Department of Civil Engineering

Georgios A. Drosopoulos
Dr. Civil Engineer
Assistant Professor

Tel: 2321049161

Email: gdrosopoulos@ihu.gr

Webpages:

• https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=9VNJfoAAAAAJ&hl=en
• https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=14630169900
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Georgios-Drosopoulos
• https://secm.ukzn.ac.za/about/

Degrees:

• Diploma in Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A), Greece (5 years Integrated Master programme)
• PhD in Structural Engineering, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece. Thesis title: “Non Linear Finite Element Analysis of Stone Arch Bridges Using a Unilateral Contact-Friction Model”

Courses:

• Theory of Elasticity
• Strength of Materials
• Elastoplastic Analysis of Structures

Research Interests:

• Computational mechanics.
• Non-linear finite element analysis for structures and materials.
• Composite materials/Nanocomposites.
• Masonry structures.
• Multi-scale computational homogenization.
• Data-driven structural engineering and mechanics/Digital twins.
• Simulation of the structural response under extreme loading conditions: fire, blast, seismic actions.

Academic, Research and Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor, Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, International Hellenic University (2024-present).
• Honorary Associate Professor, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (2020-present).
• Lecturer, Civil Engineering, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK (2020-2024).
• Associate Professor, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (2019-2020).
• Senior Lecturer, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (2016-2019).
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Computational Mechanics and Optimization, Technical University of Crete, Greece (2014-2016).
• Institute of Continuum Mechanics, Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany (2012-2014).
• Teaching Structural Engineering and Materials, Sivitanidios Public School of Trades and Vocations, Athens, Greece (2010-2011).
• Structural Supervisor and Project Manager, Industrial Sector, Greece (2007-2012).

Publications:

• Peer reviewed books: 1 (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis)
• Journal peer reviewed publications : 40
• Book Chapters : 7
• Conference peer reviewed publications: 42
• h-index (Google Scholar/Scopus) : 15/14
• Main Supervisor - PhD dissertations: 3 (completed)
• Main Supervisor/Co-supervisor - Ongoing PhD dissertations: 5
• Reviewer - PhD dissertations in Greece and abroad: 5
• Reviewer in international journals & conferences
• Reviewer of proposals for funding (EPSRC)
• Editorial Board Member: 1
• Member of International Conferences Scientific Commitee: 2

Distinctions

• Organizing a mini-symposium, 16th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (WCCM), 21-26 July 2024, Vancouver, Canada. Title of the Symposium: Numerical modelling of Composite Materials and Structures, Organized by Georgios A. Drosopoulos, Sarp Adali, Georgios E. Stavroulakis .
• Invited talk, Technical University of Crete, 2022: Investigation of the mechanical response of composite materials: From traditional to data-driven techniques.
• Research Fellowship Award, 2019: Greek Diaspora Fellowship Programme, by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation, supported by the Fulbright Programme.
• Research Excellence Award for outstanding research contribution in the School of Engineering, 2019, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
• Best Lecturer in Civil Engineering in 2019.
• Best Lecturer in Civil Engineering in 2018.
• C-3 Rated Scientist (after review), 2017-2022, National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF).

Research Programs (in progress):

• University of Central Lancashire, UCLan’s Doctoral Training Centre for Industry Collaboration (DTC). Fully funded, full-time PhD studentship: Data-driven computational mechanics for fire applications.
• University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa: Publication productivity research grants.

Member of Professional Societies:

• Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (Τ.Ε.Ε.)