Engineer, researcher, developer.

01 / Research interests

• Performance-based seismic design

  Design methods that limit expected losses and target a collapse risk.

• Loss and risk assessment

  Storey loss functions, vulnerability models and regional seismic risk.

• Machine learning for structural response

  Data-driven models for non-linear demand, collapse and ground motion intensity.

• Non-structural elements

  Fragility, damage and recovery of components beyond the structural frame.

• Open research data and software

  FAIR platforms for experimental test data and open-source engineering tools.

02 / Expertise

03 / Route

1. 2008

   Yerevan

   Armenia

   B.Sc. and first structural design work

2. 2013

   Bologna

   Italy

   M.Sc. in Civil Engineering

3. 2016

   Pavia

   Italy

   ROSE M.Sc., then Ph.D.

4. 2018

   Porto

   Portugal

   Python for Engineers, University of Porto

5. 2018 – present

   Pavia

   Italy

   Ph.D., research at IUSS and EUCENTRE, Djura

04 / Experience

1. Oct 2025 – present

   Assistant Professor (RTDA)

   IUSS Pavia, Italy

   Working on SONATA, a Fondo Italiano per la Scienza project on the earthquake safety of non-structural elements, combining shake-table testing, sensors and AI.

2. Jun 2024 – present

   Co-founder & developer

   Djura | Risk - Data - Engineering, Pavia, Italy

   Research-driven web services for catastrophe risk engineering, alongside technical consulting.

3. Feb 2024 – present

   Affiliated researcher

   EUCENTRE Foundation, Pavia, Italy

   Leads software and web services for managing and sharing experimental test data: API design, documentation, and deployment on Eucentre infrastructure.

4. Oct 2021 – Sep 2025

   Post-doctoral researcher

   ROSE Centre, IUSS Pavia, Italy

   Risk assessment and AI in structural engineering across European projects including ERIES and ROSSINI. Helped coordinate ERIES transnational access, EU reporting and deliverables.

5. 2017 – 2018

   Structural designer (freelance, remote)

   ECO Panel Group, Glendale, CA, USA

   Structural design and design manuals for an insulated concrete wall panel system.

6. Feb 2016 – May 2017

   Structural designer

   Smart Construction LLC, Yerevan, Armenia

   Seismic design and numerical analysis for a BMW showroom complex in Arinj.

7. May 2013 – Sep 2013

   Structural designer

   Armproject OJSC, Yerevan, Armenia

   Structural drawings for the Vanadzor Medical Center.

8. Jul 2012 – Jun 2013

   Structural designer

   Davtakert LLC, Yerevan, Armenia

   Structural design and analysis of residential and commercial buildings.

05 / Education

1. Oct 2017 – Feb 2022

   Ph.D. in Understanding and Managing Extremes

   IUSS Pavia, Italy

   Integrated performance-based seismic design: traversing affordances for practical implementation. Advisors: Gerard J. O’Reilly, Ricardo Monteiro.

2. Sep 2016 – Feb 2018

   M.Sc. in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology

   IUSS Pavia, Italy (ROSE Programme)

   Comparison of earthquake-induced losses of reinforced concrete and steel frame buildings. Advisors: Ricardo Monteiro, José Miguel Castro.

3. Sep 2013 – Oct 2015

   M.Sc. in Civil Engineering

   University of Bologna, Italy

   Wave propagation in periodic structures: Bragg- and Fano-like band gaps in monodimensional chains. Advisor: Alessandro Marzani. 110 cum laude.

4. Sep 2008 – Jun 2012

   B.Sc. in Industrial and Civil Engineering

   Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction, Armenia

   Design of an industrial structure and management of construction technologies. GPA 18.06/20.

06 / Teaching

1. 2022 – 2025

   Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering

   Teaching assistant to Gerard J. O’Reilly, IUSS Pavia

2. 2017 – 2018

   Nonlinear Response Analysis

   Teaching assistant to Athol Carr, ROSE/MEEES M.Sc., IUSS Pavia

07 / Skills

08 / Languages

Armenian

Native

English

C2

Russian

C1–C2

Italian

A2–B1