Personal info

Name: Vasilis Gerakaris

Birthday: May 13

Favorite Quote: “Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero” (Seize the day, trusting as little as possible on tomorrow)

When we were young, we were told not to look directly at the sun. It’s a sound advice, but without looking, we’d never be able to admire its power and magnificence..

Since I was a boy, I always fiddled and tinkered with anything I could get my hands onto. While it sometimes had undesired effects (like throwing my father’s Commodore 128 in a irreparable state, by the age of 4), it made me realize I wanted to know how machines work. My first contact with computers came, as expected, with computer games, an activity I haven’t yet outgrown.

Later I discovered some of the numerous things one can do with a computer and the amount of information that it makes accessible and I was utterly amazed.

I believe it was these experiences and the influence of my elder brother that pushed me into pursuing an engineering education.