Ian F. C. Smith

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Professor Emeritus

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Citizenship: Swiss and Canadian

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Fields of expertise

Measurement data interpretation
Active structural control
Advanced computing - engineering informatics

Biography

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/

Publications

Infoscience publications

Publications

Time series data interpretation for ‘wheel-flat’ identification including uncertainties

W.-J. Cao; S. Zhang; N. J. Bertola; I. F. C. Smith; C. G. Koh

Structural Health Monitoring. 2023. DOI : 10.1177/1475921719887117.

Ian F. C. Smith

Professor Emeritus

Fields of expertise

Biography

Publications

Infoscience publications

Publications

Time series data interpretation for ‘wheel-flat’ identification including uncertainties

Design and testing of a low-energy and -carbon prototype structure that adapts to loading through shape morphing

A smart sensor-data-driven optimization framework for improving the safety of excavation operations

A framework for occupancy detection and tracking using floor-vibration signals

Increasing occupant localization precision through identification of footstep-contact dynamics

Editorial: Design and Control of Adaptive Civil Structures

A Comparison of optimal measurement-system design with engineering judgement for bridge load testing

Model-Based Interpretation of Measurements for Fatigue Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges

Uncertainties in Structural Behavior for Model-Based Occupant Localization Using Floor Vibrations

Using footstep-induced vibrations for occupant detection and recognition in buildings

Systematic selection of field response measurements for excavation back analysis

Validating model-based data interpretation methods for quantification of reserve capacity

Vibration Serviceability Assessment for Pedestrian Bridges Based on Model Falsification

A methodology to design measurement systems when multiple model classes are plausible

Model-Class Selection Using Clustering and Classification for Structural Identification and Prediction

Design and control of a prototype structure that adapts to loading through large shape changes

Comparative study of the effects of three data-interpretation methodologies on the performance of geotechnical back analysis

A Novel Strategy to Design Measurement Systems For Bridge Load Testing

Framework to Approximate the Value of Information of Bridge Load Testing for Reserve Capacity Assessment

Optimizing the operating profit of young highways using updated bridge structural capacity

Application of Sustainable Bamboo-Based Composite Reinforcement in Structural-Concrete Beams: Design and Evaluation

Strategy to validate sensor-placement methodologies in the context of sparse measurement in complex urban systems

Interactive Real-time Structural Modelling - Solids

Design of structures that adapt to loads through large shape changes

Damage Mitigation of Near-Full–Scale Deployable Tensegrity Structure through Behavior Biomimetics

Damage mitigation of a near-full-scale deployable tensegrity structure through behavior biomimetics

Accurate and efficient interpretation of load-test data for asset management

Accurate and efficient model-based data-interpretation to assist asset-management decision-making

Data interpretation in model updating and prediction with applications to bridges

Diagnosis and prognosis of civil infrastructure for better asset management

Asset management and responsive structures

Monitoring for asset management: Using sensed structures to build responsive cities

Asset Management and Responsive Structures

Element location and classification following a damage event of a near-full-scale deployable tensegrity structure

Model-based interpretation of floor vibrations for indoor occupant tracking

Occupant- detection strategy using footstep-induced floor vibrations

Model identification using dynamic response

Measurement-system design framework using multi-objective optimization for bridge load testing

Comparison of data interpretation methodologies for geotechnical back analysis

Exploring potential benefits of bridge condition assessment in highway operations

Identification of Train Wheel Flat Accounting for Measurement and Modeling Uncertainties

Is there a relationship between footstep-impact locations and measured signal characteristics?

A Comparison of Greedy and Global Searches for Measurement-System Design in Bridge Load Testing

Experimental testing of a small-scale truss beam that adapts to loads through large shape changes

Structures that adapt to loads through large shape changes: design and optimization

A methodology for measurement-system design combining information from static and dynamic excitations for bridge load testing

Using Regularized Linear-Regression Surrogate Models for Accurate Probabilistic Structural Identification

Dynamique des Structures. Bases et applications pour le génie civil

Using data interpretation to enhance post-seismic decision making at urban scale

Occupant tracking using model-based data interpretation of structural vibrations

Multi-fidelity modelling for structural identification

Comparing applicability of Bayesian model updating and error-domain model falsification based on computational and engineering considerations

An engineering approach to model-class selection for measurement-supported post-earthquake assessment

Experimental Testing of a Small-Scale Truss Beam That Adapts to Loads Through Large Shape Changes

Data-Interpretation Methodologies for Practical Asset-Management

Model-Based Occupant Tracking Using Slab-Vibration Measurements

Measurement-based support for post-earthquake assessment of buildings

Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Through Measurement of Culm Physical Properties for Composite Fabrication of Structural Concrete Reinforcement

Enhancing static-load-test identification of bridges using dynamic data

A multi-criteria decision framework to support measurement-system design for bridge load testing

An efficient inverse analysis procedure for braced excavations considering three-dimensional effects

A model-based data-interpretation framework for post-earthquake building assessment with scarce measurement data

Measurement data interpretation for sustainable asset management and for future responsive cities (Keynote talk)

Engineering tasks

Advanced measurement data interpretation for sustainable asset management (Keynote talk)

Enhancing asset management with measurements

An engineering approach to interpreting measurement data for asset management

Design and Control of Adaptive Civil Structures: towards an Energy Approach to Structural Engineering

Using data-interpretation methodologies to incorporate information iteratively for asset-management decision making

Measurement system design using multi-criteria decision making

Soil Parameter Identification for Excavations: A Falsification Approach

Teaching Fundamentals of Computing to Civil Engineers – Challenges and Solutions

Improvement of deployment trajectory of a tensegrity structure using a path-planning algorithm