Vasileios Angelidakis

Prof. Vasileios Angelidakis is a Professor at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), specializing in Discrete Element Method (DEM) modeling, granular materials, and particle dynamics. His research focuses on numerical simulations of particulate systems, including particle shape characterization, DEM framework comparisons, and applications in additive manufacturing, railway ballast, and material science. He has collaborated internationally, contributing to open-source DEM software like MercuryDPM and Yade, and has published extensively on topics such as clump dynamics, thermal-particle interactions, and global benchmark studies on granular behavior. He has also worked on seismic engineering, analyzing structural responses to earthquake-induced ground motion.

Education: PhD in Engineering (Newcastle University, 2022), MSc in Structural Engineering (National Technical University of Athens, 2016), Diploma in Civil Engineering (National Technical University of Athens, 2014).

Research Interests: DEM modeling, particle shape effects, granular flow, computational mechanics, additive manufacturing processes, and seismic structural analysis.

Publications highlight his work on open-source frameworks, particle morphology analysis, and validation studies across disciplines. His contributions include algorithms for rotational motion integration and tools like CLUMP and SHAPE for particle representation.