Published an article in The Conversation
I co-authored an article with Carlos Molina Hutt on the complexities of risk reduction for older tall buildings in Vancouver in The Conversation. You can read the article here.
Feb 25, 2026
Joined University College London to start Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship
I started my Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship on a project titled “Resilience Enhancement through Multi-Hazard Recovery Analysis of Earthquake and Flood-Affected Infrastructure”. I will be part of the DE|RISC lab at University College London working with Professor Carmine Galasso.
Jan 6, 2026
Delivered a talk on "Peeling the Layers of Earthquake Risk - Hazards, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Tolerability".
I delivered a presentation titled “Peeling the Layers of Earthquake Risk: Hazards, Exposure, Vulnerability, and Tolerability” at IIT Bombay and IISc Bangalore during October, 2025. The presentation focused on how risk models often serve as heiristics to guide risk–reduction policy decisions, which makes it especially critical that risk modelers play a larger role in interpreting and communicating results.
Oct 10, 2025
Delivered a talk virtually in the Department of Civi and Environmental Engineering at the Universidad del Bio Bio in Chile
I delivered a talk virtually titled “The Many Faces of Performance Based Earthquake Engineering” during a class seminar for Professor Marco Gallegos at the Departmento De Ingeneria Civil y Ambiental at the Universidad del Bio Bio in Chile.
Apr 21, 2025
Received a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship
I am honored to have received a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship for a proposal titled “Resilience Enhancement through Multi-Hazard Recovery Analysis of Earthquake and Flood-Affected Infrastructure”. I will move to University College London in January 2026 to start this project with Professor Carmine Galasso.
Feb 10, 2025
Preetish Kakoty delivered a talk in the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
I delivered a talk titled “Seismic Risk Models and Their Role in Shaping Risk Reduction Policies” during a department seminar at the Department of Earthquake Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
Dec 6, 2024
Participated in a panel discussion during 12th Eastern Himalaya Naturenomics in Guwahati, India
I participated in a panel discussion on “Livelihood and Sustainable Development Models: In The Context of Eastern Himalaya” during the 12th Eastern Himalayan Naturenomics™ Forum organized by Balipara Foundation in Guwhati, Assam.
Nov 27, 2024