1st International Summer School on mechanics and performance of resilient structures and infrastructures
The tremendous impact of natural hazards, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, etc., which triggered technological accidents, referred to as natural-technological (NaTech) events, was demonstrated by: i) the recent Tohoku earthquake and the following Fukushima disaster in 2011; ii) the UK’s 2015 winter floods which topped £5bn, with thousands of families and businesses that faced financial problems because of inadequate or non-existent insurance. Therefore, today there is a stronger need than ever to grow researchers/practitioners that combine a robust academic foundation in reliability/resilience with practical experiences, technological expertise with awareness of the socio-economical context and conviction to furthering research with an entrepreneurial spirit.
Hence, the objective of the Summer School is to offer innovative training ground, experience in risk-based simulation/development of structures and infrastructures, vibration reduction and community disaster resilience subjected to earthquakes, fire, flooding, etc., as well as laboratory experience.
International Lecturers
- Giuseppe Abbiati, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Matjaz Dolsek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Paolo Gardoni, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
- Jamie Padgett, Rice University, Texas, USA
- Matteo Pozzi, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
- Dimitrios Vamvatsikos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Who should attend
Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and practitioners willing to do research and applications in the field of risk-based simulation/development of structures and infrastructures and community disaster resilience subjected to earthquakes, fire, flooding, etc.
Career opportunities
The School is a unique chance to meet peers, experts and practitioners in the field.
