About Me

pek

"Always use the right tool for the job. Don't know it? It's never too late!"

Hi, my name is Panagiotis Peikidis and currently live in New York Although I was born in New York, USA, I have been living in Greece since I was 9 years old.  In September, however, I will return to start my career as a developer.

In 2010 I got my BSc degree in Computer Science where I developed a Starcraft bot using a layered Goal-Oriented Action Planning architecture for my dissertation project. StarPlanner, as it’s called, gave me the opportunity to attend the Paris Game AI Conference 2011 and present it at the poster session.

I have been programming since the age of 14, continuously expanding my knowledge and understanding of programming languages. A short selection of diverse software I have worked on can be found at the Work section of my website. My CV can also be found there.

Aside from programming countless hours, I have a passion for photography and filmmaking, although each year I spend less time on these activities than I used to (and wish to). I am a huge fan of Woody Allen’s work (books included).

Other activities include loving Stand Up Comedy (Demetri Martin, George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt, Jeremy Hotz, Wanda Sykes, Mitch Hedberg and many many many more), reading comic books (Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Blankets, Arkas, Ilias Kyriazis, Maus, The Sandman, etc) and listening to music (mostly Jazz while programming).

Finally, my list of greatest achievements includes