Professor Dr. Antonis Giannopoulos

Biography

Antonis Giannopoulos holds a Personal Chair in Applied Geophysics and Computational Electrodynamics at the University of Edinburgh's School of Engineering. His research focuses on Engineering Geophysics, with a specific emphasis on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of structures. He has significant expertise in computational electromagnetics, particularly utilizing the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method for numerical modeling in GPR applications. With a solid foundation in Geology from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a D.Phil. in Electronics from the University of York, Giannopoulos combines theoretical and practical aspects of geophysics. He is an active member of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). Throughout his career, he has published extensively in his field, advancing the understanding and application of GPR technology in engineering and environmental contexts.

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