Andreas Palazis

Experience

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  Cyprus University of Technology

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Bachelor's Thesis Researcher

  - Designed various small molecules and implemented them in a closed water system.- Leveraged Python programming and Linux shell scripting for data and text manipulations.- Utilized molecular dynamics techniques to conduct the simulations.- Executed simulations on a high-performance cluster computer.- Achieved results closely aligned with experimental data (90% confidence).

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  Utrecht University

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Master's Research Internship

  - Designed and developed a command-line API from scratch.- Utilized parallel processing for efficient and scalable performance.- Orchestrated the execution of the API on a high-end computing cluster.- Manipulated 3D protein models to extract critical data.- Applied Bayesian Gaussian Mixture Models to manipulate, reduce, and optimize protein models.- Leveraged cross-validation methodologies to rigorously compare and validate model outcomes.- Achieved a 90% reduction in size while preserving data quality. Show less

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  Utrecht University

  Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  Master's Research Internship

  - Developed an intuitive API web-scraping tool- Utilized parallel processing for faster performance.- Designed the execution of the API on a high-end computing cluster.- Implemented a universal binary scoring system for prediction accuracy.- Generated multiple predictions with varying cut-off thresholds to conduct a comprehensive analysis.- Rigorously evaluated each prediction using binary classification.

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  RiboPro

  Apr 2022 - Mar 2024

  Software Engineer

  - Developed Qt-based backend API for Arduino communication, ensuring seamless command exchange.- Designed Qt-powered intuitive GUI for enhanced user-Arduino interaction.- Enabled real-time data visualization by piping Arduino data to the front end.- Implemented robust error handling for communication reliability.- Developed custom logging features for tracking system performance.- Expedited scientific research by creating specialized tools for the team.- Accelerated sales team efforts with a custom scraping tool for targeted client outreach. Show less