Ioannis Symeonidis is a Mechanical Engineer researcher.
His studies include the mechanical engineering diploma from AUTH- Thessaloniki, Master Rechereche in modeling and simulation of the musculoskeletal system from ENSAM- Paris, Ph.D. student with subject the study of head and neck biomechanics of motorcyclists before and during impact in the medical department of LMU- Munich while he has completed a Master of Science in Information Technology in HOU- Patras also.
He has studied and carried out research in various EU institutions including the Technical University of Munich, the Polytechnic School of Milan, the CISAP team of the University of Florence, the IMFS institute of ULP in Strasbourg, the INRETS institute in Marseille, the TNO in Eindhoven and the ECIP institute of the University of Navarra among others. He has several publications in international scientific journals and conferences.
He is a Marie Curie fellow and responsible for the MC- CIG project ISABELLE. His research interests are in the field of biomechanics relative to two wheelers and light vehicle safety, biomechanics of impact, motion capture, motor rehabilitation and virtual reality and simulators.