Paraskevas Papanikos is Associate Professor at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering of the University of the Aegean. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1989) and a Master's and Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics from the University of Toronto (1992 and 1997). His research interests include structural analysis and simulation using finite elements, strength and fatigue of metals and composite materials, analytical and experimental fracture mechanics and mechanical behavior of nanostructures. He has taught Engineering Mechanics and Structural Analysis courses in undergraduate and postgraduate studies since 2004 and has supervised more than 160 undergraduate and postgraduate theses. He has participated in more than 25 research projects in Europe and North America and is the author of more than 70 articles in scientific journals and international conferences. His research work has received more than 2,000 citations. Research Interests: Finite element modelling of structures and processes, Strength and fatigue of metals and composites, Analytical and experimental fracture mechanics, Mechanical behavior of nanostructures.