Dr Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis DiplEng, PhD, MSc, M.ASCE, M.IABSE, M.EAEE, FHEA, CEng MICE

Senior Fellow (Associate Professor research path)
Head of FutureStructures -the Structures Research Group of the University of Birmingham

Contact details

Email: s.a.mitoulis@bham.ac.uk

Address: Y8 School of Engineering
Room 316
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Stergios is the Head of Structures and Director of the MSc Structural Engineering of the School of Engineering. Stergios leader the MetaInfrastructure research initiative and the Community of Practice of BridgeUkraine. Stergios has a sustained record of grant-winning with more than £6.5 million of funding which he received by the UKRI, HORIZON Europe, the British Academy the United Nations and from a UK-based charity.

He led and won recently the € 1.65 million MSCA-SE-2021 ReCharged project, leads part of the € 5 million HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-01 ZEBAI project and leads the pilots of a € 2.5 million HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-02 the RISKADAPT project, all commenced in 2023. He recruited high profile professors from Ukrainian universities, who are currently working with him and are fully funded by the British Academy/CARA funding scheme.

Stergios’ expertise is in the sustainability, resilience and digitalisation of built and urban ecosystems and critical infrastructure.

During his academic career he has supervised more than 30 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. He has published extensively with a publication record exceeding 200 papers in leading scientific journals, reports, conferences and book chapters. He is known for his expertise in bridges.

He is a member of the BSI B/525/10 CEN/TC250/HG-Bridges, the BSI Mirror Group of Eurocodes, and UK delegate of the BSI (CEN/TC250/SC8 Work Group 6, Bridges) for the design and retrofit of bridges, the BSI committee B/525/8 and B/538/5, the Workgroup 11 of the EAEE and the IABSE TG1.8. He is serving as Editor in Chief of the journal Bridge Engineering of the Institute of Civil Engineers, UK, and also has editorial and reviewing responsibilities for more than 50 reputed journals. He has served as an evaluator for EPSRC, UKRI, ERC and other HORIZON/EU grants. He delivers seminars at consultancies and CPD as an official lecturer of the Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK. He has an extensive presence in the news of leading news agencies, including the BBC.

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Qualifications

2015. Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching (GCLT) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2008. PhD in Structural/Bridge Engineering Bridge behaviour under dynamic loads
2003. MSc Sustainable design of infrastructure to natural hazards (12-month course)
2002. Diploma in Civil Engineering (5-year course) (64 modules. equiv. to MEng)

Biography

Associate Professor with focus on research (permanent appointment) on infrastructure safety, resilience, sustainability and digitalisation to deliver integrated solutions to climate hazards and multiple stressors.

5-year Diploma from Aristotle University.

MSc in Sustainable design of infrastructure to natural hazards and a PhD in 2008.

He is CEng MICE, a member of the ASCE, EAEE, IABSE and FHEA-UK. He is contributing significantly to the development of the next generation of Eurocodes as delegate of the BSI Mirror Group of Eurocode and UK delegate of the BSI for the design and retrofitting of bridges and the BSI Horizontal Group-Bridges. He has published more than 200 journal, report, conference papers and book chapters. Stergios has worked as PI, Co-I and researcher for more than 25 research projects. He recently led and won he € 1.65 million MSCA-SE-2021 ReCharged project, leads part of the €5 million HORIZON-CL5-2023-D4-01-01 ZEBAI project and leads the pilots of the €2.5 million HORIZON-MISS-2021-CLIMA-02 the RISKADAPT project, all commenced in 2023. He recruited three high profile professors from Ukrainian universities, who are currently working with him and are fully funded by the British Academy/CARA funding scheme. He also lead research and worked for a H2020 SERA-TA research project on the dynamic identification and monitoring of scoured bridges, a H2020-MSCA-IF-2018 Briface project on novel assessment of bridge retrofitting measures and a H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 Rebounce project on the resilience assessment framework for bridges and transport networks. He manages highly skilled researchers, who work on multi-hazard resilience assessment of transport assets see H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 TRANSRISK project. He recently had 8 successful MSCA grants. Stergios's current research is supported by world-leading research centres and industries. Stergios has led research on accelerated bridge construction (ABC) and integral bridges, and use of recycled materials. Stergios is an active consultant, delivers CPD and is a lecturer of the ICE. He is the leading consultant for the second longest bridge in Greece the 1371m-long Polyfytos bridge.

Research

His focus is on the safety of critical infrastructure and has delivered frameworks and metrics for quantifying resilience and sustainability in critical infrastructure ecosystems empowered by digital technologies.

Publications

Special publications

S5) White paper – TwinForHope - Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis S, Mamchur O, Veklyn O, Cousins D, Kopiika N, Rudakevych I, Hudzelyak, Iryna Kotyk, Liubov Vanda, Iryna Borsuk, Yuriy Dolan, Tom Slyvka, Roman Zakutynska, Iryna Lushchyk, Mariya Yaroshevych, Maryana Polianskyy, Yuriy Login, Zlata (2023) Cross-border resilience of critical transport infrastructure in Ukraine and impact on the economy and society.

S4) The Economist – Green skills: Driving the transition to a more sustainable future (Mitoulis SA was part of the Global Consultation).

S3) ICSI (2022) The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Reflections and insights from the Global Engineering Community - Input Paper to the Sendai Framework Mid-Term Review. (Mitoulis SA was part of the Global Consultation).

S2) CDRI, United Nations: Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis SA (2022) Flagship Report on Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure: ‘Financing for Disaster and Climate Resilient Infrastructure for a net-zero economic transition’ for the Group of Twenty (G20), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

S1) Abdelrehim N, Argyroudis S, Cenci S, Corsini L, Dixon J, Jones C, Khanna S, Mathison C, Mitoulis SA, Turley C, Whitmarsh L (2022) The Urgency of Climate Mitigation for COP27 and Beyond. UK Universities Climate Network Briefing. COP27, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Journal papers

Published & Accepted

J72) Mochurad, L., Davidekova, M., Mitoulis S.A., (2025) Parallel rapidly exploring random tree method for unmanned aerial vehicles autopilot development using graphics processing unit processing. IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJ-AI) 14(1) pp. 712-723.

J71) Ouyang, M., Cheng, Z., Ma, J., Wang, H., Mitoulis, S.A., 2025. Coupled Urban Risks: A complex systems perspective with a people-centric focus. Engineering.

J70) Kopiika, N., Karavias, A., Krassakis, P., Ye, Z., Ninic, J., Shakhovska, N., Argyroudis, S., Mitoulis, S.A. 2025. Rapid post-disaster infrastructure damage characterisation using remote sensing and deep learning technologies - A tiered approach. Automation in Construction. 105955.

J69) Forcellini, D., Mitoulis, S.A., 2025. Effect of deterioration on critical infrastructure resilience– framework and application on bridges. Results in Engineering 103834.

J68 )Izonin, I., Tkachenko, R., Caro, R., de la Fuente, A.L., Yemets, K. and Mitoulis, S.A., 2024. Regression-based Model for Predicting Simulated vs Actual Building Performance Discrepancies. Procedia Computer Science, 251, pp.633-638.

J67) Izonin, I., Nesterenko, I., Kazantzi, A.K., Tkachenko, R., Muzyka, R., Mitoulis, S.A., (2024) Enhanced ANN-based ensemble method for bridge damage characterization using limited dataset. Scientific Reports 14 (1), 24395.

J66) Pentassuglia, F., Kazantzi, A., Faramarzi, A., Mitoulis, S.A., 2024. Bridge assessment based on deflection as a measure of damage using Machine Learning-enhanced pattern identification. Procedia Structural Integrity, 64, 254-261.

J65) Domaneschi, M., Cucuzza, R., Marano, G. C., Chiaia, B., Ferro, G. A., Villa, V., Argyroudis, S., Mitoulis, S. (2024). Resilience Analysis of Different Retrofitting Solutions for a Prestressed Concrete Viaduct. Procedia Structural Integrity, 62, 1028-1035.

J64) Shakhovska, N., Yakovyna, V., Mysak, M., Mitoulis, S.A., Argyroudis, S., Syerov, Y. 2024. Real-Time Monitoring of Road Networks for Pavement Damage Detection Based on Preprocessing and Neural Networks, Big Data Cognitive Computing. 8(10), 136.

J63) Myroniuk, K., Furdas, Y., Zhelykh, V., Adamski, M., Gumen, O., Savin, V., Mitoulis, S.A., 2024. Passive Ventilation of Residential Buildings Using the Trombe Wall. Buildings. 14(10):3154.

J62) Moutsianos, S., Stefanidou, S.P., Papanikolaou, V.K., Mitoulis, S.A. 2024 Backtesting the iconic Polyfytos balanced-cantilever bridge to enhance condition assessment ICE - Bridge Engineering ICE Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering. pp. 1-32.

J61) Beaver, E., Mitoulis, S.A. 2024.Evidence-based flood resilience models for bridges. ICE - Bridge Engineering ICE Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering. pp. 1-34.

J60) Kazantzi, A.K., Moutsianos, S., Bakalis, K., Mitoulis, S.A. 2024. Cause-agnostic bridge damage state identification utilising machine learning. Engineering Structures. Vol. 320, (1), 118887. (Winner of IStructE Research Award).

J59) Izonin, I., Kazantzi, A., Tkachenko, R., Mitoulis, S.A. 2024. GRNN-based Cascade Ensemble Model for Non-Destructive Damage State Identification: Small Data Approach. Engineering with Computers.

J58) Izonin, I., Muzyka, R., Tkachenko, R., Gregus, M., Kustra, N., Mitoulis, S.A., 2024. An approach toward improvement of ensemble method’s accuracy for biomedical data classification. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

J57) Li, M., Leng, S., Wang, Y., Wang, J., Xu, G., Mitoulis, S.A., 2024 Hydrodynamic analysis of sea-crossing bridge piers subjected to extreme waves. ICE - Bridge Engineering ICE Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering.

J56) Izonin, I., Muzyka, R., Tkachenko, R., Dronyuk. I., Yemets, K., Mitoulis, S.A., 2024. A Method for Reducing Training Time of ML-Based Cascade Scheme for Large-Volume Data Analysis. Sensors 24(15):4762.

J55) Jearsiripongkul, T., Saffari, P. R., Thongchom, C., Lawongkerd, J., Saffari, P. R., Keawsawasvong, S., & Mitoulis, S.A. (2024). Hygrothermomechanical loading-induced vibration study of multilayer piezoelectric nanoplates with functionally graded porous cores resting on a variable viscoelastic substrate. International Journal of Thermofluids, 100715.

J54) Izonin, I., Tkachenko, R., Mitoulis, S.A., Faramarzi, A., Tsmots, I., & Mashtalir, D. 2024. Machine learning for predicting energy efficiency of buildings: a small data approach. Procedia Computer Science, 231, 72-77.

J53) Makhoul, N., Roohi, M., Sousa, H., Argyroudis, S., Barbosa, A., Derras, B., Gardoni, P., Lee, J.S., Mitoulis, S.A., Moffett, B., Navarro, C., Padgett, J., Rincon, R., Schmidt, F., Shaban, N., Stefanidou, S., Tubaldi, E., Xenidis, Y., Zmigrodzki, S., 2023. Seismic resilience of interdependent built environment for integrating structural health monitoring and emerging technologies in decision-making. Structural Engineering International. 34(1), pp.19-33.

J52) Loli M, Kefalas G, Dafis S, Mitoulis SA, Schmift F (2023) Flood damage inspection and risk indexing data for an inventory of bridges in Central Greece. Data in Brief.

J51) Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis SA, Panteli M, Fuggini C, Valkaniotis S, Hynes W, Linkov I (2023). Conflict resilience framework for critical infrastructure peacebuilding. Sustainable Cities and Society 104405.

J50) Loli M, Kefalas G, Bouzoni E, Diaz Fanas GE, Mitoulis SA, Kapetas L (2022) Integrating social vulnerability into climate adaptation of urban transport in Maputo, Mozambique. Transportation Research Procedia.

J49) Loli M, Kefalas G, Dafis S, Mitoulis SA, Schmidt F (2022) Bridge-specific flood risk assessment of transport networks using GIS and remotely sensed data. Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 850, 157976.

J48) Mitoulis SA, Bompa DV, Argyroudis SA (2023). Sustainability and climate resilience metrics and trade-offs in transport infrastructure asset recovery. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. Vol. 121, 103800.

J47) Donkor FK, Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis S, Aboelkhair H, Ballesteros Canovas JA, Bashir A, Cuaton GP, Diatta S, Habibi M, Hölbling D, Manuel L, Pregnolato M, Ramos Ribeiro RR, Sfetsos A, Shahzad N, Werner C (2022). SDG final decade of action: Resilient pathways to build back better from high-impact low-probability (HILP) events. MDPI Sustainability, 14, 1540.

J46) Loli M, Manousakis J, Mitoulis SA, and Zekkos D (2022) UAVs for Disaster Response: Rapid damage assessment and monitoring of bridge recovery after a major flood. Engineering Proceedings MDPI, 17(1), 11.

J45) Argyroudis SA, Mitoulis SA, Chatzi E, Baker JW, Brilakis I, Gkoumas K, Vousdoukas M, Hynes W, Carluccio S, Keou O, Frangopol DM, Linkov I (2022). Digital technologies can enhance climate resilience of critical infrastructure. Climate Risk Management, 35, 100387. (Winner of the Thorpe Medal of the EC³)

J44) Loli M, Mitoulis SA, Tsatsis A, Manousakis J, Kourkoulis R, Zekkos D (2022) Flood characterization based on UAV mapping and forensic analysis of a structural failure, Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 822, 153661.

J43) Tubaldi E, Antonopoulos C, Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis S, Gara F, Ragni L, Carbonari S, Dezi F et al. (2021). Field tests and numerical analysis of the effects of scour on a full-scale soil-foundation-structural system. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring.

J42) Tubaldi E, Patelli E, White C, Mitoulis SA, de Almeida G, Cranston M, Brown J, McDonald H, Eftychia K, Hardmang M, Mathews R, Newell R, Pizarro A, Roca M, Zonta D (2021). Invited perspectives: Challenges and future directions in improving bridge flood resilience, Natural Hazards Earth Systems Science (NHESS).

J41) Mitoulis SA, Domaneschi M, Cimellaro G-P, Casas J-R (2021) Bridge and transport network resilience – a perspective, ICE - Bridge Engineering -Themed Issue on Bridge and transport network resilience.

J40) Markogiannaki O, Chen F, Xu H, Mitoulis SA, Parcharidis I (2022). Monitoring of a landmark bridge using SAR Interferometry coupled with engineering data and forensics, International Journal of Remote Sensing. 43(1) :95-119.

J39) Freddi F, Galasso C, Cremen G, Dall’Asta A, Di Sarno L, Giaralis A, Gutiérrez-Urzúa F, Málaga-Chuquitaype C, Mitoulis SA, Petrone C, Sextos A, Sousa L, Tarbali K, Tubaldi E, John Wardman, Woo G (2021) Innovation in earthquake risk reduction and resilience: some recent challenges and perspectives. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 102267.

J38) Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis S, Loli M, Imam B (2021). Restoration models for quantifying flood resilience of bridges. Engineering Structures, 238, 112180.

J37) Argyroudis SA, Mitoulis SA (2021). Vulnerability of bridges to individual and multiple hazards - floods and earthquakes, Reliability Engineering & System Safety.

J36) McKenna G, Argyroudis SA, Winter MG, Mitoulis SA (2021). Multiple hazard fragility analysis for granular highway embankments: moisture ingress and scour. Transportation Geotechnics, 26: 100431.

J35) Smith A, Argyroudis SA, Winter MG, Mitoulis SA (2021). Economic impact of bridge functionality loss from a resilience perspective: Queensferry Crossing. ICE Bridge Engineering.

J34) Kagioglou P, Katakalos K, Mitoulis SA. (2021). Resilient connection for accelerated bridge constructions. Structures, 33, 3025-3039.

J33) Rele, R., Balmukund, R., Bhattacharya, S., Cui, L., & Mitoulis, S. A. (2021). Application of controlled-rocking isolation with shape memory alloys for an overpass bridge. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 149, 106827.

J32) Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis SA (2021) Dataset of the survey for the restoration of flood resilient bridges. Data in brief, 36, 107088.

J31) Argyroudis SA, Nasiopoulos G, Mantadakis N, Mitoulis SA (2020). Cost-based resilience assessment of bridges subjected to earthquakes. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, DOI 10.1108/IJDRBE-02-2020-0014.

J30) Mitoulis SA (2020). Challenges and opportunities for the application of integral abutment bridges in earthquake-prone areas: A review. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 135, 106183.

J29) Rele RR, Balmukund R, Mitoulis SA, Bhattacharya S (2020). Rocking isolation of bridge pier using shape memory alloy. IOS Press. Bridge Structures; 16(2-3); 85-103, DOI: 10.3233/BRS-200174.

J28) Achillopoulou D, Mitoulis SA, Argyroudis S, Wang Y (2020). Monitoring of transport infrastructure: a road map toward resilience. Science of the total Environment, 746, 141001.

J27) Argyroudis SA, Mitoulis SA, Zanini MA, Hofer L, Tubaldi E, Frangopol DM (2020). Resilience assessment framework for critical infrastructure in a multi-hazard environment: Case study on transport assets. Science of the Total Environment 714;136854.

J26) Kalfas K, Mitoulis SA, Konstantinidis D (2020). Influence of the steel reinforcement on the vulnerability of elastomeric bearings. ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 146(10): 04020195.

J25) Sousa H, Mitoulis SA, Psarras K, & Tegos IA (2020). Control of long-term deflections of RC beams using reinforcements and low-shrinkage concrete. ICE - Bridge Engineering. 173(2):63-77.

J24) Argyroudis S, Mitoulis SA, Winter M, Kaynia AM (2019). Fragility of transport assets exposed to multiple hazards: State-of-the-art review toward infrastructural resilience. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 191, 106567.

J23) Rele RR, Dammala PK, Bhattacharya S, Balmukund R, Mitoulis SA (2019) Seismic behaviour of rocking bridge pier supported by elastomeric pads on pile foundation. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 1;124:98-120.

J22) Tsinidis G, Papantou M, Mitoulis SA (2019). Response of integral abutment bridges under a sequence of thermal loading and seismic shaking. Earthquakes and Structures. 16(1).

J21) Caristo A, Barnes J, Mitoulis SA (2018). Numerical modelling of integral abutment bridges under a large number of seasonal thermal cycles. ICE Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Bridge Engineering. 171(3):179-190.

J20) Tubaldi E, Mitoulis SA, Ahmadi H (2018). Comparison of different models for high damping rubber bearings in seismically isolated bridges. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 104: 329–345.

J19) Kalfas KN, Mitoulis SA (2017). Performance of steel-laminated rubber bearings subjected to combinations of axial loads and shear strains. Procedia Engineering 199:2979–2984.

J18) Mitoulis SA,Rodriguez JR (2017). Seismic Performance of Novel Resilient Hinges for Columns and Application on Irregular Bridges. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 22(2).

J17) Kalfas K, Mitoulis SA, Katakalos (2017). Numerical study on the response of steel-laminated elastomeric bearings subjected to variable axial loads and development of local tensile stresses. Engineering Structures, 134:346-357.

J16) Mitoulis SA, Palaiochorinou A, Georgiadis I, Argyroudis S (2016). Extending the application of integral frame abutment bridges in earthquake prone areas by using novel isolators of recycled materials, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 45(14):2283-2301.

J15) Tubaldi E, Mitoulis SA, Ahmadi H Muhr A (2016). A parametric study on the axial behaviour of elastomeric isolators in multi-span bridges subjected to horizontal excitation, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 14(4):1285-1310.

J14) Argyroudis S, Palaiochorinou A Mitoulis S, Pitilakis D (2016). Use of rubberised backfills to enhance the seismic response and SSI effects on integral abutment bridges, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 14(2):3573–3590.

J13) Mitoulis SA (2016). Some open issues in the seismic design of bridges to Eurocode 8-2, Challenge Journal of Structural Mechanics, 2(1): 7–13.

J12) Mitoulis SA, Ataria RB (2016). Effect of waste tyre rubber additive on concrete mixture strength, British Journal of Environmental Sciences, 4(4):11-18.

J11) Mitoulis SA (2015). Uplift of elastomeric bearings in isolated bridges subjected to longitudinal seismic excitations, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle Design and Performance, 11(12).

J10) Mitoulis SA (2012). Seismic design of bridges with the participation of seat-type abutments, Engineering Structures, 44:222-233.

J09) Mitoulis SA, Titirla M, Tegos ΙΑ (2014). Design of bridges utilizing a novel earthquake resistant abutment with high capacity wing walls, Engineering Structures, 66:35-44

J08) Mitoulis SA, Tegos ΙΑ, Stylianidis Κ-C (2013). A new scheme for the seismic retrofit of multi-span simply supported (MSSS) bridges, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(7):719–732.

J07) Manos GC, Mitoulis SA, Sextos A (2012). A Knowledge-Based software for the design of the seismic isolation system of bridges, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 10(3):1029-1047.

J06) Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA (2011). Two new earthquake resistant integral abutments for medium to long-span bridges, Structural Engineering International: Journal of the Intern Assoc for Bridge and Str Eng (IABSE) 21 (2), pp 157-161.

J05) Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA, K-C Stylianidis (2010). Cost-effectiveness related to the earthquake resisting system of multi-span bridges, Engineering Structures, 32(9):2658-2671.

J04) Tegou SD, Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA, (2010). An unconventional earthquake resistant abutment with transversely directed R/C walls, Engineering Structures, 32(11):3801-3816.

J03) Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA (2010). An unconventional restraining system for limiting the seismic movements of isolated bridges, Engineering Structures, 32(4):1100-1112.

J02) Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA (2010). Connection of bridges with neighbour-hooding tunnels, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 1559-808X, 14(3):331-350.

J01) Mitoulis SA, Tegos IA (2010). Restrain of a seismically isolated bridge by external stoppers, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 8(4):973-993