Konstantinos Georgoulias

EIT Manufacturing

Director of EU Affairs and RIS

Dr.  Konstantinos Georgoulias is the Director of EU Affairs and RIS of EIT  Manufacturing. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics and  has been actively involved in research and innovation activities from 2002.  

He has been working on a variety of technical topics, focused on the fields  of production planning, flexibility and change management, mass  customization, operational planning, networked manufacturing and circular  economy. He has been involved in several European R&D&I projects,  contributing to technological advancement and to the development of  innovative solutions, cooperating with major automotive and aerospace  companies, as well as with several companies from various other industrial  sectors (e.g. footwear industry, commercial refrigeration, manufacturing  equipment, furniture, etc). He has given many scientific and technical  presentations in large International Workshops and Conferences and has more  than thirty publications, including invited keynote articles and speeches