PhD, Cambridge University, 1982 Interests 1 Active shape control for structures for deployment and where serviceability criteria governs 2 Biomimetic structures (learning, self-diagnosis, self-repair) 3 Infrastructure management support through structural identification 4 Advanced computer-aided engineering applications of stochastic optimization and search, multi-criteria analysis, system uncertainties (measurement and modelling), multi-modal approaches (combining statistics with behavior models) More details : see https://www.epfl.ch/labs/imac/research/iansmith/
Since 2017 Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), EPFL. Head of the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (EESD) Laboratory2010-2017 Assistant Professor, EPFL.2008-2010 Post-doctoral researcher, ETH Zürich.2003-2007 Ph.D., Roseschool / Università di Pavia, Italy.2001-2003 Ove Arup & Partners, Advanced Technology and Research Group, London.2001 Diploma, Civil engineering, ETH Zürich.