Dr Katsu Goda

Dr Katsu Goda
BSc, MSc(Kyoto), PhD(WOnt)

Lecturer

Earthquake Risk Management

Office 2.41
Queen's Building,
University Walk, Clifton BS8 1TR
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Research Interests

Probabilistic seismic hazard and risk analysis
Strong ground motion prediction
Performance-based earthquake engineering (including nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures)
Lifecycle cost analysis of a building (including the effects of decision maker’s risk attitudes)
Effectiveness of seismic risk mitigation techniques (tuned mass dampers and seismic isolation)
Seismic loss estimation of spatially distributed structures
Seismic risk management and decision-making (including earthquake insurance portfolio management)

Degrees and Professonal Careers

1997-2001: Kyoto University (Japan) - B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences
2002: Internship at the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD)
2001-2003: Kyoto University (Japan) - M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences
2003-2007: University of Western Ontario (Canada) - Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
2007-2008: Postdoctoral Researcher in Civil Engineering, University of Western Ontario (Canada)
2008-2010: Postdoctoral Researcher in Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario (Canada)
2010-Present: Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Bristol (United Kingdom)

Major Grants/Awards

2008 Postroctoral Fellowship Award - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
2010 Humboldt Fellowship Award for Postdoctoral Researchers - Alexander von ...

Tesfamariam, S & Goda, K 2013, ‘Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems’. Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge
Goda, K & Ren, J 2013, ‘Seismic risk management of insurance losses using extreme value theory and copula’. in: S Tesfamariam, K Goda (eds) Handbook of Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems . Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, pp. 760-786