Contact Dr Timoleon Kipouros
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 758237
- Email: t.kipouros@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Aircraft Design
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
- Process Systems Engineering
- Systems Engineering
Background
Timos received a 5-year Diploma in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece, in 2002, and a PhD in Computational Engineering Design from the University of Cambridge in 2006. He then received a graduate certificate from MIT in Architecture and Systems Engineering in 2017.
Research opportunities
Please get in touch if you are interested in computational engineering design optimisaton methods, multi-physics topology optimisation, post-processing of optimisation processes for decision-making, and other related topics.
There are opportunities for Research Assistants and Research Fellows as part of large national and international projects.
Current activities
Timos is working on multi-physics optimisation methods, change propagation in engineering design, value-driven design, interactive computational design, and multidimensional engineering data visualisation using a novel implementation of Parallel Coordinates. In recent years, he has been developing methods for complex systems design.
Timos is currently working within the ONEheart project which received funding from UKRI ATI and it is led by Airbus UK. He is working on novel computational design methodologies for probabilistic design requirements management and multi-fidelity multidisciplinary design optimisation under uncertainties. Timos is also participating in international collaborations through EXPEED (https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/expeed---explorative-the-potential-benefit-of-systems-modelling-state-of-the-art-design-tools/) and D-SIFT (https://www.vinnova.se/en/p/digital-system-integration-exploration-of-product-family-technology--d-sift-/) projects funded by VINNOVA and led by Chalmers University of Technology.
Timos is a Visiting Professor at the University of Patras and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics.
Timos was the Principal Investigator of FUTPRINT50 project which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (http://futprint50.eu/ and https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/875551).
FutPrint50 was an international collaborative research project that aimed to have a hybrid-electric aircraft up to 50 seats in commercial service by 2035/40. Discover the full story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI793UhUC2o
Clients
- Airbus SE
- Embraer SA
- Safran SA (Snecma)
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Spinelli A, Krupa GP, Kipouros T, Laskaridis P & Berseneff B. (2025). Battery pack technological considerations for hybrid-electric regional aircraft feasibility. The Aeronautical Journal, 129(1335)
- Smith JN, Yapp L & Kipouros T. (2024). Very rapid decarbonization of primary care: could learning from COVID pandemic help us prepare?. Family Practice, 41(4)
- Spinelli A & Kipouros T. (2024). PDOPT: A Python library for Probabilistic Design space exploration and OPTimisation. Journal of Open Source Software, 9(95)
- Pannunzio V, Kipouros T, Khan A, Friday L, Brayne C, .... (2024). Designing for systems-of-systems resilience: from the individual to the planet. Proceedings of the Design Society, 4
- Pannunzio V, Komashie A, Walsh S, Milne R, Kipouros T, .... (2024). Exploring indicators of system-of-systems resilience: outcomes of a health systems design workshop at an international conference. Proceedings of the Design Society, 4
- Golgolnia T, Kipouros T, Clarkson PJ, Marquardt G & Kevdzija M. (2024). Implementing the model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach to develop an assessment framework for healthcare facility design. Proceedings of the Design Society, 4
- Early F, Ward J, Komashie A, Kipouros T, Clarkson J, .... (2024). A systems approach to developing user requirements for increased pulmonary rehabilitation uptake by COPD patients. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 34(1)
- Hackmann C, Komashie A, Handley M, Murdoch J, Wagner AP, .... (2023). Codesigning a systemic discharge intervention for inpatient mental health settings (MINDS): a protocol for integrating realist evaluation and an engineering-based systems approach. BMJ Open, 13(9)
- Brahma A, Panarotto M, Kipouros T, Isaksson O, Andersson P, .... (2023). FUNCTION DRIVEN ASSESSMENT OF MANUFACTURING RISKS IN CONCEPT GENERATION STAGES. Proceedings of the Design Society, 3
- Spinelli A, Balaghi Enalou H, Zaghari B, Kipouros T & Laskaridis P. (2022). Application of probabilistic set-based design exploration on the energy management of a hybrid-electric aircraft. Aerospace, 9(3)
- Lopez DI, Ghisu T, Kipouros T, Shahpar S & Wilson M. (2022). Extending highly loaded axial fan operability range through novel blade design. Journal of Turbomachinery, 144(12)
- Kim T, Kipouros T, Brintrup A, Farnfield J & Di Pasquale D. (2022). Optimisation of aero-manufacturing characteristics of aircraft ribs. The Aeronautical Journal, 126(1299)
- Endress F, Kipouros T, Buker T, Wartzack S & Clarkson PJ. (2022). The Value of Information in Clustering Dense Matrices: When and How to Make Use of Information. Proceedings of the Design Society, 2
- Bobek S, Tadeja SK, Struski Ł, Stachura P, Kipouros T, .... (2022). Virtual Reality-Based Parallel Coordinates Plots Enhanced with Explainable AI and Data-Science Analytics for Decision-Making Processes. Applied Sciences, 12(1)
- Kipouros T, Chamseddine I & Kokkolaras M. (2022). Using Parallel Coordinates in Optimization of Nano-Particle Drug Delivery. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 144(4)
- Tadeja SK, Kipouros T, Lu Y & Kristensson PO. (2021). Supporting Decision Making in Engineering Design Using Parallel Coordinates in Virtual Reality. AIAA Journal, 59(12)
- Kipouros T. (2021). Review on the monograph Deterministic Global Optimization: An Introduction to the Diagonal Approach, Springer, 2017, written by Yaroslav D. Sergeyev and Dmitri E. Kvasov. Journal of Global Optimization, 80(3)
- Vishwanathan A, Vio GA, Kipouros T & Parks GT. (2021). On the effect of boundary condition uncertainty on robust topology optimization of aerospace structures. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 193
- Crescenti F, Kipouros T, Munk DJ & Savill MA. (2020). Generating minimal Pareto sets in multi-objective topology optimisation: an application to the wing box structural layout. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 63(3)
- Gericke K, Eckert C, Campean F, Clarkson PJ, Flening E, .... (2020). Supporting designers: moving from method menagerie to method ecosystem. Design Science, 6
- Di Pasquale D, Gore D, Savill MA, Kipouros T & Holden C. (2019). Aircraft cost modelling, integrated in a multidisciplinary design context. Engineering and Applied Sciences, 4(6)
- Kontogiannis SG, Demange J, Savill MA & Kipouros T. (2019). A comparison study of two multifidelity methods for aerodynamic optimization. Aerospace Science and Technology, 97
- Tello C, Muñoz A, Sánchez D, Kipouros T & Savill M. (2019). Impact of fluid substitution on the performance of an axial compressor blade cascade working with supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 142(1)
- Pagliuca G, Kipouros T & Savill M. (2019). Surrogate modelling for wing planform multidisciplinary optimisation using model-based engineering. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019(1)
- Georgiades A, Sharma S, Kipouros T & Savill M. (2019). ADOPT: An augmented set-based design framework with optimisation. Design Science, 5
- Pelken PM, Vassilev V & Kipouros T. (2019). Architectural design for optimised performance supported by aerospace Value Assessment methods. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 296(1)
- Azabi Y, Savvaris A & Kipouros T. (2019). Artificial intelligence to enhance aerodynamic shape optimisation of the Aegis UAV. Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, 1(2)
- Yousef A, Savvaris A & Kipouros T. (2019). The interactive design approach for aerodynamic shape design optimisation of the Aegis UAV. Aerospace, 6(4)
- Dababneh O, Kipouros T & Whidborne JF. (2018). Application of an efficient gradient-based optimization strategy for aircraft wing structures. Aerospace, 5(1)
- Nieto-Martin J, Kipouros T, Savill M, Woodruff J & Butans J. (2018). Technoeconomic distribution network planning using smart grid techniques with evolutionary self-healing network states. Complexity, 2018(1)
- D’Ambros A, Kipouros T, Zachos P, Savill M & Benini E. (2018). Computational design optimization for S-ducts. Designs, 2(4)
- Munk DJ, Kipouros T & Vio GA. (2018). Multi‑physics bi‑directional evolutionary topology optimization on GPU‑architecture. Engineering with Computers, 35(3)
- Dababneh O & Kipouros T. (2018). Influence of high fidelity structural models on the predicted mass of aircraft wing using design optimization. Aerospace Science and Technology, 79
- Munk DJ, Kipouros T, Vio GA, Parks GT & Steven GP. (2018). On the effect of fluid-structure interactions and choice of algorithm in multi-physics topology optimisation. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 145
- Munk DJ, Kipouros T, Vio GA, Parks GT & Steven GP. (2018). Multiobjective and multi-physics topology optimization using an updated smart normal constraint bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 57(2)
- Dababneh O & Kipouros T. (2017). A review of aircraft wing mass estimation methods. Aerospace Science and Technology, 72
- Munk DJ, Kipouros T, Vio GA, Steven GP & Parks GT. (2017). Topology optimisation of micro fluidic mixers considering fluid-structure interactions with a coupled Lattice Boltzmann algorithm. Journal of Computational Physics, 349
- Mazlan NM, Savill M & Kipouros T. (2017). Evaluating NOx and CO emissions of bio-SPK fuel using a simplified engine combustion model: A preliminary study towards sustainable environment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 231(5)
- Ju Y, Qin R, Kipouros T, Parks G & Zhang C. (2016). A high-dimensional design optimisation method for centrifugal impellers. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 230(3)
- Comer AL, Kipouros T & Stewart Cant R. (2016). Multi-objective Numerical Investigation of a Generic Airblast Injector Design. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 138(9)
- Raudberget D, Levandowski C, Isaksson O, Kipouros T, Johannesson H, .... (2015). Modelling and assessing platform architectures in pre-embodiment phases through set-based evaluation and change propagation. Journal of Aerospace Operations, 3(3,4)
- Nguyen HA, Abramson D, Kipouros T, Janke A & Galloway G. (2015).
WorkWays : interacting with scientific workflows. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 27(16) - Randall M, Rawlins T, Lewis A & Kipouros T. (2015). Performance Comparison of Evolutionary Algorithms for Airfoil Design. Procedia Computer Science, 51(1)
- Mazlan NM, Savill MA & Kipouros T. (2015). Effects of biofuels properties on aircraft engine performance. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 87(5)
- Oliver J, Kipouros T & Savill M. (2015). Configuring an electrical power network with distributed generation by multi-objective optimization with evolutionary computing. Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 17(2)
- Fischer GR, Kipouros T & Savill AM. (2014). Multi-objective optimisation of horizontal axis wind turbine structure and energy production using aerofoil and blade properties as design variables. Renewable Energy, 62
- Furlan F, Chiereghin N, Kipouros T, Benini E & Savill M. (2014). Computational design of S-Duct intakes for distributed propulsion. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 86(6)
- Nguyen H, Abramson D & Kipouros T. (2014). The WorkWays Problem Solving Environment. Procedia Computer Science, 29
- Randall M, Lewis A, Hettenhausen J & Kipouros T. (2014). Local Search Enabled Extremal Optimisation for Continuous Inseparable Multi-objective Benchmark and Real-world Problems. Procedia Computer Science, 29
- Hettenhausen J, Lewis A & Kipouros T. (2014). A Web-based System for Visualisation-driven Interactive Multi-objective Optimisation. Procedia Computer Science, 29
- Kipouros T. (2013). Stochastic Optimisation in Computational Engineering Design. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 175 ADVANCES
- Razzaq M, Tsotskas C, Turek S, Kipouros T, Savill M, .... (2013). Multi-objective optimization of a fluid structure interaction benchmarking. CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 90(4)
- Trapani G, Kipouros T & Savill AM. (2012). The design of multi-element airfoils through multi-objective optimization techniques. CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 88(2)
- Jaeggi DM, Parks GT, Kipouros T & Clarkson PJ. (2008). The development of a multi-objective Tabu Search algorithm for continuous optimisation problems. European Journal of Operational Research, 185(3)
- Kipouros T, Jaeggi DM, Dawes WN, Parks GT, Savill AM, .... (2008). Insight into high-quality aerodynamic design spaces through multi-objective optimization. CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 37(1)