Curriculum Vitae

SKILLS

Programming: Python, MATLAB, C++ for embedded systems. Hardware: PCB Design, Arduino, Beaglebone Black, SMD Soldering
Machine Learning: Object Segmentation, TinyML, OpenCV, Edge Impulse
Web Development: MongoDB, Express, Node, Angular, SQL
3D Design: AutoCAD, Onshape,
Languages: English (C2, University of Michigan)
Soft Skills: Problem solving, Collaborative, Communicative

WORK EXPERIENCE

Electronics Engineer Trainee

GWF (March 2025 - September 2025)

• Contributed to PCB designs of products using Altium designer and Git.
• Soldering, assembling, debugging, repairing and updating existing hardware products.
• Testing and evaluation of electronics and PCBA mass manufacturers in the EU.
• Performed End of Life testing for hardware products.
• Analyzed data for battery performance of Lo-Ra transmission packets.
• Created python tools for the automated schematic and PCB comparison of Altium design files with Git.

R&D Freelance Engineer

Erlikon, Sidenor (July 2024 - November 2024)

• Developed an embedded system for quality control of welding rods.
• Implemented object detection models in industrial environments, improving defect detection rates.
• Introduced automated systems that reduced manual inspection time.

Engineering Intern

Energy Systems Lab, IHU (2022, 7 months)

• Created Arduino prototypes for electric vehicles, marine sensors, and IoT EV chargers.
• Certified as a Sustainable Electric Mobility Engineering Expert (ECQA).
• Helped in teaching Arduino programming for postgraduate students.

Erasmus Intern

Triggo S.A., Warsaw (2022, 2 weeks)

• Programmed object detection models in Python.
• Designed and repaired electric vehicle PCBs (SMD soldering, Altium Designer).

EDUCATION

MSc in Biomedical Engineering

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2023 - 2026)

• Created machine learning models for meniscus tear detection and skin cancer detection.
• Developed an air quality monitoring device with vital function tracking (blood oxygen, heart rate).

BSc in Automation Engineering and Mechatronics

International Hellenic University (2016 - 2022)

• Thesis: Portable biomedical sensor using Mie scattering with Beaglebone microcontroller.
• Specialization in Industrial Control Systems, SCADA, and HMI solutions.

Udacity Nanodegree in Front End Web Development (2018)

• Developed 7 web applications using HTML, CSS, ReactJS, and Angular.

THESIS

Master’s Thesis

Iterative Development, Validation, and Benchmarking of Custom and Commercial EMG, EEG, and fNIRS Sensors (2024 - Present)

• Designed 5 different high complexity, 4-layer biomedical signal acquisition PCBs for Electroencephalography, Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Surface Electromyography.
• Significantly dropped electronics and manufacturing costs from previous iterations of the devices.
• Familiarity with hardware design of STM32, iMX RT1062 and Nordic embedded microcontrollers.

Bachelor’s Thesis

Scattering Measurements with Beaglebone Microcomputer for Biomedical Sensors (2021-2022)

• Designed hardware and developed software for non-invasive biomedical sensors.
• Created CE technical files and presented findings at international industry conferences.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Sustainable Electric Mobility Engineering Expert, ECQA (2022)
• Quality Assurance Foundations, TÜV HELLAS (2024)
• Solving Nonlinear Equations with MATLAB, MathWorks (2023)
• Solving Ordinary Differential Equations with MATLAB, MathWorks (2024)
• MongoDB Node.js Developer Path, MongoDB (2023)

Academic Papers:

• ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, VALIDATION AND BENCHMARKING OF CUSTOM EEG, fNIRS AND sEMG SENSORS, Maria Michailidou, Vicky Fiska, Vasiliki Mantiou, Panagiotis Bamidis and Alkinoos Athanasiou (2025)

• AI-Driven Bio-Silicon Intelligence System: Integrating Hybrid Systems, Biocomputing, Neural Networks, and Machine Learning, for Advanced Neurotechnology, V. Jorgsson, Raghav Kumar, Mustaf Ahmed, Maxx Yung, A. Pattnayak, M. Michailidou (2024)

• Bio-Silicon Intelligence System: Integrating Analogue and Digital Computing in a Biological-Silicon Hybrid System, V. Jorgsson, Raghav Kumar, Mustaf Ahmed, Maxx Yung, A. Pattnayak, M. Michailidou (2024)

• Bio-Silicon Synergetic Intelligence System (Phase 1): Software Development and Prospective Implantation of Microelectrode Arrays and Human Cortical Organoids into Rat Brains, M. Michailidou, A. Pattnayak, V. Jorgsson (2024)

• Further Evaluation and Calibration of a Mie Scattering-based Apparatus for Portable Optical Haematological Analysis, O. Banti, M. Michailidou and A. Dziuba, (2023)

• Medium scale projects as a means for educating students on electric vehicle technology, M. Michailidou, , M. Ciudin, E. V. Enache, A. Samaras and X. Fejzo (2022)

• Scattering measurements with the Beaglebone microcomputer for portable biomedical sensors, Ourania J. Banti, M. Michailidou (2022)_

• Fabrication and Development of an Optical Biomedical Sensor, Ourania J. Banti, M. Michailidou, E. Gkagkanis, K. Karakostas and M. E. Kiziroglou (21WOM-06)

• From Microtechnology to Nanotechnology, D. Bagdatoglou, N. Balp, Ourania J. Banti, R. Beal, Y. Carmichael, C. I. Danaskou, K. Georgiadis, M. Michailidou, A. Nikolopoulos, S. Ntemkas, D. Parastatidou, V. Petitjean, H. Schaefer and N. Traikoudis (20WOM-05)