The proposal combined analytical and numerical work, together with probability/statistics and software development, to deal with mathematical, behavioural, and societal aspects of risk and uncertainty. The project focused on several areas of structural and earthquake engineering such as: probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, seismic design/assessment/retrofit of RC structures, simplified to highly-refined numerical structural analyses, seismic loss assessment. Moreover, the field of multi-criteria analysis/optimisation is involved, also considering economics models. Thus, the project allowed the integration and combination of different and complementary expertise provided by the Experienced Researcher, the Supervisor, and the Host Institution. The proposed framework produced results that are of interest to researchers/consultants involved in other research areas such as assessment for windstorms, flooding or other extreme natural and man-made hazards, since analogous frameworks for such hazards might be designed in a similar way.
The project resulted in 13 published journal papers (gold/green open access) in leading international journals such as Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Earthquake Spectra, Structural Safety, Engineering Structures, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, and Journal of Structural Engineering. Six more journal papers related to this project are under review or in preparation at the time of end of the action. The project also resulted in ten international conference presentations. Such results overwhelmingly exceed the targets at the time of the proposal writing (three journal papers and three conference presentations). Social media posts have been constantly used to disseminate the results to the public, and give constant updates on the status of the project.
Through research, international collaboration, transfer of knowledge, dissemination, and communication, the Fellowship allowed the Experienced Researcher working towards a scientific and professional maturity, and therefore to an independent research and academic position. Before the end of the action, the Experienced Researcher was offered a full academic position as an assistant professor (lecturer).
