School of Engineering (ENG)

Krassimir Dotchev

Dr Krassimir Dotchev

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering

Anglesea Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hants, PO1 3DJ

krassimir.dotchev@port.ac.uk

Profile

Dr. Krassimir Dotchev (Room A1-09c) is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Design and CAD/CAM/CAE in the School of Engineering where he lectures a range of subjects such as Engineering Design, CAD/CAM systems, Computer Aided Engineering, and Advanced Modelling.

Academic Qualifications:

  • MEng-Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Engineering Design), Moscow State Technical University (MAMI), Moscow, Russia.
  • PhD-Mechanical Engineering, Moscow State Technical University (MAMI), Moscow, Russia.

Research interests:

  • Mechanical Engineering Design/Analysis; CAD/CAM/CAE systems;
  • Rapid Product development, Design for manufacture, Design for Injection Moulding;
  • Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing, Rapid Tooling;
  • Selective laser sintering, Stereolithography, CAD/STL data manipulation;
  • Automotive Engineering Design/Analysis;

Consultancy:

  • Leader/manager of more than 50 research and commercial projects in mechanical engineering, product design, 3D CAD modelling, and FEA; and more than 200 rapid prototyping/manufacturing studies with SME’s and larger companies from Wales and UK.
  • He was involved in a number of EU and EPSRC research grants and published more than 40 papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Outside the working environment he enjoys playing tennis, swimming, skiing, and painting.