Volunteering

• General Secretariat for Youth

  Website

  2011

  Worked voluntarily in the Hellenic Post Office of Hydra during the summer season. This was part of the Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communications “Holidays and volunteering” program.

• ARSIS – Association for the Social Support of Youth

  Website

  2017

  Teaching Computer Essentials at the Association for the Social Support of Youth (ARSIS). ARSIS is a Non Governmental Organization, specializing in the social support of youth that are in difficulty or danger and in the advocacy of their rights.

Personal Interests

• Martial Arts

• Photography

• Mountain Climbing

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• PhD Candidate

  National Technical University of Athens, Athens (Greece)

  2016 - Present

  Robotics: Perception, motion planning and control for biomimetic legged robots.

• Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Automation

  National Technical University of Athens, Athens (Greece)

  2011 - 2013

  Dissertation Title: Evaluation of the Webots robot simulation environment during quadruped robot motions, and comparison with alternative software.
  Project Achievement: The project's goal was to build a Webots model of the lab's (NTUA CSL) Quadruped Robot and using Matlab programmed controllers perform a number of tests on various terrains in order to evaluate the software and the controllers.

• MSc in Artificial Intelligence

  University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

  2008 - 2009

  Dissertation Title: Learning Bipedal Locomotion Using Finite State Machines
  Project Achievement: Building a framework that performs motion processing on demonstrated data, and reveals the information necessary, in order to “rig” a motion on an FSM representation.

• Bsc (4-year) in Applied Informatics

  University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki (Greece)

  2003 - 2008

  Dissertation Title: Autonomous Robot Navigation Within The Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Simulation Environmen
  Project Achievement: Analysing and evaluating the MRDS platform by setting up various robot navigation scenarios. Another important outcome of this project was a manual for the MRDS (in Greek) which can later be used by the university students on future projects.

Languages

• German: B2 (Independent user)

• English: C2 (Proficient user)

• Greek: Native

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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Work Experience

• Senior Robotics Engineer

  Jan 2021 - present

  TWI Hellas Ltd.

  Halandri, GREECE

  Project

  SOFTGRIP - Functionalised Soft robotic gripper for delicate produce harvesting powered by imitation learning-based control.

  AUTOPSY - Smart multi drone inspection system for critical energy infrastructures.

  GRINNER - Improving waste management through an AI-powered detection system of batteries utilizing data from X-Ray detectors and pick-and-place robots.

  PARSEC - Parcel and letter security for postal and express courier flows.

  PALPABLE - Multi sensing tool for Minimally Invasive Surgery.

  TUBERS – Scalable and Modular robotic tools for pipeline inspection and repair

  INSIGHT (Ενόραση) - Eνοποιημένο ρομποτικό σύστημα αυτόνομης επιθεώρησης και διάγνωσης βλαβών σε ΚΥΤ και υποσταθμούς.

• Robotics Software Engineer

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2021

  CiTARD Services Ltd.

  Nicosia, CYPRUS

  Project

  ENDORSE - Safe, Efficient & Integrated Indoor Robotic Fleet for Logistic Applications in Healthcare & Commercial Spaces.

• Researcher @ Legged Robots Team NTUA

  2014 - Present

  Projects

  ARGOS - Agile multifunctional quadruped Robot for all-terrain precision aGriculture applicatiOnS.

  INTELLICONT - Development and Manufacturing of Intelligent Lightweight Composite Aircraft Container.

  DAAD - Perspectives for Control of Complex Robots.

  THALES - Biomimetic Legged Robots Operating in Rough Environments.

  HEXATERRA - The development of a modular ‘stepping locomotion’ system for installation on subsea trenching machines used for subsea energy cable burial.

• Robotics Software Engineer

  May 2018 - Dec 2019

  IKNOWHOW S.A.

  Athens, GREECE

• Freelance Computer Programmer

  Sept 2013 - Present

  Computer Programmer | Web Developer.

• Computer Systems Maintenance Technician

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2010

  Panemporiki Agriniou S.A.

  Agrinio, GREECE

• Training Consultant

  2006

  Infosystem” international exhibition for computer science, telecommunications and digital technology, Thessaloniki (Greece)

  Thessaloniki, GREECE

  Project

  Representing University of Macedonia I was responsible for informing the public on broadband services using specific demonstration scenarios (video streaming, video conference, distant learning, etc.).

Ιnternational

• Stavrakakis, O., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Smyrli, A., and Papadopoulos, E., “Guidelines For Optimal Human Mesh Generation Using Deep Learning-Driven Avatar Reconstruction For Gait Analysis,” Proc. IEEE/RAS 23rd International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Nancy, France, Nov. 22-14, 2024.

• Zarras, I., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Machairas, K., Koutsoukis, K., and Papadopoulos, E., “A Vineyard Inspection And 3D Reconstruction Framework For Agricultural Robots,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '24), Abu Dhabi, UAE, Oct. 14-18, 2024.

• C. Kokas, A. Mastrogeorgiou, K. Machairas, K. Koutsoukis and E. Papadopoulos, "Multicamera Visual SLAM For Vineyard Inspection," 2024 32nd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Chania - Crete, Greece, 2024, pp. 75-80, doi: 10.1109/MED61351.2024.10566198.

• N. Pagliarani, C. Tzafestas, E. Papadopoulos, P. Maragos, A., Mastrogeorgiou, A. Porichis, H. Grogan, R. Ehrhardt, and M. Cianchetti, "SoftGrip: Towards a Soft Robotic Platform for Automatized Mushroom Harvesting," 2024 European Robotics Forum (ERF), Rimini, Italy, 2024.

• O. Stavrakakis, A. Mastrogeorgiou, A. Smyrli and E. Papadopoulos, "Gait Analysis with Trinocular Computer Vision Using Deep Learning," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Challenges and Workshops (ICIPCW), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023, pp. 3702-3706, doi: 10.1109/ICIPC59416.2023.10328370.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., and Smyrli, K., “Markerless Motion Analysis,” European Society for Movement analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC '23), Athens, Greece, September 18 – 23, 2023.

• Mavridis, P., Mavrikis, N., Mastrogeorgiou, A., and Chatzakos, P., “Low-cost, accurate robotic harvesting system for existing mushroom farms,” Proc. 2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM '23), Seattle, USA, June 28 – 30, 2023.

• Geladaris, A., Papakostas, L., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Sfakiotakis, M., Polygerinos, P., “Real-Time Local Map Generation and Collision-Free Trajectory Planning for Autonomous Vehicles in Dynamic Environments,” IEEE 3rd International Conference on Control, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Optimization (ICCAIRO '23), Ierapetra, Greece, April, 2023.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., Papatheodorou, A., Koutsoukis, K., Papadopoulos, E., “Learning energy-efficient trotting for legged robots,” CLAWAR 2022, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, September 12-14 2022.

• Mavridis, P., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Chatzakos, P., “Mushroom Detection and Pose Estimation Using Instance Segmentation and Model Fitting,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA ’22) Workshop on Agricultural Robotics and Automation, Philadelphia, USA, May 23-27, 2022.

• Papatheodorou, A., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Machairas, K., Koutsoukis, K., Papadopoulos, E., “Middleware interconnecting ROS/ROS2 with the EtherCAT protocol,” ROS World 2021, Virtual.

• Papatheodorou, A., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Machairas, K., Koutsoukis, K., Papadopoulos, E., “EtherCAT Master for Laelaps II Quadruped,” ROS World 2020, Virtual.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., Elbahrawy, Y., Kecskeméthy, A., Papadopoulos, E., “Slope Handling for Quadruped Robots Using Deep Reinforcement Learning and Trajectory Planning,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (IROS ’20), 25 - 29 October 2020, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., Elbahrawy, Y., Machairas, K., Papadopoulos, E., “Evaluating deep reinforcement learning algorithms for quadrupedal slope handling, ” Proc. 23rd International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, (CLAWAR ’20), 24 - 26 August 2020, Moscow, Russia. Second Prize Award.

• Bolanakis G., Machairas, K., Koutsoukis, K., Mastrogeorgiou, A., Loupis, M., and Papadopoulos, E., “Automating Loading and Locking of New Generation Air-cargo Containers,” Proc. 9th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space”, Sept. 3-6 2019, Athens, Greece.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., Smyrli, A., Papadopoulos, E., Kecskeméthy, A, Gegenbauer, S., “Application of OpenPose deep learning algorithm for gait parameter identification,” ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, Duisburg, Germany, July 15 - 18, 2019.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., Koutsoukis, K., Machairas, K., “Towards a controller for quadrupedal locomotion on compliant terrains,” Dynamic Walking Conference 2018, Pensacola, Florida, USA.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A. and Papadopoulos, E., “Towards an Enhanced Controller for Stable Slope Climbing,” in ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics, June 29 - July 2, 2015, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., “Learning Bipedal Locomotion using Finite State Machines,” MSc Thesis, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, 2009. (Supervisor: I. Havoutis).

National

• Τασούλα Καραϊσκάκη, «Ρομπότ με αντίληψη, το στοίχημα στο ΕΜΠ», Εφημερίδα Καθημερινή, σελ. 8, 21 Ιανουαρίου 2020.

• Αντριάννα Παρασκευοπούλου, «Βραδιά Ερευνητή 2019», ΕΡΤ 1 Δελτίο Ειδήσεων στις 9, απευθείας μετάδοση, Παρασκευή 28 Σεπτεμβρίου 2019, 9:30 μμ.

• Παπαδόπουλος, Ε., Μαχαιράς Κ., Κουτσούκης Κ., Μαστρογεωργίου Α., Μακροδημήτρης Μ., Σωτηρόπουλος Μ. και Βάλβης Ι., «Ρομποτικά συστήματα με έμπνευση από τη φύση>», Περιοδικό Μετάδοση Ισχύος, Αυτοματισμός, Τεύχος 224, Νοέμβριος-Δεκέμβριος 2018, σελ.34-37.

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., “Evaluation of the Webots robot simulation environment during quadruped robot motions, and comparison with alternative software,” MSc Thesis, Interdepartmental Program of Postgraduate Studies in Automation, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece, 2013. (Supervisor: E. G. Papadopulos).

• Mastrogeorgiou, A., “Autonomous Robot Navigation Within The Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio Simulation Environment,” BSc Thesis, Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008. (Supervisor: D. Hristu - Varsakelis).