Dr. Spyridon Kilimtzidis is a researcher and temporary lecturer in aerospace engineering with expertise in aeroelasticity, structural analysis, and simulation-based design. His academic interests center on the development of numerical methods and optimization frameworks for the design and analysis of high-aspect-ratio aircraft wings and UAVs. He has contributed to several national and European research projects on conceptual and detailed structural modeling, aeroelastic tailoring, and multidisciplinary optimization. His work emphasizes reduced-order modeling, surrogate-assisted design, and the integration of aeroelastic constraints into the early phases of aircraft configuration development. He currently teaches finite element methods and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate research projects in structural and aeroelastic analysis.