This presentation will explore the critical role of structural reliability in designing safe and resilient structures amid growing uncertainties, such as, climate change, or evolving loads. It highlights how probabilistic methods and risk-based approaches can enhance decision-making, ensuring structures remain functional and safe over their long intended lifespans. The talk will emphasize the importance of integrating uncertainty into design practices such that structures can be futureproofed to support physical infrastructure in an increasingly unpredictable world.
Invited Speaker Short Bio:
Dr. Teixeira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin. He obtained his PhD in the fields of structural reliability and probabilistic analysis, and has both academic and industry experience. His research focusses on the assessment of the risk and resilience of structural systems. He has large expertise in the fields of probability theory and is interested on the application of computational methodologies and digitization to enhance the resilience and risk tolerance of civil infrastructure. For this, he leverages his expertise in the fields of uncertainty quantification, system optimisation, probabilistic methods, machine learning and AI, or structural systems. He has authored multiple scientific paper in the most prestigious journals of his field, including Book Chapters, and several peer-reviewed conference publications. He is also a visiting Professor at University College Dublin, was a visiting professor in Chang'an University in Xi'an, China.
