Here you will find news relevant to the activities of the initiative including webinars, talks, consulting projects, publications, participation in conferences and meetings mostly relevant to resilience of critical infrastructure with emphasis on transport and energy assets and their intra/interdependencies, views on the UNs Sustainable Development Goals and use of digital and emerging technologies in infrastructure resilience- and sustainability-based management
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Sep 24
MetaInfrastructure members leading worldwide-the Stanford/Elsevier list
We are proud to share that three members of the MetaInfrastructure.org group have been recognized among the world’s top 1%-2% researchers for 2023, according to the Stanford/Elsevier ranking list (c-score based): Ivan Izonin, Dr Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Dr Sotirios Argyroudis
The list is available here:
https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7
Additionally, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis, Dr Sotirios Argyroudis have been included in the top 2% of the career ranking. Our group is leading globally in the following categories:
CivilEngineering, Engineering, Strategic, Defence & Security Studies, Artificial Intelligence & ImageProcessing
It is a privilege to work alongside such outstanding colleagues, doctoral, and postdoctoral researchers from MetaInfrastructure.org and BridgeUkraine.org. Jelena Ninic, Natalya Shakhovska, Nadiia Kopiika, Athanasia Kazantzi, Roberta Di Bari, Marianna Loli, Stavros Sakellariou, Jinsheng Wang, Khrystyna Myroniuk, Francesco Pentassuglia, Mohammed Almousa, John Agbo,
Their dedication and excellence have propelled us to be included in this prestigious Research Excellence list. This achievement would not have been possible without the immense support and incredible research contributions from all members of the MetaInfrastructure group
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Aug 24
New publications integrating AI and ML into critical infrastructure protection
The MetaInfrastructure group is pioneering the integration AI and ML into critical infrastructure protection, creating a foundation for rapid decision-making and enhancing resilience and energy efficiency in built ecosystems.
Prof. Ivan Izonin and Dr. Athanasia Kazantzi are on a winning streak, having recently published a series of impactful articles that advance this field. See below:
1. An approach toward improvement of ensemble method’s accuracy for data classification
read here: https://ijece.iaescore.com/index.php/IJECE/article/view/35701
2. A new method for Reducing Training Time ML-Based Cascade Scheme for Large-Volume Data Analysis
read here: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/15/4762
3. Machine learning for predicting energy efficiency of buildings: A small data approach
read here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050923021853
And perhaps the most interesting one in the journal Engineering with Computers titled:
4. GRNN-based cascade ensemble model for non-destructive damage state identification
read here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00366-024-02048-1
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May 24
MetaInfrastructure Away Day
On 21.5.2024, in Athens, Greece our research group had the first in-person meeting!
We had a fantastic discussion about the strategy of our group and plans to become even stronger and continue our research success!
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May 24
Call for papers in Themed Issue
A themed issue titled:
“Eyes from the sky on bridges: standoff observations in rapid bridge and transport network assessments” will be published in the ICE Journal of Bridge Engineering, with Guest Editors from our group:
Nadiia Kopiika, Jelena Ninic, Sotirios Argyroudis, Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis
Contributions to this issue are welcomed in the integration of remote sensing data with structural health monitoring systems and data, advanced imaging technologies, and data analytics for real-time bridge assessment and management.
Submit your paper by 1 September 2024; full description of the Themed Issue: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/eyes-sky-bridges-stand-observations-rapid-bridge-and-transport-network-assessments
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Mar 24
BBC interview on the collapse of the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge
Stergios was featured in a BBC interview discussing the tragic collapse of the steel truss Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge, which plunged into the Patapsco River following a collision with a 289-meter-long cargo ship.
You can find more thoughts on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hlzmj8
where Stergios is discussing the condition of bridges in the USA and the need for investment on resilient infrastructure for sustainable development.
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Feb 24
Three new successful MSCA fellowship applications
The metaInfrastructure group is delighted to share the achievement of three successful Horizon-Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship applications :
Jelena Ninic (University of Birmingham) had two successful applications:
(Hoang-)Giang Bui will be joining us to work on TwinSSI – Digital Twin Modelling for Soil-Structure-Interaction based on CutFEM and BIM technologies.
Hassan Liravi will be joining us with his project META-NOVIB – Digital twin for ground-borne railway-induced NOise and VIBration control with METAmaterials in underground tunnels.
Sotirios Argyroudis (Brunel University London) secured another one:
Stavros Sakellariou will be joining our group with his project FIREWISE on proactive wildfire resilience assessment and management, including the development of vulnerability models based on wildfire’s simulations, multi-objective spatial optimisation modelling for firefighting resources and agent-based tools for evacuation planning.
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Oct 23
Our contribution to the UNDP-CDRI biennial Report
The UNDP and the Coalition of Disaster Resilient Infrastructure published their Biennial Report on global infrastructure resilience https://cdri.world/gir.
metaInfrastructure contributed with one paper, authored by Dr Stergios Aristoteles Mitoulis and Dr Sotirios Argyroudis, on “Financing for disaster and climate resilient infrastructure for a net-zero economic transition”, available here
This position paper identified the enablers of and barriers to climate resilient and sustainable infrastructure aiming to quantify the trade-offs and synergies between climate resilience and sustainability in the infrastructure development and adaptation. The paper focuses on transport infrastructure adaptation considering climate projections and sets a benchmark case study for the bridge stock in Ukraine, including highway and railway assets.
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Oct 23
Top 2% researchers in 2022
Three members of the metaInfrastructure group: Dr Stergios Aristoteles Mitoulis, Dr Sotirios Argyroudis, and Dr Ivan Izonin, are listed at the top 2% cited researchers for the year 2022 according to the Stanford/Elsevier ranking list (c-score based)
See the list here: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6
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Aug 23
Dr Sotirios Argyroudis starts a new role as Associate Professor (Reader) at Brunel University London
Sotirios has been recently promoted to Senior Lecturer, while he recently started a new position as a Reader in Infrastructure Engineering at Brunel University London! This double promotion milestone was achieved through cutting-edge projects, publications with top academics, researchers and consultants, and positive impact in the field of infrastructure resilience.
Sotirios is committed to furthering his research endeavours and contributing to the advancement of future infrastructure, together with the infrastructureResilience group.
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Aug 23
Development of a Massive Open Online Course
Development of a Massive Open Online Course (aka MOOC) on “Sustainability, resilience and digitalisation for critical infrastructure” in the framework of our MSCA ReCharged project.
The MOOC highlights the value of emerging technologies and how digital data can enhance climate resilience and sustainability of infrastructure. Videos will follow soon to explain what is a digital twin, how to develop digital models and digital twins, and why we need them in infrastructure management.
More about our project here: https://msca-recharged.eu
ReCharged MSCA Staff Exchanges