Dr. Lagaros is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Structural Analysis and Antiseismic Research in the School of Civil Engineering in the National Technical University of Athens. He teaches Structural Analysis I, Structural Analysis II, Structural Analysis V-Plastic Analysis of Framed Structures, Introduction in Systems Optimization and Computer Applications in Civil Engineering. Dr. Lagaros is an active member of the structural-engineering research community, focusing on (a) nonlinear dynamic analysis of concrete and steel structures under seismic loading, (b) performance-based earthquake engineering, (c) structural design optimization of real-world structures, (d) seismic risk and reliability analysis, (e) neural network in structural engineering, (f) fragility evaluation of reinforced concrete and steel structures, (g) inverse problems in structural dynamics, (h) parallel and distributed computing – Grid computing technologies, (i) evolutionary computations and (j) geotechnical earthquake engineering.