George Kosmidis
Microsoft MVP | Cloud Solutions Architect | .NET Software Engineer
Munich, Germany
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George is a Cloud Solutions Architect with over 20 years of experience driving innovation in AI-powered technologies and cloud computing. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, where he earned a bachelor's in Applied Informatics and associate degrees in Software and Network Engineering, George now lives in Munich, where he continues to design and implement intelligent systems that transform the tech landscape.
As a recognized Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, George is an influential figure in the Microsoft ecosystem. He is the founder of the "Munich .NET Meetup," which has grown to a community of over 1,700 members, and focuses on collaboration and innovation in Azure, .NET and AI-driven solutions. Passionate about knowledge sharing, George speaks at conferences and user groups, writes blog posts, and actively contributes to open-source projects on GitHub. Additionally, he supports the next generation of innovators as a judge and mentor for the Microsoft Imagine Cup, inspiring groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
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.NET Aspire
Let's meet with .NET Aspire, a forward-thinking, opinionated stack designed specifically for the development of distributed applications that are ready for the cloud environment.
GitHub Copilot - Productivity Revolution
Join me for an engaging session as we delve into the world of GitHub Copilot and explore how it integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio Code to revolutionize coding workflows. We've got a cool agenda lined up, with just three slides but lots of code and live experimentation!
Lets find the limits of Copilot and test how much helpful it really is!
Using Azure OpenAI to create Marv!
In this session we will talk about Marv, a reluctant and sarcastic bot that was build using Azure OpenAI, Azure Funtcions and a static web apo for the frontend!
Azure Static Web Apps, Github Actions and a Blog Builder
Use Azure Static Web Apps, Github Actions and Geko.BlogBuilder to build, deploy and host a super SEO optimized blog for free!
Using Azure DevOps to build and deploy a Docker image to Azure
In this session we will see how to use Azure DevOps to build and then publish a docker image as an Azure App Service, using Azure Container Registry.
Using Github and Azure DevOps to publish to Nuget.org
In this session we will cover:
• Create a dummy .NET Core library and parameterize it
• Push it to Github.com, setup branches and take a quick tour of some of the Github settings
• Setup Azure Pipeline to build, test and deploy
• Test our solution, push some updates!
Introduction into Quantum Computing with Q#
Join for a journey into the extraordinary Quantum Computing, where we will fist talk about some of the spooky properties of elementary particles, line superposition and entanglement, and then we will build our first Quantum Program!
In order to do that, we will install Microsoft's Quantum Development Kit and use Q# to create a random number generator with an upper limit bigger than the number of the atoms in the universe. At the end, we will learn how to consume Q# libraries, like the one created, from a C# or F# app.
A Hello World with Microsoft’s Machine Learning framework, ML.NET
In this hands on session we will explore what Machine Learning is, and create a predictor for the global average temperature using real data from kaggle.com
Create and publish a Blazor Component as Nuget Package
In this session we will create together a simple Blazor Component which will publish as a Nuget package using Azure DevOps
Create a weather widget - your first Blazor Component!
In this session we will create together a Blazor Weather Widget which can be published as a Nuget package using Azure DevOps
Deploying and securing Azure FrontDoor with Function Apps
In this session we will learn how to deploy Azure Frontdoor with a Function App that lives a happy and safe life in a subnet. In doing so, we will also learn how to use federated credentials to deploy to Azure from Github.
Designing and Hosting a simple microservice architecture (without Kubernetes!)
In this session we will learn how to break a problem into subdomains, design the architecture, and organise Azure and Github for the engineering teams
Azure Function Apps with .NET
Will it be C# Script, dotnet in-proc, or dotnet out-of-proc?
Lets explore the possibilities and learn how to choose the write one!
An Azure Function connecting to a CosmosDB using RBAC
Learn how to write an Azure Function in C# that connects to CosmosDB using RBAC, plus the supporting infrastructure (Azure Function, Azure Storage, CosmosDB, Azure KeyVault, App Insights and RBAC setup) written in bicep.
Sustainability: Carbon Aware Azure Functions
Learn how to use the Carbon-Aware SDK to create and deploy Carbon Aware Azure Functions, that wakeup and process their payload only during the greener times for their regions.
End2End: Azure Function to CosmosDB, C# & IaC, Github & YAML, IAM & RBAC
Learn how to write an Azure Function in C# that connects to CosmosDB using RBAC, plus the supporting infrastructure (Azure Function, Azure Storage, CosmosDB, Azure KeyVault, App Insights and RBAC setup). We will explore Azure Functions, Azure Portal, Github and IaC with bicep.
Semantic Kernel
Semantic Kernel is a lightweight, open-source Software Development Kit (SDK) designed to enable the integration of AI capabilities with existing code through plugins.
Wanna see how? Then join this session and lets meet Semantic Kernel!
Microsoft’s Agentic AI frameworks
AutoGen, an open-source framework designed by Microsoft Research’s AI Frontiers Lab to build AI agent systems and Semantic Kerne, a production ready SDK that integrates large language models (LLMs) and data stores into applications now deeply collaborate to provide the best-in-class agentic developer experience!
AI Fountry to create Marv v2!
In this session, we'll explore how to use AI Foundry to create Marv v2, a reluctant and sarcastic bot. The original version, Marv v1, was built using Azure OpenAI, Azure Functions, and a static web app for the frontend!
Global AI Days 2025 - Bremen Sessionize Event
Azure Developer Community Day 2022 (hybrid Edition) Sessionize Event
.NET Developer Conference '22 Sessionize Event
Web Developer Conference '22 Sessionize Event
Developer Week '22 Sessionize Event
Global Azure 2022 Sessionize Event
DEVCON 6 Sessionize Event
Global Azure Virtual 2021, Greece Sessionize Event
IT Pro|Dev Connections 2020 Sessionize Event
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