George Litos

George Litos

Senior Software Engineer

Georgios Litos was born in Naoussa, Greece. He has more than twenty years of professional experience as a software developer. He currently lives in Thessaloniki.

George worked as a Research Assistant in the Information Technologies Institute (ITI) of Centre for Research and Technology - Hellas (CERTH) from Jan 2000 to Aug 2017. He has participated in several research projects funded by the European Union and the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI).

He worked as a Senior Backend Developer at Schoox, an enterprise LMS and talent development platform from September 2017 to November 2020.

On December 2020 George joined Hypertech SA as Software Architect providing full-stack development services and server administration.

George led a team of enthusiasts at the IT R&D department of AgroApps PC, a company that provides advanced solutions for the agricultural sector from April 2022 to August 2023.

As of September 2023, George has taken on the role of Senior Software Engineer at Trinity Systems, where he now combines his expertise in both hardware RFID technologies and software development to deliver effective results.

George Litos has a proven track record of success in leading and participating in research projects, with a focus on developing innovative solutions.

Interests

Programming
Playing with Open Source
Automating everything
Mixing the above 💥

Experience

Senior Software Engineer
Trinity Systems September 2023 – Present
Team Lead (IT R&D)
AgroApps PC April 2022 – August 2023
Software Architect
HYPERTECH SA December 2020 – March 2022
Senior Back-end Developer
Schoox, Inc. September 2017 – November 2020
Senior Developer, Research Associate
Information Technologies Institute (CERTH/ITI) December 1999 – August 2017

Recent Posts

Wireguard: A Better VPN

Security

Wireguard: A Better VPN

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are essential tools for protecting your online privacy and security. But traditional VPNs can sometimes be slow and bog down your connection. WireGuard is a new, innovative VPN protocol that offers several advantages over traditional options, it has a cool logo too 😎.

Apr 27, 2024

Image and Video Cheat Sheet

Productivity

Image and Video Cheat Sheet

Using command-line tools for image and video manipulation, including resizing, background removal, GIF creation, video segment extraction, and more.

Mar 12, 2024

SSH Cheatsheet

Productivity

SSH Cheatsheet

SSH, or Secure Shell, is a fundamental tool for securely connecting to and managing remote servers. Whether you’re a seasoned system administrator or just starting to explore the command line, having a solid grasp of SSH commands is essential. This cheatsheet provides a quick reference for the most commonly used SSH operations.

Feb 12, 2024

Console snippets

Productivity

Console snippets

The console offers a powerful way to interact with your system and increase your productivity, here are some basic commands and one-liners to get you started.

Jan 29, 2024

SQL Cheat Sheet

Productivity

SQL Cheat Sheet

SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It’s a powerful and widely-used language specifically designed for managing data stored in relational databases. There are several situations where using SQL directly might be preferable to using an Object-Relational Mapper (ORM)

Nov 16, 2023

Git Cheatsheet

Productivity

Git Cheatsheet

In today’s collaborative development world (as of 2024), version control is crucial for managing code effectively. Git, a distributed version control system (DVCS), has become the industry standard for developers of all backgrounds.

Oct 10, 2023

The correct way to benchmark your web server

Howto

The correct way to benchmark your web server

Keeping your web server running smoothly is crucial for a positive user experience. But how do you know it can handle the traffic you expect? Benchmarking is the answer! It allows you to simulate real-world load and measure your server’s performance. This post will guide you through using wrk, a powerful tool for benchmarking your web server.

Sep 10, 2023

React + Next.js with Docker

React

React + Next.js with Docker

Following my previous post on Vuejs + Nuxt.js with Docker, I will show you how to dockerize a React + Next.js web application. React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Next.js is a framework for building React applications. Docker is a containerization platform that can be used to package and deploy these applications.

Aug 10, 2023

Vue.js + Nuxt with Docker

Vuejs

Vue.js + Nuxt with Docker

Vue.js and Nuxt are powerful frameworks for building web applications. Docker is a containerization platform that can be used to package and deploy these applications. To dockerize a Nuxt application, a Dockerfile is created that specifies the steps required to build the image. This typically includes installing Nuxt and the application’s dependencies.

Aug 4, 2023

MC: a commander like no other

File Manager

MC: a commander like no other

In the world of command-line interfaces, Midnight Commander (MC) stands out as a powerful and versatile file manager that brings efficiency and convenience to text-based terminals

Jun 5, 2023

Projects

Game

Space8

A retro style shoot'em up game

Jun 5, 2024

Benchmark

Benchmarking API Frameworks

The correct way to benchmark your web server

May 20, 2024

R&D

Research Projects

A list of the research projects I've worked on in the past.

Jun 4, 2019

Typhon

Python

Typhon

Interactive video to text converter

Apr 27, 2016

Presentations

Git ...not just version control

Git

Git ...not just version control

An introduction to Git

Jul 1, 2022

Publications

M.L.Durova, A.Dimou, George Litos, P.Daras, J.P.Davis (2017). TooManyEyes: Super-recogniser directed identification of target individuals on CCTV. In ICDP 2017: 8th IET International Conference of Imaging for Crime Detection and Prevention.

PDF Cite Project DOI

P.Daras, A.Axenopoulos, George Litos (2012). Investigating the Effects of Multiple Factors towards more Accurate 3D Object Retrieval. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Vol. 14, No. 2, Page(s): 374 – 388, April 2012.

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H.Dutagaci, A.Godil, P.Daras, A.Axenopoulos, George Litos, S.Manolopoulou, K.Goto, T.Yanagimachi, Y.Kurita, S.Kawamura, T.Furuya, R.Ohbuchi, B.Gong, J.Liu, X.Tang (2012). SHREC’11 Track: Generic Shape Retrieval. 3DOR 2011.

PDF Cite Dataset DOI SHREC 2011

Stamatia Dasiopoulou, Eirini Giannakidou, George Litos, Polyxeni Malasioti, Yiannis Kompatsiaris (2011). A Survey of Semantic Image and Video Annotation Tools. Knowledge-Driven Multimedia Information Extraction and Ontology Evolution pp 196-239.

PDF Cite DOI Book

A.Axenopoulos, George Litos, P.Daras (2011). 3D Model Retrieval using Accurate Pose Estimation and View-based Similarity. 1st ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR2011), April 17-20, Trento, Italy.

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