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.
Publications
- 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)
- The application of a prototyping support tool in a student design project
- Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew, Grierson Hilary, Coutts Euan, Liikkanen Jussi, Parkkamäki Hannu
- 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (2022)
- Prototyping-driven entrepreneurship : towards a prototyping support tool based on design thinking principles
- Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew, Hird Abigail
- The Design Journal Vol 24, pp. 761-781 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2021.1957531
- Physical prototyping rationale in design student projects : an analysis based on the concept of Purposeful Prototyping
- Petrakis Konstantinos, Wodehouse Andrew, Hird Abigail
- Design Science Vol 7 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2021.6[Opens in a new window]
Contact
Mr
Konstantinos
Petrakis
Teaching Assistant
Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management
Email: konstantinos.petrakis@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2736