Department of Civil Engineering

Constantine Michailides
Dr. Civil Engineer, MSc.
Assistant Professor

Tel: 23210 49324, 6945498993
Fax: 23210 49154
Email:cmichailides@ihu.gr

Website: https://constantinemichailides.weebly.com/

Degrees:

• Diploma in Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece (5 years Integrated Master programme)
• MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design of Structures (AUTh)
• PhD in Civil Engineering (AUTh). Thesis title “Hydroelastic Analysis and Optimization of Flexible Floating Structures for Protection and Power Production”

Courses:

• Coastal and Harbor Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Wave Mechanics and Offshore Structures
• Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
• Hydraulics
• Computational Hydrodynamics and Structures
• Water Supply and Sewerage Systems

Research Interests:

• Marine (coastal and offshore) Civil Engineering.
• Analysis and design of marine structures (floating and fixed bottom).
• Numerical methods and computational tools for wave-structure interaction analysis.
• Analysis, design and experimental methods of marine renewables technologies and marine resources (Offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters)
• Experimental hydromechanics.
• Structural health monitoring of marine – hydraulic works and marine environment quantitative and qualitative characteristics.

Academic, Research and Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor in ‘Marine – Hydraulic Works’, Civil Engineering Department, International Hellenic University (11/2021-today).
• Assistant Professor in ΄Offshore Structures/Engineering’, Civil Engineering and Geomatics Department, Cyprus University of Technology (7/2021-11/2021).
• Lecturer in ΄Offshore Structures/Engineering’, Civil Engineering and Geomatics Department, Cyprus University of Technology (7/2017-7/2021).
• Assistant Professor in ΄Marine and Offshore Engineering’, Department of Engineering, Technology and Maritime Operations, Liverpool John Moores University, UK (1/2016-7/2017).
• Postdoctoral Reseracher in Norwegian Centre of Excellence ‘Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures’, Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway (5/2013-1/2016).
• Civil Engineer (1/2005-5/2013).

Publications:

• Journal peer reviewed publications (SCI): 60
• Conference peer reviewed publications: 44
• Conference publications (in Greece): 1
• h-index (Google Scholar/Scopus) : 24/25
• Peer reviewed books with publisher: 1
• Books as part of research programs: 3
• Reviewer in 50+ international journals & 5 conferences
• Reviewer of proposals for funding (EPSRC, ELIDEK).
• Editorial Board Member: 6
• https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35366734800
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PNcer5gAAAAJ

Research Programs (in progress):

• Resilient design of fixed bottom large-rated Offshore Wind Turbines in Thracean Sea (XL-ALEX). Funded by the IHU Research Programs Support Action «ΠΕΕ 2022».
• An alternative Floating OffshoRe wind turbine Concept technologY design (FORCYS). Funded by the HFRI Greece. “Greece 2.0, Basic Research Financing Action”.
• Hydrogen production with the use of Solar Assisted Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion in the Mediterranean Sea (HydrOTEC). Co-Funded by the EU-Horizon and GSRT.
• Sustainable, reliable, and socially acceptable modular Floating islands for Multi-use Offshore Spaces (FAMOS). Funded by the European Partnerships – Sustainable Blue Economy, SBEP.

Member of Professional Societies:

• Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (Τ.Ε.Ε.)
• Member of the scientific organization: International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)