Dr. Alejandro Jiménez Rios is a Civil Engineer graduated from the University of Guadalajara (UDG), Mexico. He obtained the double title of Advanced Master's Degree in the Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC) by the Czech Technical University, Czech Republic, and by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain. At Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, he got a postgraduate diploma in statistics and also a PhD in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering. He worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering of the Faculty of Architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

As part of the DTADD project, he worked as a MSCA Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Built Environment, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, held a distinguished ICCROM Fellowship with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Italy and was hosted at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, during a three-month secondment. Currently, he works as Lecturer in Structural Engineering at the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath, UK.

His research focuses on preserving and maintaining historic buildings and bridges. He studies traditional and eco-friendly architecture and investigate how materials like masonry, bamboo, and earth behave under different conditions. This involves using methods that don't damage the structures and conducting large-scale tests. He also works on making buildings more robust and resilient. Additionally, he explores how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and digital twins, can be used in architecture, construction, and engineering to improve the way structures are monitored and managed.

In his teaching, he covers a broad range of topics related to structural engineering and conservation of the built cultural heritage environment. This includes the principles of designing and analyzing buildings and bridges, understanding how different materials behave under various conditions, and ensuring the safety and durability of structures. He also teaches about the latest advancements in construction technologies and sustainable building practices. His goal is to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to contribute to the field of structural engineering and to innovate in the design and maintenance of the built environment. He is willing to supervise doctoral students and postdoctoral research projects focused on but not limited to:

• Conservation techniques for historic buildings and bridges.
• Non-destructive inspection methods for heritage structures.
• Diagnosis and intervention design for aging infrastructure.
• Monitoring systems for buildings with historical and cultural value.
• Sustainable and vernacular architecture methods.
• Structural behaviour and mechanical properties of structures.
• Performance of earthen structures under various conditions.
• Development of specialized constitutive models for traditional materials.
• Advanced non-linear numerical simulations in structural engineering.
• Enhancing the robustness and resilience of the built environment.
• Implementation of artificial intelligence in structural engineering and conservation.
• Asset information modelling for heritage conservation.
• Large-scale experimental testing of sustainable building materials.
• Structural health monitoring systems for historic sites.
• Digital twins.

Prof. Vagelis (or Evangelos) Plevris is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering of Qatar University in Doha, Qatar. He serves as Chief Editor for "Computational Methods in Structural Engineering", a section of the journal Frontiers in Built Environment, by Frontiers in Switzerland.

He holds a Diploma in Civil Engineering (5-year studies) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) with specialization in Structural Engineering. He also holds an MSc from NTUA on "Structural Design and Analysis of Structures", a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) and a PhD from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA. The title of his Doctoral Thesis was "Innovative Computational Techniques for the Optimum Structural Design Considering Uncertainties".

His research interests include (i) Finite Element Method (FEM); (ii) Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures with FEM; (iii) Earthquake Engineering; (iv) Optimum Design of Structures; (v) Reliability and Probabilistic Analysis of Structures; and (vi) Neural Networks and their Applications in Engineering.

Prof. Plevris is married and has a daughter and a son. He speaks English, Greek, Norwegian, German and Italian.

Prof. Maria Nogal is an Assistant Professor in TU Delft at the section Integral Design and Management. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin and Visiting Professor at University College Dublin.

She obtained her Degree and Master's in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Structures in 2012. After working in the private sector as a structural designer and project manager, she studied a Master of Research in Civil Engineering and finished her PhD thesis on mathematical modelling applied to traffic.

Prof. Maria Nogal's research focusses on the resilience of the built environment, its assessment and management, paying special attention to the impact of climate change upon the interconnected infrastructure systems. She is interested in the integration of social aspects (e.g., human capacity of adaptation or behavioral change during stressful situations) to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the performance of engineering systems, and therefore to better support informed decision-making processes.