Georgios E. Stavroulakis

Professor Georgios E. Stavroulakis is a distinguished academic at the Technical University of Crete, where he serves as Professor in the Department of Production Engineering and Management within the School of Production Engineering and Management. He is also the Head of the Institute of Computational Mechanics and Optimization (Co.Mec.O) at the university. Additionally, he holds the position of Honorary Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and has qualifications as Privatdozent for Mechanics at the Carolo Wilhelmina Technical University in Braunschweig, Germany.

His educational background includes:

• Diploma of Civil Engineering with highest honours (9.20/10) from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1985)
• PhD with honours from Department of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1991)
• Habilitation and venia legendi for mechanics from Carolo Wilhelmina Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany (2000)

Professor Stavroulakis has made significant contributions to the fields of Computational Mechanics, Optimization, and Structural Analysis. His research focuses on nonsmooth and nonconvex mechanics problems, optimal design of materials and structures, solution of inverse problems, design of smart structures, and application of soft computing methods (neuro-fuzzy systems) in mechanics. His scholarly output demonstrates a clear trend toward integrating machine learning techniques with traditional computational mechanics approaches, particularly through physics-informed neural networks and data-driven computational homogenization, while maintaining strong work on masonry structures, smart materials, and vibration control.

His notable recognitions include:

• Co-Editor of the Book Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems (World Scientific Publishers)
• Member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Global Optimization
• Member of the Advisory Board for Book Series Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications
• Elected member of the executive board of the Hellenic Society of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
• Former president of the Greek Association of Computational Mechanics

As an educator, Professor Stavroulakis has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Technical University of Crete since 2006, covering mechanics, optimization, and computational methods. He has supervised numerous students and organized major academic conferences including the 9th GRACM International Congress on Mechanics (2018) and the 10th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics (2013).

His laboratory, Co.Mec.O, serves as a research hub for computational mechanics and optimization at the Technical University of Crete, developing theory, algorithms, and software for structural analysis and computational mechanics problems.