Team Members
Dr. Onur Avci
Avci joined West Virginia University in 2022. After receiving M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech, he worked at major structural engineering firms in the United States as a registered Professional Engineer. During his industry design experience, he was involved in the analysis, design, renovation and demolition of more than 5 million m2 of structural space, with a wide variety of signature projects in the USA and overseas. Blending his industrial background in structural engineering with practical research needs, he served as a faculty member in multiple universities. In his research, he focuses on structural dynamics, structural steel, and specifically Machine Learning and Deep Learning use in structural engineering applications. These applications include structural health monitoring, structural damage detection and structural resiliency utilizing novel methods, multi-functional materials, and state-of-the-art technologies. His primary goal in research is to optimize the design of new structures and improve the performance of existing structures to create resilient structural systems, intelligent networks and sustainable cities. During his academic experience, he has attracted more than $3.7 million in research grants as a PI or Co-PI.
Dr. Osama Abdeljaber
Dr. Osama Abdeljaber is an Associate Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University. He received his PhD degree in civil engineering from Qatar University (2019). His research interests are structural dynamics, structural health monitoring and vibration control.
Prof. Serkan Kiranyaz
Prof. Serkan Kiranyaz is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. He published 2 books, 5 book chapters, more than 50 journal papers in high impact journals, and more than 100 papers in international conferences. Prof. Kiranyaz has co-authored the papers which have nominated or received the “Best Paper Award” in ICIP 2013, ICPR 2014, ICIP 2015 and IEEE TSP 2018.
Prof. Moncef Gabbouj
Prof. Moncef Gabbouj is a well-established world expert in the field of image processing, and held the prestigious post of Academy of Finland Professor during 2011-2015. He has been leading the Multimedia Research Group for nearly 25 years and managed successfully a large number of projects in excess of 18M Euro. He is the author of several books and over 700 papers. Dr. Gabbouj is a Fellow of the IEEE and member of the Academia Europaea and the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters. He is the past Chairman of the IEEE CAS TC on DSP and committee member of the IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing.
Prof. Daniel Inman
Prof. Daniel J. Inman received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Mechanical Engineering in 1980 and is Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, as well as the C. L. “Kelly” Johnson Collegiate Professor. Since 1980, he has published eight books, eight software manuals, 20 book chapters, over 350 journal papers and 600 proceedings papers, given 62 keynote or plenary lectures, graduated 62 Ph.D. students and supervised more than 75 MS degrees. He is a Fellow of AIAA, ASME, IIAV, SEM and AAM.
