ENERCOMP Seminar Series
Structural Health Monitoring employing advanced Printed Sensors
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
ABSTRACT
This talk will present research on printed sensors for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) applications. Adaptable and cost-effective solutions are being developed, utilizing adaptive designs and advanced printing methods to detect critical structural issues like cracks and delaminations. The presentation will cover the integration of these flexible sensors onto various structural surfaces, offering a scalable approach to health monitoring. Key experimental findings will be shared, highlighting the sensors' sensitivity and reliability in practical applications. This work aims to contribute to more efficient and accessible structural integrity assessments, with potential applications across diverse sectors such as aerospace, civil infrastructure, and wind energy.
About the speaker
Dr. Dimitrios Bekas is a materials engineer with extensive academic and international industry experience. He currently serves as Head of the High Lift Structural Repair Manual (SRM) Team at Airbus Operations in Bremen, leading the development of structural repair solutions for high lift components.
He previously worked as a Composite Technology Engineer at Airbus and held engineering and sustainability roles at Megaplast S.A. (Greece) and Ampelmann Operations (The Netherlands).
In academia, he was a Research Associate at Imperial College London, contributing to advanced research in composite materials, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and advanced printed sensors. Dr. Bekas holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Ioannina (Greece) and has authored 22 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of smart composites, repair technologies, and SHM