Current Employment
University of Cyprus, Cyprus 2019-Present
Lecturer in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Laboratory Management
Establishment and Head of the Manufacturing and Materials Modelling Laboratory
o Procurement of equipment, launching and completion of government tenders and organisation of the first dedicated manufacturing research laboratory in a public university in the Republic of Cyprus
Development and optimisation of manufacturing processes
Manufacturing process testing and modelling
Academic Duties
Course instructor for MMK105 Experimental and Statistical Analysis
Course instructor for MMK145 Design with the Aid of Computers
Course instructor for MMK347 Design and Manufacturing
Course developer and instructor for MMK443 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Course developer and instructor for Master level MMK541 Automation of Manufacturing Processes
Departmental Responsibilities
Laboratory Safety Instructor: Accidents and Emergencies
Development of new departmental website
Education
Imperial College London, UK October 2010 - March 2014
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, PhD & DIC
Awarded Doctoral Training Account Scholarship in Mechanics of Materials Division
Undertook significant amount of independent research across both theoretical and experimental disciplines whilst maintaining regular contact with supervisor
Imperial College London, UK 2006 – 2010
Master in Mechanical Engineering, MEng & ACGI
Awarded 1st Class Honours
Awarded the IMechE Project Prize for most outstanding fourth year Master project
Jumeirah College, Dubai, UAE 2003 – 2006
4 A’s in Mathematics (98.8%), Physics (90.5%), ICT (92.3%), and Business Studies (88.7%) at A-Level and 3 A*’s, 4 A’s, and 3 B’s at GCSE level
Awards and Honours
Performance recognition award for high quality achievements and contribution to the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College (2017).
Performance recognition award for high quality achievements and contribution to the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College (2016).
Awarded Best Paper Prize on Modelling of Forming Processes for the paper titled: Tool Life Prediction under Multi-cycle Loading Conditions: a feasibility study. 4th International Conference on New Forming Technology, 6-9th August 2015, Glasgow Scotland.
Awarded the IMechE Project Prize for most outstanding fourth year 2010 Master project (2010).
Publications
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=BD8Yy1YAAAAJ&hl=en
52 peer reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings
Editorial Roles
Editorial Board - Reviewer Board & Topic Editor
Guest Editor - Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. Special issue: 'Advances in Sheet Metal and Forging Technologies'
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/mechanical-engineering 2021 – Present
Guest Editor - Materials. Special issue: 'Advances in Sheet Metal Forming Processes of Lightweight Alloys'
2021 – Present
Reviewer Board & Topic Editor - Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmmp 2020 – Present
Verified Peer Reviewer from Publons: https://publons.com/author/1306283/denis-politis
Reviewer for Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2021 – Present
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-manufacturing-processes/
Reviewer of the journal CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cirp-journal-of-manufacturing-science-and-technology
2021 – Present
Reviewer of the journal International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijcmsse
2021 – Present
Reviewer of the journal Engineering Reports, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/25778196 2020 – Present
Reviewer of the journal Materials, https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials
2020 – Present
Reviewer of the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmmp
2020 – Present
Reviewer of the International Journal of Material Forming
https://link.springer.com/journal/12289 2019 – Present
Reviewer of the journal Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering,
https://www.springer.com/engineering/mechanical+engineering/journal/11465
2019 – Present
Reviewer of the journal SN Applied Sciences, https://www.springer.com/engineering/journal/42452
2019 – Present
Reviewer of the journal Mechanism and Machine Theory, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/mechanism-and-machine-theory 2019 – Present
Reviewer of Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, https://www.springer.com/journal/11665
2019 – Present
Reviewer of the Journal of Materials Processing Technology, https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-processing-technology
2018 – Present
Reviewer of the journal Metals, http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals 2018 – Present
Reviewer of the Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pib 2017 – Present
Reviewer of the 36th IDDRG 2017 Materials Modelling and Testing for Sheet Metal Forming - LoCoMaTech Mini-Symposium, https://iddrg2017.de/ (2017)
Skills and Professional Associations
Software Skills
SIMULIA Abaqus FEA
Mathworks MATLAB
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks
ESI PAM-STAMP 2G
QForm Micas Simulations
Professional Associations
European Engineer (EUR ING), Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs (FEANI), EU 2020-present
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2018-present
Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 2016-present
Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers 2008 – 2015
Previous Employment
Imperial College London, UK
Research Associate & Project Co-ordinator
Project Management
Principal Co-ordinator of prototype development and testing for the EU FP7 'LoCoLite' and H2020 'LoCoMaTech' projects
Projects titled 'Low Cost forming of Lightweight structures for transportation industries: LoCoLite' Project No: 604240 and 'Low Cost Materials processing Technologies for mass production of lightweight vehicles: LoCoMaTech' Project No: 723517
Responsible for overseeing funding distribution and budgets for €6 million and €8 million respectively and for managing workpackage progress for 19 project partners across 9 EU countries
Research
Development of aluminium 'Heat Form Quench' stamping technology (Patents: EP2324137 and GB2473298) and modelling theories for complex mass produced automotive and aerospace components
Academic Duties
Course developer, tutor and examiner for MEng Material Processing Technology
Course tutor for 1st and 2nd year Undergraduate Materials and Stress Analysis
Assistant supervisor of 3 PhD projects
Supervisor of 7 MEng and MSc projects and 3 undergraduate projects
Impression Technologies, UK 2014 – 2016
Consultant
Design and commercialisation consultant for patented Heat Form Quench technology
Building industrial contacts with automotive and aerospace companies
Solving production line issues by designing new equipment and developing predictive models
PYLON S.A. Engineering & Infrastructure, Greece July-Sept 2010
Design Intern
Assisted in the design and installation of grid-connected photovoltaic systems
Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Greece Summers 2007-2009
Trainee Aircraft Engineer Intern
Composite panel manufacturing for the NHIndustries NH90 and Eurocopter EC-135
Aircraft engine repair & servicing for the F110, TF33, TF41, and T56 military engines
Aerostructure manufacturing for structural components of the Lockheed-Martin F-16
Aircraft servicing of the F-16, M-2000, F4E, A7H and C-130 fixed wing aircraft, and the Bell 212, AB-205, and UH-1H helicopters
Premium Financial Services, Dubai, UAE Weekends, Nov 2008-June 2009
Stockbroking Assistant Dealer
Languages
English (Native)
Greek (Fluent)