Dr. Tsirkas Sotirios lives and works in Patras Greece. He received his diploma and Ph.D. degree from the Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics Department of the University of Patras. He has also successfully followed the Engineering Project Management MSc of Hellenic Open University.
Today is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of the Peloponnese. He is teaching in higher education institutions for 20 consecutive years. Since 1999 is a member of Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE-TCG)
His current research interests include, the Manufacturing Processes, Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), CNC programming and operation, Stress & Strain Analysis, Numerical simulation of processes, Structural Integrity, Materials processing, 3D Design, Reverse Engineering, Robotics etc.
Additionally, he has participated in 10 research international and non-scale projects with partnerships worldwide. Part of his research work has been published in scientific journals and conferences with referees.