Professor Fabio BIONDINI - Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Position and Affiliation

Professor of Structural Engineering

Chair of the Civil Engineering Degree Programs

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Politecnico di Milano

Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32 - 20133 Milan, Italy

E-mail: fabio.biondini@polimi.it

Web: https://biondini.faculty.polimi.it

 

Research Area

Bridge Engineering. Life-Cycle Civil Engineering. Structural Reliability and Risk. Structural Robustness. Infrastructure Resilience. Earthquake Engineering. Computational Structural Analysis and Optimization. Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering.

 

Education and Degrees

2000

Ph.D. in Seismic Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

1996

Master (2yr Post-Graduate Specialization) in Concrete Structures with full marks, Politecnico di Milano.

1993

Degree (5yr Program) in Civil Engineering cum laude, University of Perugia.

 

Professional Qualification

2000-present

Professional experience as consultant engineer for advanced structural analysis problems, including forensic investigations related to structural failures of bridges, roof systems, breakwaters, and cranes.

1994-1995

Corps of Engineers of the Italian Army, Lieutenant junior grade (Direzione Lavori Genio Militare, Ufficiale di Complemento). In service from July 1994 to October 1995. Promoted Lieutenant in 2002.

1993

Professional Engineer (PE) Qualification (Esame di Stato), University of Perugia, academic term November 1993. Registered Engineer No. A-28326, Association of Engineers of the Province of Milan (Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Milano).

 

Academic Qualifications

2015

Full Professorship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2013

Full Professor Qualification, National Scientific Habilitation, Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research.

2002

Associate Professor Qualification, University of Parma.

 

Academic Appointments and Affiliations

2016-present

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2013-2015

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2004-2012

Associate Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2000-2004

Research Associate, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

 

Courses Taught at Politecnico di Milano

2022-present

Bridge Theory and Design, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2021-present

Risk-Based Managament and Monitoring of Infrastructure Networks, PoliMi Ambassador Program, Professional Profile "Smart Infrastructures", School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2017-present

Life-Cycle Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2012-present

Computational Structural Analysis, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2016-2022

Advanced Structural Design, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2009-2016

Tecnica delle costruzioni, School of Building Engineering and Architecture.

2003-2012

Calcolo automatico delle strutture, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

2007-2008

Tecnica delle costruzioni, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering (Como Campus).

2004-2006

Strutture, School of Civil Architecture.

2002-2003

Fondamenti di progettazione strutturale, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering.

 

Courses Taught at Universities Abroad

2011

Computational Mechanics: Introductory Structural Dynamics, College of Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

 

Selected Courses and Lecturing at Doctoral and Post-Graduate Specialization Schools

2021-present

Design Principles of Bridges and Viaducts (Principi di progettazione di ponti e viadotti), Course Module (Coordinator), post-graduate Master in Engineering and Integrated Management of Highway Networks, Politecnico di Milano.

2014-present (biennial)

Computational Nonlinear Analysis of Concrete Structures, Ph.D. School in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2008-2022

Linear Methods of Seismic Analysis (Metodi di analisi sismica in campo lineare), Master in Seismic Design of Structures for Sustainable Constructions, Post-Graduate Master School F.lli Pesenti, Politecnico di Milano.

2008-2022

Precast Structures (Strutture prefabbricate), Master in Seismic Design of Structures for Sustainable Constructions, Post-Graduate Master School F.lli Pesenti, Politecnico di Milano.

2010-2019

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Progetto di strutture in calcestruzzo armato), Master in Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Post-Graduate Master School F.lli Pesenti, Politecnico di Milano.

2006-2019

Computational Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures (Calcolo automatico di strutture in calcestruzzo armato), Master in Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Post-Graduate Master School F.lli Pesenti, Politecnico di Milano.

2015

Inspection of Bridges. Post-Graduate Short Course, Politecnico di Milano.

2013

Design of Precast Structures. Post-Graduate Short Course, EUCENTRE, Pavia.

2012

Life-Cycle Design of Bridges. IABSE Workshop for Continuing Education on Bridges, Politecnico di Milano.

2002-2009

Life-Cycle of Bridges (2008, 2009); Arch Bridges (2007); Cable-stayed and Suspension Bridges (2006); Inspection, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation of Bridges (2004, 2005); Curved Bridges (2003); Eurocodes for Bridge Design (2002). Post-Graduate Short Courses on Bridges and Viaducts, Politecnico di Milano.

2006

Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis in Bridge Engineering. Post-Graduate Short Course on Numerical Methods in Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2004

Design and Optimization of Structural Systems. Ph.D. School in Structural Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome.

2002

Structural Modeling (Modellazione strutturale), Post-Graduate School for Concrete Structures, Politecnico di Milano.

2001

Multiobjective Optimization in Civil, Mechanical, and Structural Engineering. Ph.D. School in Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Padua.

2000

Advanced Design Methods for Concrete Structures. Post-Graduate Short Course, International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Udine.

 

Main Services in Academic Education

2023-present

Coordinator of the Research Section on Structural Design, Diagnostics, and Rehabilitation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2021-present

Founding Director of the post-graduate Master in Engineering and Integrated Management of Highway Networks, issued jointly by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino.

2018-present

Chair of the Civil Engineering Degree Programs, School of Civil, Environmental, and Land Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2008-present

Member of the Ph.D. Board Committee, Ph.D. School in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2013-2020

Member of the Scientific Commission, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2009, 2015, 2018

Member of Ph.D. Admission Committees, Ph.D. School in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

2006-present

Member of Ph.D. Thesis Committees: University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal (2020); University of Ghent, Belgium (2019); University of Pisa (2018); Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain (2015, 2013, 2011); UME School, IUSS, Pavia (2013); University of Trento (2013); Politecnico di Milano (2013); Sapienza University of Rome (2011); University of Pavia (2009, 2006); University of Parma (2007).

2011-present

External Referee of Ph.D. Theses: University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal (2020); Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (2020); University of Pisa (2017); Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain (2013, 2011); University of Cagliari (2013, 2011), University of Padua (2012).

1999-present

Supervisor of Research Fellows, Research Associates, Visiting Scholars, Ph.D. Candidates, Post-Graduate and Master's Students. Thesis/Dissertation Advisor of over 110 students, including 17 Ph.D. Candidates. Sponsoring supervisor of Research Fellows and Associates, including 5 of his former Doctoral Students, and hosting supervisor of 14 Visiting Scholars.

2004-2011

Academic Advisor of the Civil Engineering Degree Programs, School of Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

1997-2003

Teaching Assistant at Politecnico di Milano. Selected Courses:

Computational Structural Analysis (Calcolo automatico delle strutture), Prof. P.G. Malerba (1997-2003). Bridge Theory and Design (Teoria e progetto di ponti), Prof. F. Martinez y Cabrera (1997-2002), and Prof. P.G. Malerba (2002-2003). Structural Design (Tecnica delle costruzioni), Prof. G. Toniolo (1999-2003).

 

Visited Universities Abroad for Research(1), Seminars(2) and Teaching(3)

2017-2019 (yearly)

Shenyang Jianzhu University, Shenyang, China (1),(2),(3)

2019

Xi'an Jaotong Technical University, Xi'an, China (2)

2018

Dalian Technical University, Dalian, China (2)

2018

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium (2)

2015

2006-2009 (yearly)

Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS Center),

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA (1),(2),(3)

2014, 2006

Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain (2)

2011

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (1),(2),(3)

2009

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (2)

2008

Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2)

2001-2005 (yearly)

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA (1),(2)

2000

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA (1)

1998

University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (1)

 

Selected Research Projects and Contracts at Politecnico di Milano (*) (Principal Investigator)

2022-2024

National Project C.S.LL.PP.-ReLUIS 2022-2024: Sperimentazione delle linee guida per la classificazione e gestione del rischio, la valutazione della sicurezza e il monitoraggio dei ponti esistenti (Experimentation of the Guidelines for Risk-Based Management, Safety Assessment, and Monitoring of Existing Bridges).

2022-2024

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2022-2024: WP3 – Affidabilita' sismica delle strutture (Seismic Reliability of Structures); Task 3 – Affidabilita' sismica dei ponti esistenti (Seismic Reliability of Existing Bridges).

2019-2023

BRIDGE|50 Research Project: Residual Structural Performance of a 50-year-old Bridge. Research Agreement: Prestazioni strutturali residue a fine vita del viadotto di interscambio Corso Grosseto - Corso Potenza a Torino (End-of-Life Residual Structural Performance of the Corso Grosseto - Corso Potenza Interchange Viaduct in Turin). Partners: Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, Lombardi Ingegneria, S.C.R. Piemonte, Regione Piemonte, Citta' di Torino, Citta' Metropolitana di Torino, Torino Nuova Economia, ATI Itinera & C.M.B., ATI Despe & Perino Pietro, Studio Quaranta. Scientific Coordinator of the Research Project.

2018-2023

SEI/ASCE: Effect of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems. Structural Engineering Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers.

2020-2022

Research Contract POLIMI-ITALFERR: Consolidamento dati per i ponti e viadotti della linea ferroviaria direttissima Roma-Firenze (Data Consolidation of Bridges and Viaducts of the High-speed Rail Line Rome-Florence).

2019-2022

Cooperation Agreement POLIMI-Regione Lombardia (Lombardy Region): Definizione di criteri e linee guida per la manutenzione e gestione delle infrastrutture viarie (Development of Criteria and Guidelines for Maintenance and Management of the Road Infrastructure Network). Inter-departmental Research Project. Co‑Principal Investigator, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

2019-2021

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2019-2021: RINTC - Rischio Implicito NTC (Implicit Risk NTC); WP3 - Strutture prefabbricate in c.a. (RC Precast Structures); WP5 - Ponti (Bridges).

2019-2020

Research Contract POLIMI-Comune di Milano (Milan Municipality): Valutazione dei sistemi di monitoraggio esistenti, interpretazione della documentazione e dei risultati disponibili e ripresa dei rilievi dei ponti strallati del Comune di Milano (Assessment of the Monitoring Systems, Review of Available Documentation, and Survey of the Existing Cable-Stayed Bridges in Milan).

2017-2020

Research Contract POLIMI-TINCANI: Prestazioni sismiche di strutture in calcestruzzo armato con connessioni innovative (Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Innovative Connections).

2018-2019

Research Project POLIMI-Lombardi Engineering: Valutazione a ciclo di vita della capacita' strutturale residua di ponti e viadotti (Life-Cycle Assessment of the Residual Structural Capacity of Bridges and Viaducts).

2018

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2018: RINTC - Rischio Implicito NTC (Implicit Risk NTC); WP3 – Strutture prefabbricate in c.a. (RC Precast Structures).

2018

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2018: Strutture in cemento armato (Concrete Structures); WP5 - Tecnologie per la riduzione del rischio sismico di strutture in c.a. prefabbricate (Technologies for Seismic Risk Reduction of Precast RC Structures).

2017

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2017: Strutture in cemento armato (Concrete Structures); WP5 - Analisi degli interventi realizzati sui capannoni dopo gli eventi sismici dell'Emilia nel 2012 (Analysis of the Interventions on the Industrial Buildings after the 2012 Emilia Earthquakes).

2014-2019

SEI/ASCE: Life-Cycle Assessment and Design of Structural Systems. Structural Engineering Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers.

2014-2016

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2014: Strutture in cemento armato (Concrete Structures); WP2 - Capacita' sismica di strutture prefabbricate (Seismic Capacity of Precast Structures).

2012-2015

EU Seventh Framework Programme FP7-SME-2012: SAFECLADDING - Improved Fastening Systems of Cladding Wall Panels of Precast Buildings in Seismic Zones. Grant agreement No. 314122. ISO 22502:2020 - Simplified design of connections of concrete claddings to concrete structures.

2010-2013

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2010-2013: Task 1.1.2 - Strutture in cemento armato ordinarie e prefabbricate (Cast-in-situ and Precast Concrete Structures); Subtask 9 - Comportamento e rinforzo di strutture industriali prefabbricate (Behavior and Strengthening of Precast Structures for Industrial Buildings).

2013

Research Contract POLIMI-BS Italia: Validazione sperimentale delle prestazioni sismiche di un dispositivo di connessione per il collegamento di pareti in calcestruzzo e solai di edifici multipiano (Experimental Validation of the Seismic Performance of a Connector Device for Fastening Concrete Walls to Slabs of Multi-Story Buildings).

2012

Research support (contributo liberale) from Fiera Milano Congressi.

2011-2012

Research Contract POLIMI-Panorama: Analisi dello stato di degrado e valutazione dell'evoluzione nel tempo delle prestazioni strutturali degli edifici delle ex fonderie Multedo (Damage Assessment and Evaluation of the Time-variant Structural Performance of the Buildings of the "Ex Fonderie Multedo").

2011-2012

Research Contract POLIMI-BS Italia: Analisi delle prestazioni sismiche di sistemi innovativi di connessione meccanica dei pannelli di parete delle strutture prefabbricate (Seismic Performance of Innovative Systems for Mechanical Connections of the Cladding Panels of Precast Structures).

2009-2012

EU Seventh Framework Programme FP7-SME-2007-2: SAFECAST - Performance of Innovative Mechanical Connections in Precast Building Structures under Seismic Conditions. Grant agreement No. 21841. ISO 20987:2019 - Simplified design for mechanical connections between precast concrete structural elements in buildings.

2005-2007

National Project PRIN 2005: Modellazione dei processi di deterioramento delle strutture in c.a. (Modeling of Deterioration Processes in Concrete Structures).

(*) Research Funds ~ 2,5MEuros from 2005.

 

Contributions to other Research Projects and Contracts at Politecnico di Milano (Consultant)

2009-2010

Research Contract POLIMI-DLC: Valutazione delle prestazioni sismiche del sistema costruttivo prefabbricato DOMUS (Assessment of the Seismic Performance of the DOMUS Precast Construction System).

2007-2008

Research Contract POLIMI-SPAV: Dispositivi dissipatori ad attrito per edifici industriali prefabbricati (Friction-based Dissipative Devices for Precast Industrial Buildings).

2005-2008

National Project DPC-ReLUIS 2005-2008: Comportamento e rinforzo di strutture industriali prefabbricate (Behavior and Strengthening of Precast Structures for Industrial Buildings).

2004-2006

National Project PRIN 2004: Affidabilita' nel tempo delle strutture di ponti e viadotti (Time-variant Reliability of Bridges and Viaducts).

2004-2006

Research Contract POLIMI-Styl-Comp: Analisi e ottimizzazione delle prestazioni strutturali di un sistema prefabbricato innovativo (Assessment and Optimization of the Structural Performance of an Innovative Precast System).

2004-2005

Research Contract POLIMI-MO.S.E.: Verifiche prestazionali degli elementi costruttivi di un cassone modulare di alloggiamento delle paratoie delle opere mobili per la difesa della citta' di Venezia (Performance Verification of the Structural Elements of a Caisson for Mobile High Water Defense Barriers of the City of Venice).

2002-2006

EU Sixth Framework Programme GROWTH: EC8 - Precast Structures.

2002-2004

National Project PRIN 2002: Identificazione, modellazione, analisi e controllo delle incertezze nel progetto dei ponti di grande luce (Identification, Modeling, Analysis and Control of Uncertainties in Design of Large Span Bridges).

2001-2003

EU Fifth Framework Programme ECOLEADER: Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Industrial Buildings.

 

Membership in Professional Societies

ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers (Fellow)

SEI - Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (Fellow)

IABMAS - International Association for Bridge Maintenance And Safety

IABSE - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (Fellow)

IALCCE - International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (Founding Executive Board Member)

IASSAR - International Association for Structural Safety And Reliability

IFIP - International Federation for Information Processing (Working Group 7.5)

EUROSTRUCT - European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures

AICAP - Associazione Italiana Calcestruzzo Armato e Precompresso (Italian Association for RC and PC Structures)

ANIDIS - Associazione Nazionale Italiana Di Ingegneria Sismica (Italian Association of Earthquake Engineering)

CTE - Collegio dei Tecnici dell'industrializzazione Edilizia (Italian Society of Building Engineering)

 

Selected Committees and Activities in Professional Societies and Authorities

2022-present

Chair, SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

2012-present

Executive Committee Member, International Association for Bridge Maintenance And Safety (IABMAS)

2006-present

Executive Board Member & Secretary General, International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE)

2015-2019

Chair, Task Group 2 on Reliability-Based Performance Indicators for Structural Systems, SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

2008-2013

Chair, Task Group 1 on Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems Under Uncertainty, SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

2007-2008

Chair, SEI/ASCE Technical Committee for Safety of Buildings

2009-2017

Executive Board Secretary/Treasurer, International Association for Structural Safety And Reliability (IASSAR)

2018-present

Co-Principal Investigator, SEI/ASCE Special Project: Effect of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems. Awarded by the SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee.

2013-2019

Co-Principal Investigator, SEI/ASCE Special Project: Life-Cycle Assessment and Design of Structural Systems: State-of-the-Art. Awarded by the SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee. Book: Life-Cycle Design, Assessment, and Maintenance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems, F. Biondini, D.M. Frangopol (Eds.), ASCE. Inaugural article of ASCE Reads on ASCE News:New ASCE Book Highlights Cutting-Edge Research Into Life-Cycle Concepts.

2022-present

Member, IABMAS Technical Committee on Bridge Load Testing

2020-present

Member, Task Group 2 on Reliability-Based Performance Indicators for Structural Systems, SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

2017-present

Member, CEN/TC250 Working Group 6 - UNI/CT021/GL06 on Robustness

2017-present

Member, fib Action Group on Robustness

2013-2015

Member, Task Group 1 on Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems Under Uncertainty, SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

2013-present

Member, IASSAR Technical Committee on Life-Cycle Performance, Cost and Optimization (TC4)

2005-present

Member, IFIP Working Group 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems

2007-2015

Member, IABSE Working Commission 1 on Structural Performance, Safety and Analysis

2006-2008

Member, SEI/ASCE Technical Committee for Safety of Bridges

2006-2007

Member, SEI/ASCE Technical Committee for Safety of Buildings

2013-2017

Member, AIPCR Technical Committee on Risk Management

2012-2017

Member, AICAP Committee on Structures

2012-2013

Member, DPC (Italian Civil Protection Department) Working Group on Precast Structures

 

Selected Honors and Awards

IABSE Fellowship, 2021

Awarded by the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) at the invitation of the IABSE President on June 8, 2021.

Foreign Experts Hundred Talents Program, 2019

Awarded by Liaoning Province, Department of Human Resources and Social Protection, Shenyang, China.

Guest Professorship, Shenyang-Jianzhu University, 2018

Awarded by Shenyang-Jianzhu University, Shenyang, China. Presented on October 15th, 2018 (3-year term). Renewed on December 20th, 2021.

SEI Fellowship, 2017

Awarded by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Presented at the SEI Annual Meeting at Structures Congress, Denver, CO, USA, on April 8, 2017.

ASCE Fellowship, 2016

Awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Elected ASCE Fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction on December 14, 2016. Announced in the ASCE News on February 10, 2017.

IABMAS Special Service Award, 2014

Awarded by the International Association for Bridge Maintenance And Safety (IABMAS). Presented at the Award Ceremony of the Seventh International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2014), Shanghai, China, on July 9, 2014.

IABMAS Junior Prize, 2012

Awarded by the International Association for Bridge Maintenance And Safety (IABMAS). Presented at the Award Ceremony of the Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012), Stresa, Italy, on July 10, 2012.

Erskine Fellowship, Honour Roll 2011

Awarded by Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

IALCCE Special Service Award, 2010

Awarded by the International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE). Presented at the Award Ceremony of the Second International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, on October 29, 2010.

IABSE OPAC Award (Outstanding Paper Award), 2007

Awarded by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). Presented at the Award Ceremony of the IABSE Symposium on Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, Weimar, Germany, on September 19, 2007. Paper: Time-variant Performance of the Certosa Cable-Stayed Bridge, by Fabio Biondini, Dan M. Frangopol, Pier Giorgio Malerba. Structural Engineering International, Journal of IABSE, 3, 2006, 235-244.

IFIP Young Researcher Award, 2006

Awarded by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), Working Group 7.5 on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems. Presented at the 13th Working Conference on Reliability and Optimization of Structural Systems, Kobe, Japan, on October 12, 2006.

Certificate of Appreciation (Diploma di Benemerenza) from the Italian Ministry of the Interior, 1998

Awarded on July 3, 1998, for contributions to emergency operations coordinated by CNR (National Research Council) and GNDT (National Group for Earthquake Protection) for the evaluation of historical buildings damaged by the 1997 Umbria-Marche seismic events.

 

Contributions to Conferences

130+ International and National Conferences attended and contributed since 1996. Contributions as Speaker, Session Chair, Mini-Symposium/Special Session Organizer, Invited/Keynote Speaker, Scientific Committee Chair, Conference Chair.

 

Conferences Chaired and Organized

Eighth International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023)

Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, July 2-6, 2023 (co‑chaired with Dan M. Frangopol)

Symposium organization in progress.

International Workshop on Effect of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability, and Risk of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

ASCE Headquarters, Reston, VA, USA, September 30, 2022 (co-chaired with Zoubir Lounis and Michel Ghosn)

Organized on behalf of the SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems as part of the SEI/ASCE Special Project "Effect of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structures and Infrastructure Systems" awarded by the SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee (Funds: $8,000). Workshop by invitation only, with about 50 invited experts from several countries (Group picture). Workshop report and publications are in progress.

International Workshop on Life-Cycle Performance of Civil Structure and Infrastructure Systems

ASCE Headquarters, Reston, VA, USA, November 10, 2015 (co-chaired with Dan M. Frangopol)

Organized on behalf of the SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems as part of the SEI/ASCE Special Project "Life-Cycle Assessment and Design of Structural Systems: State-of-the-Art" awarded by the SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee (Funds: $8,000). Workshop by invitation only, with over 30 invited experts from several countries (Group picture). Article: Life-cycle performance of civil structure and infrastructure systems, Structure Magazine, NCSEA/CASE/SEI, October, 2016, 40-41. Book collecting the results of the SEI/ASCE Special Project: Life-Cycle Design, Assessment, and Maintenance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

Sixth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2012)

Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy, July 8-12, 2012 (co-chaired with Dan M. Frangopol)

About 800 delegates from 50 countries attended IABMAS 2012. Conference Proceedings published by CRC Press as a set of a hardbound Book of Extended Abstracts and a DVD of Full Papers of 555 contributions, including the T.Y. Lin Lecture, nine Keynote Lectures, and 545 technical papers from 40 countries: Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability

First International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE'08)

Varenna, Lake Como, Italy, June 10-14, 2008 (co‑chaired with Dan M. Frangopol)

Over 200 delegates from 30 countries attended IALCCE'08. Symposium Proceedings published by CRC Press as a set of a hardbound Book and CD-ROM containing 150 contributions, including eight Keynote Lectures and 142 technical papers from 28 countries: Life-Cycle Civil Engineering

 

Conference Scientific Committees Chaired

7th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2020), Shanghai, China, October 27-30, 2020.

6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018), Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31, 2018.

5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016), Delft, The Netherlands, October 16-19, 2016.

5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2010), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

 

Invited Membership in Conference Scientific Committees

2nd Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures (EUROSTRUCT 2023), Vienna, Austria, September 27-29, 2023.

14th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP14), Dublin, Ireland, July 9-13, 2023.

9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2023), Athens, Greece, June 12-14, 2023.

13th International Conference on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022), Shanghai, China, September 13-17, 2022.

11th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2022), Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15, 2022.

1st Conference of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures (EUROSTRUCT 2021), Padua, Italy, August 29 - September 1, 2021.

10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-10), Porto, Portugal, June 30-July 2, 2021.

8th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2021), Athens, Greece, June 21-23, 2021.

1st International Workshop on Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures (CACRCS 2020), Parma, Italy, December 1-4, 2020.

7th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2020), Beijing, China, June 5-8, 2020.

7th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2020), Shanghai, China, October 27-30, 2020.

10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, June 28-July 2, 2020.

5th International Conference on Soft Computing and Optimization in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CIVIL-COMP-OPTI 2019), Riva Del Garda, Italy, September 16-19, 2019.

9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), St. Louis, MO, USA, August 4-7, 2019.

7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2019), Crete, Greece, June 22-24, 2019.

9th International Conference on Concrete Under Severe Conditions-Environment & Loading (CONSEC 2019), Porto Alegre, Brazil, June 5-7, 2019.

13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13), Seoul, Korea, May 26-30, 2019.

6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018), Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31, 2018.

9th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2018), Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018.

12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria, August 6-10, 2017.

6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017), Rhodes Island, Greece, June 15-17, 2017.

5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016), Delft, The Netherlands, October 16-19, 2016.

5th International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering (DCEE 2016), Rome, Italy, October 6-8, 2016.

8th International Conference on Concrete Under Severe Conditions (CONSEC'16), Lecco, Italy, September 12-14, 2016.

8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2016), Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, June 26-30, 2016.

2nd International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering (PLSE 2015), Brisbane, Australia, December 9-11, 2015.

IABSE Conference 2015, Geneva, Switzerland, September 23-25, 2015.

7th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII7), Turin, Italy, July 1-3, 2015.

4th International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing (CSC 2015), Prague, Czech Republic, September 1-4, 2015.

12th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 12), Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 12-15, 2015.

4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2014), Tokyo, Japan, November 16-19, 2014.

7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2014), Shanghai, China, July 7-11, 2014.

11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2013), New York, NY, USA, June 16-20, 2013.

7th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions (CONSEC'13), Nanjing, China, September 23-25, 2013.

1st International Conference on Performance-based and Life-cycle Structural Engineering (PLSE 2012), Hong Kong, China, December 5-7, 2012.

3rd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2012), Vienna, Austria, October 3-6, 2012.

6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2012), Stresa, Italy, July 8-12, 2012.

IABSE-IASS Symposium "Taller, Longer, Lighter", London, UK, September 20-23, 2011.

2nd International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSC 2011), Chania, Crete, September 6-9, 2011.

3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2011), Corfu, Greece, May 26-28, 2011.

11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Soil and Structural Engineering (ICASP 2011), Zurich, Switzerland, August 1-4, 2011.

5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2010), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

2nd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, October 27-30, 2010.

6th International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions (CONSEC'10), Merida, Mexico, June 7-9, 2010.

International Conference on Computational Design in Engineering (CODE 2009), Seoul, Korea, November 3-6, 2009.

Current State and Challenges for Sustainable Development of the European Infrastructures (EUROINFRA 2009), Helsinki, Finland, October 14-15, 2009.

10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2009), Osaka, Japan, September 13-17, 2009.

1st International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSC 2009), Madeira, Portugal, September 1-4, 2008.

4th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'08), Seoul, Korea, July 13-17, 2008.

1st International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE'08), Varenna, Italy, June 10-14, 2008.

4th International Conference on Structural Defects and Repair (CINPAR 2008), Aveiro, Portugal, June 25-28, 2008.

5th International Workshop on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and Design of Civil Infrastructure Systems (LCC5), Seoul, Korea, October 16-18, 2006.

3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'06), Porto, Portugal, July 16-19, 2006.

European Symposium on Service Life and Serviceability of Concrete Structures (ESCS 2006), Helsinki, Finland, June 12-14, 2006.

2nd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'04), Kyoto, Japan, October 19-22, 2004.

 

Selected Mini-Symposia(1) and Special Sessions(2) Organized

2023

Quantitative Assessment, Performance Prediction and Design of Interventions of Existing Concrete Structures (1)

14th Int. Conf. on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP14), Dublin, Ireland, July 9-13

2023

Life-Cycle Redundancy, Robustness, and Resilience Indicators for Aging Structures and Infrastructure Systems under Multiple Hazards (1)

8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, July 2-6

2023

Climate Change Effects on Life-Cycle Safety, Reliability, and Risk of Structures and Infrastructure Systems (2)

8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, July 2-6

2023

Risk-Based Prioritization and Monitoring of Bridges for Road Infrastructure Management in Lombardy Region, Italy (2)

8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, July 2-6

2023

BRIDGE|50: Experimental Testing and Model Validation for Life-Cycle Design and Assessment of RC/PC Bridges (2)

8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, July 2-6

2023

Advances in Life-Cycle Earthquake Engineering (2)

8th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2023), Milan, Italy, July 2-6

2022

Life-Cycle Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems (1)

13th Int. Conf. on Structural Safety & Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022), Shanghai, China, September 13-17

2022

Life-Cycle Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks under Multiple Hazards (1)

11th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2022), Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15

2022

Life-Cycle Performance Safety, Reliability, and Risk of Bridges and Infrastructure Systems under Climate Change (2)

11th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2022), Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15

2022

BRIDGE|50 Research Project: Experimental Testing on a 50-Year-Old PC Bridge (2)

11th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2022), Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15

2022

Risk-Based Prioritization and Monitoring of Bridges for Road Infrastructure Management in Lombardy Region, Italy (2)

11th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2022), Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15

2022

Life-Cycle of Structure and Infrastructure Systems under Climate Change (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2022, Atlanta, GA, USA, April 20-23

2021

Advances of the BRIDGE|50 Re-search Project: Residual Structural Performance of a 50-Year-Old PC Bridge (2)

1st Conf. of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures (EUROSTRUCT 2021), Padua, Italy, August 29 - September 1

2021

Structural Health Monitoring for Informed Management of Roadway Bridges: The Experience of the Regione Lombardia Project (2)

1st Conf. of the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures (EUROSTRUCT 2021), Padua, Italy, August 29 - September 1

2021

Structural Health Monitoring and Life-Cycle of Civil Infrastructure (1)

10th Int. Conf. on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-10), Porto, Portugal, June 30-July 2

2020

Life-Cycle Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience Indicators for Aging Structural Systems under Multiple Hazards (1)

7th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2020), Shanghai, China, October 27-30

2020

Modelling and Assessment of Existing Concrete Structures (1)

7th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2020), Shanghai, China, October 27-30

2020

Life-Cycle Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks under Multiple Hazards (2)

10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, June 28-July 2

2020

BRIDGE|50 Research Project: Experimental Testing on a 50-Year-Old PC Bridge (2)

10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, June 28-July 2

2020

Life-Cycle of Structure and Infrastructure Systems under Climate Change (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2020, Saint Louis, MO, USA, April 5-8

2019

Life-Cycle Optimal Design and Assessment of Structural Systems under Uncertainty (1)

13th Int. Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13), Seoul, Korea, May 26-30

2019

Effect Of Climate Change on Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, April 25-27

2018

Life-Cycle Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience Indicators for Aging Structural Systems under Multiple Hazards (1)

6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018), Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31

2018

Life-Cycle Structural Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience of Bridges under Multiple Hazards (1)

9th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2018), Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13

2017

Life-Cycle Reliability and Risk of Structural and Infrastructure Systems (1)

12th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2017), Vienna, Austria, August 6-10

2016

Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems under Multiple Hazards (1)

5th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2016), Delft, The Netherlands, October 16-19

2016

Life-Cycle Structural Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience of Bridges (1)

8th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2016), Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, June 26-30

2016

Life-Cycle Cost Design and Assessment in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering (2)

SEI/ASCE Geotechnical & Structural Engineering Congress 2016, Phoenix, AZ, USA, February 14-17

2015

Life-Cycle Based Design and Optimization of Structural Systems under Uncertainty (1)

12th Int. Conf. on Applications of Statistics & Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP 12), Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 12-15

2014

Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems (1)

4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2014), Tokyo, Japan, November 16-19

2014

Structural Redundancy, Robustness and Resilience of Bridges (2)

7th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2014), Shanghai, China, July 7-11

2014

Incorporating Life-Cycle Concepts into Structural Design and Assessment (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2014, Boston, MA, USA, April 3-5

2012

Life-Cycle Design of Bridges Exposed to Corrosion and other Hazards (2)

6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2012), Stresa, Italy, July 8-12

2012

Advances on Structural Redundancy and Robustness of Bridges (1)

6th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2012), Stresa, Italy, July 8-12

2012

Life-Cycle Performance of Structural Systems under Multiple Hazards (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2012, Chicago, IL, USA, March 29-31

2010

Life-Cycle Design of Structures Exposed to Corrosion and other Hazards (2)

2nd International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2010), Taipei, Taiwan, October 27-30

2010

Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures: Current Status and Research Needs (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2010, Orlando, FL, USA, May 12-15

2010

Computational Prediction and in Field Validation of Bridge Performance (1)

5th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2010), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 11-15

2010

Life-Cycle Design of Structural Systems (2)

5th Int. Conf. on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS 2010), Philadelphia, PA, USA, July 11-15

2009

Life-Cycle Reliability and Optimization of Deteriorating Structures (2)

10th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR-2009), Osaka, Japan, September 13-17

2009

Progressive Collapse, Redundancy and Robustness (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2009, Austin, TX, USA, April 29-May 2

2008

Life-Cycle Structural Engineering (2)

4th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'08), Seoul, Korea, July 13-17

2008

Structural Robustness and Redundancy (2)

SEI/ASCE Structures Congress 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 24-26

2006

Reliability Analysis and Optimal Design of Deteriorating Structural Systems (2)

3rd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'06), Porto, Portugal, July 16-19

2004

Emerging Strategies for Durability Analysis and Service Life Assessment of Bridges (2)

2nd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management (IABMAS'04), Kyoto, Japan, October 19-22

 

Selected Keynote and Invited Lectures

2021

Life-Cycle of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks

EUROSTRUCT Live Talks, European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures, May 7 (Online)

2020

Life-Cycle Risk, Reliability, Robustness, and Resilience of Corroding RC/PC Bridges and Bridge Networks

Int. Workshop on Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures, Parma, Italy, December 4 (Online)

2019

Research Advances on Precast Structures in Europe

8th China International Modern Construction Industry Exposition, Shenyang, China, May 18

2018

Life-Cycle Disaster Resilience of Transportation Infrastructure Networks

International Workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (IWDRI 2018), New Delhi, India, January 16

2017

Life-Cycle Seismic Resilience of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks

30th Anniversary JSMS Reliability Symposium, Japan Society of Material Science, Osaka, Japan, December 16

2016

Time-variant Seismic Resilience of Aging Bridges and Transportation Networks

Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference 2016 (PMC 2016), Nashville, TN, USA, May 24 (Mini-Symposium Keynote)

2015

Performance Indicators for Bridges: Results Based on the SEI/ASCE Technical Council on Life-Cycle Performance, Safety, Reliability and Risk of Structural Systems

COST Action TU1406, WG Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, September 21

2014

Failure Times of Concrete Structures in Aggressive Environment

4th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2014), Tokyo, Japan, November 16

2013

Life-Cycle Reliability Assessment of Concrete Bridges Exposed to Corrosion

55th Brazilian Congress on Concrete & 3rd Symposium on Subway, Railway and Highway Infrastructure, Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, November 1

2013

Life-Cycle Structural Performance of Concrete Bridges

3rd Portuguese Conference on Bridge Safety and Maintenance (ASCP 2013), Porto, Portugal, June 27

2011

Cellular Automata Simulation of Damage Processes in Concrete Structures

2nd International Conference on Soft Computing Technology in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSC 2011), Chania, Crete, Greece, September 8

2009

Life-Cycle Oriented Methods for Structural Analysis and Design

Int. Symposium on Safety and Durability of Materials and Constructions (SEDUREC 2009), Barcelona, Spain, February 25

2007

Probabilistic Service Life Prediction of Concrete Structures

2nd International Workshop on Lifetime Engineering of Civil Infrastructures, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan, November 30

2006

Lifetime Structural Optimization

European Symposium on Service Life and Serviceability of Concrete Structures (ESCS-2006), Helsinki, Finland, June 12

2004

Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frames

Innovations Technologiques en Europe dans le Domaine de la Prefabrication, Chapitre ACI de Paris, Paris, France, Jan. 30

2003

Reliability of Concrete Structures

2nd International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-02), Rome, Italy, September 24

 

Journal Editorial Boards

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (Taylor & Francis)

Associate Editor since the establishment of the journal in January 2005

Structural Safety (Elsevier)

Editorial Board Member since January 2012

Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE)

Associate Editor since January 2019

Engineering Structures (Elsevier)

Editorial Board Member since August 2021

Architecture, Structures and Construction (Springer)

Editorial Board Member since the establishment of the journal in January 2021

Infrastructure Intelligence and Resilience (Elsevier)

Editorial Board Member since the establishment of the journal in January 2022

 

Edited Journal Special Issues

Life-Cycle Performance of Civil Infrastructure Systems, Special Issue of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 12, No. 7, 2016, 60 pages, Editorial p. 801 (Guest Co-Editor with Alfred Strauss).

Design, Assessment, Monitoring and Maintenance of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks, Special Issue of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 11, No. 4, 2015, 191 pages, Editorial pp. 413-414 (Guest Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Advances in Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, Special Issue, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 10, No. 7, 2014, 85 pages, Editorial p. 843 (Guest Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Bridge Design, Maintenance and Management, Special Issue, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 10, No. 4, 2014, 131 pages, Editorial p. 419 (Guest Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Life-Cycle of Civil Engineering Systems, Special Issue, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 7, Nos. 1-2 (double issue), 2011, 197 pages, Editorial pp. 1-2 (Guest Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Long-term Performance of Structural Systems, Special Issue, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Volume 4, No. 2, 2008, 102 pages, Editorial p. 75.

 

Edited Books

Life-Cycle Design, Assessment, and Maintenance of Structures and Infrastructure Systems, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2019, 173 pages, ISBN: 978-0-784-41546-7 (Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol). Inaugural interview of ASCE Reads on ASCE News: New ASCE Book Highlights Cutting-Edge Research Into Life-Cycle Concepts

Design, Assessment, Monitoring and Maintenance of Bridges and Infrastructure Networks, Routledge Special Issues as Books (SPIBs) program, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, 198 pages, ISBN: 978-1-138-48921-9 (Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Resilience and Sustainability, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012, Book 792 pages, DVD 4118 pages, ISBN: 978-0-415-62124-3 (Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol).

Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008, Book and CD-ROM 990 pages, ISBN: 978-0-415-46857-2 (Co-Editor with Dan M. Frangopol). Book Review by Bruce R. Ellingwood, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Volume 6, No. 3, 2010, pp. 393-394.

 

Peer Reviewing Activity

Reviewer of scientific articles and books for 40+ international peer-reviewed journals.

 

 

Scientific Publications

Author and co-author of about 350 scientific publications, including book contributions, book chapters, journal articles, and papers in conference proceedings.

 

 

 

Last Update: February 2023