Ehsan Noroozinejad

Global Challenge Lead - Sustainable Futures Western Sydney University

Dr. Ehsan Noroozinejad is a Senior Researcher at the Urban Transformations Research Centre, where he specializes in Resilient Construction and Infrastructure. With a wealth of experience, Dr. Noroozinejad previously held a prestigious position at UBC Smart Structures in Canada before joining the UTRC. With an extensive career in academia, Dr. Noroozinejad is a distinguished Founder and Chief Editor of the International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering, in addition to his roles as Associate Editor for multiple academic publications, including the ASCE Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, the IET Journal of Engineering, and Frontiers in Built Environment: Earthquake Engineering Section. He also holds numerous memberships on committees and commissions, including the FIB Commission on Resilient RC Structures and the ASCE Objective Resilience Committee. Dr. Noroozinejad has authored over 180 indexed journal papers and published seven books on his areas of expertise, which span resilience-based design of structures, digital twins in construction, and data-centric engineering, among others. He has vast knowledge in various structural analyses, including seismic vulnerability analysis, structural health monitoring, risk analysis and loss estimation, and finite element modelling, to name a few. His expertise in modelling and analysis of passive damping systems, active and semi-active control devices, and seismic base isolation systems in structures is highly regarded, as is his experience in design under uncertainty and reliability-based design optimisation. Dr. Noroozinejad is a seasoned expert who has made numerous significant contributions to the field of civil engineering.