ROGER GHANEM, PhD
254C KAP Hall
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Tel: 213 740-9528 Fax: 213 740-2037
e-mail: ghanem@usc.edu
http://venus.usc.edu

EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
AWARDS AND HONORS
TEACHING
RESEARCH

PUBLICATION
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

EDUCATION

Ph.D in Civil Engineering,
RICE UNIVERSITY, 1989.
Thesis Title: Analysis of Stochastic Systems with Discrete Elements.

Master's in Civil Engineering,
RICE UNIVERSITY, 1985.

B.E. in Civil Engineering,
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT, 1984.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AWARDS AND HONORS

TEACHING ACTIVITY

Taught the following courses at Rice University, The State University of New York at Buffalo, The Johns Hopkins University and/or University of Southern California,

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Current Research:

Supervised Students:

Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Research Associates

  1. Yongbo Peng (visiting from Tonhji University), 2007-2008.
  2. Jianbing Chen (Associate Professor at Tongji University, Shanghai, China), 2006-2007.
  3. Alireza Doostan (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins), 2006.
  4. Steve Wojtkiewicz
  5. Alain Matta
  6. Jianxu Shi
  7. Beatrice Faverjon
  8. Bernard Hayek
  9. Mohamed Jardak
  10. Hayder Saeed
  11. Riki Honda
  12. Abhijit Sarkar
  13. Shigehiro Sakamoto

Doctoral Students

  1. Ramakrishna Tippireddy (2007-present).
  2. Maud Comboul (2006-present).
  3. Arash Noshadravan (2005 - present).
  4. Sonjoy Das (2002 - present).
  5. George Saad, Ph.D. 2006, Stochastic Data Assimilation with Application to Multi-Physics and Health Monitorin Problems.
  6. Alireza Doostan, Ph.D. 2006, Probabilistic Construction and Numerical Analysis of Model Verification and Validation.
  7. Zenon Medina-Cetina co-advised with Amy Rechenmacher, Ph.D. 2006 Probabilistic Calibration of a Soil Model
  8. Debraj Ghosh, (Ph.D. 2005) On the Characterization and Analysis of the Random Eigenvalue Problem.
  9. Zou Yu, (Ph.D. 2004) Equation-Free Particle-Based Computations in Multiple Dimensions and Multiscale Data Assimilations with the Ensemble Kalman Filter.
  10. Carol El-Hayek, (Ph.D. 2004) Portfolio Optimization and Value of Information for Catastrophe Insurance.
  11. Jianxu Shi, (Ph.D. 2004) Stochastic Modeling of Materials with Complex Microstructure.
  12. Alain Matta, (Ph.D. 2004) Numerical Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification in Microfluidic Systems, co-advised with Omar Knio.
  13. Manuel Pellissetti: (Ph.D. 2003) On Estimating the Error in Stochastic Model-Based Predictions.
  14. Bernard Hayek: (Ph.D. 2002) Resource Allocation for Complex Systems in the Presence of Uncertainty.
  15. Zhou Wang: (Ph.D. 2002) Computational Model of Interacting Suspensions at Low Reynolds Number in the Presence of External Fields.
  16. Chris Pettit, Ph.D. 1998 Wavelet Analysis and Multi-Scale Pattern Classification in Wind Engineering, co-advised with Nick Jones.
  17. Maged El-Mestkawy: (Ph.D. 1998) Discrete Element Simulation of Soil Liquefaction under Cyclic Loading.
  18. Samar Dham: (Ph.D. 1998) Computational Methods for Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media.

Masters Students

  1. Dubar Kamara, (M.S. 2002) Effect of variability in data on predictability of ocean circulation.
  2. Julie McGlosson: (M.S. 2001) Sampling Techniques for Uncertainty Quantification.
  3. Francesco Romeo: (M.S. 1998) Structural Health Monitoring and Dynamical Systems Analysis using Wavelets.
  4. Bernard Hayek: (M.S., 1996) Hydrodynamic Circulation Models for Ocean Currents.
  5. Konson Wang: (M.S. 1995) Finite Element Modeling of Vehicle Crashworthiness and Handling.
  6. Kandasamy Rathinasamy: (M.S. 1995) Visualization Tools and Database Models for Computational Mechanics.
  7. Mark Green: (M.S. 1994) Stochastic Sensitivity Analysis of Ground Water Flow.
  8. Ren-Fen Li: (M.S. 1994) First Passage Problem in Nonlinear Random Vibration.
  9. LanFan Kong: (M.S. 1994) System Identification of Pile Group Cap Stiffness.
  10. Maxim Bujakov: (M.S. 1994) Robust Dynamic Control with Applications to Electro-Rheological Materials.
  11. Robert Kruger: (M.S. 1994) Efficient Solution Techniques for Spectral Stochastic Finite Element Systems.
  12. Imad Dana: (M.S. 1994) Implementation of GIS for Environmental Impact Assessment.

Undergraduate Students

  1. Katie Hickey: 2007-present (Topic: review of climate change effects on Los Angeles).
  2. Nabil Katicha: summer 2007 (Topic: CAD models for heterogeneous subsurface models.)
  3. Brian Kannard (BME-USC): fall 2005 - present (Topic: Computational model of the human liver.)
  4. Reuben Brewer (ME-JHU): 2003-2004 (Topic: Modeling tools in computational mechanics.)
  5. Jennifer Abras (ME-JHU): spring 2002 - fall 2002, spring 2003 (Topic: Computational Uncertainty Analysis.)
  6. Mark Staley (ME-JHU): spring 2002 - fall 2002, (Topic: Computational Uncertainty in Compostes.)
  7. Ken Loh (CE-JHU): spring 2002 - fall 2002, (Topic: SAR Imagery.)
  8. Dubar Kamara (CE-JHU): spring 1999 - spring 2001, (Topic: Portal Computing; Grid Computing.)
  9. Samar Malek (CE-JHU): fall 1998 - summer 2001, (Topic: Review of Data Formats for Natural Resources Applications, Soil Dynamics; Time Series Analysis.)
  10. Marta Alonso (CE-JHU): summer 1999 summer 2001 (Topic: GIS for Natural Resource Management.)
  11. Matt Hayden(ME-JHU): fall 1998-1999, (Topic: Finite Element Analysis for Damage Detection.)
  12. Jane Raba (CE-JHU): fall 1997-summer 2000, (Topic: Internet-Based Frame Analysis Program Using Java; Data Formats for US Infrastructure; FEM for Damage Localization.)
  13. Gregor Handler (CE-JHU): spring 1998, (Topic: A Review of the Interaction Mechanisms of Wind with Cable-Suspended Bridges.)
  14. Maria Rivera (CE-JHU): summer 1997, (Topic: Review of Basic Interactions in Electro Rheological Fluids.)
  15. Andrew Clemens (CE-JHU): summer 1997, (Topic: Computer Visualization of Granular Flows.)
  16. Mark Green (CE-SUNY): summer 1993, (Topic: Flow Characterization in Heterogeneous Porous Media.)

Funded Research:

  1. 2006-2011 MURI: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Health Monitoring and Materials Damage Prognosis for Metallic Aerospace Systems (with ASU, JHU and VPI), Funded by AFOSR.
  2. 2005-2008 Computational Algorithms and Reduced Models for Stochastic PDEs, Funded by NSF.
  3. 2004 Probabilistic Mechanics Conference, Funded by NSF.
  4. 2003 Workshop on Uncertainty Quantification and Error Estimation, Funded by NSF.
  5. 2002-2005 Uncertainty Joints for Validating UNDEX Models, Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
  6. 2002-2005 Stochastic Optimization using Polynomial Chaos Decompositions with Applications to Obstacle Identification and Material Characterization, Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
  7. 2002-2004 Optimal Structural System Design for Catastrophic Unforeseen Events Funded by NSF.
  8. 2001-2004 Data Refinement for Confidence Management in Model-Based Predictions with Application to Boundary Interfaces and Uncertainties in Structural Joints, Funded by the AFOSR.
  9. 2001-2006 Instrumentation to Measure the Emission and Transport of Biological Aerosols into the Atmosphere: Linking Across Scales from Microns to Kilometers, co-PI with Drs. Marc Parlange, Charles Meneveau, Joe Katz, Grace Brush, and Shiyi Chen, Funded by the National Science Foundation.
  10. 2000-2005 Implementation of Chaos Expansions into Analysis Software, Funded by Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque.
  11. 2001 Uncertainty Propagation in Models of Thermo-Fluid Systems, co-PI with Dr. Omar Knio, Funded by Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore.
  12. 2000-2003 Mine Detection Modeling and Simulation in a Random Environment, Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
  13. 2000-2003 Quantitative Uncertainty Assessment and Numerical Simulation of Micro-Fluid Systems, co-PI with Drs. Omar Knio and Habib Najm, Funded by DARPA.
  14. 2000-2001 REU Supplement, The National Science Foundation.
  15. 1999-2000 REU Supplement, The National Science Foundation.
  16. 1999-2002 Monitoring and Classification of Emissions from Structure-Fluid Interaction in the Medium Frequency Range Using Statistical Inference, Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
  17. 1999-2002 A Method to Quantify the Worth of Information with Applications to the Monitoring and Inspection of Ship Structures, Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
  18. 1998-2001 Decision Support for Flow in Porous Media: Optimal Sampling for Data Assimilation, Funded by the National Science Foundation.
  19. 1998-2001 A General Framework for Propagating Uncertainty in Physical Systems with Application to Thermal Transport in a Random Porous Medium, Funded by Sandia Laboratories.
  20. October 1997-1999 Reliability of Civil Infrastructure Systems: Risk Reduction Using Advanced Sensor Technology, Taisei Corporation, Japan.
  21. 1996-1997 A Stochastic Finite Element Program for Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, SBIR-Phase 1, The National Science Foundation, Jointly with Stevenson and Associates, Clevelend, OH.
  22. September 1996-1997 Development of a Computational Laboratory for the Analysis and Design of Electro- and Magneto-Rheological Fluids, The School of Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University.
  23. April 1995 - September 1995 State of the Art and State of the Practice for Retrofit, Repair, Maintenance, and Renewal Engineering of Civil Structures, Funded by Shimizu Corporation, Japan
  24. September 1996-1998 Stochastic Finite Element Analysis of Contaminant Transport in Porous Media: REU Supplement, Funded by the National Science Foundation.
  25. September 1994-1997 Stochastic Finite Element Analysis of Contaminant Transport in Porous Media, Funded by the National Science Foundation.
  26. 1994-1995 Energy Dissipation Systems, Hybrid Control Systems, and Elastomeric Isolation Systems, Funded by NCEER.
  27. 1992-1994 Novel Nonlinear Method for Dynamic Analysis of Pile Foundations, Co-PI with George Gazetas. Funded by Shimizu Corporation.
  28. 1992-1993 Energy Dissipation Systems, Hybrid Control Systems, and Elastomeric Isolation Systems, Funded by NCEER.
  29. 1992-1993 GIS Applications in Hydrological and Geotechnical Studies, Funded by the CIRD.
  30. 1992-1993 Adaptive System Identification and Control for Underground Tunneling, Funded by the CIRD.
  31. 1992-1993 Software Acquisition for Stochastic Analysis of Crude Oil Spills, Funded by NCEER.
  32. 1992-1994 Stochastic Finite Element Analysis of Ground Water Flow and Contaminant Transport, Funded by Takenaka Corporation, Japan.

PUBLICATIONS

Books:

  1. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., Stochastic Finite Elements: A Spectral Approach, Springer Verlag, 1991. (reissued by Dover Publications, 2004.)

Journal Publications:

  1. Das, S., Ghanem, R. and Spall, J., ``Asymptotic Sampling Distribution for Polynomial Chaos Representation of Data : A Maximum-Entropy and Fisher information approach,'' SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, in press.

  2. Sarkar, A., Benabbou, N. and Ghanem, R., ``Domain Decomposition Of Stochastic PDEs: Theoretical Formulations'' in press, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2008.

  3. Sarkar, A., Benabbou, N. and Ghanem, R., ``Domain Decomposition Of Stochastic PDEs: Parallel Performance Study,'' in press, International Journal of High Performance Computing Application, 2008.

  4. To, A., Liu, W.-K., Olson, G., Belytschko, T., Chen, W., Shephard, M., Chung, Y.-W., Ghanem, R., Voorhees, P., Seidman, D., Wolverton, C., Chen, J.S., Moran, B., Freeman, A., Tian, R., Luo, X., Lautenschlager, E. and Challoner, D., ``Materials integrity in microsystems: a framework for a petascale predictive-science-based multiscale modeling and simulation system,'' Computational Mechanics, DOI 10.1007/s00466-008-0267-1, 2008.

  5. Nayeri R.D., Masri S.F., Ghanem R.G., Nigbor R.L., ``A novel approach for the structural identification and monitoring of a full-scale 17-story building based on ambient vibration measurements,'' Smart Materials \& Structures, Vol. 17, No. 2, Article Number 025006, 2008.

  6. Aarnst, M. and Ghanem, R., ``Probabilistic equivalence and stochastic model reduction in multiscale analysis,'' in press, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, available online as doi:10.1016/j.cma.2008.03.016.

  7. Ghanem, R., Doostan, A. and Red-Horse, J., "A probabilistic construction of model validation," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, In Press, Available online, 2008.

  8. Ghosh, D. and Ghanem, R., "Stochastic convergence acceleration through basis enrichment of polynomial chaos expansions" International Journal of Numerical methods in Engineering, Vol. 73, No. 2, pp. 162-184, 2008.

  9. Ghanem, R. and Ghosh, D., ``An efficient characterization for the random eigenvalue problem in a polynomial chaos decomposition,'' International Journal of Numerical methods in Engineering, Vol. 72, pp. 486-504, 2007.

  10. Doostan A, Ghanem RG, Red-Horse J "Stochastic model reduction for chaos representations," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196 No. 37-40, pp. 3951-3966, 2007.

  11. LeMaitre, O., Najm, H., Pebay, P., Ghanem, R. and Knio, O., "Multi-resolution-analysis scheme for uncertainty quantification in chemical systems," SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 864-889, 2007.

  12. Ghanem, R., Saad, G., and Doostan, A., "Efficient solution of stochastic systems: Application to the Enbankment dam problem," Structural Safety, Vol. 29, No.3, pp. 238-251, 2007.

  13. Descelliers, C., Soize, C., and Ghanem, R., "Identification of chaos representations of elastic properties of random media using experimental vibration tests," Computational Mechanics, Vol. 39, No. 6, pp. 831-838, 2007.

  14. Shi, J. and Ghanem, R. ``A Stochastic nonlocal model for materials with multiscale behavior,'' International Journal of Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 501-519, 2006.

  15. Boctor E., deOliveira M., Choti M., Ghanem, R., Taylor, R., Hager, G. and Fitchfinger, G. ``Ultrasound monitoring of tissue ablation via deformation model and shape priors,'' Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4191, pp. 405-412, 2006.

  16. Masri, S., Ghanem, R., Arrate, F., and Caffrey, J., ``Stochastic nonparametric models of uncertain hysteretic systems,'' AIAA Journal, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp. 2319-2330, 2006.

  17. Zou, Y., Kevrekidis, and Ghanem, R., "Equation-free particle-based computations: Coarse projective integration and coarse dynamic renormalization in 2D," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 45 No. 21, pp. 7002-7014 2006.

  18. Ghanem, R. and Doostan, A., ``On the construction and analysis of stochastic predictive models: Characterization and propagation of the errors associated with limited data,'' Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 217, No. 1, pp. 63-81, 2006.

  19. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic inversion in acoustic scattering,'' JASA, Vol. 119, No. 6, pp. 3577-3588, 2006.

  20. Descelliers, C., Ghanem, R. and Soize, C. ``Maximum likelihood estimation of stochastic chaos representation from experimental data,'' to appear International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 978-1001, 2006.

  21. Sung Joon Moon, R. Ghanem, and I.G. Kevrekidis, ``Coarse graining the dynamics of coupled oscillators,'' Physical Review Letters, Vol. 96, No. 14, Art. No. 144101, April 14, 2006.

  22. Ghanem, R. and Ferro, G., ``Health monitoring for strongly nonlinear systems using the Ensemble Kalman Filter,'' Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Vol. 13, pp. 245-259, 2006.

  23. Zou, Y., Kevrekidis, Y. and Ghanem, R., ``Equation-free dynamic renormalization: Self-similarity in multidimensional particle system dynamics,'' Physical Review E, Vol. E72, No. 4, Art No. 046702, Part 2, Oct 2005.

  24. Descelliers, C., Ghanem, R. and Soize, C. ``Polynomial chaos representation of a stochastic preconditioner,'' International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 618-634, 2005.

  25. Ghosh, D., Ghanem, R. and Red-Horse, J. ``Analysis of eigenvalues and modal interaction of stochastic systems,'' AIAA Journal, Volume 43, No. 10, pp. 2196-2201, 2005.

  26. Reagan MT, Najm HN, Pebay PP, Knio, O. and Ghanem, R., ``Quantifying uncertainty in chemical systems modeling,'' International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 368-382, 2005.

  27. Xiu, D., Kevrekedis, I. and Ghanem, R., ``An equation-free approach to uncertainty quantification in dynamical systems,'' IAP/IEEE, Computing in Science and Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 26-23, 2005.

  28. Zou, Y. and Ghanem, R. ``Error Estimation for the spatial discretization of multiscale bridging models,'' SIAM Journal of Multiscale Modeling, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 940-956, 2005.

  29. Ghanem, R., Masri, S., Pellissetti, M., and Wolfe, R., ``Identification and prediction of stochastic dynamical systems in a polynomial basis,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 194, No. 12-16, pp. 1641-1654, 2005.

  30. Manohar, C. and Ghanem, R., ``Multivariate probability distribution of ordered peaks of vector Gaussian random processes,'' Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 87-96, 2005.

  31. Reagan, M.T., Najm, H., Debusschere, B., Le Maitre, O., Knio, O., and Ghanem, R., ``Spectral stochastic uncertainty quantification in chemical systems,'' Combustion Theory and Modelling, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 607-632, 2004.

  32. Zou, Y. and Ghanem, R. ``Multiscale data assimilation with the Ensemble Kalman Filter,'' SIAM Journal of Multiscale Modeling, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 131-150, 2004.

  33. Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive positioning control of guyed offshore towers through active mass dampers,'' Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 1C, pp. 13-26, 2004.

  34. Matta, A., Knio, O.M., Ghanem, R.G., Chen, C.-H., Santiago, J.G., Debusschere, B., and Najm, H.N., ``Computational study of band crossing reactions,'' Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 607-632, 2004.

  35. Le Maitre,O., Reagan, M.T., Debusschere, B., Najm, H.N., Ghanem, H.N. and Knio, O., ``Natural convection in a closed cavity under stochastic, non-Boussinesq conditions,'' SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 375-394, 2004.

  36. Soize, C., and Ghanem, R. ``Physical Systems with Random Uncertainties: Chaos representations with arbitrary probability measure,'' SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 395-410, 2004.

  37. Debusschere, B., Najm, H., Pebay, P., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., and Le Maitre, O., ``Numerical challenges in the use of Polynomial Chaos representations for stochastic processes,'' SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 698-719, 2004.

  38. Pellissetti, M. and Ghanem, R., ``A method for the validation of predictive computations using a stochastic approach,'' ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 3, pp. 227-234, 2004.

  39. Jardak, M., and Ghanem, R. ``Spectral stochastic homogenization for of divergence-type PDEs,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 193, No. 6-8, 429-447, 2004.

  40. Le Maitre, O.P., Najm, H., Ghanem, R. and Knio, O., ``Multi-resolution analysis of Wiener-type uncertainty propagation schemes,'' Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 197, No. 2, pp. 502-531, 2004.

  41. Le Maitre, O.P., Knio. O., Najm, H., Ghanem, R., ``Uncertainty propagation using Wiener-Haar expansions,'' Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 197, pp. 28-57, 2004.

  42. Reagan, M.T., Najm, H.N., Ghanem, R.G., and Knio, O.M., ``Uncertainty quantification in reacting flow simulation through non-intrusive spectral projection,'' Combustion and Flame, Vol. 132 No. 3, pp. 545-555, 2003.

  43. Kanj, M., Abousleiman, Y., and Ghanem, R., ``Poromechanics of Anisotropic Hollow-Cylinders,'' ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 129, No. 11, pp. 1277-1287, 2003.

  44. Le Maitre, O.P., Knio. O., Debusschere, B.J., Najm, H.N., and Ghanem, R.G. ``A multigrid solver for two-dimensional stochastic diffusion equations,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 192, pp. 4723-4744, 2003.

  45. Debusschere, B., Najm, H., Matta, A., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., and Le Maitre, O., ``Protein labeling reactions in electrochemical microchannel flow: Numerical simulation and uncertainty propagation,'' Physics of Fluids, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 2238-2250, 2003.

  46. Sarkar, A. and Ghanem, R., ``A substructure approach for the mid-frequency vibration of stochastic systems,'' JASA, Vol. 113, No. 4, pp. 1922-1934, 2003.

  47. Ghanem, R. and Sarkar, A., ``Reduced models for the medium-frequency dynamics of stochastic systems,'' JASA, Vol. 113, No. 2, pp. 834-846, 2003.

  48. Ghanem, R. and Sarkar, A., ``Mid-frequency structural dynamics with parameter uncertainty,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 191, pp. 5499-5513, 2002.

  49. Le Maitre, O., Reagan, M., Najm, H., Ghanem, R., and Knio, O., ``A stochastic projection method for fluid flow. II: Random Process,'' Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 181, pp. 9-44, 2002.

  50. Pettit, C., Jones, N., and Ghanem, R., ``Detection and simulation of roof-corner pressure transients,'' Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 90, No. 3, pp. 171-200, 2002.

  51. Ghanem, R., and Hayek, B., ``Probabilistic modeling of flow over rough terrain,'' ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, Vol. 124, No. 1, pp. 42-50, March, 2002.

  52. Ghanem, R., and Pellissetti, M., ``Adaptive data refinement in thespectral stochastic finite element method,'' Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 141-151, February 2002.

  53. Sakamoto, S. and Ghanem, R., ``Simulation of multi-dimensional non-gaussian non-stationary random fields,'' Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 17, No.2, pp. 167-176, April 2002.

  54. Sakamoto, S., and Ghanem, R., ``Polynomial chaos decomposition for the simulation of non-gaussian non-stationary stochastic processes,'' ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 128, No. 2, pp. 190-201, February 2002.

  55. Ghiocel, D., and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic finite element analysis of seismic soil-structure interaction,'' ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol 128, No.1, pp. 66-77, 2002.

  56. Le Maitre, O., Knio, O., Najm, H., and Ghanem, R., ``A stochastic projection method for fluid flow: Basic formulation,'' Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 173, pp. 481-511, 2001.

  57. Ghanem, R., and Shi, J., ``Stochastic finite element analysis of stress concentration in random materials,'' International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2001, pp. 163-173.

  58. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``A wavelet-based approach for model and parameter identification of nonlinear systems,'' International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 835-859, 2001.

  59. Shinozuka, M., Ghanem, R., Houshmand, B., and Babak, M., ``Damage detection in urban areas by SAR imagery,'' ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 126, No. 7, pp. 769-777, July 2000.

  60. Pettit, C., Jones, N., and Ghanem, R. ``Wavelet-based detection and classification of roof-corner pressure transients,'' Wind and Structures, An International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 159-175, 2000.

  61. Pellissetti, M., and Ghanem, R., ``Iterative solution of systems of linear equations arising in the context of the stochastic FEM,'' Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Vol. 31, pp. 607-616, 2000.

  62. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``A wavelet-based approach for the identification of linear time-varying dynamical systems,'' Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 234, No. 4, pp. 555-576, 2000.

  63. Ghanem, R., and Red-Horse, J., ``Propagation of uncertainty in complex physical systems using a stochastic finite element approach,'' Physica D, Vol. 133, No. 1-4, pp. 137-144, 1999.

  64. Ghanem, R., ``Higher order sensitivity of heat conduction problems to random data using the spectral stochastic finite element method,'' ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 121, pp. 290-299, February 1999.

  65. Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive control of flow-induced oscillations including vortex effects,'' International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 853-868, 1999.

  66. Ghanem, R., ``The nonlinear gaussian spectrum of lognormal stochastic processes and variables,'' ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 964-973, 1999.

  67. Ghanem, R., ``Ingredients for a general purpose stochastic finite elements formulation,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 168 Nos. 1-4, pp. 19-34, 1999.

  68. Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic finite elements for heterogeneous media with multiple random non-gaussian properties,'' ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 125, No. 1, pp. 26-40, 1999.

  69. Ghanem, R., and Dham, S., ``Stochastic finite element analysis for multiphase flow in heterogeneous porous media,'' Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 32, pp. 239-262, 1998.

  70. Ghanem, R., ``Scales of fluctuation and the propagation of uncertainty in random porous media,'' Water Resources Research, Vol. 34, No. 9, pp. 2123-2136, September 1998.

  71. Ghanem, R., ``Hybrid stochastic finite elements: coupling of spectral expansions with monte carlo simulations,'' ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 65, pp. 1004-1009, 1998.

  72. Ghanem, R., ``Probabilistic characterization of transport in heterogeneous porous media,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 158, No. 3-4, June 1998.

  73. Li, R., and Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive polynomial chaos simulation applied to statistics of extremes in nonlinear random vibration,'' Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 125-136, 1998.

  74. ``State-of-the-art review on computational stochastic mechanics,'' Prepared by the Subcommittee on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, IASSAR, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 197-321, 1997.

  75. Ghanem, R., Bujakov, M., Torikoshi, K., Itoh, H., Inazuka, T., Hiei, H., and Watanabe, T. ``Adaptive control of non-linear uncertain dynamical systems,'' ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 123, No. 11, 1997.

  76. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P.D., ``Spectral techniques for stochastic finite elements,'' Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Vol 4, No. 1, pp. 63-100, 1997.

  77. Spanos, P., Tein, W.-T., and Ghanem, R., ``Heuristic spectral estimation of bivariate nonstationary processes,'' Meccanica, Vol. 31, pp. 207-218, 1996.

  78. Ghanem, R., and Kruger, R., ``Numerical solution of spectral stochastic finite element systems,'' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol 129, pp. 289-303, 1996.

  79. Ghanem, R., and Brzkala, V., ``Stochastic finite element analysis for randomly layered media,'' ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. 361-369, April 1996.

  80. Ghanem, R., and Shinozuka, M., ``Structural system identification: Theory,'' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 121, pp. 255-264, February 1995.

  81. Shinozuka, M., and Ghanem, R., ``Structural system identification: Experimental Verification,'' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 121, pp. 265-273, February 1995.

  82. Ghanem, R., Spanos, P., and Swerdon, S., ``Coupled in-line and transverse flow-induced vibration: higher order harmonic solutions,'' Sadhana, Journal the Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 20, No. 2-4, pp. 691-707, Aug 1995.

  83. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``A stochastic galerkin expansion for nonlinear random vibration analysis,'' Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 8, pp. 255-264, 1993.

  84. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``A Spectral stochastic finite element formulation for reliability analysis,'' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 10, pp. 2351-2372, October 1991.

  85. Spanos, P., and Ghanem, R., ``Boundary element method analysis for random vibration problems,'' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 117, No. 2, pp. 409-423, February 1991.

  86. Spanos, P., Tein, W.Y., and Ghanem, R., ``Harmonic analysis of marine risers with time-dependent tension,'' Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 12, No.4, pp. 200-211, December 1990.

  87. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``Polynomial chaos in stochastic finite element,'' Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 197-202, March 1990.

  88. Spanos, P., and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic finite element expansion for random media,'' Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 115, No. 5, pp. 1035-1053, May 1989.

Book Chapters:

  1. Ghanem, R., ``The Characterization and Management of Uncertainty in Model-based Predictions,'' in Modeling and Simulation-Based Life Cycle Engineering, Edited by K. Chong and S. Saigal, Taylor and Francis, 2001.

  2. Ghanem, R., "Models for Uncertainty and Its Propagation with Applications to Geomechanics," in Modeling and Applications in Geomechanics, Edited by M. Zaman, J. Gioda, and J.R. Booker, Elsevier, 1999.

  3. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``A Spectral Formulation of Stochastic Finite Elements,'' pp. 289-312, in Probabilistic Methods for Structural Design, Edited by G. Soares, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 1997.

Technical Reports and Conference Proceedings:

  1. Malek, S. and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic modeling of complex dynamical systems,'' 6th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn-2005, Paris, France, September 4-7, 2005.

  2. Desceliers, C., Ghanem, R., and Soize, C., ``Stochastic fields: application to the elastodynamics of a random elastic medium,'' 6th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn-2005, Paris, France, September 4-7, 2005.

  3. Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive uncertainty quantification in mechanics,'' 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'05, Rome, Italy, June 19-22, 2005.

  4. Loh, K., Shinozuka, M., Mansouri, B., and Ghanem, R., ``SAR-Enabled Detection of Geometrical Change and Damage of Infrastructure Systems,'' 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'05, Rome, Italy, June 19-22, 2005.

  5. Ghanem, R. and Shi, J., ``Stochastic characterization of materials for multi-scale modeling,'' 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'05, Rome, Italy, June 19-22, 2005.

  6. Hayek, C. and Ghanem, R., ``Natural disasters: Value and transfer of information from small to large scale risk assessments,'' 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'05, Rome, Italy, June 19-22, 2005.

  7. Sarkar, A., Benabbou, N. and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic domain decomposition in mid-frequency acoustics: Multi-level parallelization using massage passing \& explicit multi-threading,'' 9th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'05, Rome, Italy, June 19-22, 2005.

  8. Ghanem, R. and Red-Horse, J., ``Orthogonal representations of stochastic processes and their propagation in mechanics,'' 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Bahamas, December 14-17, 2004.

  9. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic models for acoustic scattering in noisy media,'' WCCM VI: World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Bejing, China September 5-10 2004.

  10. Shi, J. and Ghanem, R., ``Nonlocal modeling of heterogeneous materials with mesoscale features,'' WCCM VI: World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Bejing, China September 5-10 2004.

  11. Zou, Y. and Ghanem, R., ``Kalman filtering for multi-scale data assimilation,'' WCCM VI: World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Bejing, China September 5-10 2004.

  12. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic models for acoustic scattering in noisy media,'' WCCM VI: World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Bejing, China September 5-10 2004.

  13. Hayek, C. and Ghanem, R. ``Chance Constrained Optimization of Catastrophe Insurance and Value of Information,'' 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, , Vancouver, B.C., Canada, August 1-6, 2004.

  14. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R. ``A new stochastic formulation for inverse problems,'' Eleventh International Congress on Sound and Vibration, St. Petersburg, Russia, 5-8 July 2004.

  15. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic parametrization of random shapes in inverse acoustic scattering,'' 9th ASCE EMD-SEI-GI-AD Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, NM , July 26-28, 2004.

  16. Ghanem, R. and Red-Horse, J., ``Spectral representations of stochastic processes for applications in PDEs,'' International Conference On Spectral and High Order Methods (ICOSAHOM) 2004, Brown University, Providence, RI, June 21-25 2004.

  17. Le Maitre, O., Knio, O., Najm, H. and Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive multi-wavelets decomposition for stochastic processes,'' International Conference On Spectral and High Order Methods (ICOSAHOM) 2004, Brown University, Providence, RI, June 21-25 2004.

  18. Najm, H., Reagan, M., Debusschere, B., Knio, O., Ghanem, R. and Le Maitre, O., ``Spectral stochastic uncertainty quantification in chemical systems,'' International Conference On Spectral and High Order Methods (ICOSAHOM) 2004, Brown University, Providence, RI, June 21-25 2004.

  19. Moon, S.-J., Ghanem, R. and Kevrekidis, I. ``A coarse-grained approach to coupled oscillator dynamics,'' International Conference On Spectral and High Order Methods (ICOSAHOM) 2004, Brown University, Providence, RI, June 21-2 5 2004.

  20. Faverjon, B. and Ghanem, R., ``Modeling errors in stochastic inverse problems,'' EM 2004, the 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Newark, Delaware, June 13-16 2004.

  21. Loh, K. Shinozuka, M., Mansouri, B., and Ghanem, R., ``Structural damage detection and identification using synthetic aperture radar (SAR),'' EM 2004, the 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Newark, Delaware, June 13-16 2004.

  22. Das, S. and Ghanem, R. ``Uncertainty analysis for marine structure subjected to underwater detonation,'' IMAC XXII: Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Dearborn, MI January 26-29, 2004.

  23. Ghosh, D. and Ghanem, R. ``Modal Interaction of Random Dynamical Systems,'' IMAC XXII: Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Dearborn, MI January 26-29, 2004.

  24. Ghanem, R., and Red-Horse, J. ``Effect of Joint Linearization on the Probabilistic Predictions in Dynamical Systems, '' IMAC XXII: Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Dearborn, MI January 26-29, 2004.

  25. Das, S. and Ghanem, R. ``Uncertainty analysis in ship shock modelling and simulation,'' 74th Shock and Vibration Symposium, San Diego, CA October 27-30 2003.

  26. Najm, H., Reagan, M., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., and LeMaitre, O. ``Uncertainty Quantification in Reacting Flow Modelling,'' Sandia Report: SAND2003-8598, 2003.

  27. Rechenmacher, A., Medina-Cetina, Z., and Ghanem, R. ``Identification of the probabilistic structure of soil constitutive models from boundary feedback,'' 5th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece , August 17-22, 2003.

  28. Rechenmacher, A., Medina-Cetina, Z., and Ghanem, R. ``Predictions of heterogeneous soil behavior: assimilation of digital imagery into finite element models of sand,'' LSD2003: International Workshop on Limit State Design in Geotechnical Engineering Practice Cambridge, MA June 26 2003.

  29. Shi, J. and Ghanem, R., ``Nonlocal modeling of materials with random subscale interaction,'' 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, July 16-18, Seattle, WA 2003.

  30. Ghosh, D., Ghanem, R. and Pettit, C., ``Stochastic buckling analysis of a joined-wing,'' Stochastic Dynamics Conference, '03, Hangzhou, China, May 26-28, 2003.

  31. Debusschere, B., Najm, H., Matta, A., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., and Le Maitre, O., ``Study of sample dispersion mechanisms in an electroosmotically pumped microchannel,'' Sixth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Francisco, CA February, February 2003.

  32. Reagan, M., Najm, H., Ghanem, R. and Knio, O., ``Analysis of parametric uncertainty propagation in detailed combustion chemistry,'' Second MIT Conference on Computational Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 17-20, 2003.

  33. Ghanem, R. and Abras, J. ``A general purpose library for stochastic finite element computations,'' Second MIT Conference on Computational Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 17-20, 2003.

  34. Red-Horse, J., Paez, T., and Ghanem, R. ``The role of uncertainty quantification in the structural dynamics model validation,'' Seventh US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM July 27-30 2003.

  35. Ghanem, R. ``A mathematical foundation for computational stochastic mechanics,'' Seventh US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM July 27-30 2003.

  36. Ghanem, R. and Faverjon, B., ``Inverse acoustic scattering in a random environment,'' Seventh US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM July 27-30 2003.

  37. Ghanem, R., Abras, J., Wojtkiewicz, S. and Reese, G., ``Integration of stochastic finite element capabilities into analysis software,'' Seventh US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuquerque, NM July 27-30 2003.

  38. Ghanem, R. ``A Computational Framework for the Quantitative Representation and Approximation of Uncertainty,'' SIAM 2nd Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, San Diego, February 10-13, 2003.

  39. Knio, O., Maitre, O., Najm, H., Reagan, M., and Ghanem, R. ``Stochastic Projection Method for Low-Mach-Number Flow,'' SIAM 2nd Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, San Diego, February 10-13, 2003.

  40. Debusschere, B., Najm, H., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., Matta, A., and Le Maitre, O., ``Uncertainty Quantification in Electro chemical Microchannel Flow,'' SIAM 2nd Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, San Diego, February 10-13, 2003.

  41. Debusschere, B., Najm, H., Matta, A., Knio, O., Ghanem, R., and Le Maitre, O., ``Study of sample dispersion mechanisms in an electroosmotically pumped microchannel,'' Sixth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, San Francisco, CA February, February 2003.

  42. Ghanem, R. and Ghosh D., ``A novel characterization of the random eigenvalue problem,'' The Fifth European Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN-2002, Munich, Sep 2-5, 2002.

  43. Reagan, M., Najm, H., Ghanem, R., and Knio, O., ``Uncertainty quantification in reacting-flow simulations through non-intrusive spectral projection,'' 29th International Symposium on Combustion, Sapporo, Japan, July 21-26, 2002.

  44. Ghanem, R., and Jianxu, S., ``A stochastic multi-scale characterization of heterogeneous materials,'' Fourth International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Corfu, Greece, June 9-12, 2002.

  45. Clouteau, D., Lafargue, R., and Ghanem, R., ``An iterative solver for stochastic soil-structure interaction,'' Fourth International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Corfu, Greece, June 9-12, 2002.

  46. Beolchini, G.C., Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R., ``Data fusion in bridge health monitoring for management,'' International Conference on Bridge Management and Safety, IABMAS'02, Barcelona, July 14-16, 2002.

  47. Ghanem, R., and Pellissetti, M., ``Error estimation for the validation of model-based predictions,'' The Fifth International World Congress Computational, Vienna, Austria, July 7-12, 2002.

  48. Ghanem, R., and Pellissetti, M., ``A method for the validation of predictive computations using a stochastic approach,'' The 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Oslo, Norway, 23-28 June, 2002.

  49. Ghanem, R., and Jianxu, S., ``A stochastic strain-dependent characterization of heterogeneous materials,'' The 21st International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Oslo, Norway, 23-28 June, 2002.

  50. El-Hayek, C., and Ghanem, R., ``Impact of uncertainty in catastrophe losses on insurance derivatives,'' the 15th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, June 2-5, 2002.

  51. El-Khoury, M. and Ghanem, R., M., ``MechML: A draft XML for mechanics,'' the 15th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, June 2-5, 2002.

  52. Jardak, M. and Ghanem, R., ``Spectral stochastic homogenization,'' the 15th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, New York, June 2-5, 2002.

  53. Red-Horse, J., and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic finite element analysis of a three dimensional foam'', 43rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Denver, CO, April 22-25, 2002.

  54. Ghanem, R., and Sarkar, A., ``Mid-frequency structural vibration with parameter uncertainty,'' NATO Symposium on Developments in Computational Aero- and Hydro-Acoustics, UK, October 8-11, 2001.

  55. Ghanem, R., Malek, S., and Tazoh, T., ``Identification of pile head impedance from experimental data,'' 10th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, October 7-10, 2001.

  56. Clouteau, D. and Ghanem, R. ``Accounting for data uncertainties in numerical modeling of dynamic soil-structure interaction,'' 1st Albert Caquot International Conference: Modelling and Simulation in Civil Engineering : from Practice to Theory, Paris, France, 3-5 October 2001.

  57. Clouteau, D., Degrange, G., and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic modeling of traffic-induced vibrations and validation,'' 1st Albert Caquot International Conference: Modelling and Simulation in Civil Engineering : from Practice to Theory, Paris, France, 3-5 October 2001.

  58. Ghanem, R. and Francesco, R., ``Identification of nonlinear time-varying dynamical systems in the wavelet domain,'' 18th ASME Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Pittsburgh, PA, September 9-13, 2001.

  59. Ghanem, R., and El-Hayek B., ``Propagation and management of uncertainty in coupled hydrological processes,'' International Workshop on Catchment Scale Hydrological Modeling and Data Assimilation, Wageningen, The Netherlands, September 3-5, 2001.

  60. Ghanem R., ``Stochastic error estimation: Integrated data and mesh resolutions,'' First MIT Conference on Computational Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 11-15, 2001.

  61. Shi, J., and Ghanem, R., ``Crack initiation prediction of welded components of random materials: a stochastic finite element analysis,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'01 Newport Beach, CA, June 17-22, 2001.

  62. Ghanem, R., and Pellissetti, M., ``Stochastic adaptive refinement: An s-type error estimator,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'01 Newport Beach, CA, June 17-22, 2001.

  63. Sarkar, A. and Ghanem, R., ``Mid-frequency vibration of complex uncertain systems,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, Newport Beach, CA, June 17-22, 2001.

  64. Ghanem, R., ``Towards a rational integration of uncertainty into model-based predictions,'' 5eme Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, Giens, France, 15-18 May 2001.

  65. Sarkar, A., and Ghanem, R., ``Mid-frequency structural dynamics with parameter uncertainty,'' 42nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Seattle, WA, April 16-19 2001.

  66. Le-Maitre, O.P., Knio, O.M., Ghanem, R.G., and Najm, H.N., ``A Stochastic projection method for microchannel flow,'' Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, Hilton Head, SC, March 19-21, 2001.

  67. Ghanem, R., ``Integration of deterministic and stochastic error estimators for a probabilistic-based certification of model-based predictions,'' Sixth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Dearborn, Michigan, August 1-4 2001.

  68. Ghanem, R., Knio, O., and Najm, H., ``Stochastic projection method in microfluidic simulations,'' Sixth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Dearborn, Michigan, August 1-4 2001.

  69. Ghanem, R., and Sarkar, A., ``Polynomial chaos representation of dynamics in the medium-frequency range,'' Sixth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Dearborn, Michigan, August 1-4 2001.

  70. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``System identification of nonlinear dynamical systems using wavelets'' 2001 Mechanics and Materials Conference, Joint ASME-ASCE-SES Conference, June 27-29 2001, San Diego.

  71. Ghanem, R., and Pellissetti, M., ``Error estimation in stochastic computational mechanics,'' 2001 Mechanics and Materials Conference, Joint ASME-ASCE-SES Conference, June 27-29 2001, San Diego.

  72. Ghanem, R. and Knio, O., ``A probabilistic framework for the validation and certification of computer simulations,'' 1st Modeling and Simulation Subcommittee Meeting of the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Joint Meeting, Monterrey, CA, November 13-17, 2000.

  73. Ghanem, R., ``Characterizing uncertainty propagation in models,'' National Research Council Panel on Predictability and Limits of Prediction in Hydrological Sciences, Boulder, CO, September 21-22, 2000.

  74. Ghanem, R. and Sarkar, A., ``Structural-Acoustic Analysis of Stochastic Systems,'' ECCOMAS 2000, European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering,Barcelona, Spain, September 11-14, 2000.

  75. Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic adaptive refinement: coupling of mesh and data resolutions,'' 16th IMACS World Congress, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 21-25, 2000.

  76. Ghanem, R., "Propagation of Uncertainty in Mechanistic Models of Soil," GeoDenver, Conference of the ASCE Geo-Institute, Denver, CO, August 5-8, 2000.

  77. Ghanem, R., Sarkar, A., Abousleiman, Y., Bao M., ``A Mechanistic Approach to the Management of Uncertainty in Reservoir Characterization,'' The Fourth North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA, July 31-Aug 3, 2000.

  78. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``Identification of nonlinear time-varying dynamical systems in the wavelet domain,'' 7th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on 4-7 July 2000.

  79. Ghanem, R., and Sarkar, A., ``Medium-frequency range dynamics of stochastic systems,'' 7th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on 4-7 July 2000.

  80. Ghanem, R., Red-Horse, J., Sarkar, A., ``The Modal Properties of a Space-Frame with Localized System Uncertainties,'' PMC2000, ASCE Probabilistic Mechanics Conference, Notre Dame, IN, June 24-26, 2000.

  81. El-Mestkawy, M, and Ghanem, R., ``Modeling of the Dynamic Behavior of a Probabilistic Soil Fabric with the Discrete Element Method,'' PMC2000, ASCE Probabilistic Mechanics Conference, Notre Dame, IN, June 24-26, 2000.

  82. Ghanem, R., and Sakamoto, S., ``Simulation of non-gaussian non-stationary processes,'' MCS 2000: International Conference on Monte Carlo Simulation, Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 18-21, 2000.

  83. Ghanem, R., ``An Iterative Least-Squares Approach to Model Update in Structural Mechanics,'' the 14th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas, Austin, May 22-24, 2000.

  84. Ghanem, R..and Sarkar, A., ``The Medium-Frequency Range Vibration of Coupled Fluid-Structure Assembly with System Uncertainty'' the 14th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas, Austin, May 22-24, 2000.

  85. Ghanem, R. and Wang, Z., ``Molecular Dynamics and Fractional Differential Models for Chain Dynamics in Fluidic Suspensions,'' the 14th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas, Austin, May 22-24, 2000.

  86. Ghanem, R., and El-Hayek, B. ``Uncertainty Propagation and Reduction of Pollutant Transport in a Watershed,'' the 14th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas, Austin, May 22-24, 2000.

  87. Ghanem, R. and El-Mestkawy, M., ``Probabilistic Modeling of Soil Liquefaction with the Discrete Element Method,'' the 14th ASCE Specialty Conference on Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas, Austin, May 22-24, 2000.

  88. Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic error control in finite element analysis of flows in random porous media,'' Finite Elements in Flow Problems 2000, The University of Texas, Austin, April 30-May 4, 2000.

  89. Ghanem, R. ``A theoretical and computational framework for the propagation of uncertainty in complex physical systems,'' Third Annual DOE/MICS Workshop, Predictability of Complex Phenomena, Los Alamos, December 6-8, 1999.

  90. Ghanem, R., ``Decision Analysis and Experiment Design Using the Spectral Stochastic Finite Element Method,'' Euromech 405: Numerical Modelling of Uncertainties, Valenciennes, France, November 17-19, 1999.

  91. Ghanem, R., ``Overview of Quantitative Uncertainty Modeling,'' Fifth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6 1999.

  92. Red-Horse, J., and Ghanem, R., ``Finite Element Analysis of Large Scale Stochastic Dynamical Systems,'' Fifth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6 1999.

  93. Sakamoto, S., and Ghanem, R., ``Computationally Efficient Representation of Non-Gaussian Stochastic Fields,'' Fifth US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Boulder, Colorado, August 4-6 1999.

  94. Ghanem, R., ``New Tools for the Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials,'' International Conference on Integrity, Reliability, and Failure, Porto, Portugal, July 19-22, 1999.

  95. Ghanem, R. and Francesco, R., ``Wavelet Projections for Structural Condition Assessment,'' International Conference on Integrity, Reliability, and Failure, Porto, Portugal, July 19-22, 1999.

  96. Pettit, C.L., Jones, N.P., and Ghanem, R., ``Detection, analysis, and simulation of roof-corner pressure transients,'' International Conference on Wind Engineering, 1999.

  97. Sakamoto, S., and Ghanem, R., ``Simulation of non-gaussian fields with the Karhunen-Loeve and Polynomial Chaos expansions,'' 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD June 13-16 1999.

  98. Ghiocel, D., and Ghanem, R., ``A Computational SSI Study on Nonsynchroneous Motion Effects for Structures with Torsional Eccentricities,'' 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD June 13-16 1999.

  99. Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R., ``Position and Flexural Control of an Offshore Structure in the PResence of Uncertain Dynamics,'' International Conference on Monitoring and Control of Marine and Harbour Structures, Genoa, Italy, June 1-4, 1999.

  100. Ghanem, R., and Sakamoto, S., ``Dynamic analysis of framed structures with uncertain connections,'' EURODYN, Prague, June 1999.

  101. Ghanem, R., Romeo, F., ``Identification of Transients in Material Behavior Using a Wavelet Galerkin Method,'' 53rd Machinery Failure Prevention technology, Virginia Beach, April 19-23 1999.

  102. Red-Horse, J., and Ghanem, R., ``Polynomial Chaos Representation of the Random Eigenvalue Problem'', 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, St. Louis, MS., April 12-15, 1999.

  103. Ghanem, R., and Zhou, W., ``Micromechanical design of adaptive systems: Hydrodynamic and electrostatic interactions in complex fluids,'' Presented at the 157th Meeting of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Tokyo, February 19, 1999.

  104. Red-Horse, J., and Ghanem, R., ``Uncertainty Propagation Using a Stochastic Finite Element Approach,'' IMAC-XVII, Orlando, Fl., February 8-11, 1999.

  105. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``System identification in the wavelet domain,'' 11th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paris, September 1998.

  106. Ghanem, R., and Gattulli, V.,``Direct model reference adaptive control of nonlinear hydrodynamic oscillations,'' 2nd World Congress on Structural Control, Kyoto, Japan, June 28-July 1, 1998.

  107. Ghanem, R., ``Thermal conduction in the presence of uncertain material properties,'' 1998 ASME/AIAA Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, session on Uncertainty Analysis in Computational Heat Transfer, To be held in Albuquerque, NM, June 15-18, 1998.

  108. Ghanem R. and Redhorse J., ``A Computational Framework for the Propagation of Uncertainty in Physical Systems,'' Predictability: Quantifying Uncertainty in Models of Complex Phenomena, 18th Annual International Conference, J.R. Oppenheimer Study Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 11-15, 1998, Los Alamos, New Mexico.

  109. Ghanem, R., ``Towards a general purpose stochastic finite element implementation,'' the 4th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, CA, August 6-8 1997.

  110. Ghanem, R. ``Nonlinear gaussian spectrum of lognormal processes and application to the SFEM,'' ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  111. Ghanem, R., and Ghiocel, D., ``A new implementation of the spectral stochastic finite element method for stochastic constitutive relations,'' ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  112. Ghanem, R., and El-Mestkawy, M., ``Efficient statistically equivalent representations of random packings with random shapes,'' ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  113. Ghanem R., and Ghiocel, D., ``Stochastic seismic soil-structure interaction using the homogeneous chaos expansion,'' ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  114. Ghanem, R., and Romeo, F., ``Identification of dynamical systems from their projection on wavelet bases,'' ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  115. Ghanem, R. and Romeo, F., ``Application of wavelets in structural system identification,'' SEM International Modal Analysis Conference, Santa Barbara, CA on Feb 2, 1998.

  116. Ghanem, R., ``Hybrid stochastic finite elements: Analytical methods and simulation techniques join hands,'' ICOSSAR'97, Kyoto, Japan, November 24-28, 1997.

  117. Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R. ``Adaptive control of flow-induced vibrations with vortex-induced dynamics,'' ICOSSAR'97, Kyoto, Japan, November 24-28, 1997.

  118. Ghanem, R., and El-Mestkawy, M., ``Discrete element analysis of random packing of randomly shaped granules,'' ICOSSAR'97, Kyoto, Japan, November 24-28, 1997.

  119. Gattulli, V., and Ghanem, R., ``Adaptive control of vortex-induced oscillations,'' AIMETA'97, 13th Italian Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siena, Italy, September 29-October 3, 1997.

  120. Ghanem, R., ``Decision support for flow in porous media: Optimal sampling for data assimilation,'' Fourth International Conference on Computer Methods and Water Resources, CMWR'97, Byblos, Lebanon, June 16-18, 1997.

  121. Ghanem, R., and Bujakov, M., Nonlinear Control Techniques for Dynamical Systems with Uncertain Parameters, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Technical Report No NCEER-96-0007, May 1996.

  122. Dham, S., and Ghanem, R., ``A stochastic finite element analysis for multiphase flow in random porous media,'' ASCE Specialty Conference, Proceedings Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs) in the Subsurface Environment: Assessment and Remediation, Washington, D.C., November 12-14, 1996, pp. 661-669.

  123. Ghanem, R., ``Hybrid stochastic finite elements and generalized Monte Carlo Simulation,'' ASCE 1996 Specialty Conference on Probablistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, MA, August 7-9, 1996.

  124. Ghanem, R., ``A Comparative Assessment of Various Deterministic Prediction Strategies for Adaptive Control,'' ASCE 1996 Specialty Conference on Probablistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, MA, August 7-9, 1996.

  125. Ghanem, R., El-Mestkawy, M., and Wang, Z., ``Computational models for granular materials: Applications to soil liquefaction and electro-rheological fluids,'' International Union for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on the Mechanics of Granular and Porous Materials, 15-17 July 1996, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.

  126. Ghanem, R., and Tazoh, T., ``Model update and damage localization in structural mechanics,'' European Association of Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn'96, June 5-8, 1996.

  127. Ghanem, R., and Ghiocel, D., ``A comparative analysis of FORM/SORM and series expansions for highly nonlinear systems,'' 11th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 19-22, 1996.

  128. Ghanem, R., and El-Mestkawy, M., ``Statistical model for sand compaction under cyclic shear strain,'' 11th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 19-22, 1996.

  129. Ghanem, R., and Grigoriu, M., ``Stochastic prediction and control of uncertain nonlinear dynamical systems,'' 11th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 19-22, 1996.

  130. Ghanem, R., ``A comparative assessment of various deterministic prediction strategies for adaptive control'' 1996 Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, MA, August 7-9, 1996.

  131. Ghanem, R., and Ghiocel, D., ``Reliability and stochastic finite element analysis of nonlinear and unstable engineering systems.'' 1996 Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Worcester, MA, August 7-9, 1996.

  132. Ghanem, R., and Tazoh, T., ``Model Update and Damage Localization in Structural Mechanics,'' European Association of Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn'96, June 5-8, 1996.

  133. Ghanem, R., ``Soil-pile-structure interaction analysis from experimental and field data,'' invited contribution to the EUROMECH Colloquium on Methods for Nonlinear Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Innsbruck, Austria, 13-17 March 1995.

  134. Ghanem, R., Tazoh, T., Li, R., and Shimizu, K., ``Identification of pile-head impedance from experimental data,'' CERRA-ICASP 7, Seventh International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Paris, France, July 1995.

  135. Ghanem, R. and Dham, S., ``Stochastic characterization of multiphase flow in random porous media,'' Third International Conference on Computer Methods and Water Resources, CMWR'95, Beirut, Lebanon, 1995.

  136. Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic finite element analysis of coupled flow problems,'' ASCE-EMD Specialty Conference, Boulder, CO, May 1995.

  137. Torikoshi, K., Itoh, I., Inazuka, T., Hiei, T., Watanabe, T., Ghanem, R., and Shinozuka, M., ``Experimental and numerical study of ER damper and its adaptive control method,'' MOVIC, Japan, 1994.

  138. Ghanem, R., and Bujakov, M., ``Adaptive control of nonlinear dynamical systems with uncertainties,'' First World Conference on Structural Control, Los Angeles, 3-5 August 1994.

  139. Shinozuka, M., Ghanem, R., and Constantinou, M., ``Adaptive structural systems,'' International Conference on Intelligent Materials, Charlotsville, West Virginia, June 1994.

  140. Dham, S., and Ghanem, R., ``Finite element analysis of multiphase flow in porous media with the Polynomial Chaos expansion,'' Second International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Athens, Greece, June 1994.

  141. Li, R., and Ghanem, R., ``Polynomial Chaos cubicization applied to the simulation of extreme events,'' Second International Conference on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Athens, Greece, June 1994.

  142. Ghanem, R., and Green, M., ``Transport of Trichloroethylene vapors in a random porous medium,'' Geoenvironment 2000, A Specialty Conference, ASCE, New Orleans, February 1995.

  143. Ghanem, R., H. Seya, Y. Shigeno, and T. Shiomi, ``Stochastic finite element analysis for the transport of Trichloroethylene,'' International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources, Heidelberg, Germany, July 1994.

  144. Ghanem, R., ``Fundamental solutions for a class of stochastic differential operators,'' 12th US National Congress of Applied Mechanics, Seattle, WA, June 1994.

  145. Ghanem, R., and Li, R., ``Polynomial chaos expansion applied to statistics of extremes in nonlinear random vibration,'' Fifth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Chicago on July 10-14, 1994.

  146. Ghanem, R., and Brzakala, V., ``Stochastic finite element analysis for layered geotechnical media,'' IACMAG, Morgantown, West Virginia, May 22-28, 1994.

  147. Ghanem, R., Shinozuka, M., Seya, H., Shigeno Y., and Shiomi, T, ``Stochastic sensitivity analysis for the transport of trichloroethylene vapors in the unsaturated zone,'' IACMAG, Morgantown, West Virginia, May 22-28, 1994.

  148. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``Simulation of stochastic processes over finite domains,'' First Joint ASCE-EMD, ASME-AMD, SES Meeting, June 6-9, 1993, Charlotsville, Virginia.

  149. Ghanem, R., and Brzakala, V., ``Nonlinear stochastic finite elements in geotechnical engineering,'' First Joint ASCE-EMD, ASME-AMD, SES Meeting, June 6-9, 1993, Charlotsville, Virginia.

  150. Ghanem, R., Shinozuka, M., and Green, M., ``Parametric analysis of the effects of spatial variability in hydraulic conductivity on ground-water flow,'' CSCE'93 Annual Conference, Fredericton, Canada July 8-11 1993.

  151. Elkordy, M., Ghanem, R., Lee, G.C., ``Structural system identification using neural networks,'' International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA'93, University of Maryland, April 25-28 1993.

  152. Ghanem, R., and Shinozuka, M., ``Comparative analysis of system identification techniques for earthquake engineering applications,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'93, Innsbruck, Austria, August 9-13 1993.

  153. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``A new computational framework for nonlinear random vibration,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'93, Innsbruck, Austria, on August 9-13 1993.

  154. Ghanem, R., and Brzakala, V., ``Stochastic finite element analysis of soil layers with random interface,'' Sixth International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR'93, Innsbruck, Austria, on August 9-13 1993.

  155. Spanos, P., Bhattacharjee, S., and Ghanem, R., ``Filter approaches to stochastic dynamic analysis of compliant offshore platforms,'' 12th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Glasgow, Scotland on June 20-24, 1993.

  156. Shinozuka, M., Ghanem, R., H. Itoh, and Inazuka, T., ``Development of vibration suppression devices using variable dampers,'' UJNR Workshop on Smart and High Performance Materials and Structures, Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, May 14-15, 1993.

  157. Shinozuka, M., Ghanem, R., and Constantinou, M., ``Integrated approach to structural control for seismic hazard mitigation,'' UJNR, The Joint Meeting of United States-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, Tsukuba, Japan, 1993.

  158. Shinozuka, M., and Ghanem, R., ``Use of variable dampers for earthquake protection of bridges,'' Proceedings of the Second US-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges,, Tsukuba, Japan, December 7-8, 1992.

  159. Shinozuka, M., Constantinou, and Ghanem, R., ``Passive and active fluid dampers in structural applications,'' U.S./China/Japan Workshop on Structural Control, Shanghai, China, October 1992.

  160. Ghanem, R., and Shinozuka, M., ``Development of vibration suppression devices using variable dampers,'' NCEER Bulletin, Vol. 6, Number 3, pp.5-8, July 1992.

  161. Shinozuka, M., Ghanem, R., and Gavin, H., ``Recursive system identification in earthquake engineering,'' 10th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 1992.

  162. Spanos, P., Tein, W.Y., and Ghanem, R., ``Spectral estimation for bivariate non-stationary processes,'' 10th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Spain, July 1992.

  163. Ghanem, R., Spanos, P., and Swerdon, S., ``Coupled in-line and transverse flow-induced vibration: higher order harmonic solutions,'' ASME, International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Calgary, Canada, June , 1992.

  164. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``Polynomial Chaos for nonlinear random vibration,'' ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics, and Structural and Geotechnical Reliability, Denver, CO, July 8-10, 1992.

  165. Ghanem, R., Shinozuka, M., and Gavin, H., ``Experimental verification of a number of system identification algorithms,'', NCEER Technical Report 91-0024, 1991.

  166. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, R., ``Structural response statistics by boundary elements,'' ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference: Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, Columbus Ohio, May 20-22, 1991.

  167. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``Stochastic finite element analysis with curved boundaries,'' Sixth International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Mexico City, Mexico, June 1991.

  168. Spanos, P., and Ghanem, R., ``Functional expansions in stochastic finite elements,'' First U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Chicago, Ill., July 21-24, 1991.

  169. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``A Spectral formulation of stochastic finite elements,'' invited paper, 10th International Invitational Symposium on the Unification of Finite Element Methods, pp.59-82, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, July, 1991.

  170. Ghanem, R., and Spanos, P., ``Spectral expansions for nonlinear vibration,'' 28th Annual Technical meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, University of Florida, Gainsville, Fl., November 6-8, 1991.

  171. Tein. W.Y., Spanos, P., and Ghanem, R., ``Microcomputer analysis of marine risers with time dependent tension,'' Proceedings of the Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, pp. 345-351, February 1990.

  172. Ghanem, R. and Spanos, P., ``Galerkin-Based Response Surface Approach for Reliability Analysis,'' Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, San Francisco, CA., pp. 1081-1088. August 8-11, 1989.

  173. Ghanem, R., Spanos, P., and Akin, E., ``Orthogonal Expansion for Beam Variability,'' Proceedings of the Conference on Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, pp. 156-159, Blacksburg, Va., May 25-27, 1988.

  174. Spanos, P., and Ghanem, R., ``Stochastic Finite Element Expansion for Random Media,'' NCEER Technical Report 88-0005, March 1988.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

SOCIETAL ACTIVITIES

  • Member of the Board of Governors of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute, 2003-present.

  • Editorial Board, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (SIE), 2007-present.

  • Editorial Board of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 1998-present.

  • Associate Editor ASCE, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2001-2004.

  • Member of the Executive Committee, Engineering Mechanics Division of ASCE, 2003-2007.

  • Chairman, Dynamics Committee, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, 2001-2003.

  • Vice-Chairman, Probabilistic Methods Committee, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, 2003-present.

  • Chairman, Programs Committee, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, 1999-2003.

  • News Correspondent, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, 1993-1999.

  • International Scientific Committee of ASCE-EMD, ASCE-EMI, ICOSSAR, USNCCM, WCCM,

  • Organizing committee for the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th ASCE-EMD Conferences, 1996-2003.

  • Organizer of many symposia and sessions at the US National Congresses on Computational Mechanics, the , and the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conferences.

    EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

  • Guest Editor, special issue on "Uncertainty Quantification" in the Journal of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, to appear in 2008.

  • Guest Editor, special issue on "Uncertainty Quantification" in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, to appear in 2008.

  • Guest Editor, special of SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing on Uncertainty Quantification, 2003.

  • Guest Editor, special issue of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics on Structural Health Monitoring, July 2000.

  • Guest Editor of ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics for a Special Issue on Health Monitoring with Applications to Civil Infrastructure Systems, July 2000.

  • Reviewer for over 40 technical journals.

    INVITED WORKSHOPS

  • Uncertainty Analysis in Complex, MultiPhysics Applications Sponsored by the PSAAP University Alliance Center at Stanford, Stanford, CA, July 25-26, 2008.

  • Workshop on Modeling Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment Models, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science and Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Il, July 21-22, 2008.

  • Mathematics for Analysis of Petascale Data (MAPD), Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Rockvile, MD, June 3-5, 2008.

  • Organizer and chairman, Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities in Polynomial Chaos MEthodologies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA August 21-22, 2008.

  • Organizer and chairman, Workshop on the Elements of Predictability, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, November 13-14, 2003.

  • Organizer and chairman, Workshop on Uncertainty Analysis and Management: Setting a Research Agenda, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, August 16-18, 1999.

  • Co-Chairman, 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, June 1999.

  • Co-Chairman of the Fourth International Conference on Computer Methods and Water Resources, Jbeil, Lebanon, 1997.

  • "Sustainability by Design: Prediction and mitigation of complex interactions in the urban landscape," National Science Foundation, WTEC Technology Assessment Workshop, Nov 1, 2007.

  • "An Overview of an Approximation Approach to Validation," Sandia CSRI Workshop on Mathematical Methods for Validation, New Mexico, August 14-16, 2007.

  • "Integration of Polynomial Chaos Representations with the EnKF," Workshop about Ensemble Kalman filter for updating of reservoir simulation models, Hotel Edvard Grieg, Bergen Norway, 18-20 June 2007.

  • ``Error Budgets for the Validation of Predictive Models,'' invited participant and speaker at the AFRL/AFSEO/IHAAA Workshop on Aircraft-Stores Clearance and Related Aeroelastic Phenomena, Fountain Hills, AZ, May 16-17 2006.

  • Invited participant and speaker at the Validation Methodology Workshop at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM May 22-23 2006.

  • Invited speaker at the Workshop on Challenges in Computational Mechanics, LMT-Cachan, France, May 10-12, 2006.

  • "Error Budgets: A Path from Uncertainty Quantification to Model Validation," Advanced Simulation and Computing Workshop: Error Estimation, Uncertainty Quantification, and Reliability in Numerical Simulations, Aug 22-23, 2005, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.

  • "Some contributions of stochastic analysis to multiscale modeling in mechanics," invited lecture at the Workshop on Integrative Multiscale Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science, Fluids and Environmental Science, CRM, Universit\'e de Montreal, Canada, May 11-15, 2005.

  • ``Aspects of Stochastic Modeling in Multiscale Analysis,'' Invited participant and speaker at the International Workshops on Advances in Computational Mechanics: Multiscale Problems and Related Computational Methods, Tokyo, Japan, November 4-6, 2004.

  • Invited participant and speaker at the International Workshops on Advances in Computational Mechanics: Multiscape Problems and Related Computational Methods, November 4-6, 2004, Tokyo, Japan.

  • Invited participants and speaker at the Foundations'04 Workshop on Verification and Validation and Accreditation, Tempe AZ, 13-15 October 2004, Tempe AZ.

  • Invited participant at the Third DOE Workshop on Multiscale Mathematics, Portland, OR, September 21-23, 2004.

  • Invited participant and organizer at the Second DOE Multiscale Mathematics Workshop, Broomfield, CO, July 20-22, 2004.

  • Invited participant and organizer at the First DOE Multiscale Mathematics Workshop, Alexandria, VA, May 3-5, 2004.

  • Invited speaker at the Workshop in Inverse Problems in Solid Mechanics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, March 28 2004.

  • Invited speaker at the CIMMS-DARPA Workshop on Uncertainty Analysis in the Design of Dynamical Systems, Caltec h, Pasadena, CA October 17-18 2003.

  • Invited participant in the workshop SCaleS: Science Case for Large-scale Simulation organized by the Department of Energy, Arlington, VA June 24-25 2003.

  • "Quantification of Confidence in Model-Based predictions," a short course taught at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, September 2001.

  • "Quantifying and Managing Uncertainty in Model-Based Predicitons," Invited presentation at the DARPA Workshop on Uncertainty in Accelerated Insertion of Materials, Annapolis, MD, August 27-28 2001.

  • ``Probabilistic Modeling of Uncertainty,'' a short course taught at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, July-August 2001.

  • ``Error Estimation for the Certification of Model-Based Predictions,'' Invited presentation to the Air Force workshop on Uncertainty in Model Prediction, Albuquerque, NM, March 20-21 2001.

  • Invited participant to the US-Japan Workshop on Soil-Structure Interaction, Tsukuba, Japan, March 6-8, 2001.

  • Invited participant to the NRC panel of Predictability and Limits of Prediction in Hydrological Sciences, Boulder, CO, September 21-22, 2000.

  • Invited speaker at MEDAT-1: SAR Technology Aplications in Structural Damage Detection, March 2-4 2000, Radisson Hotel, Los Angeles, CA.

  • Invited Lecture at the Third Annual DOE/MICS Workshop, Predictability of Complex Phenomena, Los Alamos, December 6-8, 1999.

  • Invited participant to the Workshop on Smart Materials and New Technologies for Improvement of Seismic Performance of Urban Structures, Kyoto and Tokyo, February 16-20, 1999.

  • Invited participant to the US-Japan Natural Resources Development Program (UJNR) workshop on Soil-Structure Interaction, to be held in Menlo Park, CA, September 21-22, 1998.

  • Invited participant to the panel on Prospects for Integrating Deterministic and Stochastic Finite Element Methods, to be held at the 12th EMD Conference in La Jolla, CA, May 17-20, 1998.

  • Invited participant and speaker at the US-Japan Workshop-Seminar on Infrastructural and Environmental Risk Assessment and Rehabilitation, held during ICOSSAR'97 in Kyoto, Japan, November 22-23 1997.

  • Invited participant to the NSF-sponsored Second US-Japan Workshop on Mitigation of Urban Earthquake Disaster, February 27-March 1 1997, Tokyo. Japan.

  • Invited Participant in a National Research Council Workshop on High Performance Computing and Communications and Crisis Management, Irvine, CA, June 12-13 1995.

    KEYNOTE TALKS

  • Inaugural Conference on Computational Methods in Energy and Environmental Research, Peking University, Beijing, China, July 9-12, 2007.
  • AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 2007, Honolulu, HI.

  • Keynote address, the {\it 12th International Symposium on Dynamic Problems of Mechanics, Feb 26-Mar 2, 2007, Ilhabela, Sao Paolo, Brazil.

  • Mecanique Probabiliste des Materiaux et des Structures, Commission Scientifique de l'Association Francaise de Mecanique, Marne-la-Vallee, France, January 9-10, 2006.

  • Semi-Plenary Speaker, Sixth European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn 2005, Paris, France, September 4-7 2005.
  • Keynote Speaker, $5^{eme}$ Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, Giens, France, May 15-19 2001.

  • Keynote Speaker, the 14th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, The University of Texas, Austin, May 21-24 2000.

    INVITED TALKS

  • ``Data Assimilation and Prediction for Multiphase Flow in Random Porous Media,'' Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, April 23rd, 2008.

  • ``Prediction and Validation in Multiscale Mechanics,'' Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, March 28th, 2008.

  • "Stochastic Methods: Characterization and Requirements," Trilinos User Group Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, Nov 6-8, 2007.

  • "Validation and Prediction in Multiscale Mechanics," Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Nov 8, 2007.

  • "Uncertainty quantification and management in prediction science," Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University, Oct 9, 2007.

  • ``Uncertainty Quantification in Mechanics: Theoretical and Computational Aspects,'' a short course taught at the 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (with C. Soize), San Francisco, CA, July 22nd, 2007.

  • Plenary talk: "Data Assimilation for Updating Parameter and Model Uncertainty," Inaugural Conference on Computational Methods in Energy and Environmental Research, Peking University, Beijing, China, July 9-12, 2007.

  • "Stochastic methods in computational mechanics," presentation at MSC-NASTRAN, Santa Ana, CA, March 5th 2007.

  • "Uncertainty Quantification, Model Validation, and Prediction Science," Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, February 8 2007.

  • "Stochastic Finite Elements," A short course offered at UNICAMP, Campanis, Brazil, March 2nd 2007.

  • "Perdiction Science, Uncertainty Quantification and Management," AME Advisory Board, January 31, 2007.

  • "Research in Structural Health Monitoring and Prediction at USC," Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, January 16, 2007.

  • "Elements of Prediction Science and Uncertainty Quantification," Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University, January 12 2007.

  • "A Review of Uncertainty Quantification and Prediction Science," Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, November 7th, 2006.

  • ``Multiscale Analysis, Stochastic Analysis, and Model Validation: A Unifying Perspective through Polynomial Chaos Decomposition,'' Invited talk to Advances and Challengdes in the Solution of Stochastic Partial Differential Equations October 20-22, 2006, Brown University.

  • "UQ and V\&V aspects of the proposed Center for Materials Integrity in Satellite Microsystems," Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM September 7 2006.

  • ``Recent Development in Stochastic Predictions and Model Validation,'' ONERA, Paris, France, May 9th 2006.

  • Invited plenary speaker at the Conference on Stochastic Modeling, Center for Applied Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, IN, March 23-26, 2006.

  • Invited plenary speaker, Mecanique Probabiliste des Materiaux et des Structures, Commission Scientifique de l'Association Francaise de Mecanique, Marne-la-Vallee, France, January 9-10, 2006.

  • Semi-Plenary Speaker, Sixth European Conference on Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn 2005, Paris, France, September 4-7 2005.

  • "Mechanics of uncertainty- the new interface of science and technology," Invited lecture at the Mini-Symposium of Civil Engineering Research in 21st Century, honoring the retirement of Professor Tadanobu Sato of Kyoto University, August 26, 2005, Tokyo Forum, Tokyo, Japan.

  • ``Vistas in Computational Stochastic Mechanics,'' Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, October 25, 2004.

  • ``Uncertainty Quantification and Management: New Frontier in Scientific Computing,'' Invited Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering, Caltech, March 29 2004.

  • ``Computational Stochastic Mechanics : New Frontier in Scientific Computing,'' Invited Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California, March 12 2004.

  • ``Multiscale and Stochastic Modeling in Mechanics,'' Invited Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, March 16 2004.

  • Perspectives on Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Department of Computer Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake Ci ty, Utah, February 20 2004.

  • Linbeck Distinguished Lecture, Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Oc tober 31 2003.

  • ``Towards a rational integration of uncertainty into model-based predictions,'' Keynote lecture, 5eme Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, Giens, France, 15-18 May 2001.

  • ``Characterization and Computation of the State of Stochastic Systems,'' Invited presentation at the Department of Mathematics, Colorado University in Denver, February 26, 2001.

  • Invited speaker to the Ecole Central de Paris, Research in Stochastic Mechanics at Johns Hopkins University, October 26, 2000.

  • Invited speaker to Brown University, Division of Applied Mathematics, ``Propagation and Management of Uncertainty in Mechanics-Based Models,'' October 5, 2000.

  • Keynote Lecture, the 14th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, The University of Texas, Austin, May 21-24, 2000.

  • Invited lectures at the University of Rome, La Sapienza, ``Overview of System Identification Techniques in Structural Mechanics and Dynamics,'' and ``Propagating Uncertainty in Mechanicstic Models of Physical Phenomena,'' April 10 2000.

  • Invited by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at the University of Kyoto to deliver a series of lectures at Japanese Universities and Research Institutes in Japan, January 5-22, 2000.

  • Invited Speaker to Sandia Laboratories, ``Recent Developments in Non Deterministic Computational Mechanics,'' December 1996.

  • Invited speaker at the Panel on System Identification at the ICOSSAR'93 in Innsbruck, 1993: Adaptive Control of Uncertain Dynamical Systems.

  • Invited speaker at the Workshop on Reliability Methods at the ICOSSAR'93 in Innsbruck, 1993: Expansion Techniques for Response Surface Approximation and Reliability Calculations.

  • Invited speaker, Third Annual CIRD Meeting, Global Environment Issues: The Mediterranean Experience, and Adaptive Control with Applications in Robotics and Space Engineering, Tokyo, December 17, 1993.

  • Invited speaker, Second Annual CIRD Meeting, Stochastic Ground Water Flow, Tokyo, December, 1992.

  • Invited speaker, Second CIRD Workshop, Structural Engineering in Space Technology, Tokyo, April 24, 1992.

  • Key speaker, First CIRD Workshop, Computer Networks and Databases, Tokyo, Japan, February 18-19, 1992.

  • Invited speaker, First Annual Meeting of the Center for Infrastructure Research and Development (CIRD), Buffalo, October 25, 1991.

    CONSULTING ACTIVITIES



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