Toula Onoufriou
Professor Toula Onoufriou is a Professor of Infrastructure Reliability and Management in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geomatics at the Cyprus University of Technology, Head of EMERGE CoE Research Group and Academic Visitor at Imperial College (UK). She is also the President of the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company which is the Commercial and Technical Arm of the Republic of Cyprus on Exploration and Exploitation of Hydrocarbons. She has a unique combination of experience from academia and the offshore oil and gas industry internationally where she held several positions of high responsibility (Vice Rector, President, Head of Department, Director of Research, Head of Research Centre and Senior Consultant) and she recorded significant professional activity, contribution and recognition at national and international level.
Her research interests focus on on the digitization of marine and coastal energy infrastructure, smart proactive management of infrastructure systems and networks with applications in oil and gas structures and bridges and in the management of a sustainable marine environment. Also working in the area of safety and environmental protection of offshore oil and gas operations and has an interest in the research, development and application of innovative methods in engineering education aiming at developing complimentary, professional and entrepreneurial skills in engineering graduates and researchers, essential skills for future industry leaders.
- Soman, R., Kyriakides, M., Onoufriou, T., Ostachowicz, W., "Numerical evaluation of multi-metric data fusion based structural health monitoring of long span bridge structures", Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 14 (6), 673-684, 2018.
- Votsis, R.A., Michailides, C., Tantele, E.A., Onoufriou, T., "Review of technologies for monitoring the performance of marine structures", Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 1378-1385, 2018.
- Tantele, E.A., Votsis, R.A., Onoufriou, T., Milis, M., Kareklas, G., "Remote monitoring as a tool in condition assessment of a highway bridge", Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 9688, art. no. 968824, 2016.
- Tantele, E.A., Votsis, R.A., Onoufriou, T., "Integration of probabilistic effectiveness with a two-stage genetic algorithm methodology to develop optimum maintenance strategies for bridges", Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 9 (1) art. no. A1, 266-276, 2015.
- Soman, R.N., Onoufriou, T., Kyriakides, M.A., Votsis, R.A., Chrysostomou, C.Z., "Multi-type, multi-sensor placement optimization for structural health monitoring of long span bridges", Smart Structures and Systems, 14 (1), pp. 55-70, 2014.
She had a pivotal role in the creation, establishment and management of a new university as the first Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at the Cyprus University of Technology, a new national oil and gas company as the first President of the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company, new departments and research centres in universities and major international oil and gas company as Founding Head and Deputy Head of Departments, Senior Consultant, Director of Research and Founder of Research Centres at the University of Surrey (UK), at Haliburton Brown & Root (UK) and the Cyprus University of Technology. In all cases she played a leading role in shaping their vision and strategic plans and was pivotal in their implementation and management and she was instrumental in forging and coordinating successful active international collaborations (Joint Industry Porgrammes, Major Projects and Networks) between academia, industry, government and international organisations.
She has been appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the Ministerial Council in several positions of national professional contribution as President, Vice Chairman or Member of National Bodies advising the government on national strategy for energy, oil and gas developments, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. She also served on many other national (UK, Cyprus) and international committees (membership by invitation only) on research, innovation, university education and other specialist areas. She is the Chairman of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Congress Conference & Exhibition - EMC initiated in 2020 in Nicosia, Cyprus, under the auspices of H.E. The President of the Republic of Cyprus with a focus on “Cyprus the Sustainable Energy Hub in the Eastern Mediterranean”. She was Invited Expert Speaker at many international high level events and conferences including the United States Congress and the European Commission on Oil and Gas Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and on Smart Proactive Management of Infrastructure Systems.
