Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou

These methodologies lead eventually to efficient design of dynamic systems ranging from the nano-scale (e.g., nano-mechanical oscillators) to the macro-scale (e.g., energy harvesters and civil infrastructure systems).

Specific theoretical research themes include nonlinear stochastic dynamics and path integrals, computational stochastic mechanics, and uncertainty quantification. Nonlinear systems exhibiting time- and space-localized behaviors, described by wavelet- and/or fractional derivative-based operators, receive particular attention. Additional research endeavors with diverse applications in structural, earthquake, marine and wind engineering include uncertainty modeling and propagation based on joint time-frequency signal processing techniques, and on sparse representations theory and tools. Representative cross-disciplinary collaborative work relates to precision medicine applications such as modeling and analysis of the dynamic cerebral autoregulation physiological mechanism.

Prof. Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou received his five-year Diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece (2007), and his M.Sc. (2009) and Ph.D. (2011) degrees in Civil Engineering from Rice University, TX, USA. He joined Columbia University in 2014, where he is currently an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.

Prof. Kougioumtzoglou is an awardee of the Junior Research Prize from the European Association of Structural Dynamics (EASD) for outstanding research in nonlinear stochastic dynamics. He is a recipient of the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and of the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for seminal contributions to the field of stochastic engineering dynamics. Prof. Kougioumtzoglou has published more than 90 peer-reviewed journal papers, and a book on “Path Integrals in Stochastic Engineering Dynamics” (Springer). He is an Associate Editor and/or an Editorial Board Member of the following journals: Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, and has served as a Guest Editor for several special issues in various journals. Prof. Kougioumtzoglou is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI). He is a Licensed Professional Civil Engineer in Greece, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK.

Research Areas

• Safety & Reliability
• Structural Engineering
• Resilience and Risk Analysis
• Smart Cities (Infrastructure)
• Dynamics and Vibrations
• Solid Mechanics
• Computational Mechanics
• Dynamic Behavior of Structures
• Nonlinear Mechanics
• Stochastic Response Analysis
• Reliability Assessment
• Optimization
• Uncertainty Modeling
• Uncertainty Propagation
• Time-Frequency Analysis
• Wavelets
• High-Dimensional Data Analysis
• Sparse Representations
• Compressive Sampling