Position:Professor
Degree: Doctoral Degree
Other Honors and Professional Recognition
Throughout my academic and professional career, I have received recognition for international collaboration, academic performance and contributions to engineering education.
Chinese Ambassador Award for Collaboration with China — 2025
Recognition for contributions to academic collaboration and cooperation with China.

Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) Academic Awards
Awards received for academic performance during studies at the National Technical University of Athens:
• Academic years 1999–2000
• Academic year 2000–2001
• Academic year 2002–2003
State Scholarship Foundation of Greece (IKY) Awards
Scholarship recognition awarded to top-performing students of university departments.
Thomaidio Foundation Award
Award received for publishing a scientific paper within one year of completing undergraduate studies.
Christou Papakiriakopoulou Award
Academic award in mathematics.
Nicolaou I. Kritikou Award
Academic recognition for outstanding performance.
Invite Lectures and Academic Activities
Ø 2010 – SPOLMIK (Civil Engineering Association of Cyprus) and Multisoft. Lecture Title: “Eurocodes – Seismic Resistant Reinforced Concrete Structures – Implementation in Computational Mechanics”. Ø 2012 (2 seminars) and 2013 (1 seminar) Continuing of Education Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE Seminar Title: “Modeling and Design of Structures with ETABS”. Ø 2014 Apr. – American Corner. “State-of-the-Art Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures.” Ø 2014 Sep. – UAE University, Al Ain, UAE. “State-of-the-Art Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures.” Ø 2014 Nov. – ADU, UAE. “Dynamic Response of Steel and Composite Structures. Modeling and Design.” Ø 2014 Dec. – AUS, UAE. “State-of-the-Art Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures.” Ø 2015 Jan. – Abu Dhabi City Municipality, UAE. “Lecture on the current trends of modeling RC structures through the use of state-of-the-art FEM.” Ø 2015 Feb. – American University in Dubai (AUD), UAE. “Full-Scale 3D Modeling of RC Structures.” Ø 2015 Sep. - Invited speaker at four (4) Universities in Ontario Canada: Queens University, University of Western Ontario, Ryerson University, University of Ottawa. Seminar Titled: “3D Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures. Current Capabilities and Future Potentials.” Ø 2017, 21st July. – University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Seminar Titled: “Seismic Assessment of RC Structures through 3D Detailed Monotonic and Cyclic Simulations. Present Work and Future Challenges.” Ø 2018, 6th February. – University of Pretoria, South Africa. Seminar Titled: “3D Detail Modeling in Civil Structures”. Ø 2020, 5th November. – The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Seminar Titled: “Advances in 3D detailed modelling and A.I. applications.” Ø 2021, 23rd February – Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus. Seminar Titled: “Advanced 3D Detailed Modeling and its Use in Developing Predictive Models Through Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Algorithms” Ø 2023, 9th March – University of Pretoria Campus – International Live Stream Event. Seminar Titled: “Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey, on 6 Feb 2023. What went wrong, and the aftermath.” Ø 2023, 24th April – SAICE, South Africa – Live Stream Event. Seminar Titled: “Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey, on 6 Feb 2023. What went wrong, and the aftermath.” Ø 2023, 4th May – IStructE, South Africa – Live Stream Event. Seminar Titled: “Devastating Earthquakes in Turkey, on 6 Feb 2023. What went wrong, and the aftermath.” Ø 2023, 13th October – XJTLU, China – Live Stream Event. Seminar Titled: “Advances in Finite Element Modeling, High Performance Computing and the Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Civil Engineering Applications.” Ø 2024, 25th March – Tongji University, China – Live stream Event Seminar Titled: “Advances in Finite Element Modeling and Health Structural Monitoring. High-Performance Computing and the Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Civil Engineering Applications.” Ø 2024, 12th November – CIOMP, China Seminar Titled: “Research in Numerical Modeling, SMART Monitoring, Digital Twining and Machine Learning” Ø 2024, 13th November – Jilin University, China Seminar Titled: “Research in Numerical Modeling, SMART Monitoring, Digital Twining and Machine Learning” Ø 2025, 12th Mar – University of Pretoria Lecture Titled: “A.I. in Civil Engineering” Ø 2025, July – CIOMP, China Lecture Titled: “MyAutoML Software – Streamlined Machine Learning for All” Ø 2025, July – Tongji University Lecture Titled: “Advanced Numerical Modeling and Techniques in Structural Assessment and Health Monitoring” |