Georgios Kokosalakis

Diploma in Civil Engineering, Structural Division, National Technical University of Athens; MSc, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sc.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Georgios Kokosalakis is the Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Shipping, Logistics, & Energy, and is appointed as an Associate Professor at ACG. Dr. Kokosalakis graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding a Doctorate and a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, as well as parallel studies in business administration. A shipowner, manager, and entrepreneur himself with broad experience in the industry, Dr. Kokosalakis has also worked as a consultant for other firms, while continuing his work as a researcher and scholar. Interdisciplinary areas have always attracted his attention, as he has worked professionally and scholarly in areas that combine management, operations, engineering, monitoring, artificial intelligence, wireless sensor networks, energy conservation, and environmental preservation.

Selected Publications

• Gerakoudi K, Kokosalakis G., Stavroulakis P.J., (2024) “A Machine Learning Approach towards reviewing the role of ‘Internet of Things’ in the shipping industry”, Journal of Shipping and Trade, 2024, 9, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-024-00177-w
• Serafeim, A.V.; Fourniotis, N.Th.; Deidda, R.; Kokosalakis, G.; Langousis, A., (2024) “Leakages in Water Distribution Networks: Estimation Methods, Influential Factors, and Mitigation Strategies—A Comprehensive Review”. Water, 2024, 16, 1534. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16111534
• Perdios, A., Kokosalakis, G., Fourniotis, N.Th., Karathanasi, I., and Langousis, A., “Statistical framework for the detection of pressure regulation malfunctions and issuance of alerts in water distribution networks”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-022-02256-5, https://rdcu.be/cQldM
• Serafeim, A., G. Kokosalakis, R. Deidda, I. Karathanasi and A. Langousis, “Probabilistic estimation of minimum night flow in water distribution networks: large-scale application to the city of Patras in western Greece”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 36, 643-660, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-021-02042-9
• Kokosalakis G., Merika A., Triantafullou A., Energy Efficiency & Emissions Control: The Response of The Second-Hand Containerships Sector, Energy Economics, Vol 100, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105378
• Kokosalakis A. Merika, X, Merika A., “Environmental regulation on the energy-intensive container ship sector: a restraint or opportunity?”, Marine Policy, Vol. 125, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104278
• Lagaros, N.D., Papadrakakis M., and Kokosalakis G., “Structural Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms”, Computers and Structures, 80, pp 571-589, 2002, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00027-5