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Gonzalez - Perrotta - 2018 - Training The Next Generation PDF
Gonzalez - Perrotta - 2018 - Training The Next Generation PDF
infrastructure
The Training in Reducing Uncertainty in Structural Safety (TRUSS) Innovative Training Network
is developing tools to better maintain and manage Europe’s ageing infrastructure, while also providing
valuable training to Early Career Researchers
European infrastructure is extensive and these emerging technologies and innovative University of Nottingham, UK. In his
well developed, but much of it is also algorithms into an advanced training research, he is investigating the use of truck
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When I found out about TRUSS on the internet, conferences regarding the latest technologies
used in the field. We can develop soft skills
I did not think twice. I applied straightaway. Now, such as critical thinking, problem solving
and team working. And it makes us ready
two years later, I do not regret the choice at all for technical writing and presentation of our
work to experts, as well as to people outside
was always going to be numerous challenges. A BRIGHT FUTURE of our topic. Honestly, this is not just any
‘There was a need to find a common thread By developing tools that will reduce training or PhD course’.
that would make our consortium work as uncertainty in structural safety and improve
a team. Therefore, we hold regular TRUSS infrastructure management, the project is
training/dissemination events and meetings,’ meeting a critical need whilst at the same
González explains. ‘These meetings are time enhancing the ESRs’ career prospects
divided into two parts. The first part consists in both industry and academia by matching
of presentations that supply progress their skills to the jobs of the future. As Project Insights
updates and gather feedback from the Perrotta enthuses: ‘For me and the other
entire network and, for the second part, the fellows, this is a massive opportunity. FUNDING
The TRUSS ITN project has received
network is divided into smaller, more focused TRUSS gives us the possibility of interacting
funding from the European Union’s
working groups, one for each individual with some of the most widely recognised
Horizon 2020 research and innovation
research project, that discuss development professors and experts in engineering, programme under the Marie Skłodowska-
plans in detail. This arrangement has led experiencing both academia and industry at Curie grant agreement No. 642453.
to opportunities for secondments, new the same time. We can undertake trainings
interactions between researchers, and the in any topic, giving us the chance to shape PARTNERS
generation of innovations that form the basis our personal and professional profile as we University College Dublin (Ireland) •
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
for new research.’ really want. We can attend seminars and
(Spain) • Lloyd’s Register EMEA (UK)
• University of Nottingham (UK) •
Phimeca Engineering (France) • Trinity
College Dublin (Ireland) • Ove Arup &
THE TRUSS PROJECTS Partners (Ireland) • Equipos Nucleares
SA (Spain) • Full Scale Dynamics Ltd
Buildings, energy and marine measurements (UK) • Aalborg University (Denmark)
• Greenwood Engineering (Denmark)
infrastructure • ESR8: Barbara Heitner (Phimeca
• Université de Nantes (France) •
• ESR1: Sofia Antonopoulou (University Engineering) – Probabilistic modelling
Burgmann Packings (Ireland) • COMSA
College Dublin) – Reliability of concrete of bridge damage based on damage (Spain) • COTCA (Spain) • AECOM (UK)
structures reinforced with braided FRP indicators • Microlise (UK) • TRL (UK)
• ESR2: Md Shah Nur Alam Sourav • ESR9: Matteo Vagnoli (University of
(Ove Arup & Partners) – Reduction Nottingham) – Railway bridge condition CONTACT
of uncertainty in assessing concrete monitoring and fault diagnostics Arturo González
Project Coordinator
strength of existing structures • ESR10: John James Moughty (Universitat
• ESR3: Alberto González Merino (Equipos Politècnica de Catalunya) – Assessment
E: arturo.gonzalez@ucd.ie
Nucleares SA) – Reduction of uncertainty of bridge condition and safety based on T: +353 1 716 3219
in design of free standing nuclear spent measured vibration level W: http://trussitn.eu/
fuel rack • ESR11: António Barrias (Universitat
• ESR4: Rui Teixeira (Trinity College Dublin) Politècnica de Catalunya) – Development PRINCIPAL COORDINATOR BIO
– Probabilistic optimisation of the design of distributed optical fibre sensing for Associate Professor Arturo González
graduated as a civil engineer at
of offshore wind turbine towers structural health monitoring of bridges
University of Cantabria, Spain, and
• ESR5: Guang Zou (Lloyd’s Register and large-scale structures
obtained MSc and PhD degrees from
EMEA) – A probabilistic framework • ESR12: Daniel Martínez Otero (University Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. In 2001,
for fatigue crack management of ship College Dublin) – Bridge damage he continued research as Newman
structures detection using an instrumented vehicle Postdoctoral Fellow in University College
• ESR6: Giulia Milana (Lloyd’s Register • ESR13: Federico Perrotta (University of Dublin, and he has been a college
EMEA) – Residual life assessment and Nottingham) – Using truck sensors for lecturer there since 2003.
management of ship unloaders road pavement performance investigation
• ESR14: Siyuan Chen (University College
Rail and road infrastructure Dublin) – Reduction of uncertainty
• ESR7: Farhad Huseynov (Full through regularized, automated
Scale Dynamics Ltd) – Bridge road infrastructure inspection, using
condition assessment using rotation unmanned aerial vehicles
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