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Hi, I’m Ilias Ioannou, a computer engineer and software developer based in Athens, Greece. I have 12+ years of experience in WebGIS development, Earth Observation, and geospatial data management, delivering scalable GIS solutions for environmental monitoring and emergency management across European space programs. I specialize in integrating satellite data with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models, building robust data pipelines, and deploying cloud-native architectures using Python, Docker, and Kubernetes. I thrive in cross-functional EU-funded consortia, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe. I’m passionate about AI-enabled geospatial workflows, semantic web services, and automation to improve data-driven decision making for public administrations and private stakeholders.…Hi, I’m Ilias Ioannou, a computer engineer and software developer based in Athens, Greece. I have 12+ years of experience in WebGIS development, Earth Observation, and geospatial data management, delivering scalable GIS solutions for environmental monitoring and emergency management across European space programs. I specialize in integrating satellite data with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models, building robust data pipelines, and deploying cloud-native architectures using Python, Docker, and Kubernetes. I thrive in cross-functional EU-funded consortia, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe. I’m passionate about AI-enabled geospatial workflows, semantic web services, and automation to improve data-driven decision making for public administrations and private stakeholders.

Ilias Ioannou

Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, Data Scientist, +4

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Hi, I’m Ilias Ioannou, a computer engineer and software developer based in Athens, Greece. I have 12+ years of experience in WebGIS development, Earth Observation, and geospatial data management, delivering scalable GIS solutions for environmental monitoring and emergency management across European space programs. I specialize in integrating satellite data with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models, building robust data pipelines, and deploying cloud-native architectures using Python, Docker, and Kubernetes. I thrive in cross-functional EU-funded consortia, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe. I’m passionate about AI-enabled geospatial workflows, semantic web services, and automation to improve data-driven decision making for public administrations and private stakeholders.…Hi, I’m Ilias Ioannou, a computer engineer and software developer based in Athens, Greece. I have 12+ years of experience in WebGIS development, Earth Observation, and geospatial data management, delivering scalable GIS solutions for environmental monitoring and emergency management across European space programs. I specialize in integrating satellite data with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models, building robust data pipelines, and deploying cloud-native architectures using Python, Docker, and Kubernetes. I thrive in cross-functional EU-funded consortia, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe. I’m passionate about AI-enabled geospatial workflows, semantic web services, and automation to improve data-driven decision making for public administrations and private stakeholders.

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Hi, I’m Ilias Ioannou, a computer engineer and software developer based in Athens, Greece. I have 12+ years of experience in WebGIS development, Earth Observation, and geospatial data management, delivering scalable GIS solutions for environmental monitoring and emergency management across European space programs. I specialize in integrating satellite data with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models, building robust data pipelines, and deploying cloud-native architectures using Python, Docker, and Kubernetes.

I thrive in cross-functional EU-funded consortia, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe. I’m passionate about AI-enabled geospatial workflows, semantic web services, and automation to improve data-driven decision making for public administrations and private stakeholders.

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Work Experience

System Integration and Workflow Specialist – JRC Big Data Analytics Platform at European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

February 1, 2022 - April 1, 2024

Developed and maintained STAC-compliant web data catalogues to enable discovery of geospatial collections in the JRC Big Data Analytics Platform. Implemented containerized web services with Docker and Bash to provide scalable access to EO and model datasets for policy-relevant analytics. Integrated GIS and Python-based processing pipelines with data providers and thematic experts to support cross-domain climate analysis and EU policy making. Orchestrated workflow integration across heterogeneous data sources to ensure seamless data access.

System Integration and Workflow Specialist – JRC Big Data Analytics Platform at European Commission – Joint Research Centre (JRC)

February 1, 2022 - April 1, 2024

Developed and maintained STAC-compliant web data catalogues for discovering geospatial collections. Implemented containerized web services with Docker and Bash scripts, enabling scalable access to large EO and model datasets for policy-relevant big data analytics and foresight generation. Integrated GIS and Python-based processing pipelines to support cross-domain environmental and climate analysis.

R&D Engineer – Geospatial Data & Earth Observation at Planetek Hellas, Athens, Greece

August 1, 2014 - Present

Led development and implementation of Earth Observation and WebGIS projects supporting environmental monitoring, marine/coastal applications, and natural risk prevention across EU-funded programmes. Designed and deployed scalable GIS applications integrating satellite data (Sentinel, ENVISAT) with in-situ measurements and hydrodynamic models for water quality monitoring and eutrophication risk detection. Architected data management workflows and spatial databases to improve operational efficiency for public administrations. Contributed to EO-based information services and semantic web platforms (SEO-DWARF), including ontology design and metadata extraction. Applied agile methodologies across multi-partner EU consortia.

R&D Engineer – Geospatial Data & Earth Observation at Planetek Hellas

August 1, 2014 - Present

Led development and deployment of EO and WebGIS projects for environmental monitoring, marine/coastal applications, and natural risk prevention across EU-funded programmes. Architected data management workflows and spatial databases to process large geospatial datasets and enable evidence-based decisions for authorities and stakeholders. Contributed to EO-based information services and semantic web platforms (SEO-DWARF) including ontology design and metadata extraction.

R&D – Space Systems SBU at Planetek Italia, Italy

May 1, 2013 - August 1, 2014

Contributed to EO processing chains, geospatial information services, and space systems development. Supported design and prototyping of advanced EO processing chains and service architectures.

R&D – Space Systems SBU at Planetek Italia

May 1, 2013 - August 1, 2014

Contributed to EO processing chains and service architectures for Earth Observation applications and space systems. Prototyped advanced EO processing workflows and geospatial service architectures; supported R&D activities within European programmes.

Web Developer at Means4, Greece

September 1, 2010 - December 1, 2012

Developed and maintained web applications and services using modern web technologies; collaborated on full-stack web development projects.

Web Developer at Means4

September 1, 2010 - December 1, 2012

Developed and maintained web applications and services using modern web technologies; collaborated on full-stack web development projects.