MetaInfrastructure group hosted a hybrid workshop at University College London, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, a full-day event bringing together more than 20 researchers, teaching fellows, project managers, and international collaborators who are driving world-leading innovation at the intersection of resilient, sustainable, and digital …
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New publication in Results in Engineering (Elsevier, Q1, IF 7.9): Predictive models for evaluating seismic demands for bridge portfolios
In collaboration between UCL (The Bartlett), the International Hellenic University, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, this work introduces a new methodology for assessing bridge portfolios under seismic hazard. Key contribution While seismic intensity is commonly used as the dominant parameter for structural demand, this …
New publication in Energy & Buildings: Energy-Saving of Passive Ventilation Systems in Thermally Modernized Residential Buildings – a review
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest scientific contribution in Energy & Buildings (Elsevier). This review article introduces a systematic and integrated framework for passive ventilation in thermally modernized and nearly zero-energy residential buildings, combining: The paper demonstrates how passive and hybrid …
Rethinking infrastructure design: from component failure to systemic resilience
MetaInfrastructure (in partnership with The Bartlett, UCL) is pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in Nature Communications: “Rethinking infrastructure design from component failure to systemic resilience.” The study asks: Should all critical infrastructure be built equally? It argues that we must design …
Our top researchers based on the Stanford-Elsevier list
published by the most influential Scientist: the Greek John PA Ioannidis et al. 2025 For the 4th consecutive year, three of MetaInfrastructure members have been recognised in the Stanford–Elsevier list of the world’s top-cited scientists (version 8, based on Scopus data up to the end …
MetaInfrastructure co-organises themed session at ICONHIC 2026: Resilience of Ports, Transport, and Interdependent Urban Ecosystems
Greece — Chania, Crete — 29 June–2 July 2026 MetaInfrastructure is pleased to support a themed session at ICONHIC 2026 focused on holistic resilience approaches to enhance safety and minimise disruptions across ports, transport infrastructures, and their interdependent urban ecosystems. Session focus Organising teamCo-organised with …
Professor Stergios A. Mitoulis concludes visit to Tongji University with resilience workshop in Shanghai
Shanghai, China — September 2025 Professor Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Professor at University College London (UCL), The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, concluded his academic visit to Tongji University with a workshop on Building Systemic Resilience. The workshop addressed critical aspects of resilience planning, including: These discussions …
New review article on bridge damage characterisation using machine learning published in Results in Engineering
A new review article co-authored by Professor Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis (University College London, Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction), Francesco Pentassuglia, and Dr.Ivan Izonin, has been published in Results in Engineering (Elsevier). The article, titled “Bridge damage characterisation using machine learning: methods and advances”, presents a state-of-the-art …
Professor Stergios A. Mitoulis engages with Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning on resilient and sustainable urban environments
Professor Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Professor at University College London (UCL), The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, visited the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) at Tongji University for an exchange on resilient and sustainable urban environments. During the visit, Professor Mitoulis met with Professor Xing …
Professor Stergios A. Mitoulis delivers invited lecture at Tongji University on Sustained Resilience in the Built Environment
Shanghai, China — September 2025 Professor Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Professor at University College London (UCL), The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, delivered an invited lecture at Tongji University, Department of Geotechnical Engineering. The lecture, titled “Sustained Resilience: Framing the Integration of Resilience and Sustainability in the …