Current PhD students:
Sudhir Jodha — Started in August 2022
Ashmita Bhattacharya — Started in August 2021. Topic: Stochastic control solutions for climate change impacts on the built environment
Elsayed Eshra — Started in August 2020. Topic: Reliability estimation, MCMC sampling, and Bayesian inference techniques
Mohammad Saifullah — Started in August 2019. Topic: Deep reinforcement learning for transportation asset management
Minhyeok Ko — Started in August 2018. Topic: Uncertainty quantification and stochastic finite elements
Former students:
Charilaos Lyritsakis, PhD Student, 2017-22. Thesis title: “A global parametric nonlinear programming framework for a geometrically exact inelastic beam finite element”. Position after: Rizzo Associates, Pittsburgh Office
Pablo Morato, PhD Student, University of Liege, Belgium. Co-advised with Prof. P. Rigo, 2018-2021. Thesis title: “Optimal inspection and maintenance planning for deteriorating structures via Markov decision processes and deep reinforcement learning”. Position after: Postdoctoral researcher at University of Liege.
Mariyam Amir, PhD Student, 2016-21. Co-advised with Prof. G. Warn. Thesis title: “A degradation-plasticity finite element and system identification scheme for efficient model-based and data-informed structural condition assessment”. Position after: Machine Learning Research Engineer at Truveta.
Charalampos Andriotis, PhD Student and postdoctoral researcher, 2015-21. Thesis title: “Data-driven decision making under uncertainty for intelligent life-cycle control of the built environment”. Position after: Assistant Professor at TU Delft https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ai/aidapt
Hamed Nikbakht, PhD Student, 2016-20. Thesis title: “Hamiltonian Markov Chain Monte Carlo schemes for rare event estimation”. Position after: Amgen, Boston Office.
Sang-ri Yi, Visiting PhD Student, 2019, Topic: Extended fragility functions. Seoul National University.
Hongda Gao, Visiting PhD Student, 2017-18. Topic: Value of Information of monitoring systems. Beijing Institute of Technology.
Yogesh Rathod, M.S. Student, 2015-17. Thesis title: “Evaluation of seismic fragility methodologies using nonstationary simulated ground motions”. Position after: Rizzo Associates, Pittsburgh Office.
Payal Thukral, M.S. Student, 2016-17. Thesis title: “Nonlinear programming solvers for hybrid finite element”. Position after: Modjeski and Masters, Harrisburg Office.
Christos Vlachos, PhD Student, 2013-2016. PhD Thesis title: “Stochastic characterization and simulation of ground motions for given earthquake scenarios”. Co-advised with Prof. George Deodatis at Columbia University. Position after: AIR Worldwide, Boston Office.