Inaugural Lecture - Prof. Konstantinos Karapiperis
Event details
| Date | 12.03.2025 |
| Hour | 17:45 › 19:30 |
| Speaker | Prof. Konstantinos Karapiperis and Prof. Emmanuel Denarié |
| Location | |
| Category | Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture |
| Event Language | English |
Date: 12 March 2025
Time: 17:45 – 19:30
Introductions by the Dean and IIC Director, lectures by Prof. Konstantinos Karapiperis and Prof. Emmanuel Denarié. Followed by an Apero.
Place: SG 1
Zoom link: coming soon
Title:
Physics meets data: A new era for mechanics across scales
Abstract
The synergy of physics and data science has furnished a new paradigm for science and engineering, with major implications in the field of mechanics. In this lecture, I explore the powerful integration of physics and thermodynamics with machine learning and other data-driven techniques, and showcase their potential to advance the simulation of material behavior. Particular emphasis is placed on the mapping between the internal structure of materials and their constitutive behavior - a relationship that may be leveraged both for predictive simulation as well as for inverse design. These developments help address challenging mechanics problems, from enabling rapid simulations of geohazards to enhancing the resilience of structural materials.
About the speaker
Kostas Karapiperis joined ENAC as an Assistant Professor in June 2024, and directs the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research is focused on the intersection of mechanics of materials and data science, with applications ranging from geomechanics to structural mechanics. Prior to EPFL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zürich, supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. He received his PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applied Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology (U.S.A), following his MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis (U.S.A), and his BSc also in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Time: 17:45 – 19:30
Introductions by the Dean and IIC Director, lectures by Prof. Konstantinos Karapiperis and Prof. Emmanuel Denarié. Followed by an Apero.
Place: SG 1
Zoom link: coming soon
Title:
Physics meets data: A new era for mechanics across scales
Abstract
The synergy of physics and data science has furnished a new paradigm for science and engineering, with major implications in the field of mechanics. In this lecture, I explore the powerful integration of physics and thermodynamics with machine learning and other data-driven techniques, and showcase their potential to advance the simulation of material behavior. Particular emphasis is placed on the mapping between the internal structure of materials and their constitutive behavior - a relationship that may be leveraged both for predictive simulation as well as for inverse design. These developments help address challenging mechanics problems, from enabling rapid simulations of geohazards to enhancing the resilience of structural materials.
About the speaker
Kostas Karapiperis joined ENAC as an Assistant Professor in June 2024, and directs the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research is focused on the intersection of mechanics of materials and data science, with applications ranging from geomechanics to structural mechanics. Prior to EPFL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zürich, supported by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. He received his PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applied Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology (U.S.A), following his MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis (U.S.A), and his BSc also in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
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- SGC - Céline Dupuy