Andreas Panayi joined Skoltech as the Professor of the Practice at the Center for Digital Engineering with extensive global experience in automotive and aerospace product development. His expertise focuses on leveraging computer aided engineering methodologies to enable the digital transformation of traditional analysis methods and expedite the product development cycle in order to develop efficient and reliable final products while reducing production and operating costs.

He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University where his research work was focused on the development of numerical models for the assessment of internal combustion engine performance. He worked with Ford Motor Company and Cummins to test and validate these models.

Dr. Panayi transitioned to the aerospace industry in 2011 by joining Boeing. He worked on the development of the methods of analysis for composite joints – the best modeling practices for interlaminar analysis using finite element methods and their validation through testing. He developed and implemented an automation framework that made these methodologies accessible with ease and straightforward human interaction, while ensuring consistency, accuracy, repeatability, and efficiency throughout the design cycle. He was instrumental in the certification of several new airplane programs and their derivatives. In more recent years, he was involved in the digital transformation where he led the Mechanical and Structural Engineering efforts for the Boeing Model Based-Engineering Global Center. He researched and developed prototypes for the infrastructure that would enable the seamless data exchange between cross-disciplinary teams so that well-informed engineering decisions are made early on in the design cycle to eliminate expensive rework, improve product quality and reduce in-service costs, while ensuring safety and reliability. He has presented multiple times on these topics over the years at the internal Boeing Technical Excellence Conference, and he won the Best Paper in Structures for his work on the automation framework for composite joint analysis. He holds one patent and four trade secrets. Recognized for his contributions, advancements and transformations in aerospace product development through modeling and simulation, he was inducted to the Boeing Technical Fellowship as an Associate Technical Fellow in Structures.

Dr. Panayi will continue his work in teaching, research and innovation at the Center for Digital Engineering with the Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory and the Systems Thinking Group, to investigate and further advance the technologies for product lifecycle management ensuring that the next engineering leaders will have the right tools to innovate and thrive.