Zisos MitrosFlat 32 Elder House, 16 Quebec Way - London SW16 7ES, UK

Email: zmitros@gmail.com— Tel: +447526931064Personal Webpage: www.zmitros.com—

OVERVIEW

• Mechanical Engineer with extensive work and research experience in Mechanical Design, Mathematical Modellingand Systems Integration

• Analytical thinker with strong math background, as well as extensive hands-on experience with physical machines• Author of multiple peer-reviewed papers in Robotics, presented in international conferences and journals• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment and communicating in written, verbal and visual formats• Team-oriented personality with leading skills, able to work independently and as member of a team

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mechanical Engineer - PhD Candidate Sept 2017 - nowUniversity College London - King’s College London

• Designed in SolidWorks and manufactured (3D printing, CNC machines, electronics) a multi-arm snake robot forultra-minimally invasive surgeries

• Mathematical modelling in Matlab and Python of a flexible continuum robot with coupled mechanics• End-to-end (conceived the project to manufacture of the system) designed in SolidWorks and modelled in Matlaba hybrid actuated continuum robot

• Implemented in Matlab optimization algorithms for concentric tube robots• Employed in Matlab optimization methods for the control of continuum robots• Experimental analysis of the developed robots• Contributed using SolidWorks several design elements to a surgical robot for intraluminal interventions.• Supervision of multiple undergraduate students

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA) - Mentoring Oct 2018 - presentUniversity College London - King’s College London

• Engineering Challenges I & II 2018-2019: Facilitating during the course, Marking exam papers• Design of Manufacture 2018: Teaching design elements, electronics and helping students into designing their pro-totypes. Marking design solutions

• How to Change the World 2019: Facilitating during the course providing mechanical engineering expertise, Exam-ining project’s solution

• Medical Robotics: Theory & Applications 2021: Leading the tutorial part of the module, preparation of coursework

Research Assistant (RA) Sept 2019 - Dec 2019University of Edinburgh

• Designed in SolidWorks and modelled in Matlab a novel continuum robot for thoracic interventions• Controlled the robot using CAN BUS protocol

Research Assistant Feb 2017 - Sept 2017National Technical University of Athens, Control Systems Lab

• Project’s Title: “Control and Management of Robotics for Active Debris Removal”• Contributed to the design of several critical design elements and the execution of the required experiments• Responsible for the documentation of the results and presentation to the European Space Agency (ESA)• Designed in Matlab a novel impedance controller for landing mechanisms

Mechanical Engineer Sept 2016 - Dec 2016Administration of Military Factories - Greek Armed Forces

• Redaction of daily administrative reports regarding the daily production of the military factories

Research Assistant Sept 2015 - Jul 2016National Technical University of Athens, Control Systems Lab

• Project’s Title: “hArmonised System Study on Interfaces and Standardization of fuel Transfer” -funded by ESA• Assistance in the update of the NTUA planar space emulator (Electronics, CAD Design)• Designed several of project’s mechanical components• Assistance in the execution of the experiments

SIDE PROJECTS

Undergraduate Research Trainee Oct 2013 - Dec 2014National Technical University of Athens, Control Systems Lab

• Designed in SolidWorks of the NTUA Single Actuator Hopping Robot (SAHR)• Designed in SolidWorks and manufactured of the reaction wheel of the NTUA planar space emulator• Controlled using the Maxon Studio the reaction wheel via PID controller

Design of a High Pressure Hydraulic Circuit 2014National Technical University of Athens

• Semester Project for the course “Hydraulics and Pneumatics”• Designed in SolidWorks/ANSYS and performed stress calculations of individual components

Public Relations & Fund Raising Group Leader Nov 2011 - Dec 2013National Technical University of Athens, Prom Racing NTUA FSAE Team

• Promoted the activity of the team including communication with sponsors and media

EDUCATION

• University College London (UCL) Sept 2017 - Jan 2022 (expected)PhD Candidate in Robotics

PhD Title: “Design and Modelling of Multi-Arm Continuum Robots ”

• National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Oct 2010 - Jul 2016MSc Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Design specializationThesis: “Analysis, Dynamics and Control of Robotic System for Docking to Orbital Space Systems”

SKILLS

• Languages: English (Fluent), German (Beginner), French (Beginner), Greek (Native)• Programming: Matlab/Simulink, Git, Python• Design Software: Solidworks – SolidCam, ANSYS Mechanical• Other Software: Wolfram Mathematica, LaTeX, Various 3D printing softwares

PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

• First Author: 5 Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers, 3 Journal Papers, 1 Abstract Based Paper, 3 Peer-ReviewedWorkshop Papers

• Co-Author: 1 Peer-Reviewed Conference Paper, 2 Journal Papers• Under Review: 2 Peer-Reviewed Conference Paper, 1 Journal Paper• Awards: IMechE-Runner up, MESROB2021-Bronze Award, 3 times awarded with the Thomaidion Award forscientific publication