Zisos Mitros Flat 32 Elder House, 16 Quebec Way - London SW16 7ES, UK Email: [email protected]— Tel: +447526931064 Personal Webpage: www.zmitros.com— OVERVIEW • Mechanical Engineer with extensive work and research experience in Mechanical Design, Mathematical Modelling and Systems Integration • Analytical thinker with strong math background, as well as extensive hands-on experience with physical machines • Author of multiple peer-reviewed papers in Robotics, presented in international conferences and journals • Comfortable working in a collaborative environment and communicating in written, verbal and visual formats • Team-oriented personality with leading skills, able to work independently and as member of a team WORK EXPERIENCE Mechanical Engineer - PhD Candidate Sept 2017 - now University College London - King’s College London • Designed in SolidWorks and manufactured (3D printing, CNC machines, electronics) a multi-arm snake robot for ultra-minimally invasive surgeries • Mathematical modelling in Matlab and Python of a flexible continuum robot with coupled mechanics • End-to-end (conceived the project to manufacture of the system) designed in SolidWorks and modelled in Matlab a hybrid actuated continuum robot • Implemented in Matlab optimization algorithms for concentric tube robots • Employed in Matlab optimization methods for the control of continuum robots • Experimental analysis of the developed robots • Contributed using SolidWorks several design elements to a surgical robot for intraluminal interventions. • Supervision of multiple undergraduate students Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA) - Mentoring Oct 2018 - present University College London - King’s College London • Engineering Challenges I & II 2018-2019: Facilitating during the course, Marking exam papers • Design of Manufacture 2018: Teaching design elements, electronics and helping students into designing their pro- totypes. Marking design solutions • How to Change the World 2019: Facilitating during the course providing mechanical engineering expertise, Exam- ining project’s solution • Medical Robotics: Theory & Applications 2021: Leading the tutorial part of the module, preparation of coursework Research Assistant (RA) Sept 2019 - Dec 2019 University of Edinburgh • Designed in SolidWorks and modelled in Matlab a novel continuum robot for thoracic interventions • Controlled the robot using CAN BUS protocol Research Assistant Feb 2017 - Sept 2017 National Technical University of Athens, Control Systems Lab • Project’s Title: “Control and Management of Robotics for Active Debris Removal” • Contributed to the design of several critical design elements and the execution of the required experiments • Responsible for the documentation of the results and presentation to the European Space Agency (ESA) • Designed in Matlab a novel impedance controller for landing mechanisms