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Dipl.-Ing. Kosmas Dragos, M.Sc., is a licensed structural engineer and an external research associate of the Laboratory of Strength of Materials. He is a doctoral candidate and works as a scientific assistant for Hamburg University of Technology as of March, 2021 [1]. He studied Civil Engineering at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki between 2001 and 2007, specializing in Structural Engineering. After completing his military service, he worked as a work site assistant and work site supervisor between 2009 and 2011, as well as in 2013, coordinating work site activities in several construction projects in Northern Greece (Thessaloniki, Serres) and in South Aegean (Paros). In 2011, he enrolled in Aristotle University’s master’s program “Earthquake-Resistant Design of Structures”, where he received his master’s degree in December, 2012. He started his doctoral research at Bauhaus University Weimar in July, 2014, as a member of Research Training Group “GRK-1462” [2], which supported interdisciplinary research in “Evaluation of Coupled Numerical and Experimental Partial Models in Structural Engineering” from 2008 to 2017. He completed his work at GRK-1462 in June, 2017, and continued his research as an external doctoral candidate at Bauhaus University Weimar and, currently, at Hamburg University of Technology. Between January, 2019, and February, 2021, he worked as a Quality Assurance Engineer for BETA CAE Systems SA in Thessaloniki.

Kosmas Dragos’s doctoral research centers around structural health monitoring (SHM) and the use of embedded computing for implementing modeling and simulation approaches on board wireless sensor networks to meet SHM objectives. The first phase of his research encompassed the evaluation of embedded modeling approaches existing in literature; the evaluation being placed under the umbrella of GRK-1462. The second phase, being part of research program “Resilient infrastructure based on cognitive buildings” supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) [3], focuses on developing physics-based modeling approaches for wireless SHM systems, which are expected to integrate emerging concepts, such as cognitive structures and infrastructure resilience, into traditional SHM.

As a doctoral candidate, Kosmas Dragos has participated in collaborative research projects with international institutes, such as the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. As a scientific assistant at Bauhaus University and at Hamburg University of Technology, he has been participating in teaching master-of-science classes on structural health (smart) monitoring as well as on scientific working in computational engineering. Furthermore, he has been supervising several master theses and student projects. With respect to publications, during his doctoral studies he has authored and co-authored more than 30 scientific texts, including scientific journal papers, book chapters, conference papers, and research grant proposals.

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2008
Diploma (Integrated Master) in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece
Specialisation in Structural Engineering
GPA 7.34/10

2009
MSc, Antiseismic Design of Structures (ASTE)
GPA 8.00/10

2011
PhD Candidate (Dynamic and Seismic Response of Load Bearing Stone Masonry Structures) & Research Associate at the Laboratory of Experimental Strength of Materials and Structures, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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Ο Δρ. Στυλιανός Παρδαλόπουλος είναι Διπλωματούχος Πολιτικός Μηχανικός του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης (2003), κάτοχος των Μεταπτυχιακών τίτλων ειδίκευσης στα “Νέα Υλικά και Τεχνολογίες στο σχεδιασμό έργων από Ο.Σ.” από το Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (2004) και στην “Συντήρηση και Αποκατάσταση Μνημείων Πολιτισμού” από το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο (2012) και κάτοχος Διδακτορικού τίτλου στην Πολιτική Μηχανική από το Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (2012) με ειδίκευση στην σεισμική αποτίμηση κατασκευών οπλισμένου σκυροδέματος με εφαρμογή στο σχεδιασμό και την εγκατάσταση προσαρτημάτων σε υφιστάμενα κτίρια.

Ως συμβασιούχος διδάσκων σε προπτυχιακό και μεταπτυχιακό επίπεδο έχει διδάξει και επιβλέψει διπλωματικές διατριβές στο Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Λάρισας (2009-2010), στο Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Θεσσαλίας (2016-2019), στο Αριστοτέλειο Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Θεσσαλονίκης (2017-2019), στο Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής (2017-2018), στο Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο (2017-2020), στο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας (2019-2020) και στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (2020-2021).

Έχει εκπονήσει μεταδιδακτορική έρευνα στα αντικείμενα της σεισμικής συμπεριφοράς κτιρίων οπλισμένου σκυροδέματος, φέρουσας τοιχοποιίας και προσαρτημάτων κατασκευών στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου (2014-2015), στο Ινστιτούτο Τεχνικής Σεισμολογίας και Αντισεισμικών Κατασκευών του Οργανισμού Αντισεισμικού Σχεδιασμού και Προστασίας (2013-2021) και στο Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (2017-2021).

Τέλος, είναι μέλος της Επιτροπής Εποπτείας του ΟΑΣΠ με αντικείμενο την αποτίμηση της σεισμικής τρωτότητας με στόχο την ιεράρχηση για σεισμική αναβάθμιση των υφιστάμενων κτιρίων και της Επιστημονικής Επιτροπής του ΟΑΣΠ με αντικείμενο την θέσπιση τεχνικών προδιαγραφών για την προστασία του δικτύου του φυσικού αερίου έναντι σεισμού και πυρκαγιάς.

Education

• PhD Candidate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2006-present) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Dissertation Title: Investigation of earthquake behavior of structural members after repair and strengthening
• M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (GPA 4.0/4.0 with honors) (01/2007 – 05/2008) University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UmassD), U.S.A. Thesis Title: Flexural performance under static and fatigue loading of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with Steel Reinforced inorganic Polymer (SRiP)
• M.Sc. in Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures, (Α.S.Τ.Ε. GPA 8.0/10.0) (09/2005 – 10/2006) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  Thesis Title: Experimental and numerical investigation of a Hybrid Anchoring Device (HAD) for flexural strengthening, using Fiber Reinforced Polymers
• Civil Engineering Degree (Α.U.Th.) GPA 7.82/10 / (09/2000 –06/2005) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Thesis Title: Foreshock and  aftershock design of Agia Paraskevi Church after the 1995 Kozani earthquake. Proposal and design of its repair and strengthening. Graduated among 3% of class June/2005

Professional Experience

• 2005-present: Professional Civil Engineer
• 2002-present: CEO of Building Company “Β.ΚΑΤΑΚΑLΟS & SONS”
• 1998-present: Involvement in the construction of several buildings in the area of Thessaloniki

Neapoli Thessaloniki
Panorama Thessaloniki
Chortiatis Thessaloniki

• 2009 – 2010. Renovations, internal decorations in apartments and business areas
• 2010 – present. Construction and supervision of a 4-story building in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Grigoriou E’ 3 str.)
• 2006-2007. Construction and supervision of a 4-story building in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Amasias 6 str.)
• 2005 – 2006. Construction and supervision of a 3- story home building in Chortiatis, Thessaloniki
• 2004 – 2005. Construction and supervision of a 5-story building in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Meliteos 12 str.)
• 2003 – 2005. Construction and supervision of 2 2-story building with underground parking in Thessaloniki, Panorama (K. Kotta 30 str.)
• 2003 – 2004. Construction and supervision of a 6-story building with a 2-story underground parking in Thessaloniki, Sykies (Karolou Koun str.)
• 2001 – 2002. Construction and supervision of a 5-story building in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Maditou 55 str.)
• 2000 – 2001. Construction and supervision of a 4-story building in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Bermiou 45 str.)
• 1998 – 1999. Construction and supervision of a 3-story building with underground storage and ground shops in Neapoli, Thessaloniki (Amasias 2 str.)

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George Manos got his Diploma in Civil Engineering at Aristotle University, Greece and his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, at the University of Durham, England. He has served as visiting research fellow / professor at Imperial College, University of London, University of Bristol (England), University of California Berkeley (USA), Institute of Industrial Science of the University of Tokyo (Japan). He specializes in earthquake engineering and structural dynamics, with emphasis on experimental methods as well as numerical simulations of structural problems, with field of application building structures, industrial facilities, bridges, structures of cultural heritage and earthquake retrofitting.

He has professional experience for over 30 years as a consultant engineer for projects related to the earthquake resistant design and the strengthening of structures damaged by earthquakes, and he was responsible for numerous applied research programs related to earthquake resistant structures. He is the author of over 100 technical papers and he served as a reviewer to national and international journals. He served as a member in national and international committees related to the formation of specific design guidelines for earthquake resistant structures. He served as special advisor to the Ministry of Public Works of Greece during the post-earthquake effort of damaging seismic events and he participated in world-wide post-earthquake reconnaissance teams during the past 30 years. He has been the Reporter on the topic “Architectural Heritage in Seismic Areas” International Congress “More than 2000 years in the history of Architecture”, Paris 2001, ICOMOS-UNESCO

He has served (2006-2009) as a member of the Central National Council of Cultural Heritage Structures of the Greek Ministry of Culture and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greek Organization for Anti-seismic Planning and Protection participating in various Scientific Committees under the auspices of this Organization (1993-2010). He also served (2006-2010) as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering in Thessaloniki-Greece

He currently serves as a faculty member of the specialized postgraduate course “Earthquake Design of Engineering Structures”, Dept. Civil Engineering, Aristotle University as well as faculty member of the specialized postgraduate course “Protection, Maintenance and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Structures”, School of Technology, Aristotle University and is the Director of the Laboratory of Strength of Materials and Structures, of Aristotle University.

He has served as member of the Scientific Committees and Session chairman in numerous International or National conferences on the subject of earthquake engineering, liquid storage tanks, masonry structures and cultural heritage structures and he has also served as a reviewer of scientific journals that include: Masonry International, Numerical Modeling, Structural Studies Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture, ASCE (Structural Division), Int. Journal Earthquake Eng. And Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Spectra.

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Education

• 1961- 67: Georgian Polytechnic Institute «V.I. Lenin», Tbilisi, Georgia
• 1969- 72: Studies at Aspirantura of Academy of Georgia
• 1974 : PhD at Scientific Research Institute of Energy and Hydrotechnical Infrastructure of Georgia

PhD Thesis

• «Investigation of the behaviour of RC structural members of Frame structures at the elastoplastic stage, under cyclic loading».
• 1974 : Confirmation of the PhD Thesis from the Assessment Committee of USSR (Moscow)

Professional experience

• 1967 – 69: Civil Engineer at the design department at the Research and Design Institute, Rustavi, Georgia
• 1969 – 74: Research engineer at the Building Technology Institute and Seismic engineering of Sciences Academy of Georgia, Tbilisi
• 1974 – 76: Civil engineer – Supervisor engineer at the construction of metallurgic and chemical industry, Rustavi, Georgia
• 1977– 80: Chief Engineer at the industrial block of Rustavi
• 1981– 93: Chief Engineer at the Scientific Research and Design Institute, Structural elements production technology, Tbilisi
• 1974 – 90: Scientific collaborator at the Building Technology Institute and Seismic Engineering at the Georgian Academy of Sciences
• 1994 – 96: Advisor Engineer on design and building of constructions under special conditions, Tumen, Russia

Specialties

Seismic Engineering of Structures with emphasis to buildings made of Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Participation on Research Projects

• 1) Design of new prototypes of seismic resistant structures typical precast RC structure’s joints mortar to comply with the new seismic zone standards
• 2) Composition of a manual for Production of Structural elements at the factory and for reinforcement’s prestress. Dynamic tests of those buildings
• 3) “Silver Medal” Award for the design and application of those prototypes. Report of achieving “people economy, USSR” (Moscow)
• 4) Two patents registered to State Committee of Patents and Discoveries of USSR (Moscow)
• 5) Investigation of the grade of seismic resistance of foundation of buildings made of precast and prestressed concrete

Other Scientific Activities

• 1) Frequent visits on major precast concrete factories at central cities of USSR
• 2) Participation in 10 International and 8 National Conferences, more than 20 publications in scientific magazines and national and international conferences

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Surname: Koukouftopoulos
Name: Thomas

Birth: 1964

Home address: Agkathia Imathias, 59031 Greece

Education and Specialization: Machinist, 1981

Electrician of radiosystems and infrastructure, 1983

CNC machinist, 2005

Foreman machinist license, 2000

2012

• Diploma in Applied Informatics, Faculty of Information Sciences, University of Macedonia (UoM), Greece

2020

• Diploma (Integrated Master) in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece
• Specialisation in Structural Engineering
• GPA 9.68/10, first in class and second of the faculty since 1983 (2th out of 7028 Dipl. Civil Engineers)
• Diploma Thesis: “Analysis of flexible cantilever beams with variable cross section”

2020

• PhD candidate at the Laboratory of Experimental Strength of Materials and Structures, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) & Research Associate at the Laboratory of Experimental Strength of Materials and Structures, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

2016

• Diploma (Integrated Master) in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece
• Specialisation in Structural Engineering
• GPA 7.58/10

2017

• MSc, Antiseismic Design of Structures (ASTE)
• GPA 8.00/10

2018

• PhD Candidate (Seismic Behaviour of Load Bearing Masonry Structures) & Research Associate at the Laboratory of Experimental Strength of Materials and Structures, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki