deliver scalable geospatial systems. He currently consults at EDGE in Earth Observation Sciences while holding engineering duties at the National Observatory of Athens and teaching at The American College of Greece, blending operational research projects with classroom practice. His background spans full‑stack development, career counseling and STEM instruction, giving him a rare mix of product-focused engineering and pedagogy. Trained in Computer Science (Athens University of Economics and Business) with a master’s in Space Science, he favors pragmatic, data-driven solutions that bridge academic research and production deployments.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Athens University of Economics and Business
Master’s Degree Space Science Technology and Applications, Master’s Degree Space Science Technology and Applications at University of the Peloponnese
English, German, Greek