# George Michoulis

> George Michoulis (Greek: Γεώργιος Μιχούλης; also published as Georgios Michoulis) is a software engineer based in Thessaloniki, Greece, moving into agentic software engineering (Software Engineer → Agentic Software Engineer). He builds full-stack and Web3 products, publishes research on blockchain verification, governance and 5G marketplaces, and has lectured in networks, security and application development.

- Website: https://george-michoulis.com/
- Email: gmixoulis@gmail.com
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5139-448X
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nk0lq8YAAAAJ (56 citations, h-index 3, as of September 2026)
- GitHub: https://github.com/gmixoulis
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-michoulis/
- X: https://twitter.com/GeorgeMicou

## Work
- Agentic software engineering (2026 – present): this website is built and maintained by an AI agent pipeline he designed and reviews. An orchestrator agent (Claude Code) writes numbered plans and reviews every diff, an executor agent (Pi with DeepSeek) implements them, and scripted checks gate each step. Write-up: https://george-michoulis.com/garden/built-by-agents/
- Web3 Full-Stack Developer, Cyberscope by TAC (May 2026 – present): end-to-end Web3 products, smart contracts, on-chain integrations, React/Next.js frontends and security tooling.
- Blockchain Developer & Researcher, Sidroco Holdings Ltd (2024 – 2026): an NFT marketplace for 5G networks, Hyperledger Fabric prototypes, an Erasmus+ Moodle LMS, and EU research projects including the Horizon Europe NANCY project.
- Lecturer & Academic Partner, University of Derby / Mediterranean College (2023 – 2025): Networks & Security, Web Scripting, Application Development.
- Blockchain & Full-Stack Developer, University of Nicosia, Institute For the Future (2022 – 2024): large Next.js, NestJS, Flask and Docker applications, and a Web3 NFT marketplace.
- Freelance WordPress developer (2018 – 2021), including sites for Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Jean Monnet Chair and Center for European Legal Culture.

## Education
- MSc in Data and Web Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2020 – 2022), funded by a DeepMind scholarship. Thesis: "Graph Embedding and Node Features for Drug-Target Interaction Prediction" (DOI 10.26262/heal.auth.ir.338875).
- BSc in Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia (2015 – 2020). Thesis (in Greek): "Verifying the validity of academic qualifications with blockchain technology" (https://dspace.lib.uom.gr/handle/2159/24707). English translation: https://george-michoulis.com/docs/michoulis-bsc-thesis-2020-en.pdf; Greek PDF: https://george-michoulis.com/docs/michoulis-bsc-thesis-2020-el.pdf

## Selected publications
- Benchmarking blockchain technologies for agricultural applications. IEEE DCOSS-IoT 2026. https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS-IoT69657.2026.00085
- Data security for smart cities. Chapter in Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities, IET, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBBE009E_ch8
- Unlocking 5G network slicing: a comprehensive survey on blockchain marketplace utilizing NFTs, AI, and advanced resource management. IEEE ICCE 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE63647.2025.10929953
- FraMark: a blockchain marketplace for a 5G network management using fractional NFTs. IEEE WSCE 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSCE65107.2024.00009
- Exploring decentralized governance: a framework applied to Compound Finance. MARBLE 2023, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48731-6_9
- A process-aware approach for blockchain-based verification of academic qualifications. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 121 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2022.102642
- Verification of academic qualifications through Ethereum blockchain: an introduction to VerDe. BALCOR 2020.

## Awards
- DeepMind Scholarship, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2020 – 2022)
- 3rd place, Infinitech Hackathon, Crowdpolicy (June 2022)
- 1st place, Basic Research Awards 2020-21, University of Macedonia, for the VerDe verification dApp

## On this site
- [Home](https://george-michoulis.com/): profile, experience, research, certificates and projects
- [Zen Garden](https://george-michoulis.com/garden/): blog posts (RSS: https://george-michoulis.com/garden/rss.xml)
- [How a pipeline of agents builds this site](https://george-michoulis.com/garden/built-by-agents/): a case study of his agentic engineering workflow
- [Entering the garden](https://george-michoulis.com/garden/entering-the-garden/): why the blog exists; short notes that don't fit a paper or a repo
- [One stroke, no corrections](https://george-michoulis.com/garden/one-stroke/): what drawing an ensō in one stroke taught him about shipping code
- [Ledger Run](https://george-michoulis.com/play/): a playable platformer version of this CV