Professor Georgakis is a leading expert in the field of cable-supported bridges, have been involved in their design, monitoring, and research for over two decades. He is co-author of the book Cable Supported Bridges, Concept and Design, 3^rd Edition and he has authored or co-authored over 80 other scientific works on bridges. In 2010 he established a climatic wind tunnel for the examination of bridge cable aerodynamics and icing. In 2018 he was asked to lead an international team to investigate the collapse of the Chirajara Bridge.