ANDREW SMYTH, Associate Professor  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY  Dept. of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics  610 S.W. Mudd Building  New York, NY 10027  WK: (212)-854-3369  Fax: (212)-854-6267  smyth@civil.columbia.edu

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Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA , Los Angeles, CA

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, May 1998
Dissertation: Experimental and Analytical Studies in Nonlinear System Identification and Modeling for Structural Control
M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems), 1997

• RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX

M.S. in Civil Engineering, 1994

• BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI

Sc.B. in Civil Engineering , 1992
A.B. in Architectural Studies, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, Columbia University, 2003 to present
• Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 1998 to 2003

Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics

• Research Associate, Univ. of Southern California, May & June 1998

Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Conference Activities

• Technical Program Chair, 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (2006), UCSD
  
• Conference Chair, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference 2002 at Columbia University
• Conference Co-Chair, IASC 4th International Workshop on Structural Control (2004), Columbia University
• Editor & Webmaster, Newsletter of the International Association on Structural Control (IASC)
• News Correspondent & Webmaster, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division
• Program Committee Member, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Joint Conference, 2004 & 2005
• Working Group Co-Chair, “Educational Challenges and Opportunities,” 1st International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Hawaii, 2004.
• Invited Expert, and Working Group Recorder, OECD Ad Hoc Experts Meeting on Earthquake Safety in Schools, Paris, 2004
• Invited Speaker, 2nd US-Japan Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification and Structural Health Monitoring
• Invited Session Chair, Workshop on Mitigation of Earthquake Disaster by Advanced Technologies (MEDAT-1)
• Invited Session Chair, 3rd World Conference on Structural Control (2002)
• Invited Speaker, 3rd International Workshop on Structural Control
• Invited Speaker, 3rd US-Japan Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification and Structural Health Monitoring
• Invited Speaker, Caltrans/UCSD Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and Diagnostics of Bridge Infrastructure (2003)
• Plenary Speaker, 2nd European Conference on Structural Control
• Keynote Speaker, Concreto Colloquia 2003, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
• Session Chair, 2nd European Conference on Structural Control
• Session Chair, 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Delaware (2004)
• Invited Session Chair, Workshop on Mitigation of Earthquake Disaster by Advanced Technologies (MEDAT-1)
• Session Co-Chair, International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS’04), Kyoto, Japan, 2004.
• Co-Chair of 2 Sessions at 13th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference (2000)
• Co-Chair of session at Probabilistic Mechanics Conference 2000
• Reviewer MECHANICS Research Communications
• Reviewer Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
• Reviewer ASCE Structures Journal
• Reviewer Journal of Sound and Vibration
• Reviewer Computers and Structures

Professional Society and Technical Committee Activities

• Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2006 to present.
  
• Programs Committee Chair, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division, 2003 to present
• Editor & Webmaster, Newsletter of the International Association on Structural Control (IASC)
• News Correspondent & Webmaster, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division
• Committee Member & Technical Reviewer, ASCE Dynamics Committee
• Committee Member & Technical Reviewer, ASCE Committee on Structural Identification and Health Monitoring of Constructed Facilities.
• Committee Member & Technical Reviewer, ASCE Probabilistic Methods Committee
• Member and EMD ExCom contact member, ASCE Task Group on Health Monitoring
• Member and EMD ExCom contact member, ASCE Task Group on Structural Control
• Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
• Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Technical Reviewer

• NSF Panel Reviewer, Civil & Mechanical Systems Division, May 2001 & 2002, Dec. 2002, Aug. 2003, January 2004, November 2004, April 2005.
• Reviewer MECHANICS Research Communications
• Reviewer Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
• Reviewer ASCE Engineering Mechanics Journal
• Reviewer ASCE Structures Journal
• Reviewer ASCE Aerospace Journal
• Reviewer Journal of Sound and Vibration
• Reviewer Computers and Structures
• Reviewer International Jo. of Nonlinear Mechanics
• Reviewer Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring
• Reviewer Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

• Courses:
• Structural Design,
• Computer-Aided Structural Design,
• Mechanics of Solids,
• Elastic and Plastic Structural Analysis,
• Advanced Mechanics,
• Nonlinear Vibrations,
• Dynamics & Vibrations.
• Faculty Advisor to ASCE Student Chapter
• Director of Dept. of CEEM Computing Facilities
• Carleton Lab Committee member.

RESEARCH FUNDING AWARDS

• National Science Foundation,: Attracting and Retaining Undergraduates to Engineer the Built Environment through Instructional & Technological Innovation, Co-PI with U. Lall & M Garvin.
• National Science Foundation, Fourth International Workshop on Structural Control, (2004).
• National Science Foundation, CAREER Award: Development of Nonlinear Modeling Tools for Analysis, Simulation and Structural Health Monitoring, 5 year award. June 2002.
• Metropolitan Transit Authority, Bridges and Tunnels, “Vibration Monitoring Survey of the Verrazano-Narrows Suspension Bridge & NYC Marathon Monitoring,” PI with R. Testa, (2004-2005).
• Federal Highway Administration, “Corrosion Monitoring Research Study for New York City Bridges” Co-PI with R. Betti, (2004-2007).
• Taiwan Institute of Environment and Disaster Policy, "Policy-Oriented Suggestion from Post-Disaster Recovery Mechanism to the Public Works in Taiwan," Co-PI with H. Ling (2005-2006).
• Academic Quality Fund (AQF) Columbia Univ.: Development of an Integrated Methodology for Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation of Major Metropolitan Areas Subjected to Natural and Man-Made Hazards, 2 year support. July 2003
• Office of the Executive Vice Provost (Columbia), Center for Hazard and Risk Research, “Pilot Study to Assess the Cost Benefit of Seismic Retrofits to Residential Structures in Istanbul”, (2002).
• National Science Foundation and Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Travel grant to attend the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Auckland New Zealand, 2000.
• Columbia Workshop on Infrastructure grant for Risk Analysis of Critical NYC Civil Infrastructures due to Natural Hazard, Summer 1999.
• FAPESP Visiting Fellowship, Research Scholar support to foster collaborative research in Sao Paulo, Brazil, (2002).

HONORS & FELLOWSHIPS

• NSF CAREER Award, 2002
• Sigma Xi · Scientific Society Member
• Phi Kappa Phi · Academic Honor Society Member
• USC Fellowship · Full Research Assistantship '97-'98, and 50% Research Assistantship and 50% Teaching Assistantship Award at USC 1994 to 1997.
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award · USC Civil Engineering Department, 1996.
• Rice Fellowship · Full Fellowship at Rice University 1992-1994.
• Honors Thesis Prize · Best honors thesis submitted to the Architectural Studies Dept. at Brown University.
• Tuition Scholarship · Brown University, 1988-1992.
• Brown Scholar of London · Selected as the outstanding entrant to Brown from the British Isles.
• Sprachdiplom · German Government: award recognizing fluency in written and spoken German.
• Royal Irish Academy of Music Accreditation · Highest proficiency level in violin.

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Structural Dynamics, System Identification and Control
• Robust Adaptive Identification and Control of Nonlinear Structural Systems.
• Nonstationary Random Vibration Analysis of Linear & Nonlinear Structural Systems.
• Health Monitoring and Damage Detection of Large Structures.
• Compact Representation of Random Excitation Processes for Analytical Nonstationary Vibration Analysis.
• Modeling and Control of Distributed Parameter Systems.
• Smart Materials and Structures.

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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Published Articles

1. An Energy Capacity Criterion for Design Against Buckling, A.W. Smyth and A.Gjelsvik, to appear ASCE Jo. of Engineering Mechanics (2005).
2. A Parametric Identification Scheme for Non-Deteriorating and Deteriorating Nonlinear Hysteretic Behavior, Ashrafi, S.A. and Smyth, A.W., to appear in Int. Journal of Structural Control and Monitoring (2005).
3. A General Data-Based Approach for Developing Reduced-Order Models of Nonlinear MDOF Systems, S.F. Masri, Caffrey, J.P., Caughey, T.K., Smyth, A.W. and Chassiakos, A.G., Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 39 (1-2): 95-112, January 2005.
4. Mapping Polynomial Fitting into Feedforward Neural Networks for Modeling Nonlinear Dynamic Systems and Beyond, J.-S. Pei, J. Wright and A.W. Smyth, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol.194 (42-44): p. 4481-4505, (2005).
5. The Robustness of an Efficient Probabilistic Data-Based Tool for Simulating the Nonstationary Response of Nonlinear Systems, Smyth, A.W. and Masri, S.F., Int. Jo. of Nonlinear Mechanics, vol. 39, no.9, November 2004, p.1453-1461 . Reprint
6. A Re-Configurable Test Apparatus for Nonlinear Dynamic Systems, Caffrey, J.P., Masri, S.F., Tasbihgo, F., Smyth, A.W., Chassiakos, A.G., Nonlinear Dynamics, 36 (2-4): 181-201, June 2004 .
7. Probabilistic Benefit-Cost Analysis for Earthquake Damage Mitigation: Evaluating Measures for Apartment Houses in Turkey, A. W. Smyth, G. Altay, G. Deodatis, M. Erdik, G. Franco, P. Gülkan, H. Kunreuther, H. Luş, E.Mete, N. Seeber, and Ö. Yüzügüllü, Earthquake Spectra, February, 2004, 20 (1): 171-203.  Reprint
8. Identification of the State Equation in Complex Nonlinear Systems, S.F. Masri, J. Caffrey, T.K. Caughey, and A.W. Smyth, International Jo. of Nonlinear Mechanics, vol 39, 2004.
9. Analysis and Modification of Volterra/Wiener Neural Networks for the Adaptive Identification of Nonlinear Hysteretic Dynamic Systems, Pei, J.-S., Smyth, A.W., and Kosmatopoulos, E.B, Jo. Sound and Vibration, vol. 275 (3-5): 693-718 August 23, 2004 .
10. System Identification of the Vincent Thomas Bridge Based using Earthquakes Records, Smyth, A.W. Pei, J.-S., and Masri, S.F., Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 33, 2003.  Reprint
11.  Development of Adaptive Modeling Techniques for Nonlinear Hysteretic Systems, Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F., Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Chassiakos, A.G., and Caughey, T.K., Int. Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, an invited paper for a special issue, Vol. 37, 2002. Reprint
12. Nonstationary Response of Nonlinear Systems Using Equivalent Linearization with a Compact Analytical Form of the Excitation Process, Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 17, no. 1, 2002.
13. Robust Adaptive Neural Estimation of Restoring Forces in Nonlinear Structures, Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F. and Chassiakos A.G., ASME Jo. of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 68, no. 6, November, 2001.
14. Online identification of non-linear hysteretic structural systems using a variable trace approach, J.-W. Lin, Betti, R., Smyth, A.W., and Longman, R.W., Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, vol. 30, 2001.
15. Surveillance of Intricate Mechanical Systems on the Basis of Vibration Signature Analysis, ASME Jo. of Applied Mechanics, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, T.K. Caughey, and N.F. Hunter, September, 2000.
16. Application of Neural Networks to Detect Changes in Nonlinear Systems, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, et al., ASCE Jo. of Engineering Mechanics, July, 2000.
17. On-Line Parametric Identification of MDOF Non-Linear Hysteretic Systems, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, & A.G. Chassiakos, February, 1999.
18. Training Neural Networks by Adaptive Random Search Techniques, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth, A.G. Chassiakos, M. Nakamura & T.K Caughey, February, 1999.
19. On-Line Identification of Hysteretic Systems, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, A.G. Chassiakos, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth, and T.K. Caughey, March, 1998.
20.  Probabilistic Representation and Transmission of Nonstationary Processes in Linear MDOF Systems, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth and M.-I. Traina, June 1998.
21. A New Approach to Designing Multilayer Feedforward Neural Network Architectures for Modeling Nonlinear Restoring Forces: Part I – Formulation, Pei, J.-S. and Smyth, A.W., [accepted to ASCE Jo. of Eng. Mech.]
22. A New Approach to Designing Multilayer Feedforward Neural Network Architectures for Modeling Nonlinear Restoring Forces: Part II – Applications, Pei, J.-S. and Smyth, A.W., [accepted to ASCE Jo. of Eng. Mech.]
23. Nonstationary Excitation Data Condensation for Analytical Nonstationary Probabilistic Dynamic Response Analysis: An Application using the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake Ground Motion Recordings, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, and C.-H. Loh, [accepted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.]
24. A Generalized Masing Approach to Modeling Hysteretic Deteriorating Behavior, Ashrafi, S.A. and Smyth, A.W., submitted to ASCE Jo. of Engineering Mechanics, (2005).
25. Multi-Rate Kalman Filtering for the Data Fusion of Displacement and Acceleration Response Measurements for Dynamic System Monitoring, Smyth, A.W. and Wu, M., submitted to Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2005).
26. Application of the Unscented Kalman Filter for Real-Time Nonlinear Structural System Identification, Wu, M., and Smyth, A.W., Journal of Structural Control and Monitoring, submitted (2005).

SELECTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. Seismic Loss Analysis of Buildings with Damage Correlation, He, Y., Deodatis, G., Smyth, A.W., Franco, G., Gurvich, T., International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, June 2005, Rome.
2. A new approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2005.
3. Simulations of Memory Associated Nonlinear Hysteretic Responses using Various Types of Excitations, Pei, J.-S., Piyawat, K., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F., and Wright, J.P., Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials, McMat2005, Baton Rouge, June 2005.
4. On constructing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces, Pei, J.S., Wright, J.P., and Smyth, A.W., the 2005 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials (McMat 2005), Baton Rouge, LA, June 1-3, 2005.
5. A constructive neural network approach for simulation and identification of nonlinear dynamic systems, Pei, J.S., Smyth, A.W., and Wright, J.P., ASCE Structural Congress 2005, New York City, New York, April 20-24, 2005.
6. Estimation of Seismic Loss Distributions and Loss Exceedance Curves using Fragility Curves and Monte Carlo Simulation, Deodatis, G., Pressman, E.S. and Smyth, A.W., ASCE Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Albuquerque, NM, (2004).
7. Identification of State Equation in Complex Nonlinear Systems, Masri, S.F., Caffrey, J.C., Caughey, T.K., Smyth A.W., and Chassiakos, A.G., International Congress Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland, (2004).
8. The Potential of GPS and other Displacement Sensing for Enhancing Acceleration Sensor Monitoring Array Data by Solving Low Frequency Integration Problems, Smyth, A.W., International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS’04), Kyoto, Japan, 2004.
9. Data Condensation for Analytical Nonstationary Probabilistic Dynamic Response Analysis: An Application using the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake Ground Motion Recordings, A.W. Smyth and S.F. Masri, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, 2004.
10. Evaluating Earthquake Retrofitting Measures for Schools: A Demonstration Cost-Benefit Analysis, A.W. Smyth, G. Deodatis, G. Franco, Y. He, and T. Gurvich, OECD Ad Hoc Experts Meeting on Earthquake Safety in Schools, Paris, 2004.
11. Structural Monitoring Sensor Requirements and Challenges for Nonlinear System Identification, Smyth, A.W., 1st International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Hawaii, 2004.
12. A constructive approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Delaware, June, 2004.
13. Can Seismic Early-Warning Information Help Engineers?: The Benefits to, and the Information Requirements for Structural Control and Monitoring Applications, Smyth, A.W., Invited Presentation to American Geophysical Union 2003 Fall Meeting, San Francisco.
14. The Robustness of an Efficient Probabilistic Data-Based Tool for Simulating the Nonstationary Response of Nonlinear Systems, A.W. Smyth and S.F. Masri, 5th International Conference on Stochastic Structural Dynamics (SSD03), China, 2003.
15. A Near-Parameterized Neural Network Approach for Modeling Nonlinear Hysteretic Systems, Pei J.-S. and Smyth, A.W., ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conf., Seattle, 2003.
16. Benefit-Cost Analysis for Mitigating Seismic Losses: Probabilistic Evaluation of Retrofit Measures for Residential Buildings in Turkey, Smyth, A.W., Deodatis, G., Franco, G., Kunreuther, H. Lus, H., ICASP9, Int. Conf. on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, San Francisco, July, 2003.
17. Structural Monitoring Motion Sensors: A User Perspective, A. Smyth, Caltrans/UCSD Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring and Diagnostics of Bridge Infrastructure, San Diego, March 2003.
18. More Transparent Neural Network Approach for Modeling Nonlinear Hysteretic Systems, J.S. Pei, and A.W. Smyth, SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 2003: Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation of Civil Infrastructures, San Diego, March, 2003.
19. Nonstationary Excitation Data Condensation for Analytical Probabilistic Dynamic Response Analysis:An application using the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake ground motion recordings, A.W. Smyth & S.F. Masri, SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, CSE’03, San Diego, Feb., 2003.
20. Benefit-Cost Analysis for Earthquake Mitigation: Evaluating Measures for Apartment Houses in Turkey, G. Altay, G. Deodatis, G. Franco, P. Gülkan, H. Kunreuther, H. Lus, E. Mete, L. Seeber, A. Smyth, and  O. Yüzügüllü, 2nd Annual IIASA-DPRI Meeting, Integrated Disaster Management, Laxenberg, Austria, July, 2002.
21. System Identification of the Vincent Thomas Long-Span Suspension Bridge using Earthquake Records, A.W. Smyth, Pei, J.S., and Masri, S.F., EM2002, the 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Columbia University, June 2002.
22. Analysis and Modification of Volterra/Wiener Neural Networks for Adaptive Identification of Nonlinear Hysteretic Systems, Pei, J.S., A.W. Smyth, E.B. Kosmatopoulos and Masri, S.F., EM2002, the 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Columbia University, June 2002.
23. Nonstationary Response of Nonlinear Systems Using Equivalent Linearization with a Compact Analytical Form of the Excitation Process, Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., 4th Internation Conf. On Computational Stochastic Mechanics, Corfu, June 2002.
24. Robust Neural Estimation of Internal Forces in Nonlinear Structures Under Arbitrary Excitation, Smyth, A.W., Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Masri, S.F., Chassiakos, A.G., 3rd World Conference on Structural Control, Como, Italy, April, 2002.
25. Monitoring the “Structural Health” of Long-Span Bridges, Smyth, A.W., and Betti, R., 5th NSF Workshop on Bridge Research in Progress, Minneapolis, MN, October 8-10, 2001.
26. Nonstationary Response of Nonlinear Systems Using Equivalent Linearization with a Compact Analytical Form of the Excitation Process, Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Stochastic Mechanics, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August, 2002.
27. Nonstationary Probabilistic Response of Nonlinear Systems using an Orthoganal Decomposition Approach, Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., PACAM VII, Temuco, Chile, 2 - 5 January, 2002.
28. Adaptive Identification of Nonlinear Hysteretic Structural Systems, Smyth, A.W., Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Masri, S.F., and Chassiakos, A.G., 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November11-16, New York, NY.
29. Surveillance of Mechanical System on the basis of their Vibration Response Signature,  Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., Caughey, T.K., and Hunter, N.F., Joint ASCE/SES/ASME Conference, MMC2001, San Diego, CA, June 2001.
30. Nonlinear System Identification of Bridges through Reduced-Order Models, Smyth, A.W., and Masri, S.F., IABSE Conference in Seoul, Korea 2001.
31. Integration of Response Measurements for Nonlinear Structural Health Monitoring, Smyth, A.W., and Pei, J., 3rd US-Japan Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification and Structural Health Monitoring, USC, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 20-21, 2000.
32. Probabilistic Characterization of the Chi-Chi Earthquake Ground Motion, Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F., and Loh, C.H., International Workshop on Annual Commemoration of Chi-Chi Earthquake, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., September 18-20, 2000.
33. Reduced Order Nonlinear Modeling of the Vincent Thomas Bridge Based on Measurements of its Dynamics Response to Earthquakes, Smyth, A.W. and Masri, S.F., ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Austin TX, May 2000.
34. Adaptive Neural Identification of Nonlinear Structural System, Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F. and Chassiakos A.G., ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Austin TX, May 2000.
35. Parametric and Nonparametric Adaptive Identification of Structural Systems, Smyth, A.W. , Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Masri, S.F. and Chassiakos A.G., American Control Conference, Chicago, June, 2000.
36. Representation and Transmission of Stochastic Loads for Nonlinear Systems Response and Control, Smyth, A.W. and Masri, S.F., International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago, Aug., 2000.
37. Robust Neural Estimation of Internal Forces in Nonlinear Structures under Random Excitation, Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F. and Chassiakos A.G.,  International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago, Aug., 2000.
38. Global Health Monitoring and Damage Detection of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, Smyth, A.W., Betti, R., Lus, H., and Masri, S.F., Structural Materials Technology: A Nondestructive Testing Conference, Atlantic City, 2000.
39. Deterioration of Mechanical Properties of Wires in Suspension Bridge Cables, Betti, R. Smyth A.W., Testa, R.B., Duby, P. and West, A.C., Structural Materials Technology: A Nondestructive Testing Conference, Atlantic City, 2000.
40. Detection of Cracks with Closure, Testa, R.B., Zhang, W., Smyth, A.W., and Betti, R., Structural Materials Technology: A Nondestructive Testing Conference, Atlantic City, 2000.
41. System Identification and Damage Detection of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge based on its Dynamic Response to Major Earthquake Excitations, 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 2000, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, A.M. Abdel-Ghaffar and R.N. Nigbor.
42. An Overview of Several Nonlinear System Identification Approaches for detecting Structural Changes, International Conf. of Monitoring and Control of Marine and Harbour Structures, Genoa, Italy 1999, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth, & A.G. Chassiakos.
43. An Efficient Parametric Identification Method for the Detection of Changes in Nonlinear Systems, 1st Romanian-American Workshop on Structural Engineering, (Information Processing for Damage Assessment), 1999, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, A.G. Chassiakos, & T.K. Caughey.
44. On-Line Parametric Identification of MDOF Non-Linear Hysteretic Systems, ASCE 13th Engineering Mechanics Conference, A.W. Smyth, S.F. Masri, & A.G. Chassiakos, Baltimore, June, 1999
45. A Compact Probabilistic Representation of Nonstationary Input Processes for MDOF Analytical Random Vibration Studies, Proceedings of the Sixth Pan-American Congress on Applied Mechanics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January, 1999, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth.
46. Probabilistic Representation of Dynamic Forces for Structural Control Applications, Proceedings of the Second World Conference on Structural Control, Kyoto, Japan, June, 1998, S.F. Masri, A. Smyth, and M.I. Traina.
47. Robust Neural Control of Unknown Structures, Proceedings of the 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, ASCE, 1998, La Jolla, CA, 1998, A.G. Chassiakos, E.B. Kosmatopoulos, S.F. Masri, and A.W. Smyth.
48. Detection of Structural Changes through Nonlinear System Identification Approaches, Asian Pacific Workshop on Seismic Design and Retrofit of Structures, 1998, S.F. Masri, A.W. Smyth & A.G. Chassiakos.
49. Probabilistic Representation and Transmission of Earthquake Ground Motion Records in the Los Angeles Region, Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Acapulco, Mexico, 1996, S.F. Masri & A. Smyth.
50. Adaptive Identification for the Control of Systems Incorporating Hysteretic Elements, Proceeding of the conference on Micro-Intelligence and Micro-Robotics, 1995, Sendai, Japan, S.F. Masri, A. Smyth, A.G. Chassiakos.
51. On-line Identification for the Control of Inelastic Structures, Proceedings of XIXth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Kyoto, Japan, 1996, S.F. Masri, A. Smyth, A.G. Chassiakos, and T.K. Caughey.

BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

1.   “Data-Based Models”, with R. Betti and R. Longman, invited chapter of the Handbook of Smart Systems, published by Institute of Physics (IOP), [to appear in 2004].
2. Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Structural Control (4IWSC), edited by A.W. Smyth, DesTech Press, 2004
3. Proceedings of EM2002, the 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, edited by A.W. Smyth.
4. Proceedings of the Dimaggio Symposium: Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials, co-edited with H. Ling, CRC Press, 2002.
5.  “Integrating Mitigation with Risk Transfer Instruments,” with H. Kunreuther and G. Deodatis, an invited chapter in Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance: A Country Management Perspective, Risk Books, 2004.
6. M.S. Thesis: Experimental System Identification of Model Frames, Rice University, 1994
7. B.A. Thesis: Efforts to Obtain an Economical Solution to Housing Utilizing Primarily Compressive Structural Elements, Brown University, 1992

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