Hi there 👋,

My name is Ilias Antonopoulos and Ι am an experienced (7+ years) Machine Learning Engineer in B2B and in the e-commerce, food safety, fintech and adtech domains who loves learning new things everyday, leading by example and building data-driven applications.

My work-related / scientific interests involve:

• machine learning systems
• software engineering
• open-source software

My life-long interests include:

• rock climbing 🧗
• literature & non-fiction reading 📚 (This and also this are two of my favourite books respectively <3)
• travelling ✈️
• photography 📷

ML & software engineering blog posts i've written over time:

• Adversarial Validation: can i trust my validation dataset?
• Do we even need ML?

Interesting books i have read recently:

• Hands-On Large Language Models
• Designing Machine Learning Systems
• Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues