We all found the ERCOFTAC Autumn Festival 2026 informative, full of interesting ideas
and inspiring insights!
Thank you to all memebrs of PC Greece for the engaging, stimulating presentations, successful meetings and catchups - and of course the Da Vinci Prize.
We also extend our sincere thanks to Prof. Demetri Bouris (National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Greece) for organising the event and providing
such a warm welcome and generous hospitality.
After a successful ERCOFTAC meeting, our Chairperson, Dr David Standingford, rounded things off by thanking the local organiser,
Prof Demetri Bouris.
Presentations:
Dr David Standingford
opened Autumn Festival 2026
Prof Demetri Bouris
welcomed ERCOFTAC officials
and Da Vinci 2026 finalists
Assoc. Prof. D. Mitrakos
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Assoc. Prof. F. Koukouvinis
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Asst. Prof. D. Kolaitis
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Asst. Prof. K. Kourtzanidis
Dept. Mech. Eng., University of Western Macedonia
D. Papageorgiou
Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof. V. Riziotis
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Coffee breaks: Prof Suad Jakirlic, Prof Martin Sommerfeld, Prof Michael Leschziner, Prof. Dominic von Terzi, Prof. Witold Elsner
Coffee breaks: Dr Andrea Sciacchitano, Prof. Demetri Bouris, Prof Kyriakos Giannakoglou
Prof. K. Giannakoglou
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Prof. D. Bouris
Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens
Prof. K. Yakinthos
Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Asst. Prof. P. Panagiotou
Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Audience and questions
Audience and questions
Prof Franck Nickoud and
Prof Claude Cambon
Prof Slawomir Kubacki, Dr David Standingford and Prof Witold Elsner
Prof Suad Jakirlic and
Prof Stefan Hickel
Prof Oliver Buxton and
Prof Dominic von Terzi
Pilot
Special Interest
Knowledge
ERCOFTAC