Christopher Provatidis
Full Professor at National Technical University of Athens- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Experience
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National Technical University of Athens
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Full Professor
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Aug 2009 - Present
- Head of Machine Design Laboratory (2014-today) - Head of Rapid Prototyping & Tool Design Laboratory (since 1st September 2011).- Teaching (The finite element method, Lightweight structures, Design theory-tools and applications, Development of CAD/CAE biomechanical models, Elastodynamics, Acoustics, Structural Optimization, Vehicle structural design).- Thesis supervision: I have supervised nine (9) PhD theses already completed, over 120 Diploma works (Diplomarbeiten), and over 20 MSc postgraduate theses in four postgraduate courses. - Research projects: over 40 European Union or/and National projects.- Skills: CAD (SolidWorks, CATIA), FEA (ALGOR, ANSYS, COSMOS/M, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, FE/Pipe), BEM, S/W Development in Fortran77 and Matlab.- LLP/ERASMUS: KUL (Leuven, Belgium: Prof. Jos vander Sloten), TUM (Munich, Germany: Prof. K. Stahl)- Research (CAD/CAE, finite elements, boundary elements, finite volumes, collocation techniques, FEM/BEM coupling, biomedical modeling: orthopaedics+orthodontic tooth movement, dental implants, osteosyntheses, bone and tissue remodelling, human motion, shape and motion reconstruction, textile micromechanics, shock and impact, optimization techniques, active noise control, computational acoustics, pipe design, inverse problems, rapid prototyping, tolerancing, gearless differential mechanisms, gyroscopes, mechanics and breakthrough physics, energy theorems, inertial propulsion, antigravity). Occasional interest in specific mathematical topics such as the Goldbach's conjecture and Riemann Hypothesis, Cosmology and Physics among others.- Consulting (support in patent applications, evaluation of innovations, promotion of new ideas to industries worldwide, HORIZON 2013-2020 proposals)- Publications: About 388 papers (143+ referred journal papers, 245+ papers in Conference Proceedings)- Active Member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria (since 2012).
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Full Professor
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2009 - Present
Computer Methods, CAD/CAE, Lightweight structures, Design, Biomechanics
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Professor
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Jan 1989 - Present
Teaching, Research, Supervision
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NTUA
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Greece
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Professor
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Feb 1982 - Present
Teaching, Research, Administration
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Education
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National Technical University of Athens
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics -
National Technical University of Athens
PhD, Computer Methods in Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics