Nikos Lagaros

Dr. Lagaros is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research in the School of Civil Engineering in the National Technical University of Athens. He teaches Structural Analysis I, Structural Analysis II, Structural Analysis V-Plastic Analysis of Framed Structures, Introduction in Systems Optimization and Computer Applications in Civil Engineering. Dr. Lagaros is an active member of the structural-engineering research community, focusing on (a) nonlinear dynamic analysis of concrete and steel structures under seismic loading, (b) performance-based earthquake engineering, (c) structural design optimization of real-world structures, (d) seismic risk and reliability analysis, (e) neural network in structural engineering, (f) fragility evaluation of reinforced concrete and steel structures, (g) inverse problems in structural dynamics, (h) parallel and distributed computing – Grid computing technologies, (i) evolutionary computations and (j) geotechnical earthquake engineering.

Key publications

- N.D. Lagaros, E. Magoula, “Life-cycle cost assessment of mid and high-rise steel and rein-forced concrete-composite minimum building cost designs”, Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, (to appear), 2011.

- N.D. Lagaros, Ch.Ch. Mitropoulou, “The effect of uncertainties in seismic loss estimation of steel and reinforced concrete composite buildings”, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(6): 546-566, 2013.

- N.D. Lagaros, “Fragility assessment of steel and steel-concrete composite 3d buildings considering various sources of uncertainty”, J. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, (under review), 2012.

- N.D. Lagaros, K. Kepaptsoglou, M.G. Karlaftis, “Fund allocation for civil infrastructure security upgrading”, Journal of Management in Engineering, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000133, 2012.

- N.D. Lagaros, “Fuzzy fragility analysis of structures with masonry infill walls”, The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 6, (Suppl 1-M18) 291-305, 2012.