Konstantinos Karapiperis

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+41 21 693 14 23
Office: GC D2 407
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Biography

Kostas Karapiperis is an Assistant Professor at EPFL directing the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research lies at the intersection of mechanics, multiscale modeling, and data science, with applications ranging from geomaterials to structural materials. 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 holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applied Mathematics from Caltech.

Research

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Solid Mechanics
Multiscale Modeling
Machine Learning
Geomechanics
Fracture Mechanics
Granular Materials
Architected materials

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Civil Engineering

PhD Programs

PhD Students

Henzel Thomas, Menon Hrishikesh Gopakumar,

Courses

Soil mechanics and flow through porous media

The course introduces students to the fundamentals of the mechanics of soils and fluid-infiltrated porous media. The first part is devoted to the constitutive behavior of soils in dry conditions, while the second part accounts for the presence of pore water.