Dr Ioannis P. Mitseas

Profile

Dr Mitseas is a chartered Civil Engineer with post-graduate studies in Structural Engineering from National Technical University of Athens in Greece. In 2015, he completed his Ph.D. at the University of Liverpool in United Kingdom. Dr Mitseas rigorous research attitude and capacity allowed him to secure highly competitive doctoral scholarships, including the most prestigious Greek scholarship from National State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY-NSF). In the following years, Dr Mitseas was found at Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany to teach as module coordinator Advanced Stochastic Structural Analysis and Random Vibration theory in postgraduate level. In 2019, he was appointed as Assistant Professor in the School of Civil Engineering at University of Leeds in United Kingdom whereas he serves as Visiting Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China and Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. A significant body of his work focuses on the demanding and challenging field of nonlinear stochastic structural dynamics. Dr Mitseas research interests include uncertainty quantification, modelling and analysis of (stochastic) dynamical systems with diverse applications in civil/structural engineering as well as theoretical and applied mechanics. He is a member of several international professional associations, including ASCE, EMI, SEI, EASD, and TEE-TCG and he has served as a peer reviewer for over 35 academic journals. Dr Mitseas is particulalry active in organizing mini-symposia as well as chairing sessions in prime international conferences in his field. Lastly, he has successfully secured highly competitive research grants from national research funding bodies, serving as the Principal Investigator, with a total of approximately half a million. This fact highlights his recognition as an early career researcher of exceptional promise and excellence.

Visiting Appointments 

•    Visiting Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China (2021 – present)
•    Visiting Professor, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany (2019 – present)

Editorial Board Member

•    Computers and Structures, Elsevier
•    ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
•    ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering
•    Engineering Structures, Elsevier (Guest Editor)

Associate Editor

•    Computational Methods in Structural Engineering, Frontiers in Built Environment

Research interests

Research Expertise / Interests

• Nonlinear stochastic structural dynamics
• Mathematical modeling/analysis of structural/mechanical systems
• Performance-based engineering
• System parameter identification and failure/damage modeling/detection
• Risk/Reliability assessment of engineering systems/structures
• Uncertainty quantification

Editorial Work

• Special Issue on “Computational Methods for Stochastic Engineering Dynamics”
Engineering Structures, Elsevier, 2023 – 2024
Guest Editors: Beer M., Mitseas I. P., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Chen J.
Articles Collection: (link)

Selected Research Funding / Grants Awarded

• German Research Foundation – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
“Nonlinear random vibration analysis methods for the design of dynamic MDOF structural systems subject to seismic hazard”
Lifespan: 01/2019 – 12/2021
Amount: 284,500.00 €
Co-operation partners: Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, Columbia University, USA, Rice University, USA
Role: Principal Investigator

• National State Scholarships Foundation of Greece (IKY-NSF)
“Efficient numerical methods for uncertainty quantification in engineering”
Lifespan: 02/2012 – 05/2015
Amount: 65,730.00 €
Academic Institution: University of Liverpool, UK
Role: Principal Investigator

Organization and Chairing of mini-Symposia (MS) / Sessions (indicative short list)

• MS “Computational methods for stochastic engineering mechanics”, Mitseas I. P., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Beer M., Chen J., Engineering Mechanics Institute International Conference (EMI-IC 2024), ASCE, Vienna, Austria, 11-13 September, 2024
• MS “Computational methods for stochastic dynamics”, Mitseas I. P., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Beer M., Chen J., XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2023), Delft, Netherlands, 2-5 July, 2023
• MS “Computational methods for stochastic dynamics”, Mitseas I. P., Fragkoulis V. C., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Beer M., XI International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2020), Athens, Greece, 23-25 November, 2020
• MS “Stochastic load representations and nonlinear stochastic structural dynamics approaches”, Mitseas I. P., Beer M., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Chen J., Jensen H. A., Comerford L., 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 13), Seoul, South Korea, 26-30 May, 2019
• MS “Nonlinear stochastic structural dynamics methodologies for complex engineering systems”, Mitseas I. P., Beer M., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Chen J., Engineering Mechanics Institute International Conference (EMI-IC 2018), ASCE, Shanghai, China, 2-4 November, 2018

Scientific Committees and Boards of Conferences (indicative short list)

• Scientific Committee member: XIII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2026), Hannover, Germany, 27 September – 1 October, 2026
• Scientific Committee member: 10th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2026), Sapporo, Japan, 28 June – 1 July, 2026
• Scientific Committee member: Engineering Mechanics Institute International Conference (EMI-IC 2024), ASCE, Vienna, Austria, 11-13 September, 2024
• Scientific Committee member: XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2023), Delft, Netherlands, 2-5 July, 2023
• Scientific Committee member: Engineering Mechanics Institute International Conference (EMI-IC 2018), ASCE, Shanghai, China, 2-4 November, 2018

Reviewer of Research Proposals

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), United Kingdom
• The Royal Society, United Kingdom
• Czech Science Foundation (GACR), Czech Republic

Research Groups and Institutes

• Materials and Structures

Postgraduate Research Opportunities

• Efficient stochastic dynamics approaches for uncertainty quantification in structural engineering

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Master of Science (M.Sc.), National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
• Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece
• Diploma in Civil Engineering (Dipl. Eng.), University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece

Professional memberships

• Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE-TCG), Registered/Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member (M.ASCE)
• Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), Member (M.SEI)
• Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI), Member (M.EMI)
• International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), Member (M.RILEM)
• European Association for Structural Dynamics (EASD), Member (M.EASD)

Student education

Dr Mitseas teaching activities are in the areas of Dynamics, Statics and Mechanics, Finite Element analysis, Mathematical Statistics, and Prestressed Reinforced Concrete. These disciplines reside at the confluence of science and engineering, embodying core principles essential to the foundation and advancement of engineering education.

Postgraduate Courses / Modules

• Advanced Structural Analysis (CIVE5970)
Time frame: Fall semester

Undergraduate Courses / Modules

• Structural Design and Analysis (CIVE1365)
Time frame: Fall semester
• Structural Design II (CIVE3165)
Time frame: Fall semester
• Structural Design and Analysis (CIVE1365)
Time frame: Spring semester
• Structural Design II (XJCV3165)
Time frame: Spring semester

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Dissertations / Theses (B.Eng., M.Sc.)

• Structural Engineering / Engineering Mechanics topics (CIVE3750)
• Structural Engineering / Engineering Mechanics topics (CIVE5000 & CIVE5755)

Ph.D. Student Supervision

• Peihua Ni, B.Eng., M.Sc., Leibniz University Hannover, Germany (Defended 08/2023)
(currently a Post-Doc at National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Best Student Paper Award

• 13th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022), Tongji University, Shanghai, China, (2022)
_{“Awarded to Peihua Ni for her paper co-authored with Ioannis Mitseas, Vasileios Fragkoulis, Fan Kong and Michael Beer entitled «Response determination of a nonlinear energy harvesting device under combined stochastic and deterministic loads»”}

News and events

• Call for Papers
MS “Recent developments and challenges on response determination, risk assessment, and uncertainty propagation of stochastic dynamic systems”, Fragkoulis V. C., Mitseas I. P., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Zhang Y., Guo S-S., Kong F., 9th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2024), Hefei, China, 18-21 October, 2024

• Call for Papers
MS “Advances in Stochastic Approaches for Performance-Based Engineering and Structural Reliability”, Mitseas I. P., Beer M., Jensen H. A., Chen J., International Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2025), ASCE, Anaheim, California, USA, 27-30 May, 2025

• Call for Papers
MS “Computational and Stochastic Approaches for Structural Performance and Reliability”, Mitseas I. P., Beer M., Pirrotta A., Chen J., 18th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (CIVIL-COMP 2025), Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, 27-29 August, 2025

• Call for Papers
MS “Computational methods and applications for stochastic engineering dynamics”, Mitseas I. P., Kougioumtzoglou I. A., Fragkoulis V. C., Beer M., Chen J., XIII International Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN 2026), Hannover, Germany, 27 September - 1 October, 2026

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