Nikolaos (Nikos) Mantadakis is a Greek civil engineer and researcher whose work focuses on the numerical modeling and hydroelastic analysis of floating offshore systems for the co-exploitation of wind and wave energy. His research lies at the intersection of marine renewable energy, structural engineering, and computational mechanics, emphasizing the development of advanced simulation frameworks for fully coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic analyses. He has contributed extensively to projects related to offshore renewable energy technologies, including the conceptual design and numerical evaluation of floating wind turbine systems. His computational expertise spans finite element modeling, wave-structure interactions, and the use of hydrodynamic and structural analysis software such as WAMIT, ABAQUS, and OpenFAST. Nikolaos’s research contributions have been published in high-impact international journals and presented at leading conferences in marine and offshore engineering. He has actively participated in European collaborative research initiatives, such as COST Action CA17105 (WECANet), which aim to advance marine renewable energy deployment across Europe. His scholarly influence is reflected in his Scopus profile, with 78 citations across 75 documents and an h-index of 4, while his Google Scholar profile also demonstrates consistent citation growth. His peer-review experience includes contributions to prestigious journals and international conferences in offshore and polar engineering.
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Mantadakis, N., Loukogeorgaki, E., & Troch, P. (2025). A computational framework for fully-coupled time-domain aero-hydro-servo-elastic analysis of hybrid offshore wind and wave energy systems. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(11), 2047.
Raghavan, V., Loukogeorgaki, E., Mantadakis, N., Metrikine, A. V., & Lavidas, G. (2024). HAMS-MREL, a new open-source multiple body solver for marine renewable energies: Model description, application, and validation. Renewable Energy, 237, 121577.
Mantadakis, N., Loukogeorgaki, E., & Karimirad, M. (2021). Accounting for hydroelasticity in the analysis of offshore wind turbine spar-type platforms. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 31(1), 121–128.
Chatjigeorgiou, I. K., Loukogeorgaki, E., Anastasiou, E., & Mantadakis, N. (2020). Ultimate image singularities in oblate spheroidal coordinates with applications in hydrodynamics. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(1), 32.
Argyroudis, S., Nasiopoulos, G., Mantadakis, N., & Mitoulis, S. A. (2020). Cost-based resilience assessment of bridges subjected to earthquake excitations including direct and indirect losses. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1, 1–13.