Nikos Lagaros

Nikos D. Lagaros is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly and Research Associate of the National Technical University of Athens. His research activity is focused in the area of the optimum design of structures under static and seismic loading conditions using evolutionary and hybrid optimization methods. The optimum design problem of real world problems with multiple objective functions has also been a subject of research using specially tailored genetic algorithms and evolution strategies. He has more than 120 publications including 37 refereed international journal papers. He is involved in the following scientific activities: Member of the editorial board of 5 international scientific journals. Reviewer in 9 scientific journals and 15 international conferences.

Publications

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Civil Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Civil Engineering
Vagelis Plevris, Afaq Ahmad, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2023. 385 pages.
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn significant attention with respect to its applications in several scientific fields, varying from big data handling to...
Design Optimization of Active and Passive Structural Control Systems
Design Optimization of Active and Passive Structural Control Systems
Nikos D. Lagaros, Vagelis Plevris, Chara Ch Mitropoulou. © 2013. 414 pages.
A typical engineering task during the development of any system is, among others, to improve its performance in terms of cost and response. Improvements can be achieved either by...
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Vagelis Plevris, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2013. 21 pages.
Optimization is a field where extensive research has been conducted over the last decades. Many types of problems have been addressed, and many types of algorithms have been...
Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications
Structural Seismic Design Optimization and Earthquake Engineering: Formulations and Applications
Vagelis Plevris, Chara Ch Mitropoulou, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2012. 456 pages.
Throughout the past few years, there has been extensive research done on structural design in terms of optimization methods or problem formulation. But, much of this attention...
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Metaheuristic Optimization in Seismic Structural Design and Inspection Scheduling of Buildings
Chara Ch. Mitropoulou, Vagelis Plevris, Nikos D. Lagaros. © 2012. 22 pages.
Optimization is a field where extensive research has been conducted over the last decades. Many types of problems have been addressed, and many types of algorithms have been...
Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering
Intelligent Computational Paradigms in Earthquake Engineering
Nikos Lagaros, Yiannis Tsompanakis. © 2007. 444 pages.
The enormous advances in computational hardware and software resources over the last fifteen years resulted in the development of non-conventional data processing and simulation...
Improved Seismic Design Procedures and Evolutionary Tools
Improved Seismic Design Procedures and Evolutionary Tools
Michalis Fragiadakis, Nikos D. Lagaros, Yiannis Tsompanakis, Manolis Papadrakakis. © 2007. 21 pages.
Four alternative analytical procedures are recommended by the design codes for the structural analysis of buildings under earthquake loading. The objective of this chapter is to...
Soft Computing Techniques in Probabilistic Seismic Analysis of Structures
Soft Computing Techniques in Probabilistic Seismic Analysis of Structures
Nikos Lagaros, Yiannis Tsompanakis, Michalis Fragiadakis, Manolis Papadrakakis. © 2007. 22 pages.
Earthquake-resistant design of structures using probabilistic analysis is an emerging field in structural engineering. The objective of this chapter is to investigate the...