Dimitrios Konstantakos

Dimitrios Konstantakos serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at New York University's Tandon School of Engineering. He concurrently acts as CEO and founder of Deep Excavation LLC and chairs the Earth Retaining Structures Committee of ASCE/G-I.

His academic credentials include:

• Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Bachelor of Science from University of Massachusetts Lowell

Specializing in geotechnical engineering, his research spans deep excavations, soil-structure interaction, slope stability, helical piles, and software development. He pioneered the DeepEX software platform—adopted by 1,200+ global engineers—which integrates international standards and evolved the deepexcavation.com website into a comprehensive industry resource since 2000.

Professional recognition includes:

• ASCE Honor

With extensive international project experience including the 2001 World Trade Center recovery, he holds professional licenses in New York and Europe while advocating for geotechnical engineering's critical societal role.