CV Kanarachos Stratis 2010 - Frederick University

Curriculum Vitae Academic Profile
Personal information
Surname(s) / First name(s) Kanarachos Stratis-Andreas
Telephone(s) (357) 22345159
Fax(es) (357) 22438234
E-mail(s) eng.ks@fit.ac.cy
Website http://staff.fit.ac.cy/eng.ks
Nationality(-ies) Greek
Education
Dates 1 Jul 2001 – Jul 2004
Title of qualification awarded 2 PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Name of awarding institution 3 National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Key features 4 Work focused on numerical modelling and simulation of flexible mechanisms using the Finite
Element Method
Dates 1 Sep 1996 – Feb 2001
Title of qualification awarded 2 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (5 years)
Name of awarding institution 3 National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece
Key features 4 Programme comprehensively covered the foundations of Mechanical Engineering
Work experience
Employer Name 5 Frederick University
Occupation or position(s) held 6 2007 – Present: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Main activities and responsibilities 7 My teaching focused in the following areas:
• Engineering Design & Optimization
• Dynamics & Control
• Computer Aided Design & Methodology
Investigator in a number of research projects in the following areas:
• Optimization with applications in engineering design
• Modeling and Simulation
Author of several scientific publications in the following areas:
• Kinetoelastodynamic analysis of mechanisms
• Active dynamics
• Multiobjective optimisation, Integrated Design Approach
• Structural optimisation using the Finite Element Method
Employer Name 5 Frederick Institute of Technology
Occupation or position(s) held 6 2005 – Present: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Main activities and responsibilities 7 My teaching focused in the following areas:
• Engineering Design & Optimization
• Dynamics & Control
• Computer Aided Design & Methodology
Investigator in a number of research projects in the following areas:
• Optimization with applications in engineering design
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• Modeling and Simulation
Author of several scientific publications in the following areas:
• Kinetoelastodynamic analysis of mechanisms
• Active dynamics
• Multiobjective optimisation, Integrated Design Approach
• Structural optimisation using the Finite Element Method
Dates Jul 2001 – Present
Employer Name 5 National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Occupation or position(s) held 6 Research Associate, Vehicle’s Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department
Main activities and responsibilities 7 My teaching focused in the following areas:
• Vehicle Dynamics
Investigator in a number of research projects in the following areas:
• Numerical methods in Computer Aided Design (visual c++, opengl)
• Numerical simulation of building’s thermal behaviour (numerical models, integration of NDE)
• Structural optimization (optimality criteria, hybrid optimization methods)
• Structural analysis (Finite Element Method, thin walled members)
• Dynamics (Multibody Dynamics)
• Mechanical behaviour of composites (Finite Element Method)
Author of several scientific publications in the following areas:
• Numerical modelling of flexible mechanisms with the Finite Element Method
• Optimization methods
• Active dynamics techniques
• Structural Analysis with the Finite Element Method
Dates Oct 2002 – Sept 2003
Employer Name 5 TEI Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Occupation or position(s) held 6 Teaching assistant
Main activities and responsibilities 7 My teaching focused in the following area:
• Machine Elements
Dates Feb 2001 – present
Employer Name 5 Consultant
Occupation or position(s) held 6 Mechanical engineer-Consultant
Main activities and responsibilities 7 • Research & development services
• Development and production of an industrial patented product for the building industry
• Optimization of building systems design
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Professional Organisations 8 Member of TEE (Technical Chamber of Greece)
Member of ΠΣ∆ΜΗ (National Association of Diploma Mechanical-Electrical engineers)
Awards 9 1999 : Technical Chamber Award – Awarded to the best students of the ME Department.
2000 : Technical Chamber Award – Awarded to the best students of the ME Department.
2001 : Technical Chamber Award – Awarded to the best students of the ME Department.
2001 : Thomaidio Award – Awarded to undergraduate students who contributed to
scientific publications.
2006 : Frederick Institute of Technology – Distinguished research work
Professional Contribution 10 • Invited reviewer by Inderscience Publishers
• Invited reviewer by WSEAS
• Organisation of Minisymposiums in conferences
• Training of professional mechanical engineers funded by the Human Resource
Development Authority.
• Research & Development Associate of several industries
Service to the Institute 11 • Representative and Coordinator of the activities of Frederick University with respect to its
membership in “European Road Safety Charter”
• Scientific coordinator and/or principal investigator in 7 research projects.
• Strong links with local and European industry.
• Member in several committees of public organizations
• Member of the committee that restructures and upgrades the programme of study of the
Mechanical Engineering Department.
• Set up the laboratory “NVH and Signal Processing Lab”
Research Projects
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Publications
[1] Intelligent Reactive Polymer Composites Moulding, FP7 NMP 2008 -3.2.-2, 2009 (negotiation
phase)
[2] Engine Lubricating Systems, FP7 AAT-2008-RTD-1, 2009
[3] Development of a Database and Software for the Study and Cosntruction of Low Energy
Buildings in Cyprus, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, 2008
[4] Investigation of Building and Energy Technologies for Marketable Low Energy Buildings in
Cyprus and Egypt, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, 2008
[5] Development of an Integrated Technology for the Design and Production of Medium Sized
Boats using Resin Transfer Molding, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, 2006
[6] Design and manufacturing of thin-wall composite light-weight structures, Cyprus Research
Promotion Foundation, EUREKA , 2005
[7] New guardrail system design for the improvement of vehicle crash safety, Cyprus Research
Promotion Foundation, 2005
[8] New Guardrail System Design for Critical Collision Cases in Cyprus Highways, Cyprus
Research Promotion Foundation, 2005
[9] Design and manufacturing of fiber-reinforced composite high-pressure pipes capable for
corrosion liquids, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, 2005
[10] Monitoring, Optimisation and Control of Liquid Composite Moulding Processes, FP6 AERO 1-
3, 2004
[11] Development of a CAD/CAE software – Drafting of 3D lines on laser scanned surfaces,
ELKEDE 2004
[12] Development of a CAD/CAE software – Construction of 3D parameterized surfaces on laser
scanned surfaces, ELKEDE 2004
[13] Lighter Heavy Vehicles, General Secretariat for Research and Technology(Greece)/
EPAN/, 2002
[14] Investigation of Optimization Algorithms for Structural Analysis using the SCADA Software
General Secretariat for Research and Technology(Greece)/ EPAN/ , 2000
[15] Development of an Integrated Software for the Design of Low Energy Buildings, General
Secretariat for Research and Technology(Greece)/ EPAN/ , 2002
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Doctoral Thesis Analysis of mechanisms using the Finite Element Method, 2004
Journal Publications [1] K.N. Spentzas, S.A. Kanarachos, „An incremental finite element analysis of mechanisms and
robots“, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen 67 (2002), 209-219, Springer-Verlag
[2] K.N. Spentzas and S.A. Kanarachos, “A neural network approach to the design of a vehicle’s
non-linear hybrid suspension system”, Proc Instn Mech Engrs Vol 216 Part B: J Engineering
Manufacture, IMechE 2002
[3] Konstantinos Spentzas, Stratis A. Kanarachos, “Design of a non-linear hybrid car suspension
system using neural networks”, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 60 (2002) 369-378
[4] K.N. Spentzas, S.A. Kanarachos, “Optimal open loop control of dynamic systems using a
“min-max“ Hamiltonian method”, Forschung im Ingenieurwesen 69 (2004), 1-10, Springer-
Verlag
[5] Stratis Kanarachos, “Analysis of flexible planar mechanisms using linear finite elements and
incremental techniques”, submitted to Computational Mechanics, October 2006,
Computational Mechanics, vol 42, 2008
[6] Stratis A. Kanarachos, “A new method for computing optimal obstacle avoidance steering
maneuvers of vehicles”, International Journal of Vehicle Systems Modelling and Testing ,
2009, vol xxxx
[7] Stratis Kanarachos, “A numerical optimization method based on Pontryagin’s Maximum
Principle for computing optimal obstacle avoidance steering maneuvers of vehicles”,
submitted to International Journal of Systems Science
Conference Publications [8] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos Spentzas, “Finite Element Method versus Lagrange
Formulation – Application in Mechanism/Robot Analysis”, Proceedings of the HERCMA 2001
5 th Hellenic – European Conference on Computer Mathematics and its Applications,
September 20-22, 2001, Athens, Greece
[9] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “Investigation of the performance of the
incremental finite element method of analysis of 2D mechanisms with respect to the stiffness
of their arms”, Proceedings of the 4 th GRACM Congress on Computational Mechanics,
GRACM 2002, June 27-29, 2002, Patras, Greece
[10] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Analysis of flexible mechanisms using the
conventional FEM”, Proceedings of the 1 st IC-SCCE (1 st International conference “From
Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”), September 8 - 10, 2004, Athens,
Greece
[11] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Modeling of elastic vehicles using incremental
FEM: A half-car model case study”, Proceedings of the 10 th EAEC European Automotive
Congress, May 30 – June 1, 2005, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
[12] Konstantinos Spentzas and Stratis A. Kanarachos, “Design of a nonlinear hybrid car
suspension system using neural networks”, Proceedings of the IFDICON 2001 European
Workshop on Intelligent Forecasting, Diagnosis & Control, June 25-27, 2001, Santorini,
Greece
[13] Andreas E. Kanarachos, Stratis A. Kanarachos, “On quadratic prediction evolutionary
algorithms”, Proceedings of the EUROGEN 2001 Evolutionary Methods for Design,
Optimization and Control, September 19-21,2001, Athens, Greece
[14] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “A new method for computing optimal
obstacle avoidance maneuvers of vehicles”, Proceedings of the 19 th International Conference
SCIENCE AND MOTOR VEHICLES 03, May 26-28, 2003, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
[15] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “A non-linear control for the yaw
stabilization of vehicles”, Proceedings of the 19 International Conference SCIENCE AND
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stabilization of vehicles”, Proceedings of the 19 th International Conference SCIENCE AND
MOTOR VEHICLES 03, May 26-28, 2003, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
[16] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “A new “min-max” Hamiltonian method
for computing obstacle avoidance trajectories of vehicles”, WSEAS Transactions Special
Issue: Optimisation, Simulation, Modeling and Control in Systems Science, Issue 3, Volume 2
July 2003
[17] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “A method for the synthesis of nonlinear
controllers using a Taylor series expansion of the control law”, WSEAS Transactions Special
Issue: Optimisation, Simulation, Modeling and Control in Systems Science,, Issue 3, Volume 2
July 2003
[18] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Nonlinear vibration control of a flexible-link
robot arm based on a Taylor series expansion of the control law”, WSEAS Transactions
Special Issue: Optimisation, Simulation, Modeling and Control in Systems Science,, Issue 3,
Volume 2 July 2003
[19] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitrios Koulocheris, Harris Vrazopoulos, “Near optimum solutions
and sensitivity analyses based structural optimization applied to truss structures under
arbitrary constraints”, WSEAS Transactions Special Issue: Optimisation, Simulation, Modeling
and Control in Systems Science,, Issue 3, Volume 2 July 2003
[20] Stratis A. Kanarachos and Konstantinos N. Spentzas, “A hybrid optimization method using
evolution strategy, quadratic prediction and line search algorithms”, Proceedings of the
EUROGEN 2003 International Congress on Evolutionary methods for Design, Optimization
and Control with Application to Industrial Problems, September 15-17, 2003, Barcelona, Spain
[21] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitrios Koulocheris, “Optimization of truss structures under arbitrary
constraints”, Proceedings of the ERCOFTAC 04 Design Optimization International
Conference, March 31- April 2, 2004, Athens, Greece
[22] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “A predictive nonlinear controller for semiactive
suspension”, Proceedings of the AVEC 04 7 th International Symposium on Advanced
Vehicle Control, August 23-27, 2004, Arnhem, Netherlands
[23] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Yaw stabilization of 2WS vehicles using a
heuristic nonlinear control law”, Proceedings of the AVEC 04 7 th International Symposium on
Advanced Vehicle Control, August 23-27, 2004, Arnhem, Netherlands
[24] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitris Koulocheris, “Open loop minimization of the vibrations of an
elastic mechanism”, Proceedings of the 1 st IC-SCCE (1 st International conference “From
Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering”), September 8 - 10, 2004, Athens,
Greece
[25] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitris Koulocheris, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Synthesis of nonlinear
dynamic systems using parameter optimization methods – a case study”, Proceedings of the
3 rd WSEAS International Conference on Nonlinear Analysis, Nonlinear Systems And Chaos,
December 29 - 31, 2004, Athens, Greece
[26] Στρατής Κανάραχος, ∆ηµήτρης Κουλοχέρης, “Τρισδιάστατη προσοµοίωση δεξαµενής
βυτιοφόρου οχήµατος”, 1 Ο ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟ ΣΥΝΕ∆ΡΙΟ ∆ΙΠΛ. ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛΟΓΩΝ-
ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΛΟΓΩΝ, Μάρτιος 28-30, 2005, Αθήνα, Ελλάδα, («3D simulation of a road tanker»)
[27] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Konstantinos Spentzas, “Intelligent semi-active suspension control
applied to a half-car model”, Proceedings of the 10 th EAEC European Automotive Congress,
May 30 – June 1, 2005, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
[28] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitrios Koulocheris, “3-D modeling and analysis of stiffened plate
structures”, 1 st IC-EpsMsO (1 st International Conference on Experiments/ Process/ System
Modeling/ Simulation/ Optimization), July 6 – 9, 2005, Athens, Greece
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[29] Stratis A. Kanarachos, Dimitrios Koulocheris, “Combining optimality criteria and mathematical
optimization methods in structural optimization”, 1 st IC-EpsMsO (1 st International Conference
on Experiments/ Process/ System Modeling/ Simulation/ Optimization), July 6 – 9, 2005,
Athens, Greece
[30] Stratis. A. Kanarachos, “An approximate method for computing kinetoelastic problems”, First
South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics, SEECCM-06, June 28-30,
2006, Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro
[31] Georgios Demosthenous, Stratis Kanarachos, “A contribution to the design of high pressure
composite pipes”, 2nd International Conference "From Scientific Computing to Computational
Engineering" 2nd IC-SCCE, July 5-8, 2006, Athens, Greece
[32] Stratis A. Kanarachos, “Analysis of flexible mechanisms using linear elastodynamic equations
and artificial Rayleigh damping”, 2nd International Conference "From Scientific Computing to
Computational Engineering" 2nd IC-SCCE, July 5-8, 2006, Athens, Greece
[33] Stratis A. Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, A. Lontos, “Evaluation of a beam damage
identification method based on a crack finite element model”, The Cyprus Journal of Research
and Technology, June, 2006
[34] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, “Investigation of a beam crack identification method
using the standard finite element formulation”, Proceedings of the WSEAS international
conference on Circuits, Systems, Electronics, Control & Signal Processing, November 1-3,
2006, Dallas, Texas, USA.
[35] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, “Modeling the mechanical behavior of composite
metal plastic pipes subject to internal pressure and external soil and traffic loads”,
Proceedings of the WSEAS international conference on System Science and Simulation in
Engineering, December 16-18, 2006, Tenerife.
[36] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, “Parametric analysis of the nonlinear behavior of
composite metal plastic pipes subject combined loads”, submitted to the Cyprus Journal of
Research and Technology, December 2006
[37] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, “Modeling the mechanical behavior of composite
metal plastic pipes subject to internal pressure and external soil and traffic loads“, WSEAS
Transcactions on Systems July 2007.
[38] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous and N. Pantelelis “Stress Analysis and Lay-Up
Optimization of a Lightweight Composite Box Shaped Road Tanker Hull Subjected to ADR
Loads” 2nd International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/Simulation &
Optimization, Athens, Greece,,4-7 July, 2007
[39] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous and N. Pantelelis “Parametric Study and Optimisation
of the Resin Infusion Manufacturing Process for Large Lightweight Box Shaped Composite
Structures” 2nd International Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/
Simulation & Optimization, Athens, Greece,,4-7 July, 2007
[40] Stratis Kanarachos, G. Demosthenous, A. Baldoukas, A. Lontos, “Safety Performance
Evaluation of an Innovative Three Stage Guardrail System using Finite Element Simulation”,
3 rd IC-SCCE, July 9-12, 2008, Athens, Greece
[41] Stratis A. Kanarachos, G. Demnosthenous, N. Pantelelis, “An investigation regarding life
prediction of composite fuel tanks subjected to road loads” 3rd International Conference on
Experiments/Process/System Modelling/ Simulation & Optimization, Athens, Greece,,8-11
July, 2009
[42] Stratis A. Kanarachos, G. Demnosthenous, N. Pantelelis, “Weight minimization of composite
fuel tanks produced with the Light RTM method and subjected to ADR loads” 3rd International
Conference on Experiments/Process/System Modelling/ Simulation & Optimization, Athens,
Greece,,8-11 July, 2009
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Personal skills and
competences
Languages 1. Greek
[43] Stratis A. Kanarachos, G. Demnosthenous, N. Pantelelis, “Development of a process based
cost model for the Light Resin Trasnfer Molding Method” 3rd International Conference on
Experiments/Process/System Modelling/ Simulation & Optimization, Athens, Greece,,8-11
July, 2009
[44] S. Kanarachos, N. Pantelelis, G. Demosthenous, “Cost Minimization of Light Resin Transfer
Molding Produced Parts”, The 5th WSEAS International Conference on APPLIED and
THEORETICAL MECHANICS (MECHANICS'09), Puerto De La Cruz, Spain, December 14-16,
2009
[45] S. Kanarachos, N. Pantelelis, G. Demosthenous, “A Weight Minimization Methodology for
Light Resin Transfer Molding Produced Small Craft Pleasure Boats using Genetic Algorithms”,
The 5th WSEAS International Conference on APPLIED and THEORETICAL MECHANICS
(MECHANICS'09), Puerto De La Cruz, Spain, December 14-16, 2009
[46] S. Kanarachos, M. Flouros, “The impact of flow inlet conditions on the two phase flow pattern
and the heat transfer in a scavenge pipe of an Aero Engine bearing chamber sealed with
brush seals”, 5 th International Gas Turbine Conference, 27-28 October 2010, Brussels,
Belgium
[47] S. Kanarachos, “Robust command generation for optimal obstacle avoidance steering
maneuvers of vehicles using numerical optimisation”, 10th International Symposium on
Advanced Vehicle Control August 22-26 2010, Loughborough, UK
2. German
3. English
Computer Skills 1. Matlab
2. Spacar
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3. Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks
4. Ansys. Cosmos
5. Visual C++
6. MFC
7. OpenGL
8. Energy Plus