Georgios Anogiatis

Georgios Anogiatis serves as Associate Professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, based at the Bruges Campus. He heads the Hydraulics and Geotechnics subdivision and holds key committee roles including membership in the Council of the Faculty of Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Department Council, and Faculty Council for International Policy.

His research centers on soil-structure interaction dynamics, specializing in pile foundation behavior under seismic and cyclic loading. He develops continuum analytical models for geotechnical systems including retaining walls and embedded foundations, with emphasis on wave propagation in layered soils and p-y/t-z curve development. Current work integrates physics-informed neural networks and probabilistic methods to address offshore wind turbine foundation challenges.

Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a concentrated focus on offshore renewable energy infrastructure, particularly soil-pile interaction mechanisms in inhomogeneous soils, cyclic foundation response, and computational efficiency enhancements. Key themes include decommissioning strategies for wind turbine foundations, sediment bed system development for ocean basin testing, and probabilistic performance assessment under seabed variability.

He leads multiple major research initiatives including the €2.1M ATHENA project (2022-2026) on analytical programming efficiency and the 2024-2029 decommissioning strategies project for offshore wind foundations. His grant portfolio demonstrates strong industry-academia collaboration in offshore renewable energy validation and coastal engineering applications.

Anogiatis directs research activities at KU Leuven's Bruges Campus Hydraulics and Geotechnics group, leveraging the Coastal & Ocean Basin facility for experimental validation of offshore foundation systems. His team specializes in centrifuge testing, wave basin experiments, and computational modeling for dredging, coastal protection, and offshore renewable energy infrastructure.