Panagiotis Kotronis is a Professor at Ecole Centrale de Nantes since September 2009, specializing in earthquake engineering, soil structure interaction, and numerical modeling related to cracks and deformation in concrete structures. Prior to this role, Panagiotis served as an Assistant/Associate Professor at Université Joseph Fourier from September 2003 to August 2009. Educational credentials include a Civil Engineering Diploma from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD and MSc from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan.