Christos Koutras
Ph.D. Student
Multimodal Simulation Lab
University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
RAINBOW: A Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network
Email: koutrasc@outlook.com, christos.koutras@urjc.es
I am a Ph.D. student in the Multimodal Simulation Lab at University Rey Juan Carlos,
researching the spine biomechanics and simulations under the supervision of professor Miguel Otaduy.
Research interests: Spine biomechanics, Multibody dynamics, Finite element methods, Numerical simulations, Optimization algorithms.
Ph.D., Spine inverse modelling for scoliosis brace design, University Rey Juan Carlos, 2019 - Today
Research Assistant in Machine Dynamics Laboratory Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2017 - 2018
B.Sc and M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2011 - 2017
Research
For the moment, I am researching the spine biomechanics. My goal is to develop a pipeline which will produce fully personalized models of the torso biomechanics of AIS patients, which will be later used for scoliosis brace design. A fully personalized torso includes the personalized geometry of the patients and their mechanical characterisation. We address the first issue using a simulation based morphing and the second one with optimization based algorithms. Here is a video presentation of the project!
Journal Publications
Biomechanical Morphing for Personalized Fitting of Scoliotic Torso Skeleton Models
Christos Koutras, Hamed Shayestehpour, Jesús Pérez, Christian Wong, John Rasmussen, Maxime Tournier, Matthieu Nesme and Miguel A. Otaduy
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
A Study of the Sensitivity of Biomechanical Models of the Spine for Scoliosis Brace Design
Christos Koutras, Jesús Pérez, Kateryna Kardash and Miguel A. Otaduy
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2021
Conferences
Non-invasive procedure for acquisition of mechanical properties of the torso
Christos Koutras, Hamed Shayestehpour, Jesús Pérez, Christian Wong, Anna Arnesen, John Rasmussen and Miguel A. Otaduy
9th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2022 Taipei, Taiwan
Simulation-Based Morphing of Personalized Models of the Torso for Scoliosis Brace Design - Preliminary Results
Christos Koutras, Hamed Shayestehpour, Jesús Pérez, John Rasmussen, Christian Wong and Miguel A. Otaduy
Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting 2022, Tampa, Florida