Dr. Vagelis (or Evangelos) Plevris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. He serves as Chief Editor for "Computational Methods in Structural Engineering", a section of the journal Frontiers in Built Environment, by Frontiers in Switzerland.
He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering (5-year studies) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) with specialization in Structural Engineering. He also holds an MSc from NTUA on "Structural Design and Analysis of Structures", a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and a PhD from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA. The title of his Doctoral Thesis was "Innovative Computational Techniques for the Optimum Structural Design Considering Uncertainties".
His research interests include computational mechanics and numerical methods for structural analysis, with emphasis on the Finite Element Method; static and dynamic analysis of structures; earthquake engineering and performance-based design; structural optimization and optimum design; reliability, uncertainty quantification, and probabilistic methods; and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Civil Engineering, including physics-informed and data-driven models for analysis, design, and decision-making.
Dr. Plevris is married and has a daughter and a son. He speaks English, Greek, Norwegian, German and Italian.
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