PROF. THANASIS TRIANTAFILLOU

Τhanasis Triantafillou is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Director of the Structural Materials Laboratory at the University of Patras, Greece. He received the Diploma in Civil Engineering from the University of Patras (1985), and the MSc (1987) and PhD (1989) Degrees from MIT. He worked as Post-Doctoral Research Associate (1989) and as Assistant Professor (1990-1993) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT; and as Visiting Professor in the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research – EMPA (summers of 1990-1991). He is the author of 5 books; 30 book chapters; 85 papers in international scientific Journals; 145 papers in conference proceedings (including 18 keynotes); 15 invited papers in workshops; and >100 research reports. He has been scientific coordinator in 40 research projects with funding from private or public organisations and the European Commission. He has received a number of awards, including the IIFC Medal (2010), the Golden Mirko Roš Medal from the EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) for life’s work in the field of Materials and Engineering Science (2007), and three Best Research Paper Awards (2003, 2002, 1997) from the ASCE J. of Composites for Construction and the ASCE J. of Materials in Civil Engineering. He has consulting experience in the field of advanced materials and strengthening/seismic retrofitting of concrete, masonry and timber structures. His publications have received >10100 citations and his h-index is 46 (Google Scholar, 5 Apr. 2019). Prof. Triantafillou is a member of several International and National Scientific Committees and Societies (including: Head of the Greek delegation in fib) and member of the International Editorial Board for 8 International Journals. His main research interests are focused in the application of advanced structural materials in structures, with emphasis in the field of strengthening/retrofitting of concrete, masonry and timber structures with FRP and textile-based composites. He has limited research activity in developing innovative systems for the seismic isolation of infill walls in RC and steel frames, in steel-concrete composite construction and in the damage detection of materials and structures using smart monitoring systems. His early research interests were focused in the mechanics of cellular materials and in the optimum design of structural sandwich panels.