Bio

Sotiris Omirou is an Associate professor at the department of Mechanical Engineering of Frederick University. He joined the Faculty of Engineering in 2004. He received his MSc diploma in Mechanical engineering from the University of Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute of Iasi in Romania (1984) and his PhD degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Patras in Greece (1991). Prior to this appointment he served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Patras Greece (since 1991) and Research Associate and Teaching Assistant (1985-1991) at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Patras. His research interests are focused on CAD/CAM and CNC manufacturing methods. He is involved in various funded research projects and he has published a significant number of scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals including the Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, the Journal of Manufacturing Science and Production, the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, the Journal of Materials Processing Technology and the Computers in Industry. He also acts as an invited reviewer for a number of international technical journals. In addition he is the author of a technical book entitled "Programming of CNC Machine Tools", Kleidarithmos Press.