Nikolaos Karianakis

About Nikolaos Karianakis

Geospatial AI from Cloud to Edge. HIRINGI work with a diverse team of Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Researchers and Program Managers, which develops cutting-edge GeoAI capabilities for a growing number of scenarios and customers, and integrates them with Azure platforms (Microsoft Planetary Computer, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Fabric). GeoAI problems we tackle: Map Generation, AI Weather Forecasting, Object Detection, Tracking and Geolocation from High-Altitude Aerial Imagery (Satellite EO, SAR) and Drone Imagery (HMI, FMV, WAMI). Computer Vision. Deep Learning. Large Language Models. Multi-Modal AI. Geospatial Foundation Models. Experience in leading agile AI teams. Tech Startups. Website: https://karianakis.github.io/

Experience

1. Sr Principal Research Manager

   Microsoft

   Mar 2025 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Geospatial AI. Object Detection, Tracking, Geolocation, Map Generation from Geospatial Imaging. AI models for Weather Forecasting.GeoAI Agents. Geospatial Foundation Models. GeoAI for Edge & Cloud.Integration of Geospatial AI capabilities with Azure (Microsoft Planetary Computer, Microsoft Foundry).Research, engineering & product.

Education

• National Technical University of Athens

  Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering

  2004 — 2011

• UCLA

  Master’s Degree, Computer Science

  2011 — 2014

• UCLA

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science

  2011 — 2017

Skills

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Image Processing
• Mathematical Modeling
• Algorithms
• Computer Science
• Robotics