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Kosmas Dragos is an emerging researcher at the intersection of structural health monitoring (SHM), robotics, and civil infrastructure management. His work has pioneered the integration of legged and quadruped robots into SHM workflows, addressing one of the field's most pressing challenges: autonomous, scalable, and consistent infrastructure assessment. His most-cited paper, "Mobile Structural Health Monitoring Based on Legged Robots" (2023, 16 citations), exemplifies his core contribution — harnessing advances in wireless sensor networks, IoT, and robotic mobility to transform how engineers monitor deteriorating structures. Complementary work on quadruped robots and robotic fleets further establishes his vision of cyber-physical infrastructure systems capable of autonomous navigation and embedded sensing. More recently, Dragos has expanded his scope to urban infrastructure resilience, leading the KaSyTwin project, which applies digital twin technology to sewer system management — a domain where reactive, manual inspection methods have long proved inadequate. Across his growing publication record, Dragos consistently bridges theoretical innovation with practical validation, as demonstrated by his implementation studies of robot-deployed embedded sensors. With a trajectory spanning smart sensing, autonomous inspection, and digital infrastructure management, his research is shaping the next generation of intelligent civil engineering systems.