Professor Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis

Overview

Bio:

Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis is Professor and Chair of Structural Engineering in the Department of Engineering, School of Science & Technology at City St George's, University of London (UK), Head of the Heavy (Strong Floor) Structures Laboratory, Director of the 'Steel, Composite & Hybrid Structures' group and the 3DMBC research group. Professor Tsavdaridis is also a Visiting Professor at the International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Japan, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds and member of the Robotics group.

Prof. Tsavdaridis' research focuses on static, quasi-static and dynamic full and large-scale laboratory-based testing on steel and steel-concrete composite structural members and systems. His vision about the design optimization of lightweight structures has led to the publication of more than 250 papers in renowned journals, international conferences and technical magazines. He is an inventor, and he has filed a number of GB and PCT patents on perforated steel beams, lightweight composite flooring systems and modular connections.

Prof. Tsavdaridis has been recognized as one of the world's top 2% scientists in the field of Civil Engineering since 2020 according to the database published by Stanford University and Elsevier. In 2024, he was recognized as a Top Scholar by Scholar GPS, placing him in the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide, being ranked #28 in Design across all Engineering fields. In 2019, he was awarded with a Senior Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering to study and develop a novel type of 3D-printed Steel Connections of Modular Building Systems that allow for flexibility in design, and re-use via dismantling capacity.

Prof. Tsavdaridis is also a Consultant for numerous major national and European projects. He is the Technical Consultant (Structural Expert) for the regeneration project of TIF Helexpo in Thessaloniki, Greece. He is Chartered Engineer registered in the Engineering Council (CEng) and was awarded as one of the youngest Fellows of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), a Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE), Licensed Civil Engineer in Greece (ΤΕΕ-TCG) and in Europe (EUR ING) recognized by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI). Furthermore, he is also a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE).

He serves as Editor for peer-reviewed international journals with focus on earthquake engineering, design of steel and SCC structures and application of composite materials. He is a member of international scientific committees, advisory boards, and research panels such as BSI (B/525/9) Structural use of Aluminium, BSI (B/525/8) Structures in Seismic Regions, fib (CEB-FIP, COM7-TG:7.6) Resilient Structures, IStructE – Sustainability Panel, and the International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS; WG:8) Metal Spatial Structures. Moreover, he is a scientific member of the European Convention for Structural Steelwork (ECCS), the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), the Steel Structural Research Society in Greece (EEME-SSRS), the Hellenic Association for Earthquake Engineering (HAEE / ETAM), and the Hellenic Institute for the Fire Protection of Structures (EL.I.PY.KA).

He has provided expert opinion in several large inter/national projects and featured in public media to comment on disasters and structural catastrophes affecting human lives, such as The Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. 

He is a qualified ICE Professional Mentor (73632894) for supporting training guidance for engineers seeking to become chartered. Due to his significant involvement with the engineering practice, between 2014 and 2021, he acted as the Chair of Employability for the Faculty of Engineering and the Placement Tutor for the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds.

Research Portfolio:

Total value from Research Programs and Industry is estimated at approx. £10 million (~11.5M EUR; ~$13M).

Selected Funded Projects:

2025 Principle-Investigator. "Development of Rapidly Deployable Housing using Large Panels and Modules Addressing Housing Demand and Emergency Crisis” 26,000 GBP SME Innovation Voucher

2025 Principle-Investigator. "MODULARIZATION - Innovative Sustainable Connections: Advancing High-Rise Prefabricated Modular Steel Structures through AI and Circular Economy Principles” 360,000 EUR MSCA European Postdoc Fellowship 2024 (Fellow: Dr Kashan Khan) 

2019 Principal Investigator. "Flexible and Resilient 3D-Printed Metallic Connections for Modular Buildings” 150,000 GBP Royal Academy of Engineering and The Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships LTSRF1819\15\40 

2019 Co-Investigator. "Exploring the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure: A 3D Multi-Level Modelling Framework" 934,692 GBP (to Leeds) – Total Grant: 1,823,900.20 GBP EPSRC (EP/T001348/1) + 118,500 GBP (cash) Network Rail + 150,400 GBP Industrial Partners (Sheffield / PI, Leeds, Imperial) 

2017 Principal Investigator. "Digital Design in Construction: Energy Efficient Shells – Helping Architects to Weigh their Options" 72,214 GBP EPSRC DTG EP/L504993/1, University of Leeds + 24,500 GBP WSP, London 

2013 Principal Investigator. "Multi-axial Dynamic Shaking Table" 200,000 GBP Pell Frischmann 

2013 Co-Investigator. "Multi-axial Dynamic Shaking Table" sum of 375,000 GBP (EPSRC) Strategic Equipment Grant, EP/L022648/1, School and University of Leeds match funding of 700,000 GBP in 2015) 

2013 Principal Investigator. "Investigation of dynamic response of steel and steel-concrete composite (SCC) frames" 72,214 GBP EPSRC DTG EP/L504993/1, University of Leeds + 24,500 GBP Tatasteel 

For more information visit: https://3dmbc.com and https://kostasdaniel.blogspot.com

Qualifications

• Chartered Member, Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom, September 2019
• Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers, United Kingdom, February 2017
• Registered Civil Engineer (EUR ING), European Federation of National Engineering Associations, FEANI, Belgium, September 2015
• Member, Engineering Professors Council (EPC), September 2012
• Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, United States, September 2012
• Licensed/Chartered Civil Engineer, Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece, September 2010
• PhD in Civil/Structural Engineering, City, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2006 - May 2010
• Diploma of Civil Engineering (DOATAP), National Technical University of Athens, Greece, September 2006
• MSc (DIC) in General Structural Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, September 2005 - August 2006
• BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2002 - June 2005

Postgraduate training

• Leadership Programme (Leadership Excellent Behaviours), University of Leeds, United Kingdom, December 2019
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic (Teaching/Research) & Professional Practice (ULTRA), University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Employment

• Associate Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, January 2016 - September 2021
• Associate Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, January 2016 - September 2021
• Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, September 2012 - December 2015
• Principle Structural Stress Specialist in the Nuclear Industry, Pell Frischmann, UK, May 2011 - September 2012
• Lecturer in Civil/Structural Engineering, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2010 - August 2012

Fellowships

• Fellow (CEng, FICE), Institution of Civil Engineers, February 2017 - present

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