I was admitted to NTUA during the post-junta transition of 1974, following thorough preparation that opened my mind to mathematics and physics.

NTUA under Rector Konofagos, in the ideological storm of those years, with professors such as Athanasiades, Dimopoulos, Loukakis, Antoniou, Protonotarios, and others, and fellow students who were the elite of their generation (in terms of university-entrance scores), contributed decisively to shaping my worldview at both a personal and an academic level.

NTUA deepened my analytical thinking in solving generalised problems — the foundation for any engineer who wants to step outside the protocol and create something truly out of the box.

The combination of the knowledge generously imparted by my professors and my first real hands-on experience (Emmanouel Galliakis Design Office, Hellenic Register of Shipping) produced the Naval Architect and Engineer who was ready to enter the productive world.

The training I received at NTUA was so thorough that in my postgraduate studies I achieved a Distinction from the University of London.

Information Technology — the tool of every scientist — was what captured my interest, and I spent the most productive period of my career, approximately 40 years, designing and building computer systems for maritime management and for measuring and improving vessel performance.

The satisfaction of that creative work is precisely what brings success at both a personal and a professional level.