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Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) conference held in Chicago, IL from May 28-31.
It was a great conference and the sehm lab had a presentation on "Response modification of moment resisting frames using sustainable structural systems: Rocking walls".
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The past few weeks have been incredibly rewarding as I had the opportunity to attend and present at two major conferences: the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) 2025 Conference and the 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2025).
At the EMI 2025 Conference, held in late May in Anaheim, CA and hosted by the University of California, Irvine, I co-organized and chaired a technical session titled: "Innovative Response Modification Methods and Devices for Resilient Structures and Civil Infrastructures: Experimental, Mathematical, and Numerical Advances."
This session brought together researchers from around the world who are working on advancing the seismic performance and resilience of structures through innovative technologies and methods. I also presented my latest research on: "Retrofit of Existing Structures with Rocking Walls" — a study that integrates numerical modeling and experimental validation to investigate how rocking wall systems can significantly reduce residual drifts and enhance the post-earthquake functionality of buildings.
Shortly after EMI, I had the privilege of participating in ICOSSAR 2025, held in early June at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. ICOSSAR is a premier international forum focused on safety, reliability, and risk-informed decision-making in civil infrastructure systems. It was an honor to present my ongoing research in this global setting and to engage with leading scholars and engineers working at the forefront of uncertainty quantification, structural reliability, and resilient infrastructure systems.
Both conferences offered invaluable opportunities to share ideas, gain insights from leading experts, and build new collaborations.
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We are excited to announce that the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference 2025 is now accepting abstract submissions! We are organizing a mini-symposium titled "Innovative Response Modification Methods and Devices for Resilient Structures and Civil Infrastructures: Experimental, Mathematical, and Numerical Advances".
Link to the conference website
The Conference is held from 27-30 May 2025, in Anaheim, California.
We look forward to seeing your contributions. The abstract submission closes December 1, 2024. (For submissions use code: 3ig38).
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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Together with my collaborators we are organizing a minisymposium in the upcoming COMPDYN 2025 conference which is the 10th edition of the International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. (https://2025.compdyn.org/)
The Conference is held from 15-18 June 2025, Rhodes Island, Greece.
Our minisymposium (MS-51-COD) is titled "Dynamic Response of Engineering Structures: Experimental Techniques , Mathematical Models and Design Methods". Please submit your abstract before the submission deadline (15 November 2024).
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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18th WCEE was held from JUNE 30 - JULY 5, 2024 in Milan, Italy. It was a good opportunity to meet with a broader audience from all around the world and catch up with old friends.