I have uploaded slides from some of my talks here.
I have setup a new photography website at photography.timaras.com.

Who is Themos?

I am an inquiring mix between a physicist, an engineer, a geek, and a Greek.

From 2011-2024, I was the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of Meta Materials Inc. Previously, I did research on metamaterials at Queen Mary University of London in the UK and at the University of Patras in Greece.

I earned my Ph.D. in 2008 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (good old days!). I studied electrical and computer engineering at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece until 2003. I was born in Lamia, a small town two hours north of Athens.

OK, but who is Themos?

I enjoy science and technology, food and travel, family and friends. You can follow me on Twitter @timaras Mastodon threads.net/@timaras.

I love photography, ever since I got a cheap point and shoot film camera in 1997. You can see some of my photos at photography.timaras.com.

At home, I play with gadgets, from programmable Legos to triggering smart home routines using NFC tags. I love taking proper photos with a full-frame digital camera (I just hate the over-processed phone photos). I have never owned a flat screen TV as I have had projectors since 2004, around the time I built my own home theatre speakers. I read non-fiction (except Poirot), I watch Doctor Who with my twin girls, and I am passionate about science communication. I currently host a popular Greek podcast about science and technology, called Not a Top 10. In the past, I used to host two other Greek podcasts, about physics explainers and Lost.

Professionally (Linkedin), I enjoy overseeing R&D projects around advanced tech for unusual applications relating to light and energy manipulation. It’s like having a small time machine, seeing technologies that won’t become widely available for another 3-5 years. I am motivated by impacting people’s lives in a positive way. Bringing new technologies to maturity in an affordable and sustainable way is my way of satisfying this drive.