I first started building this page back in 2015, inspired by Chris Harrison in an effort to keep my visitors up-to-date with my latest news and updates. But soon I realized that posting those brief and often frequent snippets online turned into a mini journalโ€”a place reminiscent of past happenings, events and accomplishments. Check back here to keep up with my life and work: Iโ€™ll be updating this page as regularly as possible.

2022

CAC installation weekend

24 September

CAC Work in Progress

22 September

Goose's first grooming

21 September

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy birthday to me!

20 September

Gutter installation

16 September

Brandhaus Openhaus

15 September

๐Ÿ• Goose Homecoming!

11 September

First hockey practive with coache Matthew Ford

9 September

โœˆ๏ธ Alekos going back to SF

6 September

๐Ÿ• Met Goose!

5 September

Alekos + Vic HVAC install

2 September

โœˆ๏ธ Alekos visiting

1 September

๐ŸŽ‚ Alex nameday!

30 August

๐Ÿ‘ฐ Wedding Anniversary!

21 August

Lost playoffs from the Pirates

20 August

๐ŸŽ‚ Elvis Anniversary. ๐ŸŽธ RHCP

19 August

First playoff game against the North Stars. Won 6-1

15 August

๐Ÿข Back to work

8 August

๐ŸŒด Back from vacation

6 August

๐Ÿ˜Ž Paros arrival

30 July

๐ŸŒด Protaras, CY vacation

25 July

โœˆ๏ธ Flight to Pafos, CY. Stay at Panik

21 July

๐ŸŽ† Holidays begin. RO roadtrip

16 July

๐ŸŽ‚ Mom bday!

14 July

๐ŸŽ‚ Vasia bday!

11 July

โœˆ๏ธ 2nd attempt to RO

5 July

Flight cancelled. Stuck in ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

2 July

โœˆ๏ธ to RO

1 July

๐Ÿ‘ถ Matias Luca was born

29 June

Pride Parade!

26 June

๐ŸŽธ Rockabilly ensemble recital

24 June

Welcome Isaac Nealey at ANL

13 June

Relative Premiere

8 June

4 June

Nicky's B-day party

3 June

Welcome Jason Ortiz at ANL

1 June

๐Ÿ‘ฐ Vasi & Kevin's Wedding

29 May

๐Ÿ‘ฐ Jac & Ian's Wedding

28 May

๐Ÿ  Anniversary!

26 May

โœˆ๏ธ to ATL. Jac & Ian's wedding

25 May

Stranger Things pop up

23 May

Hellenic Parade

22 May

Narciso DEMO day

13 May

๐ŸšŒ ANL Bus Tour

12 May

SAIC fashion show

7 May

ECP Annual Meeting

5 May

โœˆ๏ธ Alekos Mainelaos leaving town

2 May

Vasia off to Jac's Bachelorette party Alekos Mainelaos โœˆ๏ธ in!

29 May

๐Ÿฐ Happy Greek Easter!

24 April

Preview: The Other Art Fair

21 April

๐Ÿฐ Vasia's parents arrived for Easter

15 April

Todd leaving for the retreat in Chico

21 March

๐Ÿ’ผ After 1.5y I have an office at ANL!

17 March

Todd arriving in Chicago

16 March

โœˆ๏ธ Back to Chicago

13 March

Todd arriving in SF

11 March

๐Ÿฒ Dinner at Foreign Cinema

9 March

Submitted paper at WOIV

7 March

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy birthday Nikos!

6 March

๐ŸŒฒ Weekend at a cabin in Yosemite

4 March

โœˆ๏ธ Travel to Oakland, CA to celebrate Katia's 30th. ๐ŸŽ‰ Happy bday!

3 March

๐Ÿ’ผ ANL re-opens!

28 February

๐ŸŽธ Dropkick Murphys

26 February

ANL will re-open on Feb 28th

17 February

โค๏ธ Happe Valentine's Day to my better half, Vasia

14 February

๐Ÿˆ Super Bowl LVI

13 February

๐Ÿถ Day trip to Toledo, OH to meet Stella

12 February

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy bday Todd!

19 January

ASCR Workshop on Visualization for Scientific Discovery, Decision-Making, & Communication

18 January

โ›ธ๏ธ Blackhawks Road Watch Party!

17 January

First private ๐ŸŽธ lesson with Alex

7 January

๐ŸŽˆ Happy Nameday Laz!

6 January

๐Ÿ’ผ Back to the lab

4 January

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy New Year!

1 January

2021

๐ŸŽ… Merry Christmas!

25 December

๐ŸŽ„ Xmas lab closure

24 December

๐Ÿ’‰ COVID-19 booster!

20 December

๐ŸŽธ Covers for Cover live

11 December

๐Ÿป Happy hour with VIS folks at Prost

3 December

๐Ÿบ Picking up Advent Calendar from Marz

27 November

SAUCED Night Market

19 November

๐Ÿท Beaujolais Nouveau Release day

18 November

SuperComputing 2021 kick-off

15 November

๐Ÿฐ Happy Nameday! Dinner at Bavette's

11 November

๐ŸŽ‰ Chicago Handshake Launch Party

8 November

VIS & LDAV kick-off

25 October

๐Ÿ• lunch with the ALCF folks!

15 October

๐Ÿš€ Captain Kirk goes to space

13 October

Family visit is over. Mom and dad โœˆ๏ธ back to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด

10 October

๐Ÿšง Basement gym almost done. Drywall is up. Thanks dad!

9 October

๐ŸŽ‰ Launched VIS/HCI deadline page

8 October

๐ŸŽ‰ First steak ๐Ÿ– on the new BBQ. Delicious!

7 October

Met with Jac and Ian for brunch

2 October

โœˆ๏ธ Laz and Silvi flying back to ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด

30 September

๐ŸŽ‰ LDAV Early Career Researcher Lightning Talk accepted

27 September

First ribs, pulled pork ๐Ÿ– on the smoker. Yummy

26 September

Spending my ๐ŸŽ‚ with my family!

20 September

๐ŸŽธ Guns N' Roses @ Summerfest with Laz and Silvi

18 September

Family arrives from ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Dad stuck in ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

17 September

๐ŸŽธ Zac Brown Band: The comeback Tour

10 September

๐ŸŽ‰ LDAV Poster accepted

7 September

โœˆ๏ธ to ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

28 August

๐Ÿ’’ Wedding day! Best day of my life

21 August

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy anniversary!

19 August

โœˆ๏ธ to ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท

31 July

๐ŸŽ‰ James Morrissette wins second place at the ACT-SO Nationals

15 July

Happy ๐ŸŽ‚ mom!

14 July

๐ŸŽ‚ Vasia's bday dinner at Piccolo Sogno.

11 July

James presented his ACT-SO project

7 July

Met with Kouf family for dinner

17 June

Moving out from LSD to RF. Next chapter begins!

11 June

Bought a new ๐Ÿ ! Keys in hand

25 May

โœˆ๏ธ Back to Chicago

22 May

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy nameday to to mom and Vasia's father!

21 May

โœˆ๏ธ Flight to Bucharest to spend weekend with Laz

20 May

โœˆ๏ธ Flying back to Athens

17 May

โœˆ๏ธ Flying to Paros for wedding preparations

17 May

๐Ÿฅš Happy Greek Easter

2 May

โœˆ๏ธ Flight to Greece for Vasia's father surgery

23 April

Offer accepted!

18 April

Submitted an offer for a single family home

16 April

๐Ÿ’‰ Vaccination day!

26 March

Happy (from home) St. Patrick's day ๐Ÿป

17 March

Refinished the LSD bathtub

4 March

First time out since the pandemic started! Lottie's Pub ๐Ÿป

21 February

๐Ÿ’‹ Hapy vday to my other half, Vasia

14 February

Meeting with Costa Lembessi, 11 years after!

6 February

Back to PS1 after almost an year

5 February

๐Ÿค Capitol insurrection. Sad day for democracy. Laz nameday

6 January

๐ŸŽธ Back to Rockabilly Ensemble

5 January

๐Ÿ’ผ Back to work!

4 January

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy New Year!

1 January

2020

๐ŸŒฒ Hiking at Starved Rock State Park

28 December

๐ŸŽ„ Merry Christmas!

24 December

๐Ÿ˜ƒ Last day of work!

23 December

Jason's PhD defense. Congrats Dr. Archer!

11 December

๐Ÿฆ Two weeks since first symptoms. Mom and dad corona-free!

1 December

๐Ÿ  Bidding war. Lost house. Universe has spoken

24 November

๐Ÿฆ Smell is gone

23 November

๐Ÿฆ Dad posted positive for COVID-19 as well. Mom doing well

22 November

Kick-off meeting with ACT-SO student

21 November

๐Ÿฆ Worst fears comfirmed, mom COVID-19 positive

20 November

๐Ÿฆ Mom feeling sick, probably has COVID-19

17 November

๐Ÿ  Put an offer for the Halsted townhome

16 November

1 year since Pappou's passing

13 November

๐ŸŽ‰ My nameday!

11 November

๐Ÿ  Problems found with Association. Contract cancelled

4 November

Election day

3 November

๐Ÿ  Radon test negative

27 October

๐Ÿ  Inspection passed

22 October

๐Ÿ  Offer accepted!

20 October

๐Ÿ  Put an offer for a townhome! Fingers crossed!

19 October

๐Ÿ˜ข RIP Ted Williams. You will be dearly missed

17 October

๐Ÿฏ Surprise trip to the Anderson Japanese Gardens

10 October

ChicagoCHI Officer's meeting

8 October

๐Ÿ˜ก Vasia's Dad needs to do a hip revision surgery on both hips

30 September

๐Ÿ’ช First day back at the gym! Training with Franci Fontanez

28 September

๐ŸŽ‚ Bday dinner at Wakamono

25 September

๐ŸŽ‚ 36!

20 September

๐Ÿฆ COVID-19 test negative

6 September

๐Ÿฆ COVID-19 test

4 September

๐ŸŽ‰ First day at new job! (ALCF)

31 August

โœˆ๏ธ to Chicago

30 August

๐ŸŽ‰ Dad's + my nameday

30 August

๐Ÿšข to Athens. Vacation over! Dinner with parents

29 August

๐Ÿšข to Paros. Meeting with Todd, Vasia's parents

22 August

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy Anniversary! ๐ŸŽ‰

19 August

๐Ÿšข to Naxos. Meeting with brother, Sylvana, parents

16 August

๐Ÿšข to Santorini ๐ŸŽ‰

12 August

๐Ÿฆ Test negative. Woohoo!

9 August

โœˆ๏ธ Arrived. ๐Ÿฆ COVID-19 test. ๐Ÿšข to Mykonos

8 August

โœˆ๏ธ to Athens. Vacation starts

7 August

๐Ÿฆ COVID-19 test negative. Cleared for takeoff

6 August

๐Ÿฆ COVID-19 test

4 August

Submitted my two-week notice

23 July

๐ŸŽ‰ Accepted offer from ALCF

22 July

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy bday mom!

14 July

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy bday to my other half!

11 July

๐ŸŽ† Happy 4th!

4 July

๐ŸŽ‰ 11 yeas dating anniversary at piccolo sogno

1 July

๐ŸŽ‰ Happy Father's day!

21 June

๐Ÿฆ First time out of neighborhood. At Big Star

18 June

Diagnozed with shoulder impingement

15 June

๐Ÿ’” RIP Theia Konstantina

9 June

๐Ÿฆ First time out. At Mahony's

6 June

๐Ÿฆ Chicago moves to phase 3!

3 June

๐Ÿ’ฅ New website launch

2 June

๐Ÿš€ SpaceX launches astronauts into orbit

30 May

๐Ÿฆ First time driving downtown

29 May

๐Ÿฆ Week 11 of shelter at home

29 May

๐Ÿฆ Week 10 of shelter at home

22 May

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy nameday to my mom, aunt, and Vasia's father!

21 May

๐Ÿฆ Week 9 of shelter at home

15 May

6 months since Papu's passing

13 May

๐Ÿฆ Week 8 of shelter at home

8 May

๐ŸŽ‚ Happy bday Laz!

6 May

๐Ÿฆ Week 7 of shelter at home

1 May

๐Ÿฆ First time out for curbside pickups

29 April

Happy bday to Vasia's dad!

24 April

๐Ÿฆ Week 6 of shelter at home

24 April

๐Ÿฆ Shelter at home extended to end of May

23 April

๐ŸฐHappy Easter!

19 April

๐Ÿฆ Week 5 of shelter at home

17 April

๐Ÿฆ Video meetup with John and Jason

15 April

Happy nameday little bro!

11 April

๐Ÿฆ Week 4 of shelter at home

10 April

๐Ÿฆ Video meetup with Hockey Bros

5 April

๐Ÿฆ Week 3 of shelter at home

3 April

Migrated all websites/mail to new server

2 April

๐Ÿฆ Not so funny April Fools' Day

1 April

๐Ÿฆ Week 2 of shelter at home

27 March

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Happy Greek Independence Day!

25 March

๐Ÿฆ ๐ŸŽธFirst online Guitar class

24 March

๐Ÿฆ Week 1 of shelter at home

20 March

๐Ÿฆ Happy (at home) St' Patricks day

17 March

๐Ÿฆ Last day we went out and to the gym

14 March

๐Ÿฆ It's official - indefinite WFH

13 March

Happy nameday Todd!

7 March

C2E2 2020

29 February

โœˆ๏ธFlight to Chicago

24 February

๐Ÿ’’Antonis + Lina Wedding

22 February

โœˆ๏ธFlight to Greece

20 February

๐Ÿ’‘Happy Valentine's Day

14 February

Went to Qi's Jam

13 February

EmergeNEXT Panel, Vasia's mom leaving

12 February

Teen Innovation Summit 2020

11 February

Ellie's Hearing Test!

10 February

๐Ÿ’BOS @ CHI with Ellie

5 February

๐ŸŽธBuddy Guy concert

24 January

๐Ÿ›๏ธAndy Warhol Exhibition

22 January

Star Wars Trivia

16 January

Wisdom Teeth Surgery

10 January

๐Ÿ’NSH @ CHI

9 January

Happy Nameday Laz!

6 January

Happy New Year! Happy nameday to Vasia!

1 January

2019

Back to work!

30 December

โœˆ๏ธFlight to Chicago

29 December

๐ŸŽ„Merry Christmas!

25 December

โœˆ๏ธFlight to Athens

20 December

โœˆ๏ธFlight to Paris. One month without Papu

13 December

My beloved Papu passed away...

13 November

Happy nameday to me and Papu!

11 November

ChicagoCHI chaptered!

31 October

ACM SIGCHI chapter application sent!

19 September

CHI crunch time!

18 September

Ubicomp over, back to CHI

14 September

At Ubicomp 2019

11 September

Wellcomp Workshop (Ubicomp)

9 September

Off to London for Ubicomp

7 September

Back to work

26 August

Off to Chicago

24 August

Happy Anniversary!

19 August

Off to Bucharest

18 August

Off to Paros, Greece

3 August

Happy bday mom!

14 July

Anniversary Vegas Weekend

12 July

Happy bday Vasia!

11 July

Friends leave (Theodore M.)

5 July

Happy 4th!

4 July

Happy Anniversary!

1 July

Zac Brown concert

29 June

Friends arrive from Greece (Theodore M.)

28 June

Bob Kenyon's retirement party!

26 June

Rolling Stones concert

25 June

Guitar Recital ๐ŸŽธ

18 June

Bottling the Impossible ๐Ÿง™

15 June

Maifest Chicago

2 June

MSI After Hours: Wired to Wear

31 May

GN 150th Anniversary

30 May

Memorial Day

27 May

Prsentation at BSN/BHI

22 May

At Cirque du Soleil's VOLTA

21 May

The other art fair

18 May

Happy Mother's day

12 May

๐ŸฐHappy Easter!

28 April

Wired to Wear VIP Event

22 March

Wired to Wear Official Opening

21 March

Wired to Wear Press Opening

20 March

2018

Website redesign

28 December

Merry Christmas!

25 December

Nameday!

11 November

Started job @ GN A/S

24 September

Back to CHI

31 August

Jimmy's Wedding ๐Ÿ’’

25 August

Back to Athens

23 August

Off to Bucharest

19 August

Off to Greece

2 August

Back to CHI

19 June

Mike's Wedding ๐Ÿ’’

16 June

Off to Greece

12 June

Graduated!

13 May

2017

Rainbowed.us Launched

16 March

mHUB Grand Opening

2 March

SBDC Client Showcase

16 February

Happy New Year!

1 January

Chicago Innovation Awards Reception

7 September

2016

Image of Research Winner

6 September

Infinity Labs Incorporated

12 May

TEDx talk

8 April

SpiderSense @ Technori

29 March

SpiderSense @ We Are Wearables CHI

25 February

SpiderSense @ All-American Makers

3 February

Fellowship Reception

22 January

RIP David Bowie

11 January

Todd left

7 January

RIP Antwan McBee

3 January

Happy New Year!

1 January

2015

Merry Christmas!

25 December

Todd arrived

11 December

Happy Thanksgiving!

26 November

Itโ€™s my nameday (and my grandfatherโ€™s)!

11 November

Launched human-augmentics.org

7 November

Started at Catalyze Chicago

1 November

Happy Halloween!

31 October

Data Improvisations โ€“ VISAP art opening

27 October

Talk at MOMA (Health Related Mobile Apps)

26 October

Back to Chicago

22 October

New York City

18 October

ThinkChicago

15 October

30th Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame

8 October

At FUND Conference

6 October

Paper due @ VR 2016

21 September

Birthday!

20 September

Abstract due @ VR 2016

14 September

Riot Fest

11 September

Greekfest!

23 August

Back to the Windy City

22 August

Vegas Elopment with Elvis Presley

19 August

Mini-Vegas-Vacation

16 August

Last day at MSR

14 August

Happy 4th!

4 July

Surprise Engagement Proposal ๐Ÿ’

1 July

Talk at Chicago TechWeek

26 June

Started Internship at MSR

25 May

Vasiaโ€™s Commencement

11 May

Happy Motherโ€™s Day!

10 May

2015-2016 Deanโ€™s Scholar Award Recipient

20 April

Concept2Venture Competition

17 April

Happy (Greek) Independence Day!

25 March

New Website Design

19 March

Application to MIT Media Lab submitted

15 March

Happy (unofficial) St. Pattyโ€™s Day!

14 March

Problems with hosting, another sleepless night

13 March

Started website redesign

10 March

Received MS Research offer

9 March