Research Interests:
- Applied Mathematics & Numerical Methods (Non Linear Analysis; Finite Elements Models applied to Discontinuous and Joint Structural Systems).
- Computational Mechanics (Fracture Mechanics; Failure Surface of Anisotropic Materials).
- Structural Engineering Analysis and Design (Masonry Structures; Infilled Frame Structures; Restoration of Historical and Monumental Structures; Structural Control Techniques).
- Soft Computing Techniques in Structural Engineering and Materials, Artificial Neural Networks.
Research Grants:
Project title: «Chime conservation of historical Mediterranean sites by innovative seismic-protection techniques»
Host Institution: National Technical University of Athens
Funding Organization: European Commission Project completed within the specified deadline
[coordinated by Professor Fabio Casciati, of the Department of Structural Mechanics, University of Pavia (Italy), comprising research participants from Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Egypt, and Tunisia.]
Project title: «Seismic Protection of Monuments and Historical Structures»
Host Institution: National Technical University of Athens
Funding Organization: European Commission
[coordinated by Professor Constantine Spyrakos of the National Technical University of Athens (Greece), comprising research participants from the following 5 universities: University of Catania (Italy), Bogazici University (Turkey), Università IUAV di Venezia (Italy), NTUA (Greece), Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (Greece).]