Mr Konstantinos Petrakis

Teaching Assistant

Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management

Personal statement

Konstantinos is a PhD Candidate and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management. He graduated from the Department of Production Engineering and Management of the Technical University of Crete in 2016. He obtained a master's degree in Design Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in 2017. He is working towards the completion of his doctorate which focuses on the development of a prototyping framework which is tailored for product commercialisation processes and supports design entrepreneurial activities. He is currently involved in an ongoing research project which explores the application of virtual reality in design reviews. His general research interests include design methods, models and strategies, design education, product aesthetics, additive manufacturing and design prototyping.

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Prize And Awards

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA): Recipient; 19/9/2024

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Publications

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Publications

Co-designing with nature : integrating environmental profiling and remote sensing methods in the design process: Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew, Urquhart Lewis William Robert; DS 137: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) 27th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025), pp. 403-408 (2025); https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2025.68
Interactive mixed-reality visualisation for greenspace management: Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew; SHIFT Symposium – Shaping Health in Future Times Design HOPES SHIFT Symposium, pp. 21-23 (2025)
Evolving a model of Gen-AI enhanced design visualisation workflow: MacLachlan Ross, Petrakis Konstantinos, Holliman Alexander; Fostering Human-Centred Products and Services in Design 27th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, pp. 667-672 (2025); https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2025.112
User engagement in physical-digital interaction design: Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew; Proceedings of 26th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education 26th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (2024)
Prototyping approaches for rehabilitation devices : from product embodiment to data management: Urquhart Lewis, Petrakis Konstantinos, Hansen John Paul, Wodehouse Andrew, Mariani Milton Edgardo, Lauer-Schmaltz Martin Wolfgang, Loudon Brian; Computer Aided Design and Applications Vol 20, pp. 145-157 (2023); https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2023.S6.145-157
Computational design, advanced visualisation, and the changing nature of CAD: Urquhart Lewis William Robert, Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew; 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, pp. 1-6 (2022)

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Research

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Research Interests

Design Prototyping

Physical-digital interactions

Design education

Mixed / extended reality

Product visualisation and 3D modelling

Nature-based design

Professional Activities

27th International Conference on Engineering & Product Design Education (E&PDE 2025) (Event): Peer reviewer; 2025
26th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Chair; 9/2024
26th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Participant; 9/2024
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2024: Participant; 28/8/2024
Design Research Group (Organisational unit): Member; 2022
24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education: Participant; 2022

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Projects

Designing for biodiversity: new practices for the Scottish tea growing industry: Wodehouse, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Mehnen, Jorn (Co-investigator) Petrakis, Konstantinos (Researcher); Design Exchange Partnership with Glen Caladh Tea. Funded by AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council).; 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
Designing a bio-sensitive visualisation for saltmarsh conservation: Wodehouse, Andrew (Principal Investigator) Petrakis, Konstantinos (Researcher); Design Exchange Partnership with Siskin Asset Management Ltd. Funded by AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council).; 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025

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