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Michail Skalistiris Pikis

@mspikis

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A Software Engineer and Creativity Researcher interested in creativity, AI and digital experiences.

Greece

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What I'm looking for

Building tools to enhance human creativity, designing video games and digital experiences.

As a strategic and analytical thinker, I have experience directing projects and assisting teams in software development and film industries. My passion lies in researching and designing digital products to improve human creativity with generative AI.

With a strong educational background in software engineering and multimedia technology, I have developed a unique blend of technical and creative skills. My experience as a teaching assistant, research assistant, and software engineer has equipped me with the ability to work effectively in teams and communicate complex ideas.

I am a proactive and self-driven individual with a strong desire to continue learning and growing. I am excited to leverage my skills and experience to drive innovation and creativity in the tech industry.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Research Assistant

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Freelance

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Conducted literature review on human creativity and generative AI, designed courses on enhancing human creativity with generative AI, and built LLM-powered chatbots to facilitate creative flow.

Generative AI Review

Teaching Assistant

University of Amsterdam

Dec 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year)

Designed courses with an emphasis on fostering creativity, provided feedback and mentoring to students and groups, and evaluated student work.

Mentoring Feedback

Intern

Centric Software

Feb 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)

Participated in digital transformation meetings with major brand customers, built KPIs using PowerBi, developed RestAPI using Django, operated within SAFe using Jira, and detected data anomalies using Excel.

Power BI Django SAFe Jira Excel

Software Engineer

ABB

Jan 2021 - Nov 2021 (10 months)

Acquired in-depth knowledge of ABB's MOM, Genix, and OPTIMAX software, developed a demo MOM solution, and communicated with ABB's international software development team.

Software Development

Production Assistant

Nomadic Films

Sep 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Developed a contact manager platform using C# and MVC ASP.NET 5, planned international documentary shootings, and provided post-production technical assistance.

C++ASP.NET