Dr Dimitrios Loverdos BEng, MEng, PhD

• Teaching  - Design of Concrete Structures.(CIVI0038)

• Numerical analysis of complex structures using the finite-element (FEM) or discrete-element method (DEM).
• Automation of visual-inspection using computer-vision and machine-learning.
• Automation of structural-assessment using computer-vision and machine-learning.
• Automatic generation of classified BIM models for digital twins.

Key funded projects

• IAA-EPSRC (EP/X52573X/1) – Post-Doctorate Research Assistant (2023-2024): Named researcher in: Automating structural inspection of our ageing infrastructure using machine learning. Value (FEC): £144,823.

Loverdos, D. and Sarhosis, V. (2024) ‘Pixel-level block classification and crack detection from 3D reconstruction models of masonry structures using convolutional neural networks’, Engineering Structures, 310. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118113.

Loverdos, D. and Sarhosis, V. (2023) ‘Image2DEM: A geometrical digital twin generator for the detailed structural analysis of existing masonry infrastructure stock’, SoftwareX, 22. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2023.101323.

Loverdos, D. and Sarhosis, V. (2023) ‘Geometrical digital twins of masonry structures for documentation and structural assessment using machine learning’, Engineering Structures, 275(PA), p. 115256. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115256.

Vandenabeele, L., Loverdos, D., Pfister, M. and Sarhosis, V. (2023) ‘Deep Learning for the Segmentation of Large- Scale Surveys of Historic Masonry: A New Tool for Building Archaeology Applied at the Basilica of St Anthony in Padua’, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 00(00), pp. 1–13. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2023.2260771.

Loverdos, D. and Sarhosis, V. (2022) ‘Automatic image-based brick segmentation and crack detection of masonry walls using machine learning’, Automation in Construction, 140, p. 104389. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104389.

Loverdos, D. and Sarhosis, V. (2022) ‘A geometrical digital twin generator for the detailed structural analysis of our existing masonry infrastructure stock: Image2DEM’, SSRN Electronic Journal [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4252611.

Loverdos, D., Sarhosis, V., Adamopoulos, E. and Drougkas, A. (2021) ‘An innovative image processing-based framework for the numerical modelling of cracked masonry structures’, Automation in Construction, 125, p. 103633. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103633.

Ferrante, A., Loverdos, D., Clementi, F., Milani, G., Formisano, A., Lenci, S. and Sarhosis, V. (2020) ‘Discontinuous approaches for nonlinear dynamic analyses of an ancient masonry tower’, Engineering Structures, 230(November 2020), p. 111626. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111626.

Loverdos, D., Sarhosis, V. and Liu, B. (2024) ‘Developing three dimensional geometrical digital-twins for masonry arch bridges using deep learning’, in 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (IB2MaC 2024). Springer, pp. 1–1. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73314-7_36.

Liu, Bowen, Loverdos, Dimitrios, Sarhosis, V., Firoozmand, F., Liu, B, Loverdos, D and Sarhosis, & V (2024) ‘AI-aided detection of the response of free-standing ancient columns subjected to earthquake: A preliminary study’, in 18th world conference on earthquake engineering (WCEE2024). Milan. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381982077.

Loverdos, D., Liu, B. and Sarhosis, V. (2024) ‘Automated post-earthquake damage-assessment of masonry buildings using computer-vision’, in 18th world conference on earthquake engineering (WCEE2024). Milan. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382530888.

Loverdos, D., Sarhosis, V. and Bowen Liu (2023) ‘Automation in Documentation of Ageing Masonry Infrastructure Through Image-Based Techniques and Machine Learning’, in 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM2023). Palermo, pp. 727–735. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104389.

Muhit, B.I., Kawabe, D., Loverdos, D., Liu, B., Yukihiro, Y., Kim, C.-W. and Sarhosis, V. (2023) ‘A Framework for Digital Twinning of Masonry Arch Bridges’, in 8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2023). Milan, Italy. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003323020-99.