ScienceMar 2026
Ancient DNA is rewriting human history
The Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) now has thousands of ancient genomes. I used AADR v54+ in my Byzantine DNA Analyzer to trace my own Greek ancestry back to Byzantine-era populations.
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GreeceFeb 2026
Byzantine heritage deserves more visibility
The Byzantine Empire (330-1453 CE) shaped European civilization but is often overlooked. I built the Byzantine DNA Analyzer partly to spotlight this heritage through the lens of genomics.
AI / MLDec 2025
Claude 4 family released by Anthropic
Anthropic launched the Claude 4 model family including Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku. Major leap in reasoning, coding, and agentic capabilities. The model I use daily for development.
AnthropicAviationNov 2025
EUROCONTROL pushes for greener ATM
Air traffic management is evolving to factor in environmental impact, not just safety and efficiency. Altitude advisories, route optimization, and contrail avoidance are becoming operational priorities.
SoftwareOct 2025
Expo SDK 54 makes cross-platform mobile seamless
Expo Router, Reanimated 4, and the new architecture make React Native feel truly native. Built two production mobile apps on this stack this year.
AI / MLSep 2025
Open-source AI models are closing the gap
Meta's Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek are pushing open-weight models closer to frontier performance. Great for the ecosystem and for researchers who want to fine-tune on their own data.
AI / MLAug 2025
AI code assistants are reshaping software engineering
Tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor are changing how engineers write software. The focus is shifting from writing boilerplate to higher-level system design and review.
SoftwareJul 2025
React Server Components are production-ready
Next.js App Router with RSC has matured. Server-first rendering with selective client hydration is the new default. My portfolio and most Vadiotech projects are built on this stack.
AviationJun 2025
Contrails account for ~40% of aviation warming
Research continues to confirm that contrails and contrail-cirrus have a larger climate forcing effect than CO2 from fuel burn alone. This is exactly what we work on at EUROCONTROL with the COAV system.
AI / MLMay 2025
Vision transformers dominate image understanding
DINOv2/v3, SAM, and foundation vision models are making task-specific CNNs less necessary. I used DINOv3 in NeuraGallery for zero-shot image clustering.
ScienceApr 2025
Consumer genomics meets population genetics
Affordable DNA kits (23andMe, MyHeritage) combined with open tools like PLINK, ADMIXTURE, and smartPCA let anyone do real population genetics. I built a full pipeline around this.
SoftwareMar 2025
Edge computing and serverless keep maturing
Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, and Supabase Edge Functions are making it easy to deploy fast, globally distributed apps without managing infrastructure.
GreeceJan 2025
Greece's tech scene is growing
Athens and Thessaloniki are becoming real tech hubs. More startups, better infrastructure, and a growing community of engineers working on international projects from Greece.
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