Seismic Risk

I presented our work on physics-based ground motion simulations and portfolio seismic risk at the 13th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Portland, Oregon. The paper compares physics-based simulations against empirical ground motion models for Metro Vancouver’s building portfolio under an M9 Cascadia subduction zone scenario, finding that empirical models significantly underestimate shaking and losses for tall buildings situated on deep sediment — a result with direct implications for how regional risk is quantified and communicated to insurers and city planners.

Jul 17, 2026

I presented our work on physics-based ground motion simulations versus empirical models for portfolio-level seismic risk assessment at the 2026 GEM Conference: From Faults to Future Scenarios in Zagreb, Croatia.

Jun 25, 2026

I presented a poster at the inaugural RIAGE (Re)Insurance-Academia Global Earthquake Workshop at UCL. This was a unique mix of catastrophe modelers, underwriters, and earthquake scientists sat together to share recent developments and future paths.

May 19, 2026

Collaborative effort to consolidate seismic hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience data across Wellington.

Mar 18, 2025

A busy week at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Milan. I presented on quantifying variability in collapse risk of non-ductile RC shear wall buildings in the Seismic Resilience of Aging Communities session — part of my PhD project on collapse risk of non-ductile concrete shear wall buildings.

Jun 30, 2024

Quantifying seismic collapse risk of older tall concrete shear wall buildings in Vancouver using archetype generation, nonlinear analysis, and probabilistic methods.

Aug 1, 2021