Kostas Papakonstantinou

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Probabilistic analysis, uncertainty quantification, reliability, risk analysis, decision making under uncertainty, stochastic optimal control, reinforcement learning, system identification, state estimation, model updating, wind turbines, resilience, asset management

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Recent Publications

Bridging POMDPs and Bayesian decision making for robust maintenance planning under model uncertainty: An application to railway systems

Arcieri, G., Hoelzl, C., Schwery, O., Straub, D., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Chatzi, E., Nov 2023, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 239, 109496.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Determining desired sorbent properties for proton-coupled electron transfer-controlled CO2 capture using an adaptive sampling-refined classifier

Boualavong, J., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Gorski, C. A., Jun 15 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 274, 118673.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Inference and dynamic decision-making for deteriorating systems with probabilistic dependencies through Bayesian networks and deep reinforcement learning

Morato, P. G., Andriotis, C. P., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Rigo, P., Jul 2023, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 235, 109144.

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Hamiltonian MCMC methods for estimating rare events probabilities in high-dimensional problems

Papakonstantinou, K. G., Nikbakht, H. & Eshra, E., Oct 2023, In: Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 74, 103485.

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Large-Scale Wildfire Mitigation Through Deep Reinforcement Learning

Altamimi, A., Lagoa, C., Borges, J. G., McDill, M. E., Andriotis, C. P. & Papakonstantinou, K. G., Jul 5 2022, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 5, 734330.

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Scaled Spherical Simplex Filter and State-Space Damage-Plasticity Finite-Element Model for Computationally Efficient System Identification

Amir, M., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Warn, G. P., Feb 1 2022, In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 148, 2, 04021138.

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State-Space Formulation for Structural Analysis with Coupled Degradation-Plasticity and Geometric Nonlinearity

Amir, M., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Warn, G. P., Apr 1 2022, In: Journal of Structural Engineering (United States). 148, 4, 04022016.

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Topology optimization of structural frames based on a nonlinear Timoshenko beam finite element considering full interaction

Changizi, N., Amir, M., Warn, G. P. & Papakonstantinou, K. G., Oct 15 2022, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 123, 19, p. 4562-4585 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Optimal inspection and maintenance planning for deteriorating structural components through dynamic Bayesian networks and Markov decision processes

Morato, P. G., Papakonstantinou, K. G., Andriotis, C. P., Nielsen, J. S. & Rigo, P., Jan 2022, In: Structural Safety. 94, 102140.

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A Scaled Spherical Simplex Filter (S3F) with a decreased n + 2 sigma points set size and equivalent 2n + 1 Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) accuracy

Papakonstantinou, K. G., Amir, M. & Warn, G. P., Jan 15 2022, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 163, 107433.

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A Reinforcement Learning Method for Multiasset Roadway Improvement Scheduling Considering Traffic Impacts

Zhou, W., Miller-Hooks, E., Papakonstantinou, K. G., Stoffels, S. & McNeil, S., Dec 1 2022, In: Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 28, 4, 04022033.

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Deep reinforcement learning driven inspection and maintenance planning under incomplete information and constraints

Andriotis, C. P. & Papakonstantinou, K. G., Aug 2021, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 212, 107551.

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Value of structural health information in partially observable stochastic environments

Andriotis, C. P., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Chatzi, E. N., Nov 2021, In: Structural Safety. 93, 102072.

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Geometrically exact hybrid beam element based on nonlinear programming

Lyritsakis, C. M., Andriotis, C. P. & Papakonstantinou, K. G., Jul 15 2021, In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 122, 13, p. 3273-3299 27 p.

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A consistent Timoshenko hysteretic beam finite element model

Amir, M., Papakonstantinou, K. G. & Warn, G. P., Mar 2020, In: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 119, 103218.

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