Presentations

  1. “Finite element response sensitivity, probabilistic response and reliability analyses of structural and geotechnical systems.” Invited Seminar, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, April 2, 2007, Atlanta, GA (USA).
  2. “Finite element response sensitivity, probabilistic response and reliability analyses of structural and geotechnical systems.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, May 15, 2007, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  3. “Performance evaluation of buried pipe systems.” Invited Presentation, LA DOTD Headquarters, December 20, 2007, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  4. “Performance evaluation of buried pipe systems – Research phase 1 results.” Invited Presentation, LA DOTD Headquarters, April 16, 2008, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  5. “Finite element response sensitivity, probabilistic response and reliability analyses of structural and geotechnical systems.” Invited Seminar, Department of Architecture, Construction and Structures, Polytechnic University of Marche, July 1, 2008, Ancona (Italy).
  6. “Finite element response sensitivity, probabilistic response and reliability analyses of structural and geotechnical systems.” Invited Seminar, Department of Constructions and Mathematical Methods in Architecture, University of Naples “Federico II”, July 17, 2008, Naples (Italy).
  7. “Recent advances in reliability analysis of structural and geotechnical systems.” Invited Seminar, Department of Experimental Statistics, Louisiana State University and A&M College, November 19, 2008, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  8. “Toward a comprehensive approach integrating advanced nonlinear finite element analysis and probabilistic methods for design, retrofit and maintenance of bridge structures.” Invited Seminar, PROCAM, University of Camerino, July 1, 2009, Ascoli Piceno (Italy).
  9. “Earthquakes don’t kill, poor construction does: The January 12th 2010 Haiti earthquake.” Wilbert Lecture, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University and A&M College, January 29, 2010, Baton Rouge, LA (USA), given in collaboration with Profs. A. Webb and J. Nunn (Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, LSU).
  10. “A fully-probabilistic approach for an innovative performance-based hurricane engineering methodology: Application to wind-borne debris hazard.” Invited Lecture, Course CE7701: Wind Engineering (Instructor: Dr. M. Levitan), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University and A&M College, March 23, 2010, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  11. “A proposal for a fully-probabilistic performance-based hurricane engineering framework.” Invited Seminar, Department of Architecture, Construction and Structures, Polytechnic University of Marche, June 29, 2010, Ancona (Italy).
  12. “Recent advances and current challenges in finite element reliability analysis”. Invited Keynote Presentation, 2010 Handling Exceptions in Structural Engineering Workshop, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, July 8-9, 2010, Rome (Italy).
  13. “Properties of concrete: An ancient material with a modern twist.” Invited Presentation, Saturday Science @ LSU series, Department of Physics and Astronomy, LSU, March 12, 2011, Baton Rouge, LA (USA).
  14. “First-passage reliability problem: Recent advances and their application to seismic pounding.” Invited Seminar, PROCAM, University of Camerino, June 27, 2011, Ascoli Piceno (Italy).
  15. “A stochastic dynamics performance-based approach to seismic assessment and optimal design.” Invited Seminar, Department of Architecture, Construction and Structures, Polytechnic University of Marche, July 20, 2012, Ancona (Italy).
  16. “A multi-hazard approach for Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, October 5, 2012, Houston, TX (USA).
  17. “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: A multi-hazard approach.” Invited Seminar, PROCAM, University of Camerino, June 11, 2014, Ascoli Piceno (Italy).
  18. “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: A multi-hazard approach.” Invited Speaker and Panelist, 1st International Conference on Multi-hazard Approaches to Civil Infrastructure Engineering (ICMAE 2014), June 26-27, 2014, Chicago, IL (USA).
  19. “Haiti 2010: l’importanza del costruire secondo criteri antisismici.” Invited Speaker and Panelist (in Italian), Symposium: La Memoria del Terremoto … Conoscere per Prevenire, University of Chieti-Pescara “G. D’Annunzio”, October 8, 2015, Chieti (Italy).
  20. “Recent advances in Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering.” Invited Seminar, PROCAM, University of Camerino, October 27, 2015, Ascoli Piceno (Italy).
  21. “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering and its application to tall buildings.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil Engineering, City University London, November 11, 2015, London (UK).
  22. “Multi-hazard considerations within the Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering framework.” Invited Seminar, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, December 9, 2015, Rome (Italy).
  23. “Ingegneria degli uragani.” Invited Seminar (in Italian), Collegio Universitario Lamaro-Pozzani, Cavalieri del Lavoro, December 10, 2015, Rome (Italy).
  24. “Recent applications of a novel Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering framework.” Invited Seminar, Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering, Polytechnic University of Torino, June 14, 2016, Turin (Italy).
  25. “Practical applications of the Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering framework.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, February 3, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA (USA).
  26. “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: General framework and recent applications.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, February 9, 2017, State College, PA (USA).
  27. “Performance-Based Hurricane Engineering: Loss analysis for single-family houses in current and changing climate scenarios.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis, February 15, 2018, Davis, CA (USA).
  28. “Performance-Based Engineering: State-of-the-art, state-of-practice, and future trends.” Invited Speaker and Panelist, Structures Congress 2018, April 20, 2018, Fort Worth, TX (USA).
  29. "Current research efforts in Performance-Based Engineering for sustainable and safe structures under multi-hazard scenarios.” Invited Seminar, School of Engineering, Tufts University, May 29, 2018, Medford, MA (USA).
  30. “Hurricane loss analysis for single-family houses under current and changing climate scenarios.” Invited Seminar, Scuola di Architettura e Design ‘Eduardo Vittoria’, University of Camerino, June 11, 2018, Camerino (Italy).
  31. “Predicting wind hurricane hazard under changing climate conditions.” Invited Speaker and Panelist, Hurricane Disaster Infrastructure Resilience and Planning Workshop II, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), July 25, 2018, Madison, WI (USA).
  32. “Hurricane hazard and loss analysis under current and changing climate scenarios.” Invited Seminar, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) Seminar - Fall 2018, University of California Davis, October 8, 2018, Davis, CA (USA).
  33. “Risk-based design: application to seismic pounding and to buildings equipped with damping devices.” Invited Presentation, First Planning Meeting of the NHERI and EUCENTRE Research Collaboration, Embassy of Italy, October 29, 2018, Washington, DC (USA).
  34. “The importance of seismic design codes and their enforcement – Lessons learned from the 2010 Haiti Earthquake.” Invited Speaker, Bi-monthly Meeting, Woodland Sunrise Rotary Club, March 21, 2019, Woodland, CA (USA).
  35. “Performance-Based Wind/Hurricane/Earthquake Engineering: a rational approach to design, retrofit, and maintenance of structures.” Invited Speaker, RE-LAND 1st Workshop, August 26, 2019, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (USA).
  36. “Earth construction: An ancient solution to a present-day problem for a sustainable future.” Invited Seminar, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) Seminar - Fall 2019, University of California Davis, October 3, 2019, Davis, CA (USA).
  37. “Risk assessment for the built environment subject to natural hazards.” Invited Speaker, RE- LAND 2nd Workshop, December 19, 2019, University of Camerino, Ascoli Piceno, (Italy).
  38. “Earth block construction: a sustainable housing solution for the wildland-urban interface (WUI).” Invited Speaker, 2020 Wildfire Induced Air Pollution Mitigation & Assessment Symposium, March 23, 2020, University of California Davis, Davis, CA (USA) - (virtual event).
  39. “Wildfire induced air pollution mitigation and assessment.” Invited Speaker, UC Davis- University of Sydney Collaborative Fire Response Initiative Virtual Research Symposium, March 26, 2020, University of California Davis, Davis, CA (USA) - (virtual event).
  40. “Performance Based Hurricane Engineering (PBHE) framework: Formulation and application to single-family housing and tall buildings.” Invited Seminar, ASCE Sacramento Section, Capital Branch Monthly Meeting, August 25, 2020, Sacramento, CA (USA) - (virtual event). (Summary)
  41. “Hurricane loss analysis for single-family houses considering current and changing climate conditions.” Invited SimCenter Webinar, NSF NHERI, October 6, 2020, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (USA) – (virtual event). (Video)
  42. “Effect of transverse steel confinement in FRP-confined RC columns: From finite element modeling to a new design equation.” Invited Seminar, Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics (SESM) Seminar - Fall 2020, University of California Davis, October 29, 2020, Davis, CA (USA) - (virtual event).
  43. “Earth construction: An ancient solution for a sustainable future.” Guest Lecture, ECI 3 - Civil Infrastructure & Society, Fall 2020, University of California Davis, November 12, 2020, Davis, CA (USA) - (virtual event).
  44. “Affordable and sustainable compressed and stabilized earth block (CSEB) construction.” Invited Seminar, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Seminar - Fall 2020, Rice University, November 13, 2020, Houston, TX (USA) - (virtual event).
  45. “How to predict and manage California's fire risk in a changing climate.” Invited Panelist, Webinar, UCLA Government and Community Relations, December 4, 2020, Los Angeles, LS (USA) – (virtual event). (Video)