Summary
Panagiotis Petsagkourakis is a Staff System Integration Engineer and Scientist (Machine Learning) at Illumina, applying machine learning to design safe, reliable process control systems. He focuses on model-based design of experiments, uncertainty-aware optimization, and hybrid physics-driven/data-driven modeling for bioprocesses and microreactors. A prolific collaborator, he has driven cross-institutional research with NTUA, Manchester, UCL, Leeds, and Imperial College London, resulting in more than 10 peer-reviewed publications and over 10 awards. His technical toolkit spans Python, Matlab, SQL, and scientific libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch), with practical experience in Aspen Plus, COMSOL, and MathCAD, and he has built courses on machine learning and model predictive control across three universities. Based in Cambridge, he combines hands-on engineering with mentorship to push production-grade ML integrations while nurturing the next generation of researchers.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), President Doctoral Scholar, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), President Doctoral Scholar at The University of Manchester
linardatos school Peristeri
Master of Engineering (MEng), silver medal, Chemical Engineering, 9.77/10, Master of Engineering (MEng), silver medal, Chemical Engineering, 9.77/10 at National Technical University of Athens
English