Tsaopoulos Dimitris
Research Director in Biomechanics
Dimitrios Tsaopoulos is a Research Director (Grade A) in the field of Biomechanics in CERTH/IBO.
He graduated with a BSc from the University of Thessaly, Greece, in the field of Sports Science. He
holds a PhD in Biomechanics from Manchester Metropolitan University. After the end of his PhD
studies, he was appointed as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the Structure & Motion Lab (SML) at the
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in University of London. His research interests are in the areas of
Biomechanics of bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion and in the latest modelling and simulation
techniques to analyse 3D musculoskeletal system dynamics in humans and animals. Dimitris
aspires to the advancement of research and technologies in areas of human and animal-movement
biology, aiming at diagnosis, assessment and treatment of locomotor dysfunction. He has
participated in more than 25 National and European research projects.
