Fotis Kopsaftopoulos | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) working on novel ideas related to the generic area of intelligent aerospace and mechanical systems.

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Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award

June 1, 2021, 3:32 p.m.

It is a great honor to receive the Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award of the Institute! Education and teaching is one of the main reasons I am pursuing this path in life. Daily interaction with a diverse body of ...

Recent Publications

2021

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “Gaussian process regression for active sensing probabilistic structural health monitoring: Experimental assessment across multiple damage and loading scenarios”

2021

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “Statistical guided-waves-based structural health monitoring via stochastic non-parametric time series models”

2021

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “On leveraging network-wide information from hotspot sensor networks using Multi-output Gaussian Process regression models”

2021

Dutta A., Niemiec R., Kopsaftopoulos F.P., Gandhi F., “Unified statistical framework for rotor fault diagnosis on a hexacopter via functionally pooled stochastic models”

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras

2012

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras

2004

Fotis KopsaftopoulosRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Class of 1951 Outstanding Teaching Award

Recent Publications

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “Gaussian process regression for active sensing probabilistic structural health monitoring: Experimental assessment across multiple damage and loading scenarios”

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “Statistical guided-waves-based structural health monitoring via stochastic non-parametric time series models”

Amer A. and Kopsaftopoulos F.P., “On leveraging network-wide information from hotspot sensor networks using Multi-output Gaussian Process regression models”

Dutta A., Niemiec R., Kopsaftopoulos F.P., Gandhi F., “Unified statistical framework for rotor fault diagnosis on a hexacopter via functionally pooled stochastic models”

Work & Education

Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, University of Patras

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras

Diploma, Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras