Konstantinos Karapiperis

Kostas Karapiperis is an Assistant Professor at EPFL directing the Data-Driven Mechanics Laboratory (LMD). His research lies at the intersection of mechanics, multiscale modeling, and data science, with applications ranging from geomaterials to structural materials. Prior to EPFL, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering of ETH Zürich, supported by a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship. He holds a PhD in Applied Mechanics and a Minor in Applied Mathematics from Caltech. ResearchKeywords Solid MechanicsMultiscale ModelingMachine LearningGeomechanicsFracture MechanicsGranular MaterialsArchitected materials Teaching & PhD PhD Students Hrishikesh Gopakumar Menon, Thomas Henzel Courses Multiscale modelling in mechanics CIVIL-408 This course introduces the principles and techniques for modeling materials acrossdifferent spatial scales, from the level of atoms or grains to the continuum or structuralscale. Emphasis is placed on hierarchical upscaling (homogenization), while concurrenttechniques are also covered. Soil mechanics and flow through porous media CIVIL-203 The course introduces students to the fundamentals of the mechanics of soils and fluid-infiltratedporous media. The first part is devoted to the constitutive behavior of soils indry conditions, while the second part accounts for the presence of pore water.