Georgia A. Foutsitzi

Research Interests

• Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanics of Coupled Fields (Thermoelasticity, Electroelasticity)
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • Time-Series Models
• Mathematical Methods
  • Variational Methods (Variational Inequalities)
  • Finite Element Method
  • Quantitative Methods
• Biomechanics

 

Projects

• 01/1996 -05/1997: "New instruments for early diagnosis of medical and biotechnological applications (EPET II)" supported by General Secretary for Research and Technology (G.S.R.T.). University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 07/1996 - 06/1998: "The magetohydrodynamιc flow and heat production as an energy source (PENED)" supported by General Secretary for Research and Technology (G.S.R.T.) University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 10/1996-09/1997: "A dynamic theory of thermoelastic dielectrics with quadruple polarization and polarization inertia" supported by the Research Board of University of Ioannina. University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 06/1997-03/1998: "Automatic electromechanical system for production and diagnosis of osteogenesis" supported by General Secretary for Research and Technology (G.S.R.T.). University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 04/1998-06/1999: "Rise Regional information society strategy for Epirus" supported by European Union. University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 07/1999-10/1999: "TEMETEN. Towards a European medical and teleworking network" supported by European Union. University of Ioannina, Greece
  
• 01/2000-07/2001: "Telematics of West Greece, Epirus and Ionian Island. INTEREG II" supported by European Union. University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
  
• 01/04/2004 - 28/02/2007: "Applications of automatic control theory in structures" Archimedes ΕPΕΑΕΚ, supported by European Union. TEI of Crete, Crete, Greece
  
• 2001-2003: Network project Greek-German Scientific Partnership IKYDA 2001 Inverse and Crack Identification Problems (Coordinators: Prof. G. Stavroulakis TU Crete and Prof H. Antes TU Braunschweig).
  
• 2001 – May 2004: Participation in the International European Programme COST-C14: Impact of wind and Storm on City Life and Built Environment. (Coordinators for the Greek team Prof. CK Baniotopoulos and Prof. GE Stavroulakis)
  
• 2002-2006: Participation in the European Network for Research and Teaching SMART SYSTEMS. New Materials, Adaptive Systems and Their Nonlinearities. Modeling, Control and Numerical Simulation supported by European
• Union (code HPRN-CT-2002-00284)
  2006-2007: Scientific Partnership with the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. ERASMUS project

 

Publications

Theses

G. Foutsitzi, "Field Interaction in Materials with Memory'' Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Mathematics, University of Ioannina (1996).

Research Papers (Refereed)

1. C.V. Massalas, G. Foutsitzi and V. Kalpakidis "Thermodynamic Theory of Materials with Memory", Proceedings of 3rd National Conference of Mathematical Analysis, p. 125-127 (1993).
2. C. V. Massalas, V. K. Kalpakidis, G. Foutsitzi, “Some comments on the extended Tiersten’s theory of Thermoelectro- elasticity” Mech. Res. Comm., 21(4), 343-351 (1994).
3. C. V. Massalas, G. Foutsitzi, V. K. Kalpakidis, “Thermoelectroelasticity theory for materials with memοry” Int. J. Engng Sci., 32(7), 1075-1084 (1994).
4. G. Foutsitzi, V. K. Kalpakidis, C. V. Massalas, “On the Existence and Uniqueness in Linear Thermoviscoelasticity” ZAMM, 77, 33-44 (1996).
5. Foutsitzi, G.; Fotiadis, D.; Massalas, “Wave propagation in Human Long Bones” C. in proc. of 15th IMACS, World Congress on Scientific Computation, Modelling and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 3, p.785-790, (1997).
6. D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C.V. Massalas, “On the Dynamic Characteristics of the Human Long Bones” in proc. of 5th National Congress on Mechanics, Vol. I, p.18-25, (1998).
7. L.P. Lebedev, V.K. Kalpakides, G. Foutsitzi “On Existence in non-Linear Theory of Shells” in proc. of 5th National Congress on Mechanics, Vol. II, p.1101-1111, (1998).
8. D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C.V. Massalas “Wave Propagation in Human Long Bones” in Mathematical methods in scattering theory and biomedical technology (Metsovo, 1997), 91-109, Pitman Res. Notes Math. Ser., 390, Longman, Harlow, 1998
9. D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C.V. Massalas, “Wave Propagation Modeling in Human Long Bones’’ Acta Mechanica 137, 65-82 (1999).
10. L.P. Lebedev, V.K. Kalpakides, G. Foutsitzi, ‘‘Solvability of Boundary Value Problems of the Dynamics of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Shells’’ Math. & Mech of Solids 6(1), 65-86 (2000).
11. D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C.V. Massalas, ‘‘Wave propagation in a piezoelectric bone of arbitrary cross section’’ Int. J. Engng Sci. 38, 1553-1591 (2000).
12. D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C.V. Massalas ‘‘Wave Propagation in Human Long Bones of Arbitrary Cross Section with a Cavity Filled with an Incompressible Fluid” in proc. of 16th IMACS World Congress on Scientific Computation, Modelling and Applied Mathematics, 2000.
13. G. Foutsitzi, A. Charalambopoulos, D. I. Fotiadis, C. V. Massalas ‘‘Study of the Dynamic Characteristics During Callus Formation”, in proc. of 6th National Congress on Mechanics, Vol. II, p.216-221, (2001).
14. V. A. Papathanasopoulou,D.I. Fotiadis, G. Foutsitzi, C. V. Massalas. ‘‘A Poroelastic Bone Model for Internal Remodeling’’ Int. J. Engng. Sci. 40(5), 511-530 (2002).
15. D. Foutsitsi, G.E. Stavroulakis: Variational inequalities in thermoelasticity. International Conference on Nonsmooth/Nonconvex Mechanics With Applications In Engineering, Ed. C.C. Baniotopoulos, Ziti Publ., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (A.U.Th.), 5 & 6 July 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece.
16. G. Foutsitzi, V. K. Kalpakides, C. V. Massalas. ‘‘Existence and Uniqueness in a Theory of Thermoviscoelastic Dielectrics’’ Applicable Analysis Vol. 82, No. 6, pp. 517–533, June 2003.
17. .E. Stavroulakis, G. Foutsitzi, V. Hadjigeorgiou, D. Marinova and C.C. Baniotopoulos, Design of Smart Beams for Suppression of Wind-Induced Vibrations, in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), Civil-Comp Press, Stirling, United Kingdom, paper 114, 2003.
18. E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi, G.E. Stavroulakis: Shape control of beams with piezoelectric actuators. Hellenic European Research on Computer Mathematics and its Applications, Proceedings of the HERCMA 2003 Conference, Athens, September 25-27, 2003, Minisymposium ‘Smart Materials and Structures’
19. G. Foutsitzi, D. Marinova, H. Hadjigeorgiou, G.E. Stavroulakis: Robust H-2 vibration control of beams with piezoelectric sensors and actuators. International Conference “Physics and Control” (PhysCon 2003) Proceedings, (Saint Petersburg, Russia, 20–22 August 2003), Vol. 1, pp. 157-162, 2003, IEEE Conference Proceedings
20. G. Foutsitzi, D. Marinova, E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Stavroulakis: Finite element modelling of optimally controlled smart beams. In: Eds. G. Venkov and M. Marinov, Proc. οf the 28th Intern. Summer School “Applications of Mathematics in Engineering and Economics”, 8-11 June 2002, Sozopol, Bulgaria, Bulvest 2000 Press and Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Tech. Univ. of Sofia, pp. 199—207, Sofia 2003.
21. G.E. Stavroulakis, D. Marinova, G. Foutsitzi, E. Hadjigeorgiou, C.C. Baniotopoulos: Robust control design of smart beams. ECCOMAS Conference, Finnland, 24-28 July 2004. Invited Presentation in MS: Smart Systems 1. Modeling, Control and Identification (Organizers: R. Stenberg, C.C. Baniotopoulos, published in CD proceedings)
22. G.E. Stavroulakis, D. Marinova, V. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi, C.C. Baniotopoulos: Active control against wind-induced vibration in structural dynamics COST C14 Conference "Urban Wind Engineering & Building Aerodynamics", 5-7 May 2004 at the von Karman Institute, Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium.
23. D. Marinova, G. Stavroulakis E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi and E. Zacharenakis Robust Design of Smart Structures taking into account Structural Defects" XXXII International Conference "Advanced Problems in Mechanics" (St. Petersburg, Russia, June 24-July 1 2004)
24. E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi and G. Stavroulakis Shape Control of Smart Beams by Genetic Optimization HERMIS International Journal Vol. 5, pp. 65-78, (2004)
25. D. Marinova, G. Stavroulakis, G. Foutsitzi, E. Hadjigeorgiou Design and Active Vibration Control of Composite Beams with Bonded Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators EUROMECH 452 "Colloquium on Advances in Simulation Techniques for Applied Dynamics" (Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, 1-4 March 2004)
26. E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi, G. Stavroulakis, D. Marinova: Control of beams with smart piezoelectric sensors and actuators. 1st IC-SCCE (First Intern. Conf. From Scientific Computing to Computational Engineering), Invited Paper for Session: Numerical Methods for Applied Physical Problems, Coordinated by Prof. Athanassios Bratsos, September 8-10, 2004, Athens, Greece (published in CD proceedings).
27. G. Foutsitzi, G.E. Stavroulakis: A variational inequality approach to thermoviscoelasticity with monotone unilateral boundaries of kinematical and thermal type. Nonlinear Analysis. Theory, Methods and Applications 57(5-6), 743-771, 2004.
28. G. Foutsitzi, ACoreInflationMeasureforGreece, Review of Economic Sciences 8, 79-90, (2005)
29. G. Foutsitzi, E. Hadjigeorgiou, D. Marinova, E. Zacharenakis and G. Stavroulakis Layerwise Modeling for Smart Piezoelectric Beams and Applications 7th Hellenic-European Conference on Computer Mathematics and its Applications (Athens, Hellas, 22-24 September 2005) HERCMA 2005 Conference Proceedings, LEA Publishers
30. G. Foutsitzi, E. Hadjigeorgiou, D. Marinova and G. Stavroulakis Analysis and Control of Smart Viscoelastic Beams Proceedings of the 5th GRACM International Congress on Computational Mechanics Vol.1, pp.167-174 (Limassol, Cyprus, 29 June - 1 July 2005)
31. G.E. Stavroulakis, G. Foutsitzi, V. Hadjigeorgiou, D. Marinova and C.C. Baniotopoulos, Design and Robust Optimal Control of Smart Beams with Application on Vibrations Suppression, Advances in Engineering Software 36, 806-813 (2005).
32. G.E. Stavroulakis, D.G. Marinova, E. Hadjigeorgiou, G. Foutsitzi, C.C. Baniotopoulos: Robust active control against wind-induced structural vibrations. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 94(11), 895-907, 2006.
33. G. Foutsitzi, G. Stavroulakis and E. Hadjigeorgiou, Modelling and Simulation of Controlled Smart Structures Proceedings of the 9th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics pp. 511-518 (Limassol, Cyprus, 12-14 July 2010)