| Plenary Lectures 3 | Extending the Service Life of Civil and Marine Structures: Role of Monitoring, Probabilistic Life-cycle Management and Risk-based Decision Making |
| Speaker | Dan M. Frangopol, The Fazlur Rahman Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ATLSS Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015-4729, USA |
| Date/Time | Tuesday, September 21, 2021/11:50-12:30 hrs |
| Venue | Auditorium |
Abstract
In this talk I will first trace the history of my role in the coining of the term "data science". For many years since the early 1980s, I had grown dissatisfied with using the term "statistics" to describe my profession because it is usually connected with descriptive statistics, while what statisticians do can be summarized as a trilogy of data collection, data modeling, and problem solving. Thus I proposed the terms data science and data scientist in a public lecture at the U. of Michigan in 1997. With the explosion of huge data collected through the internet, data science has grown to become a very popular, fashionable and impactful profession. I will describe how it is so different from the traditional meaning and work of statistics. A major new component is the role played by computer scientists and the new emphases on algorithms, coding and huge data they bring in. I will end with some examples about the applications to uncertainty quantification and variation reduction.
Biography
Dan M. Frangopol is the inaugural holder of the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University. Before joining Lehigh University in 2006, he was Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is now Professor Emeritus. His main research interests are in the development and application of probabilistic concepts and methods to civil and marine engineering. He is recognized as a leader in the field of life-cycle engineering of civil and marine structures under various types of hazards. Dr. Frangopol is the Founding President of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) and International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE). He has authored/co-authored 3 books, more than 50 book chapters, and over 420 articles in archival journals including 11 prize winning papers. He is the Founding Editor of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering and of the Book Series Structures and Infrastructures. Dr. Frangopol is the recipient of several medals, awards, and prizes, from ASCE, IABSE, IASSAR, SAE and other professional organizations. He has served as a consultant or advisor to companies in North America, Asia, and Europe. He holds 4 honorary doctorates and 14 honorary professorships from major universities. He is an Elected Member of the US National Academy of Construction, a Foreign Member of the Academy of Europe (London), a Foreign Associate of the Engineering Academy of Japan, a Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium, an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy, an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences, and a Distinguished Member of ASCE.
