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Detailed

Curriculum vitæ

Dr. Ing. V. K. Dertimanis

Chair of Structural Mechanics

ETH Zürich

January 2019

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Contents 1. Curriculum vitæ (resume) ........................................................................................................... 3

1.1. Personal information ......................................................................................................................... 3

1.2. Current Position ................................................................................................................................ 3

1.3. Professional experience ..................................................................................................................... 4

1.4. Education and training ...................................................................................................................... 5

1.5. Training and further education .......................................................................................................... 6

1.6. Languages ......................................................................................................................................... 6

1.7. Computer Skills ................................................................................................................................. 6

2. Academic and research activities ................................................................................................ 8

2.1. ETH Zürich ......................................................................................................................................... 8

2.2. National Technical University of Athens ........................................................................................... 10

2.3. Technical Reviewer .......................................................................................................................... 11

2.4. Journal Editorial Activities ............................................................................................................... 12

2.5. Peer – review of research proposals ................................................................................................ 12

2.6. Research projects ............................................................................................................................ 12

2.7. Academic Events Organization ......................................................................................................... 13

2.8. Invited Presentations & Talks .......................................................................................................... 14

3. Professional activities ............................................................................................................... 15

3.1. Structural vibration analyst ............................................................................................................. 15

3.2. Measurement engineer ................................................................................................................... 15

3.3. ADR Inspector ................................................................................................................................. 16

3.4. Speaker in seminars ........................................................................................................................ 16

3.5. Design, analysis and construction of metallic tanks and fixed-tank vehicles ...................................... 17

4. List of publications .................................................................................................................... 18

4.1. Books .............................................................................................................................................. 18

4.2. Book chapters ................................................................................................................................. 18

4.3. Journals .......................................................................................................................................... 18

4.4. International Conferences ............................................................................................................... 20

4.5. Conferences (poster/presentation only) .......................................................................................... 27

APPENDIX: CATALOG OF ACADEMIC & RESEARCH PROJECTS (2002 - 2013) .................................... 28

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1. Curriculum vitæ (resume)

1.1. Personal information

Surname Ntertimanis

Name Vasileios

Father name Konstantinos

Mother name Dimitra

Date/Place of Birth 02.09.1976, Athens, Greece

Military Service Hellenic Air Force Academy, Cessna T–41 Engineer

Family Status Married, father of two children

Home Address Isengrundstrasse 12

8134 Adliswil

+41 78 649 44 99

[email protected]

Work Address ETH Zürich

Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK)

Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5

8093 Zürich

+41 44 633 79 45

[email protected]

1.2. Current Position

05.2017 – Oberassistent und Dozent, ETH Zürich, Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK),

Chair of Structural Mechanics

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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1.3. Professional experience

01.2014 – 04.2017 Research Associate, ETH Zürich, Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK), Chair

of Structural Mechanics

11.2012 – 11.2013 Marie Curie Experienced Researcher, SmartEN ITN Programme, Cyprus

University of Technology

Research in signal processing, event classification, structural health

monitoring, life-cycle assessment of structures and infrastructures, urban

climate monitoring and structural degradation.

05.2010 – 10.2012 Senior Researcher & Vibration Analyst, Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering,

National Technical University of Athens

Research in structural vibration analysis, experimental earthquake

engineering, structural identification, structural health monitoring, hybrid

testing.

Vibration analysis in shaking table tests.

Tutor in postgraduate courses.

01.2012 – 10.2012 Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Machine Elements, National Technical

University of Athens.

Research in accelerated fatigue tests on PZT patches attached to steel beams

for determining the gradual degradation of the actuator: establishment of

relationship between fatigue and dissipated power; specification of a

suitable performance index that combines the electrical with the mechanical

response of the system. Design of vehicle bumpers from mineral matrix

composites. Model–based identification and useful life estimation of rolling

bearings.

09.2006 – 07.2012 Senior Researcher, Measurement Engineer, ADR Keynote Speaker and

Inspector, Vehicles Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens.

Research in vibration analysis of heavy vehicles, structural optimization,

structural identification, structural health monitoring.

Tutor in graduate and postgraduate courses and co-supervisor of diploma

and postgraduate Theses.

Structural testing in accordance to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

Training of Inspectors, Safety Advisors and Drives in accordance to ADR

Regulations.

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Inspection, testing and type approval of fixed-tank vehicles in accordance to

EN 12972 και of vehicles carrying explosive articles and substances in

accordance to ADR.

12.2000 – 05.2007 Freelancer Engineer

Design, analysis and construction supervision of fixed-tank vehicles for the

carriage of flammable liquids and of vehicles carrying explosive articles and

substances.

1.4. Education and training

1.4.1. PhD

Dates 02.2001 – 09.2006

Institute National Technical University of Athens

School Mechanical Engineering

Section Mechanical Design & Automatic Control

Laboratory Vehicles

Title Modelling and Identification of Faults in Mechanical Systems

Committee Prof. C. Spentzas (supervisor)

Prof. I. Antoniadis

Prof. C. Provatidis

Prof. E. Papadopoulos

Prof. N. Krikelis

Prof. Μ. Sfantzikopoulos

Ass. Prof. S. Diplaris

1.4.2. Diploma

Dates 09.1995 – 09.2000

Title Mechanical Engineer

Grade «Very Good» (7.09)

Institute University of Patras

School Mechanical Engineering

Section Constructions (CAD/CAM)

Diploma Thesis

Title Identification of a servomotor system

Supervisor Prof. S.D. Fassois

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Grade Excellent (10)

Student Project Thesis

Title Solving Differential Equations with Laplace & Fourier

Transforms

Supervisor Ass. Prof. E. Manatakis

Grade Excellent (10)

1.4.3. Primary / Secondary Education

1981 – 1987 9th Ilion Primary School

1987 – 1990 5th Ilion Gymnasium

1990 – 1993 5th Ilion Lyceum

1.5. Training and further education

10.2005 ADR Inspector, Greek Ministry of Greek Ministry of Transport

and Communication

10.2003 Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor, National Technical

University of Athens

1.6. Languages

Greek

Mother tongue

Listening Reading Speaking Writing

English C1 C1 C1 C1

German A2 B1 A2 B1

1.7. Computer Skills

Operating Systems Windows, Ubuntu

Desktop Applications Open Office , MS Office

Typesetting Systems LaTeX

Networks Administrator (basic skills)

Web Design HTML/CSS/JavaScript (basic skills)

Programming Python/Java (basic skills)

Computational Environments MATLAB / Simulink(1), Octave, ANSYS Design Space(2), MSC

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Adams(3), CSI SAP2000

2D/3D Design Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor

Vehicle Dynamics CarSim / TruckSim(4)

Measurement Software(5) NI LabView, HBM Catman, GARTNER

(1) Design and implementation of a TOOLBOX, fully compatible with the latest releases of Mathworks,

which includes among others:

Over one hundred new commands for:

o Creation and analysis of linear systems

o Creation and analysis of distributed systems

o Optimization

o Non – parametric and parametric identification

o Statistical and spectral processing of multivariate time – series

Complete documentation, in the framework of other MATLAB Toolboxes. The

documentation includes analytical theory for the aforementioned fields, examples and

references.

Excellent cooperation to other MATLAB Toolboxes.

Automated install / uninstall.

Versioning scheme. (2,3,4) Attendance of related seminars (certifications are available). (5) Data acquisition with corresponding equipment, including:

DAQ cards: PCMCIA-6036, PCI-6023E, PCI-7344

DAQ units: SPIDER, MGCplus, GARTNER

Connectors and amplifiers: BNC 2090, CB - 68LP, UMI – 7744, KISTLER, PCB (single and

multichannel)

Sensors:

o Uniaxial and triaxial KISTLER και PCB acceleration sensors

o Wireless acceleration sensor networks

o Uniaxial HBM acceleration sensors

o Triaxial MEMS acceleration and inclination sensors

o Strain - gauges: single, crosses, rosettes, Wheatstone bridges

o Torque sensors

o Load cells

Structural Excitation:

o MTS shaking table, shakers and impulse hammers.

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2. Academic and research activities

2.1. ETH Zürich

2.1.1. Courses

Lecturer for the following Master courses:

Identification Methods for Structural Systems (2014–), under the Master Program in Civil

Engineering (50%).

Structural Dynamics and Vibration Problems (2017–), under the Master Program in Civil

Engineering (25%).

Lecturer for the following short courses:

Uncertainty Quantification & Data Analysis in Applied Sciences, 6-17 March 2017, ETH

Zurich.

Uncertainty Quantification & Data Analysis in Applied Sciences, 19-29 March 2018, ETH

Zurich.

Structural Health Monitoring and Dynamic Identification of Structures, 23-26 September

2014, University of Bergamo, Italy.

2.1.2. Theses

PhD Thesis Committee:

[1] Espinosa, M.G., Risk estimation of rocking components subjected to ground motions,

University of Oxford, 2018.

Instructor of PhD students:

[1] Zaccherini, R., Metastructures for Seismic Vibration Attenuation, ongoing.

[2] Tatsis, Κ., Physical-based Reduced Order Models for Wind Turbine condition Monitoring,

ongoing.

[3] Martin-Sanz, Η., Getting more out of Structures through monitoring and simulation, ongoing.

[4] Ou, Υ., Vibration-Based System Identification and Damage Detection for Structural

Components of Wind Turbines, ongoing.

[5] Leyder, C., Structural global response of an innovative post-tensioned timber building,

successful defend on 20.01.2018.

[6] Miah, M, Semi-active control for Magnetorheological (MR) dampers via coupling of System

Identification (SI) methods, successful defend on 22.06.2015.

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Instructor of Master Theses:

[1] Hoelzl, C., Assessment of the railway substructure, 2018.

[2] Ciliberti, A., Condition assessment of bridges using monitoring data, Alma Mater Studiorum,

University of Bologna, 2018.

[3] Aguzzi, G., Investigation of Layered Metafoundations for Seismic Waves Attenuation, Alma

Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 2017.

[4] Gabbianelli E., Layered Periodic Metafoundations for Seismic Isolation, Alma Mater

Studiorum, University of Bologna, 2017.

[5] Schindler, J. Fatigue Assessment of a steel truss girder bridge: structural identification and

monitoring setup, 2016.

[6] Werner, S., Fatigue Assessment of a Steel Truss Girder Bridge: Finite Element Modelling and

Moving Mass Analysis, 2016.

[7] Wagner, P.-R., Robust to uncertainties optimization of metastructures for seismic hazard

mitigation, 2016.

Supervision of Master Projects:

[1] Baumann, M., Beeler, L. and Bühler, M., Zerstörungsfreie Prüfmethoden zur frühzeitigen

Erkennung von Schäden in der Wasserabdichtung von Brückenbauwerken, 2018.

[2] Henschel, M., Damage Detection for Wind Turbine Blades under varying environmental

conditions, 2017.

[3] Zhu, N., Damage Detection for Wind Turbine Blades under varying environmental conditions,

2017.

[4] Bernhard, P. and Galkovski, T., Fatigue Assessment of Orthogonally Reinforced Concrete

Slabs, 2016.

[5] Konradi, D. and Hiegermoser, D., Identification of Time-Varying Structural Systems /

Identification of moving forces, 2016.

[6] Diethelm, J., Ottinger, D., Romer, F., Construction of a Drop-Weight Device for Bridge

Testing, 2015.

[7] Wagner, P.-R., Design of a metamaterial for seismic hazard mitigation, 2015.

[8] Lee, M. and Lampach, L., Vibration-based damage detection for structures, 2015.

[9] Psychari, A., Vibration Mitigation of a 5-story Shear Frame using a Magnetorheological

Damper solution, 2014.

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Supervision of Bachelor Projects:

[1] Evers, J and Fehr, M., Extension of the Online Platform of the House of Natural Resources,

2018.

[2] Rämi, B. and Schiavi, R., Designing an online platform for a SBB bridge in Sempach, 2018.

[3] Steffen, C. and Mesaric, R., Design of an Online Platform for the monitoring of the House of

Natural Resources, 2017.

[4] Marketsmüller, M., Milojevic, N. and Rüegg, J., Continuous Modal Tracking of the House of

Natural Resources, 2017.

[5] Beeler, L. and Bissig, D., Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Apparatus, 2016.

[6] Hefti, F. and Stutz, D., Vibration testing of scaled frame structures with different stiffness

and damping properties, 2015.

2.2. National Technical University of Athens

2.2.1. Courses

Teaching assistant for the following Bachelor courses:

Design for Manufacturing (2001 – 2002)

Computational Methods in Structures (2003 – 2004)

Mechanisms and Introduction to Machine Design (2002 – 2006)

Vehicle Computational Project (2006 – 2007)

Vehicles Design II (2005 - 2009)

Co-Instructor for the following Master courses:

Systems Optimization (2004 – 2009), under the Automation Systems postgraduate program.

Experimental Earthquake Engineering (2010 - 2012), under the Design and Analysis of

Structures postgraduate program. For the course, I have co–authored the following

supplementary course notes:

H.P. Mouzakis and V.K. Dertimanis, Experimental Earthquake Engineering, National Technical

University of Athens, Greece, 2012.

MATLAB Semester Course (2011 – 2012), under the Protection of Monuments, Sites and

Complexes postgraduate program.

2.2.2. Theses

Supervision of Master Theses:

[1] Makris, G., Tank–Vehicle's Dynamic Behaviour Modelling and Optimization, 2009.

[2] Drosos, H., Articulated Tank–Vehicle's Suspension Optimization, 2008.

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[3] Salteris, A., Modelling and Optimization of Structural Characteristics in Heavy Vehicles, 2008.

[4] Giakakoglou, S. and Bougesis, G., Measurements of Vehicles' Dynamic Performance

Elements, 2005.

[5] Tsantilas, P., Design of Fiber Reinforced Tanks for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods, 2003.

Supervision of Bachelor Theses:

[1] Blassopoulos, K., Optimization of Dynamic Characteristics in Triaxial Semi–Trailer Tank–

Vehicle, 2008.

[2] Fragkiadoulakis, N., Modelling of an Articulated Tank–Vehicle, 2007.

[3] Daoutis, G., Tank Design for the Carriage of Bitumen According to Standards, 2006.

[4] Dourambeis, N., Experimental Stress Analysis using Strain Gauges, 2006.

[5] Giantsis, P., Testing Apparatus Installation for the Determination of Stress State in Tank

Intended for the Carriage of Flammable Liquids, 2004.

[6] Salteris, A., Experimental Determination of Stress State in Tank Intended for the Carriage of

Flammable Liquids, 2004.

[7] Petropoulos, N., Section Calculation of a Tank Intended for the Carriage of Flammable

Liquids, 2004.

[8] Petrou, E., A Testing Apparatus for the Guidance and Modelling of a Flexible Robotic Arm,

2003.

[9] Blassopoulos, G., Analysis Methodologies in Mechanical Systems, 2002.

2.3. Technical Reviewer

Board of reviewers for:

Advances in Mechanical Engineering (SAGE)

Applied Sciences (MDPI)

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer)

Frontiers in Built Environment (Frontiers)

International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (IJAME)

International Journal of Systems Science (Taylor & Francis)

International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems (Inderscience)

Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE)

Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)

Journal of Sound and Vibration (Elsevier)

Journal of Vibration and Control (SAGE)

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Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (Elsevier)

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile

Engineering (SAGE)

Sensors (MDPI)

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (Elsevier)

Structural Control and Health Monitoring (Wiley)

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (Elsevier)

Wind Energy (Wiley)

2.4. Journal Editorial Activities

Editorial Board member, Helyion, Elsevier.

2.5. Peer – review of research proposals

Reviewer of contributions submitted to Greek National Research Actions under the title

Development - support of new innovative businesses, particularly knowledge-intensive (Spin-off &

Spin-out).

2.6. Research projects1

OMISM, ETH Mobility Initiative Grant, On board Monitoring for Integrated Systems

Understanding & Management Improvement in Railways, in collaboration with Prof. Corman and

the Swiss Federal railways (SBB), ongoing.

FORESEE, H2020-MG-2016-2017 Grant, Future proofing strategies FOr RESilient transport

networks against Extreme Events, MG-7-1-2017 RIA, ongoing.

R’Equip, SNSF Grant, Smart Monitoring System for Inspection and Life-Cycle Assessment of

Critical Infrastructure, Project # 2-77242-17, ongoing.

INSPIRE, ITN Training Network, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018, Innovative Ground Interface Concepts

for Structure Protection, ongoing.

DyVirt, ITN Training Network, MSCA-ITN-2017, Dynamic Virtualisation: modelling performance

of engineering structures, ongoing.

WINDMIL RT-DT, ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant, ERC-2018-PoC, An autonomous Real-Time

Decision Tree framework for monitoring and diagnostics on wind turbines, ongoing.

1 An analytical catalog of all associated research and work contracts (2002-2013) is given in the Appendix.

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WINDMIL – Smart Monitoring Inspection and Life-Cycle Assessment of Wind Turbines (Prof.

Chatzi’s ERC Starting Grant ERC-2015-StG #679843), ongoing.

Concrete Solutions, National research Programme NRP70 “Energy Turnaround”, Project

#407040_154060, Getting more out of Structures through monitoring and simulation, ongoing.

ETH HONR - House of Natural Resources: innovative Structure for Sustainable Buildings (ETH

Research Grant, Forschungsgesuch ETH-26 12-2).

Structural health monitoring of a wind tower facility in Lübbenau Germany, in collaboration

with Repower Wind Lübbenau GmbH.

Structural Identification for Condition Assessment of Swiss Bridges, Research Grant funded by

Bundesamt für Strassen - ASTRA (Federal Roads Office - FEDRO), Project # AGB 2012/015,

effective 30/11/2012-31/08/2014.

SERIES – Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies (FP7-

INFRASTRUCTURES, #227887).

SAFECAST – Performance of Innovative Mechanical Connections in Precast Building Structures

under Seismic Conditions (FP7-SME, #218417).

2.7. Academic Events Organization

06.2019: WESC 2019 Conference: Minisymposium on Structural Health Monitoring: Applications

and Potential in Wind Energy.

06.2019: UNCECOMP 2019 Conference: Minisymposium on Uncertainty Quantification in

Vibration based Monitoring and Structural Dynamics Simulations.

06.2019: EMI 2019 Conference: Special Session on Mechanical metamaterials for waves

mitigation and control.

01.2019: IMAC 2019 Conference: Special Session on Recursive Bayesian Estimation for Real-Time

Monitoring and Maintenance.

05.2018: EMI 2018 Conference: Special Session on Metamaterials for vibration mitigation.

09.1027: 7AESE: 7th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural

Engineering: Special Session on Field Testing and Structural Health Monitoring.

09.2017: SMAR 2017 Conference: Special Session on Vibration-based Structural Health

Monitoring.

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11.2016: Academia Industry Modeling (AIM) Week2: organization of the event and the following

thematic areas:

a. HILTI – Acoustic emission of a discoid excited by varying frictional contact (team

supervision)

b. HILTI - Setting adhesive anchors

c. IBM - Finding holes in materials

d. Meteomatics GmbH - Verzasca flash flood prediction

e. SIEMENS - Automatic Conversion of BIM/IFC Data for Thermal Energy Simulation (team

supervision)

f. General Electric - Troubleshooting for thermodynamic network calculations

g. JPMorgan Chase & Co - Low Latency solutions for High Frequency data in Automated

Trading Systems

11.2015: Academia Industry Modeling (AIM) Week: Team supervision for the following thematic

area:

a. Seitz Valves - An Energy Dissipation Model for Viscoelastic Material and a Fatigue

Simulation tool. A case study for POM-C.

2.8. Invited Presentations & Talks

[1] Dertimanis, V.K., Strukturidentifikation für die Zustandsbeurteilung von Brücken in der Schweiz,

ASTRA Unternehmertagung, Bern, Schweiz, 2018.

[2] Dertimanis, V.K., Open Research Topics in System Identification and Structural Health

Monitoring, Bergamo, Italy, 2018.

[3] Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E.N., On the engineering implications of seismic metamaterials:

technical requirements and practical challenges, 3rd Workshop on Seismic Metamaterials,

Bologna, Italy, 2017.

2 Computational Science Zürich, a joint ETH Zürich and University of Zürich PhD Program, organizes every year the Industry Academia Modelling Week, the responsibility for the organization of which is undertaken by a Chair.

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3. Professional activities

3.1. Structural vibration analyst

Theoretical and experimental structural analysis and earthquake engineering in the Laboratory for

Earthquake Engineering, National Technical University of Athens.

Related actions / responsibilities:

Shaking table software and controller updating.

Design and analysis of multi-story prefabricated timber buildings.

Earthquake response of structures.

Structural vibration analysis (e.g. petroleum reactors, various types of specimens, etc.)

Implementation of modern structural identification methods.

3.2. Measurement engineer

Measurement engineer for the Vehicles Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, for the

following quantities, according to ISO 17025:

Acceleration

Elongation

Strain

Stress

Torsional Torque


Design and realization of measurement chains (sensors, conditioners, DAQ units, cabling and

PC) for the measurement of each quantity, in mechanical (not only) structures.

Design and realization of measurement procedures (methods), in view of the requirements

for repeatability and reproducibility in the implemented experiments.

Assessment of all measurement uncertainties rising from corresponding equipment

certificates (Type B).

Development of an internal method for the calculation of the total measurement

uncertainty (Type A, Type B, combined uncertainty, total uncertainty).

Realization of testing apparatus for the periodic inspection of the equipment.

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Compilation of measurement manuals.

Compilation of measurement reports according to ISO 8002.

Research on relevant Metrology legislations and scientific publications.

Attendance of relative seminar, organized by the Hellenic Institute of Metrology.

3.3. ADR Inspector

ADR Inspector for the type approval of fixed – tank vehicles carrying flammable liquids and vehicles

for the carriage of blasting explosives.


Inspection of vehicle documentation.

Inspection of compliance to the prescribed design type.

Inspection and measurement of tank shell thickness (where applicable).

Inspection of the equipment.

Hydraulic pressure tests (where applicable).

3.4. Speaker in seminars 3

3.4.1. ADR Inspectors

Speaker in training seminar of ADR inspectors organized by the Greek Ministry of Transport

and Communication.

3.4.2. Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors

Originator in up to 23 training seminars of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors, organized by

the Vehicles Laboratory and the Dynamics & Constructions Laboratory, National Technical

University of Athens.

Originator in training seminar of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors, organized by the

Vehicles Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, for the Greek Railways.

Originator in up to 3 training seminars of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors, organized by the

Chemical Process Engineering Laboratory, University of Thessaloniki.

Originator in training seminar of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors, organized by the Cyprus

Certification Company (in Cyprus).

3 The total duration of teaching in all the aforementioned seminars exceeds 2000 hours.

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3.4.3. ADR Drivers

Originator (exclusive) in up to 10 training seminars of ADR drivers, organized by the Cyprus

Certification Company (in Cyprus).

3.5. Design, analysis and construction of metallic tanks and fixed-tank vehicles

3.5.1. Type approval of metallic tanks

Signatory engineer of up to 50 corresponding tank design Type Approvals, issued by the domestic

Ministry of Transport and Communication, according to ADR related standards (as for example EN

13094:2008).


Selection of appropriate tank materials (steel, aluminum alloys) and traceability of their

mechanical properties.

Tank design for the carriage of flammable liquids: geometry selection, optimum positioning of

tank supports with respect to several vehicle frames, optimum design of partitions.

Stress analysis under prescribed loading conditions.

Monitoring and inspection of construction.

3.5.2. Type approvals of fixed-tank vehicles

Design, construction supervision and assembly of fixed – tank vehicles for the carriage of flammable

liquids, for several domestic industries. Over 800 assemblies of fixed – tanks into vehicles of

categories N and O (two/three axle trucks, two axle trailers and three axle semi – trailers).


Design of appropriate supporting systems for the installation of tanks into various vehicle types.

Calculation of bolts and welds.

Monitoring and inspection of the construction and assembly process.

Ready fixed – tank vehicle testing performance prior to registration.

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4. List of publications

4.1. Books

[1] Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E.N., Structural System Identification and Health Monitoring: a

Primer, CRC Press, in preparation.

4.2. Book chapters

[1] Dertimanis, V.K., Mouzakis, H.P. and Psycharis, I.N., On the control of shaking tables in

acceleration mode: An adaptive signal processing framework, in F. Taucer, R. Apostolska

(Eds.), Experimental Research in Earthquake Engineering, Ch. 12, 159-172, Geotechnical

Geological and Earthquake Engineering series Vol. 35, Springer International Publishing,

Heidelberg, 2015.

[2] Dertimanis, V.K. and Koulocheris, D.V., VAR based state-space structures: realization,

statistics and spectral analysis, in C. Andrade, J. Filipe and J.-L. Ferrier (Eds.), Lecture Notes in

Electrical Engineering, 85, 301-315, Springer, Berlin, 2011.

[3] Koulocheris, D.V. and Dertimanis, V.K., Evolutionary parametric identification of dynamic

systems, in Hithoshi Iba (Ed.), Frontiers in Evolutionary Robotics, Ch. 15, 275-290, I-Tech

Education and Publishing, Vienna, 2008.

4.3. Journals

[1] Martin-Sanz, H., Tatsis, K., Dertimanis, V.K., Avendaño Valencia, L.D., Bruehwiler, E., and

Chatzi, E., Environmental and operational variability influence on monitoring UHPFRC

strengthened viaduct, submitted to Structure and Infrastructure Engineering.

[2] Zaccherini, R., Palermo, A., Krödel, S., Dertimanis, V.K., Marzani, A., Daraio, C., and Chatzi,

E.N., Attenuation of Guided Surface Acoustic Modes in Granular Media via Resonant

Metasurfaces, submitted to the New Journal of Physics.

[3] Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N., Eftekhar Azam, S. and Papadimitriou, C., Input–state–parameter

estimation of structural systems from limited output information, submitted to Mechanical

Systems and Signal Processing.

[4] Giagopoulos, D., Arailopoulos, A., Dertimanis, V.K., Papadimitriou, C., Chatzi, E. and

Grompanopoulos, K., Structural health monitoring and fatigue damage estimation using

vibration measurements and finite element model updating, Structural Health Monitoring, #

1475921718790188, 2018.

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[5] Palermo, A., Krödel, S., Matlack, K.H., Zaccherini, R., Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N., Marzani, A.,

and Daraio, C., Hybridization of Guided Surface Acoustic Modes in unconsolidated granular

media by a resonant metasurface, Physical Review Applied, 9(5), # 054026, 2018.

[6] Wagner, P.-R., Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N. and Beck, J.L., Robust-to-Uncertainties Optimal

Reliability Design of Seismic Metastructures, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 144(3), #

04017181,2018.

[7] Leyder, C., Dertimanis, V.K., Frangi, A., Chatzi, E. and Lombaert, G., Optimal sensor placement

methods and metrics - Comparison and implementation on a timber frame structure,

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 14(7), 997 – 1010, 2018.

[8] Shokrani, Y., Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N. and Savoia, M., On the use of Mode Shape

Curvatures for Damage Localization under Varying Environmental Conditions, Structural

Control and Health Monitoring, 25(4), e2132, 2018.

[9] Dertimanis, V.K., Spriridonakos, M.D. and Chatzi, E.N., Data-driven uncertainty quantification

of structural systems via B-spline expansion, Computers and Structures, 207, 245-257, 2018.

[10] Ou, Y., Chatzi, E.N., Dertimanis, V.K. and Spiridonakos, M.D., Vibration-based experimental

damage detection of a small-scale wind turbine blade, Structural Health Monitoring, 16(1), 79-

96, 2017.

[11] Miah, M.S., Chatzi, E.N., Dertimanis, V.K. and Weber, F., Real-time experimental Validation of

a novel Semi-active Control Scheme for Vibration Mitigation, Structural Control and Health

Monitoring, 24(3), e1878, 2017.

[12] Wagner P.R., Dertimanis, V.K., Antoniadis, I.A., and Chatzi, E.N., On the feasibility of structural

metamaterials for seismic-induced vibration mitigation, International Journal of Earthquake

and Impact Engineering, 1(1/2), 20-56, 2016.

[13] Dertimanis, V.K., Antoniadis, I.A., and Chatzi, E.N., Feasibility analysis on the attenuation of

strong ground motions using finite periodic lattices of mass-in-mass barriers, Journal of

Engineering Mechanics, 142(9), 04016060, 2016.

[14] Miah, M.S., Chatzi, E.N., Dertimanis, V.K. and Weber, F., Nonlinear Modeling of a Rotational

MR Damper via an Enhanced Bouc-Wen Model, Smart Materials and Structures, 24(10),

105020, 2015.

[15] Dertimanis, V.K., Mouzakis, H.P. and Psycharis, I.N., On the acceleration–based adaptive

inverse control of shaking tables, Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 44(9), 1329-

1350, 2015.

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[16] Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N., and Spiridonakos, M.D., Hybrid evolutionary identification of

output-error state-space models, Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, 1(4), 427-449,

2014.

[17] Dertimanis, V.K., Output-error state-space identification of vibrating structures using

evolution strategies: a benchmark study, Smart Materials and Systems, 14(1), 17-37, 2014.

[18] Dertimanis, V.K., On the use of dispersion analysis for model assessment in structural

identification, Journal of Vibration and Control, 19 (15), 2270-2284, 2013.

[19] Koulocheris, D.V., Dertimanis, V.K. and Spentzas, C.N., Parametric identification of vehicle

structural characteristics, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, 72 (1), 39-51, 2008.

[20] Koulocheris, D.V., Dertimanis, V.K. and Spentzas, C.N., Analysis and optimization of a fixed-

tank vehicle, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, 70 (3), 171-178, 2006.

[21] Koulocheris, D.V. and Dertimanis, V.K., A hybrid algorithm for the PEM estimation of ARMAX

structures, Foundations of Computing and Decision Sciences, 30 (4), 309-330, 2005.

[22] Koulocheris, D.V., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V.K., Parametric time domain identification

of a flexible robotic arm using evolutionary algorithms, WSEAS Trans. On Systems, 3 (1), 84-89,

2004.

[23] Koulocheris, D.V., Dertimanis, V.K. and Vrazopoulos, H., A Hybrid Evolution Strategy for

vehicle suspension optimization, WSEAS Trans. On Systems, 3 (1), 90-95, 2004.

[24] Koulocheris, D.V., Dertimanis, V.K. and Vrazopoulos, H., Evolutionary parametric identification

of dynamic systems, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, 68 (4), 173-181, 2004.

[25] Koulocheris, D.V., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V.K., Design of an I-Beam using a

deterministic Multiobjective optimization algorithm, WSEAS Trans. On Circuits and Systems, 2

(4), 794-799, 2003.

[26] Koulocheris, D.V., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V.K., ARMAX parameter estimation using

hybrid optimization techniques, WSEAS Trans. On Circuits and Systems, 2 (4), 788-793, 2003.

4.4. International Conferences

[1] Zaccherini, R., Palermo, A., Krödel, S., Dertimanis, V.K., Marzani, A., Daraio, C., and Chatzi,

E.N., Resonant metabarriers as seismic attenuators in granular media, in Proceedings of the

28th ISMA conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering (ISMA 2018), Leuven, Belgium,

September 17-19, 2018. (Talk by R. Zaccherini).

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[2] Tatsis, K., Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., On damage localization in wind turbine blades: a

critical comparison and assessment of modal-based criteria, in Proceedings of the 7th World

Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, 7WCSCM, Qingdao, China, July 22-25, 2018

(Talk by E. Chatzi).

[3] Tatsis, K., Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., Modal-based damage localization on wind turbine

blades under environmental variability, 9th European Workshop On Structural Health

Monitoring (EWSHM 2018), Manchester, UK, July 10-13, 2018 (Talk by E. Chatzi).

[4] Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., LQR-UKF Active Comfort Control of Passenger Vehicles with

Uncertain Dynamics, in Proceedings of the 18th IFAC Symposium on System Identification,

Stockholm, Sweden, July 9-11, 2018.

[5] Martín-Sanz, H., Dertimanis, V., Avendaño-Valencia, L.D., Chatzi, E., and Brühwiler, E.,

Monitoring of the Chillon viaduct after strengthening with UHPFRC, 9th International

Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2018), Melbourne,

Australia, 9-13 July 2018 (Talk by H. Martin-Sanz).

[6] Abdallah, I., Dertimanis, V., Mylonas, Ch., Tatsis, K., Chatzi, E., Dervilis, N., Worden, K. and

Maguire, E., Fault diagnosis of wind turbine structures using decision tree learning algorithms

with big data, ESREL 2018, Trondheim, Norway, 2018 (Talk by I. Abdallah).

[7] Abdallah, I., Dertimanis, V. and Chatzi, E., An autonomous real-time decision tree framework

for monitoring & diagnostics on wind turbines, WINERCOST 18, Catanzaro, Italy, 21–23 March

2018 (Talk by I. Abdallah).

[8] Papadimitriou, C., Chatzi, E.N., Eftekhar Azam, S. and Dertimanis, V.K., Fatigue Monitoring and

Remaining Lifetime Prognosis Using Operational Vibration Measurements, IMAC-XXXVI,

Orlando, Florida, 12–15 February, 2018 (Talk by C. Papadimitriou).

[9] Chatzi, E.N. and Dertimanis, V.K., On the Monitoring-Driven Assessment of Engineered

Systems, IMAC-XXXVI, Orlando, Florida, 12–15 February, 2018 (Talk by E. Chatzi).

[10] Gkoktsi, K., Giaralis, A., Klis, R. Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., Vibration-based structural

performance assessment via output only sub-Nyquist/ compressive wireless sensor data, 4th

International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil

Structures, SMAR 2017, September 13-15 2017, Zurich, Switzerland.

[11] Giagopoulos, D., Arailopoulos, A., Dertimanis, V., Papadimitriou, C., Chatzi, E. and

Grompanopoulos, K., Computational Framework for Online Estimation of Fatigue Damage

using Vibration Measurements from a Limited Number of Sensors, X International Conference

on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017, September 10-13 2017, Rome, Italy. (Talk by D.

Giagopoulos)

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[12] Tatsis, K., Dertimanis, V., Abdallah, I. and Chatzi, E., A substructure approach for fatigue

assessment on wind turbine support structures using output-only measurements, X

International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2017, September 10-13 2017,

Rome, Italy. (Talk by E. Chatzi)

[13] Ou, Y. Harmanci, Y.E., Chen, Q. De Soto, B.G., Dertimanis, V. and Chatzi, E., A finite element

analysis approach to improve interoperability for thermal energy simulations, 9th International

Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, ISEC-9, July 24-29 2017, Valencia, Spain.

[14] Ou, Y., Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E., Operational damage localization of wind turbine

blades, EVACES 2017, July 12-14 2017, San Diego, USA.

[15] Abdallah, I., Dertimanis, V. and Chatzi, E., Data-driven identification, classification and update

of decision tress for monitoring and diagnostics of wind turbines, 2nd ECCOMAS Thematic

Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Sciences and Engineering,

UNCECOMP 2017, Rhodes Island, Greece, 15–17 June 2017.

[16] Tsotalou, M., Giagopoulos, D., Dertimanis, V. and Chatzi, E., Model updating of a nonlinear

experimental vehicle using substructuring and unscented Kalman filtering, 2nd ECCOMAS

Thematic Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Sciences and

Engineering, UNCECOMP 2017, Rhodes Island, Greece, 15–17 June 2017 (Talk by D.

Giagopoulos).

[17] Abbiati, G., Whyte, C.A., Dertimanis, V.K. and Stojadinovic, B., Hybrid simulation of large-scale

structures at ETH Zürich: the new 8-actuator multi-axial subassemblage testing (MAST) setup,

in Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 2017

(Talk by G. Abbiati).

[18] Dertimanis, V.K., Eftekhar Azam, S., Chatzi, E. and Papadimitriou, C., Output-only fatigue

prediction of uncertain steel structures, 8th European Workshop On Structural Health

Monitoring (EWSHM 2016), Bilbao, Spain, 2016.

[19] Ou, Y., Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E., Wind Turbine Blade Damage Detection and Localization

via Spatiotemporal Kalman Filtering, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on

Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016), Delft, The Netherlands, 2016. (Talk by Y. Ou)

[20] Klis, R., Chatzi, E. and Dertimanis, V., Experimental Validation of Spectro-Temporal

Compressive Sensing for Vibration Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Networks, in Proceedings

of the 5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016), Delft, The

Netherlands, 2016. (Talk by R. Klis)

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[21] Ou, Y., Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E., Experimental damage detection of a wind turbine

blade under varying operational conditions, in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference

on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics (USD2016), Leuven, Belgium, 2016. (Talk by Y. Ou)

[22] Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E. and Weber, F., LQR-UKF semi-active control of (partially) uncertain

structures, 6th EACS European Conference, Sheffield, UK, 2016.

[23] Dertimanis, V., Giagopoulos, D. and Chatzi, E., Finite Element Metamodeling of Uncertain

Structures, European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and

Engineering, Crete, Greece, 2016.

[24] Shokrani, Y., Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N., and Savoia, M., Structural Damage Localization

Under Varying Environmental Conditions, in Proceedings of 11th HSTAM International

Congress on Mechanics, Athens, Greece, 2016.

[25] Dertimanis, V.K., Chatzi, E.N., Eftekhar Azam, S. and Papadimitriou, C., Fatigue assessment in

steel railway bridges using output only vibration measurements and partial structural

information, 3rd International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and

Maintenance, Cagliari, Italy, 2016.

[26] Giagopoulos, D., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E. and Spiridonakos, M., Online state and parameter

estimation of a nonlinear gear transmission system, IMAC-XXXIV, Orlando, United States,

2016. (Talk by D. Giagopoulos)

[27] Wagner, P.R., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E. and Antoniadis, I., Design of metamaterials for seismic

isolation, IMAC-XXXIV, Orlando, United States, 2016. (Talk by G. P.R. Wagner)

[28] Ou, Y., Grauvogl, B., Spiridonakos, M., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E. and Vidal, J., Vibration-based

Damage Detection on a Blade of a Small Scale Wind Turbine, International Workshop on

Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, USA, 2015. (Talk by M. Spiridonakos)

[29] Spiridonakos, M.D., Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E.N., Estimation of Data-Driven Polynomial

Chaos using hybrid Evolution Strategies, 4th International Conference on Soft Computing

Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 2015.

[30] Leyder, C., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E, and Frangi, A., Optimal Sensor Placement for the Modal

Identification of an Innovative Timber Structure, in Proceedings of UNCECOMP, Crete, Greece,

2015. (Talk by C. Leyder)

[31] Eftekhar-Azam, S., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E., and Papadimitriou, C., Output only schemes for

input-state-parameter estimation of linear systems, in Proceedings of UNCECOMP, Crete,

Greece, 2015. (Talk by E. Chatzi)

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[32] Dertimanis, V.K., Spiridonakos, M.D. and Chatzi, E.N., Dispersion-corrected, Operationally

Normalized Stabilization Diagrams for Robust Structural Identification, IMAC-XXXIII, Orlando,

USA, 2015.

[33] Lalas, A., Dertimanis, V.K., Antoniadis, I.A. and Chatzi, E.N., Considerations towards the

application of low-frequency locally resonant metamaterials for earthquake hazard mitigation,

in Proceedings of Engineering Mechanics Institute (ASCE) International Conference, Hong

Kong, 2015.

[34] Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E.N., Dispersion Corrected Stabilization Diagrams for model order

assessment in Structural Identification, in Proceedings of the 7th Workshop on Structural

Health Monitoring, Nantes, France, 2159-2166, 2014.

[35] Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E.N., A hybrid evolution strategy approach to the structural

identification problem via state-space models, in Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on

Structural Control and Monitoring, Barcelona, Spain, 2468-2477, 2014.

[36] Dertimanis, V.K., Mouzakis, H.P. and Psycharis, I.N., Real-Time Shaking Table Adaptive

Modeling under Acceleration Control: Effects of Training Signals and Specimen Dynamics, in

Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, Barcelona,

Spain, 996-1008, 2014.

[37] Koulocheris, D.V. and Dertimanis, V.K., Calculation of a Fixed–Tank Vehicle Optimum Dynamic

Performance, in Proceedings of Transport Research Arena 2012, Procedia - Social and

Behavioral Sciences, 48 (1), 2230-2240, 2012.

[38] Dertimanis, V., Koulocheris, D., Spitas, V. and Spitas, Ch., State-Space Realizations of

Multivariate Time-Series with Application to the Subspace Estimation of Vehicle Dynamics, 5th

IC–SCCE, Athens, Greece, 2012.

[39] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V., Spitas, V. and Spitas, Ch., Heavy Vehicle Roll-Plane Modeling

and Optimization of Transmissibility Ratios, 5th IC–SCCE, Athens, Greece, 2012.

[40] Koulocheris, D., Stathis, A., Costopoulos, Th. and Dertimanis, V., Residual Useful Life

Estimation for Rolling Element Bearings based on Vibration Signal Analysis, 5th IC–SCCE,

Athens, Greece, 2012.

[41] Spitas V., Spitas, Ch., Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., Improving the Crashworthiness of

Vehicle Bumpers by Using Low-Cost Mineral Matrix Glass-Fibre Composites, 5th IC–SCCE,

Athens, Greece, 2012.

[42] Spitas V., Spitas, Ch., Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., Accelerated Testing of PZT Patches

for Active Vibration Attenuation in Vehicle Oil Pans, 5th IC–SCCE, Athens, Greece, 2012.

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[43] Dertimanis, V. and Koulocheris, D., On the state–space realization of vector autoregressive

structures: an assessment, 6th ICINCO Conference, Milan, Italy, 2009.

[44] Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., Design of a novel hybrid optimization algorithm, 6th ICINCO

Conference, Milan, Italy, 2009.

[45] Dertimanis, V. and Koulocheris, D., Identification of vehicle suspensions’ faults from

multichannel excitation and vibration response measurements, 3rd IC–SCCE, Athens, Greece,

2008.

[46] Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., Design methodology and calculation of tank supports in a

heavy vehicle, 3rd IC–SCCE, Athens, Greece, 2008.

[47] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., On the estimation of optimum structural

parameters for a triaxial fixed–tank vehicle, 2007 JUMV International Automotive Conference,

Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.

[48] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., Estimation of vehicle’s structural parameters

from multi–channel vibration measurements, 2007 JUMV International Automotive

Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.

[49] Dertimanis, V. and Koulocheris, D., Vehicle’s suspension fault identification via modal

parameters update, 2007 JUMV International Automotive Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.

[50] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., On the estimation of vehicle’s dynamics from

vibration response data, 2006 International Congress Motor Vehicles and Motors, Kragujevac,

Serbia, 2006.

[51] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V., Spentzas, C. and Dourambeis, N., Optimisation of fixed-tank

vehicle’s dynamics, 2006 International Congress Motor Vehicles and Motors, Kragujevac,

Serbia, 2006.

[52] Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., A two-model approach for the improvement of a fixed

tank vehicle’s vertical and lateral dynamics, in Proceedings of the 8th Biennial ASME

Engineering Systems Design And Analysis, Torino, Italy, 2006.

[53] Koulocheris, D. and Dertimanis, V., Parametric identification of vehicle’s vertical dynamics

using vector autoregressive moving average models, in Proceedings of the 8th Biennial ASME

Engineering Systems Design And Analysis, Torino, Italy, 2006.

[54] Dertimanis, V., Koulocheris, D. and Spentzas, C., Assessment of a robust algorithm for the

detection and diagnosis of additive faults, in Proceedings of the 8th Biennial ASME Engineering

Systems Design And Analysis, Torino, Italy, 2006.

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[55] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., Structural optimization of a fixed-tank vehicle

using Complex method, 5th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics,

Limassol, Cyprus, 2005.

[56] Dertimanis, V., Koulocheris, D. and Spentzas, C., Design of a hybrid algorithm for ARMA

parameter estimation, 5th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics,

Limassol, Cyprus, 2005.

[57] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., Design and optimization of a fixed tank

vehicle, 2005 EAEC European Automotive Congress, Beograd, Serbia and Montenegro, 2005.

[58] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., Vehicle System Identification Using MIMO-

ARMAX Models, 2005 EAEC European Automotive Congress, Beograd, Serbia and

Montenegro, 2005.

[59] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., Optimum positioning of tank mountings in a

fixed tank vehicle, 7th Biennial ASME Engineering Systems Design And Analysis, Manchester,

United Kingdom, 2004.

[60] Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Spentzas, C., A novel optimization algorithm for the

estimation of ARMAX models, 7th Biennial ASME Engineering Systems Design And Analysis,

Manchester, United Kingdom, 2004.

[61] Koulocheris, D., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V., Hybrid Evolution Strategy for the design

of welded beams, in Proceedings of EUROGEN 2003, Barcelona, Spain, 2003. (Talk by H.

Vrazopoulos)

[62] Koulocheris, D., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V., Vehicle Suspension system identification

using Evolutionary Algorithms, in Proceedings of EUROGEN 2003, Barcelona, Spain, 2003.

[63] Dertimanis, V., Koulocheris, D., Vrazopoulos, H. and Kanarachos, A., Time–series parametric

modelling using Evolution Strategy with deterministic mutation operators, IFAC International

Conference on Intelligent Control Systems and Signal Processing, ICONS, Faro, Portugal, 2003.

[64] Koulocheris, D., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V., Optimization Algorithms for tuning

suspension systems used in ground vehicles, in Proceedings of ATT2002, Paris, France, 2002.

(Talk by H. Vrazopoulos)

[65] Kanarachos, A., Koulocheris, D., Dertimanis, V. and Vrazopoulos, H., Identification of a robotic

arm using optimization methods for model estimation, in Proceedings of IBEC2002, Paris,

France, 2002.

[66] Koulocheris, D., Vrazopoulos, H. and Dertimanis, V., Optimization Methodology for tuning

Fuzzy Logic Controllers, IFAC 2002, Barcelona, Spain, 2002. (Talk by H. Vrazopoulos).

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4.5. Conferences (poster/presentation only)

[1] Zimmermann, M., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E., and Corman, F., Estimating track condition based on

axle box accelerations of revenue trains, 4th International Conference on Railway Technology:

Research, Development and Maintenance (RAILWAYS 2018), Barcelona, Spain, 2018.

[2] Palermo, A., Krödel, S., Matlack, K., Zaccherini, R., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E., Marzani, A., and

Daraio, C., Large scale metasurfaces for seismic waves control, The Journal of the Acoustical

Society of America, 143(3), p. 1713, 175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America,

Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2018.

[3] Wagner, P., Dertimanis, V., Chatzi, E., and Beck, J., Optimal design of seismic lattices in the

presence of uncertainties, EMI 2018 - Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge,

MA, USA, 2018.

[4] Zaccherini, R., Palermo, A., Dertimanis, V., Marzani, A., Daraio, C., and Chatzi, E., Surface Wave

Attenuation via Resonant Metabarriers in Granular Substrates, EMI 2018 - Engineering

Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2018.

[5] Mylonas, C., Abdallah, I., Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., Strain-based Damage Localization

Through Statistical Feature Extraction, EMI 2018 - Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference,

Cambridge, MA, USA, 2018.

[6] Zaccherini, R., Palermo, A., Dertimanis, V., Marzani, A., Daraio, C., and Chatzi, E., Attenuation of

Rayleigh-like waves in Granular Media via Resonant Metabarriers, European Geosciences Union

General Assembly 2018, EGU18, Vienna, Austria, 2018.

[7] Chatzi, E.N. and Dertimanis, V.K., Seismic Metamaterials: Technical Requirements and Practical

Challenges, 24eme Congrès Général de la Société Française de Physique, Paris, France, 2017.

[8] Papadimitriou, C., Chatzi, E., Eftekhar Azam, S. and Dertimanis, V., Fatigue monitoring and

remaining lifetime prognosis in steel structures using output-only vibration measurements, EMI

2017 - Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 2017.

[9] Giagopoulos, D., Dertimanis, V., and Chatzi, E., Nonlinear Analysis of Gear Transmission Systems

using Substructuring and Joint State & Parameter Estimation, EMI 2016 - Engineering Mechanics

Institute Conference, Metz, France, 2016.

[10] Ou, Y., Dertimanis, V.K. and Chatzi, E., Vibration-Based Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine

Blades, EMI 2016 - Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Nashville, USA, 2016.

[11] Spiridonakos, M., Giagopoulos, D., Chatzi, E., and Dertimanis, V., Finite Element Metamodeling

for Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Properties, EMI 2015 - Engineering Mechanics Institute

Conference, Stanford, USA, 2015.

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APPENDIX: CATALOG OF ACADEMIC & RESEARCH PROJECTS (2002 - 2013)

Α/Α DURATION TITLE

01 01.01.2013 – 28.02.2013 EXPERIMENTAL EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING OF STRUCTURES –

DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT

02 02.01.2013 – 28.02.2013 SERIES PROGRAME – PARTICIPATION IN ANALYSIS FOR

DELIVERABLE D14-4

03 02.07.2012 – 20.11.2012 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR THE OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT AND

CONTROL OF GREEN ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM WASTES

04 21.06.2012 – 20.10.2012 THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF TIMBER

PREFABRICATED TECHOLOGY EXTENSION TO MULTI-STORY

BUILDINGS

05 07.03.2012 – 25.05.2012 TRAINING OF ENGINEERS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS

GOODS BY ROAD/RAIL

06 01.03.2012 – 31.07.2012 SHAKING TABLE SOFTWARE AND CONTROLLER UPDATING

07 19.02.2012 – 20.03.2012 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE STRUCTURAL

TESTING OF ABB SPECIMENS

08 02.01.2012 – 30.06.2012 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR THE OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT AND

CONTROL OF GREEN ENERGY PRODUCITON FROM WASTES


GOODS BY ROAD/RAIL

10 01.12.2011 – 29.02.2012 SHAKING TABLE FAST HYBRID TESTING IN THE LABORATORY FOR

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING


GOODS BY ROAD/RAIL

12 07.09.2011 – 06.12.2011 PARTICIPATION IN “SYNERGY” ACTION (ΕΕ-04 & ΕΕ-05)

13 01.04.2011 – 30.04.2011 SEMINARS IN DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

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14 03.01.2011 – 29.04.2011 TRAINING OF ENGINEERS IN VEHICLES TECHNOLOGY

15 26.01.2011 – 25.09.2011 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED MONITORING &

MEAINTENANCE SYSTEM IN A MECHANICAL RECYCLING WASTES

FACTORY

16 01.11.2010 – 31.12.2010 SERIES PROGRAME-PARTICIPATION IN WP12/JRA1

17 03.09.2010 – 15.12.2010 CALCULATION AND CAD OF A TANK FOR THE CARRIAGE OF LIQUID

BITUMEN

18 03.05.2010 – 30.11.2010 SAFECAST PROGRAME-PARTICIPATION IN WP12/JRA1 (VIBRATION

ANALYSIS)

19 01.05.2010 – 30.07.2010 TEACHING WORK

20 31.10.2009 – 30.04.2010 TEACHING WORK

21 02.04.2009 – 31.08.2009 TEACHING WORK

22 02.03.2009 – 31.07.2009 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL CODE

23 12.01.2009 – 06.03.2009 TEACHING IN TRAINING SEMINAR FOR ENGINEERS



26 01.07.2008 – 10.09.2008 TEACHING WORK


28 11.02.2008 – 11.04.2008 TEACHING WORK

29 28.11.2007 – 31.03.2008 HARMONIZATION OF DIRECTIVE 2006/90/EU (RID 2007)


31 01.11.2006 – 31.12.2006 PROCESSING OF SHAKING TABLE DATA

32 01.09.2006 – 30.11.2006 PROCESSING AND SUPERVISION OF SPECIMENS

30

33 01.09.2006 – 31.12.2006 CALCULATION OF VEHICLES’ SUPERSTRUCTURES



36 01.04.2006 – 30.04.2006 INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY

WALL - MECHANICAL SUPPORT



39 02.12.2005 – 31.03.2006 PROGRAMMING OF ALGORITHMS


41 04.05.2005 – 30.06.2005 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL CODE FOR METALLIC TANKS

42 14.02.2005 – 27.05.2005 TEACHING ASSISTANCE IN “MECHANISMS AND INTRODUCTION TO

MACHINE DESIGN”

43 10.01.2005 – 30.06.2005 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL CODE FOR THE SIMULATION

OF FIXED-TANK VEHICLES


45 01.11.2004 – 31.12.2004 TECHNICAL REPORT

46 01.10.2004 – 05.11.2004 TEACHING WORK

47 15.09.2004 – 31.03.2005 DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL CODE FOR METALLIC TANKS

48 01.07.2004 – 31.08.2004 CAD DEVELOPMENT

49 01.04.2004 – 31.08.2004 CAD IN ACCORDANCE TO ADR

50 01.10.2004 – 30.06.2004

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A METALLIC TANK FOR THE CARRIAGE

OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN ACCORDANCE TO ADR

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51 01.09.2003 – 30.06.2004 TEACHING ASSISTANCE IN “MECHANISMS AND INTRODUCTION TO

MACHINE DESIGN”

52 01.09.2002 – 30.06.2003

TEACHING ASSISTANCE IN “MECHANISMS AND INTRODUCTION TO

MACHINE DESIGN”

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