I am a real family man. My parents live in Greece, where I myself am from...
Family as inspiration for innovation and safety
I am a real family man. My parents live in Greece, where I myself am from, and one of my two brothers still lives near them. My other brother went abroad just like me. He lives in Barcelona and I moved to The Hague a few years ago.
Although we have become a bit scattered as a family, whenever we can, we get together in our hometown. I cherish those moments, because my family means everything to me. Every time it is a nice Greek reunion, with good food, hospitality and of course cozy evenings dancing, a passion I inherited from home. I love the social aspect and the fun that dancing brings. I found that in The Hague at a dance school where I tango once or twice a week.
Inspiration by focusing on the good
My brothers are very dear to me. They have an important influence on me and always inspire me to focus on the good in life. To continue to see how much there is to be grateful for. I love them tremendously and am happy that we can always share our successes with each other.
Of course, I don't know exactly what my future will look like yet, but I do know that I would like to continue to help others. I have always had that need, but it became even stronger when my grandfather died in a traffic accident when I was in my early twenties. That was a severe blow to my whole family and got me thinking: could there be something that could help prevent such situations? A year later, I decided to look into artificial intelligence. If I ever managed to help prevent traffic accidents, my mission would be accomplished. Then I would have created something beautiful out of something nasty after all.
Ioannis Athanasiadis
Year of birth: 1994
Profession:
- Machine Perception & AI Engineer
- Software Engineer Siemens
Residence: Rotterdam
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