Professor Timoleon Kipouros

Research groups: Change Management, Computational Design, Health Systems Design
 

Biography

• 5-year Diploma, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 2002
• Ph.D., Engineering (Multi-objective Aerodynamic Design Optimisation), Cambridge University, 2006
• Graduate Certificate, Architecture & Systems Engineering, MIT, 2017
• Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, 2024

Timos joined the Engineering Design Centre in October 2002 after obtaining a Diploma in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. During his PhD in EDC, Timos focused on the Aerodynamic Design Optimisation of turbomachinery blades from multi-objective perspective. The Aerodynamic Design and the Optimisation was accomplished using detailed CFD codes, adaptive geometry representations and heuristic optimisation algorithms.

Timos is currently working on systems design and the development of next-generation design systems supported by interactive multidimensional data visualisation and Visual Analytics with particular emphasis on socio-technical systems interactions, such as Aerospace and Healthcare.

Timos is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Engineering, where he teaches Data and Decision Science in the Manufacturing Engineering Tripos and Data and Modelling in the Industrial Systems, Manufacture and Management programme at the Institute for Manufacturing. He is a Fellow and Director of Studies in Part II at Homerton College, Special Supervisor in Engineering at Newnham College, where he teaches PIB Thermofluid Mechanics, and a Bye-Fellow at Christ's College.

Timos is a Senior Lecturer at Cranfield University, where he leads research initiatives and supervision of MSc, PhD and EngD projects in the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Group. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Patras, Greece, within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics.

Some of the projects Timos is currently working on are:

MINDS study: To improve the outcomes and experiences of those discharged from mental health hospitals

UPTURN study: Co-design and evaluation of an intervention to increase uptake of pulmonary rehabilitation for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CLR: Centre for Landscape Regeneration

Some of the previous work includes:

TOICA

APROCONE

DIAS

DigiTwin

Business Framework for Health: a system change approach to improve health through work and workplaces

Timos is a member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports.

ORCID: 0000-0003-3392-283X

Scopus: 8717408400

ResearchGate

Selected Publications

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

BRAHMA, A., PANAROTTO, M., KIPOUROS, T., ISAKSSON, O., ANDERSSON, P. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2023) Function Driven Assessment of Manufacturing Risks in Concept Generation Stages, International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED23. doi:10.1017/pds.2023.200.

PANNUNZIO, V., FRIDAY, L., KIPOUROS, T., CLARKSON, P. J. and BRAYNE, C. (2023) Dependency and Structure Modelling for Stakeholder Management: An Example in Landscape Regeneration, International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2023. doi:10.35199/dsm2023.15.

PANAROTTO, M., KIPOUROS, T., BRAHMA, A., ISAKSSON, O., THOLIN, O. S. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2022) Using DSMs in Functionally Driven Explorative Design Experiments – an Automation Approach, International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2022. doi:10.35199/dsm2022.08.

GEORGIADES, A., SHARMA, S., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2017) Predicting and Visualizing Cost Propagation Due to Engineering Design Changes, International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED17.

RAUDBERGET, D., LEVANDOWSKI, C., ISAKSSON, O., KIPOUROS, T., JOHANESSON, H. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2015) Modelling and Assessing Platform Architectures in Pre-embodiment Phases through Set-based Evaluation and Change Propagation, Journal of Aerospace Operations, 3(3-4), 203-221. doi:10.3233/AOP-150052.

PROCESS MANAGEMENT

ENDRESS, F., KIPOUROS, T., BUKER, T., WARTZACK, S. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2022) The Value of Information in Clustering Dense Matrices: When and How to Make Use of Information, Proceedings of the Design Society, 2:703-712. doi:10.1017/pds.2022.72.

ISAKSSON, O., KIPOUROS, T., MARTINSSON, J., PANAROTTO, M., KRESSIN, J., ANDERSSON, P. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2021) Multi-domain Design Assessment for Aerospace Components Including Weld Accessibility, International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED21. doi:10.1017/pds.2021.483.

GERICKE, K., ECKERT, C., CAMPEAN, F., CLARKSON, P. J., FLENING, E., ISAKSSON, O., KIPOUROS, T., KOKKOLARAS, M., KÖHLER, C., PANAROTTO, M. and WILMSEN, M. (2020) Supporting Designers: Moving from Method Menagerie to Method Ecosystem, Design Science, 6:e21. doi:10.1017/dsj.2020.21.

GEORGIADES, A., SHARMA, S., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2019) ADOPT: An Augmented Set-based Design Framework with Optimisation, Design Science, 5:e4. doi:10.1017/dsj.2019.1.

KIPOUROS, T. and ISAKSSON, O. (2016) Visual Analytics for Evaluation of Value Impact in Engineering Design, ECCOMAS Congress 2016, 9111.

KIPOUROS, T. and ISAKSSON, O. (2014) Integrating Value Assessment Into the Computational Engineering Design Cycle, OPT-i 2014: International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization, Paper 3620.

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN

ZARB, D. V., PARKS, G. T. and KIPOUROS, T. (2024) Synergistic Utilization of LLMs for Program Synthesis, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO '24 Companion), Association for Computing Machinery, 539–542. doi:10.1145/3638530.3654426.

SPINELLI, A. and KIPOUROS, T. (2024) PDOPT: A Python library for Probabilistic Design space exploration and OPTimisation, Journal of Open Source Software, 9(95), 6110. doi:10.21105/joss.06110.

VISHWANATHAN, A., VIO, G., KIPOUROS, T. and PARKS, G. T. (2021) On the effect of boundary condition uncertainty on robust topology optimisation of aerospace structures, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 192, 103533. DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2021.103533.

KONTOGIANNIS, S. G., DEMANGE, J., SAVILL, A. M. and KIPOUROS, T. (2020) A Comparison Study of Two Multifidelity Methods for Aerodynamic Optimization, Aerospace Science and Technology, Volume 97, 105592. doi:10.1016/j.ast.2019.105592.

MUNK, D. J., KIPOUROS, T. and VIO, G. A. (2019) Multi-physics Bi-directional Evolutionary Topology Optimization on GPU-architecture, Engineering with Computers, Volume 35, pages 1059-1079. doi:10.1007/s00366-018-0651-1.

MUNK, D. J., KIPOUROS, T., VIO, G. A., PARKS, G. T. and STEVEN, G. P. (2017) Multiobjective and Multi-physics Topology Optimization Using an Updated Smart Normal Constraint Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization Method, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 57, 665-688. doi: 10.1007/s00158-017-1781-6. 

NGUYEN, H. A., van IPEREN, Z., RAGHUNATH, S., ABRAMSON, D., KIPOUROS, T. and SOMASEKHARAN, S. (2017) Multi-Objective Optimisation in Scientific Workflow, Procedia Computer Science, 108, 1443-1452. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2017.05.213.

TSOTSKAS, C., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2014) The design and implementation of a GPU-enabled multi-objective tabu-search intended for real world and high-dimensional applications, Procedia Computer Science, 29, 2152-2161. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2014.05.200.

KIPOUROS, T., INSELBERG, A., PARKS, G. T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2013) Parallel Coordinates in Computational Engineering Design, 9th AIAA Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conference, AIAA-2013-1750. doi:10.2514/6.2013-1750.

KIPOUROS, T. (2012) Stochastic Optimisation in Computational Engineering Design, Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, 175, 475-490. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31519-0_31.

JAEGGI, D.M., PARKS, G.T., KIPOUROS, T. and CLARKSON, P.J. (2008) The Development of a Multi-Objective Tabu Search Algorithm for Continuous Optimisation Problems, European Journal of Operational Research, 185(3), 1192-1212. doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2006.06.048.

AEROSPACE SYSTEMS DESIGN

MOEBS, N., REIS, R., WINDELS, E., ERTMAN, K., van WOENSEL, C., KIPOUROS, T., WESTIN, M. and STROHMAYER, A. (2023) Development of the Initial Certification and Technology Roadmap for the FUTPRINT50 Framework, IOP Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2526, 012015. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2526/1/012015.

LOPEZ, D. I., GHISU, T., KIPOUROS, T., SHAHPAR, S. and WILSON, M. (2022) Extending Highly Loaded Axial Fan Operability Range Through Novel Blade Design, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 144(12): 121009. doi:10.1115/1.4055350.

AFFONSO, W. Jr., TAVARES, R. T., BARBOSA, F. R., GANDOLFI, R., dos REIS, R. J. N., da SILVA, C. R. I., KIPOUROS, T., LASKARIDIS, P., ENALOU, H. B., CHEKIN, A., KUKOVINETS, A., GUBERNATOROV, K., RAVIKOVICH, Y., IVANOV, N., PONYAEV, L. and HOLOBTSEV, D. (2022) System Architectures for Thermal Management of Hybrid-Electric Aircraft - FutPrInt50, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1226, 012062. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1226/1/012062.

PONGETTI, J., KIPOUROS, T., EMMANUELLI, M., AHLFELD, R. and SHAHPAR, S. (2021) Using Autoencoders and Output Consolidation to Improve Machine Learning Models for Turbomachinery Applications, ASME Turbo Expo 2021. doi:10.1115/GT2021-60158.

CRESCENTI, F., KIPOUROS, T., MUNK, D. J. and SAVILL, A. M. (2021) Generating Minimal Pareto Sets in Multi-Objective Topology Optimisation: An Application to the Wing Box Structural Layout, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 63, 1119-1134. doi:10.1007/s00158-020-02745-7.

DABABNEH, O. and KIPOUROS, T. (2018) Influence of High Fidelity Structural Models on the Predicted Mass of Aircraft Wing Using Design Optimization, Aerospace Science and Technology, 79, 164-173. doi:10.1016/j.ast.2018.05.043.

DABABNEH, O., KIPOUROS, T. and WHIDBORNE, J.F. (2018) Application of an Efficient Gradient-based Optimisation Strategy for Aircraft Wing Structures, Aerospace, 5(1). doi:10.3390/aerospace5010003.

MUNK, D. J., KIPOUROS, T., VIO, G. A., STEVEN, G. P. and PARKS, G. T. (2017) Topology Optimisation of Micro-fluidic Mixers Considering Fluid-structure Interactions with a Coupled Lattice Boltzmann Algorithm, Journal of Computational Physics, 349, 11-32. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2017.08.008.

MAZLAN, N., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2017) Evaluating NOx and CO Emissions of Bio-SPK Fuel Using a Simplified Engine Combustion Model - A Preliminary Study Towards Sustainable Environment, Proc IMechE Part G: J Aerospace Engineering, 231(5), 859-865. doi:10.1177/0954410016643980.

JU, Y., QIN, R., KIPOUROS, T., PARKS, G. T. and ZHANG, C. (2016) A High-dimensional Design Optimisation Method for Centrifugal Impellers, Proc IMechE Part A: J Power and Energy, 230(3), 272-288. doi:10.1177/0957650915626274.

FISCHER, G. R., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A. M. (2014) Multi-objective Optimisation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Structure and Energy Production Using Aerofoil and Blade Properties as Design Variables, Renewable Energy, 62, 506-515. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2013.08.009.

FERRARO, G., KIPOUROS, T., SAVILL, A. M., RAMPURAWALA, A. and AGOSTINELLI, C. (2014) Propeller-wing Interaction Prediction for Early Design, 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA-2014-0564. doi:10.2514/6.2014-0564.

TRAPANI, G., KIPOUROS, T. and SAVILL, A.M (2012) The design of multi-element airfoils through multi-objective optimization techniques, CMES: Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 88(2), 107-140.

KIPOUROS, T., PACHIDIS, V., GHISU, T. and TEMPLALEXIS, I. (2010) Characterisation of the Uncertainties of the Operating Conditions in Turbomachinery Design, ASME Turbo Expo 2010. doi:10.1115/GT2010-23253.

KIPOUROS, T., JAEGGI, D. M., DAWES, W. N., PARKS, G. T., SAVILL, A. M. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2008) Bi-objective Design Optimization for Axial Compressors Using Tabu Search, AIAA Journal, 46(3), 701-711. doi:10.2514/1.32794.

HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS DESIGN

SMITH, J. N., YAPP, L. and KIPOUROS, T. (2024) Very Rapid Decarbonization of Primary Care: Could Learning from COVID Pandemic Help Us Prepare?, Family Practice, 41(4), 623–625. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmac143.

EARLY, F., WARD. J., KOMASHIE, A., KIPOUROS, T., CLARKSON, P. J. and FULD, J. (2024) A Systems Approach to Developing User Requirements for Increased Pulmonary Rehabilitation Uptake by COPD Patients, NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 34(1), 20. doi:10.1038/s41533-024-00370-1.

GOLGOLNIA, T., KIPOUROS, T., CLARKSON, P. J., MARQUARDT, G. and KEVDZIJA, M. (2024) Implementing the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Approach to Develop an Assessment Framework for Healthcare Facility Design, International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED24. doi:10.1017/pds.2024.160.

PANNUNZIO, V., KOMASHIE, A., WALSH, S., MILNE, R., KIPOUROS, T., LAMÉ, G., MAIER, A., BRAYNE, C. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2024) Exploring Indicators of System-of-Systems Resilience: Outcomes of a Health Systems Design Workshop at an International Conference, Proceedings of the Design Society, 4:2675-2684. doi:10.1017/pds.2024.270.

HACKMANN, C., KOMASHIE, A., HANDLEY, M., MURDOCH, J., WAGNER, A. P., GRÜNWALD, L. M., WALLER, S., KAMINSKIY, E., ZEILIG, H., JONES, J., BRAY, J., BAGGE, S., SIMPSON, A., DALKIN, S. M., CLARKSON, J., BORGHINI, G., KIPOUROS, T., RODRICHT, F., TAOUSI, Z., HAIGHTON, C., RAE, S. and WILSON, J. (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:e071272. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071272.

KIPOUROS, T., CHAMSEDDINE, I. and KOKKOLARAS, M. (2022) Using Parallel Coordinates in Optimization of Nano-Particle Drug Delivery, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 144(4), 044501. doi:10.1115/1.4052578.

INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN

BOBEK, S., TADEJA, S. K., STRUSKI, Ł, STACHURA, P., KIPOUROS, T., TABOR, J., NALEPA, G. J. and KRISTENSSON, P. O. (2022) Virtual Reality-Based Parallel Coordinates Plots Enhanced with Explainable AI and Data-Science Analytics for Decision-Making Processes, Applied Sciences, 12(1), 331. Doi:10.3390/app12010331.

TADEJA, S. K., KIPOUROS, T., LU, Y. and KRISTENSSON, P. O. (2021) Supporting Decision Making in Engineering Design Using Parallel Coordinates in Virtual Reality, AIAA Journal, 59(12), 5332-5346. doi:10.2514/1.J060441.

PIOTROWSKI, W., KIPOUROS, T. and CLARKSON, P. J. (2019) Enhanced Interactive Parallel Coordinates Using Machine Learning and Uncertainty Propagation for Engineering Design, IEEE e-Science, 339-348. doi:10.1109/eScience.2019.00045.

TADEJA, S. K., KIPOUROS, T. and KRISTENSSON, P. O. (2019) Exploring Parallel Coordinates Plots in Virtual Reality, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '19), Association for Computing Machinery, Paper LBW2617, 1–6. doi:10.1145/3290607.3313068.

NGUYEN, H. A., ABRAMSON, D., KIPOUROS, T., JANKE, A. and GALLOWAY, G. (2015) WorkWays: Interacting with Scientific Workflows, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 27(16), 4377-4397. doi:10.1002/cpe.3525.

HETTENHAUSEN J., KIPOUROS, T. and LEWIS, A. (2014) A Web-based System for Visualisation-driven Interactive Multi-Objective Optimisation, Procedia Computer Science, 29, 1915-1925. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2014.05.176.

HETTENHAUSEN, J., LEWIS, A., RANDALL, M. and KIPOUROS, T. (2013) Interactive Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimisation Using Decision Space Interaction, CEC 2013 - IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 3411-3418. doi:10.1109/CEC.2013.6557988.