Mr. Dionysios Adamakopoulos is a PhD candidate at the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of West Attica. He holds a Master of Engineering (MEng, Hons) in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Structural and Computational Engineering from Swansea University's College of Engineering (2013), and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2007), with a focus on Environment and Meteorology.
Dionysios Adamakopoulos has been a member of the Technical Chamber of Greece since 2015. His professional experience includes the structural analysis of residential buildings, topographic surveys, site inspections and on-site supervision of private construction projects.
He has served as a secondary education teacher in the subject of Technology at Geitonas School (2016–2017), Athens College (2017–2022), and Pierce – The American College of Greece (2022–2025), gaining extensive teaching and laboratory experience. He has also participated in educational robotics competitions, having received an award.
His research activity focuses on the investigation and development of an innovative three-dimensional seismic isolation system for the protection of sensitive objects, such as museum exhibits and critical infrastructures (servers, telecommunications equipment, medical devices, etc.). Dionysios Adamakopoulos’s research encompasses theoretical analysis, mathematical modeling, design optimization, as well as small- and full-scale experimental testing, aiming to advance the technology to higher levels of maturity and its potential commercial exploitation. The research is expected to lead to the development of a reliable, low-cost, and low-maintenance seismic isolation system tailored for small-sized, high-value objects. Furthermore, the results of the doctoral thesis are anticipated to have significant scientific and societal impact, enabling the preservation of cultural and technological infrastructures in seismic-prone areas.