MICHALIS VASSILIOU - ETH Zürich

MICHALIS VASSILIOU
Civil Engineer, PhD
(last update: 18/03/2013)
PERSONAL DATA
Full name:
Michalis Vassiliou
Date of birth: 28/11/1981
Nationality:
Greek
Compulsory Military Service: Completed (Hellenic Army, 11/2010 – 8/2011)
Marital Status:
Single
CONTACT INFORMATION
ETH Zürich, IBK, HIL E 13.2,
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 15, 8093 Zürich
Tel +41 44 633 06 62
mfvassiliou@gmail.com
http://www.ibk.ethz.ch/st/people/mitarbeiter/mvassili
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Earthquake engineering
Structural dynamics
Rocking of structures as a means of earthquake hazard mitigation
Base isolation
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
ETH Zürich, DBAUG, IBK,
Chair of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2/2012-present: Postdoctoral Researcher
Advisor: Bozidar Stojadinovic, Professor of Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics
EDUCATION
University of Patras
Civil Engineering Department
10/2007-11/2010: PhD in Earthquake Engineering
Advisor: Nicos Makris, Professor of Structures
Dissertation: «Analytical investigation of the dynamic response of a pair of columns
conjugated by a beam cap and of the effect of seismic isolation on rocking structures» (in
Greek)
University of California at Berkeley
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
8/2006-5/2007: Completed the PhD courses requirement (GPA 4.0/4.0) and conducted
research on rubber bearings with flexible reinforcement under the supervision of Professor
James M. Kelly
8/2005-5/2006: Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
(SEMM) GPA 4.0/4.0
National Technical University of Athens (Athens Polytechnic)
School of Civil Engeineering
9/1999-10/2004: Civil Engineering Diploma (5 year degree), GPA: 8.52/10 (top 2%)
Diploma Thesis Advisor: George Gazetas, Professor of Soil Mechanics

SCHOLARSHIPS - AWARDS
2013 Hellenic Society of Earthquake Engineering, “Nicolas Ambraseys” Young Investigator
Award for [J2]
2006-2010 Onassis Foundation PhD studies fellowship
2005-2007 UC Berkeley, Civil Engineering Department fellowships
2005-2006 Fulbright Foundation fellowship
1999-2004 Technical Chamber of Greece and Greek Scholarships Foundation awards for
excellence in undergraduate studies
RESEARCH
Refereed Journal Publications
[J8] Vassiliou MF, Mackie KR and Stojadinovic B, Dimensional Analysis of a Flexible Rocking
Column Modeled with a Simple Nonlinear Elastic Link Element and a Viscous Damper (in
preparation)
[J7] Vassiliou MF, Tsiavos A and Stojadinovic B, Dynamics of Inelastic Base Isolated
Structures Subjected to Analytical Pulse Ground Motions, Earthquake Engineering and
Structural Dynamics (submitted for possible publication)
[J6] Makris N and Vassiliou MF Are some top-heavy structures more stable? Journal of
Structural Engineering (submitted for possible publication)
[J5] Makris N and Vassiliou MF (2012), Planar rocking response and stability analysis of an
array of free-standing columns capped with a freely supported rigid beam, Earthquake
Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 41(2), 177-196
[J4] Makris N and Vassiliou MF (2012), Sizing the slenderness of free-standing rocking
columns to withstand earthquake shaking, Archive of Applied Mechanics, 1-15.
[J2] Makris N and Vassiliou MF (2011), The existence of «complete similarities» in the
response of seismic isolated structures subjected to pulse-like ground motions and their
implications in analysis. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 40: 1103–1121.
[J2] Vassiliou MF and Makris N (2011), Analysis of the rocking response of rigid blocks
standing free on a seismically isolated base. Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics, 41(2), 177-196
[J1] Vassiliou MF and Makris N. (2011), Estimating Time Scales and Length Scales in Pulselike
Earthquake Acceleration Records with Wavelet Analysis. Bulletin of the Seismological
Society of America; April 2011; v. 101; no. 2; p. 596-618
Conference Papers
[C8] Vassiliou MF, Mackie KR and Stojadinovic B, Rocking response of slender, flexible
columns under pulse excitation COMPDYN 2013, 4 th International Conference on
Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Kos Island,
12-14 June 2013
[C7] Tsiavos A, Vassiliou MF, Mackie KR and Stojadinovic B, R-μ-T relationships for
seismically isolated structures COMPDYN 2013, 4 th International Conference on
Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Kos Island,
12-14 June 2013
[C6] Makris N and Vassiliou MF, Rocking response and stability analysis of an array of freestanding
columns capped with a free-standing rigid beam, COMPDYN 2013, 4 th
International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and
Earthquake Engineering, Kos Island, 12-14 June 2013
[C5] Vassiliou MF, Mackie KR and Stojadinovic B, Modelling of rocking response of simple
systems under pulse excitation using the FE Method., 10th HSTAM 2013 International
Congress on Mechanics, Chania, Crete, 25th - 27th May 2013
[C4] Rocking response and stability analysis of an array of free-standing columns capped with a
free-standing rigid beam, 10th HSTAM 2013 International Congress on Mechanics, Chania,
Crete, 25th - 27th May 2013

[C3] Vassiliou MF and Makris N, Τhe rocking response of seismically isolated, free-standing
rigid blocks., COMPDYN 2011, 3 rd International Conference on Computational Methods in
Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, 25-28 May 2011
[C2] Vassiliou MF and Makris N, Evaluation of the coherence of ground motions and their effect
on the seismic demand of structures, ACES Workshop: Advances in Performance-Based
Earthquake Engineering, Corfu, 4-7 July 2009
[C1] Kelly JM and Vassiliou MF, Stability Analysis of rubber bearings with flexible
reinforcement, 3 rd Greek Conference of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering
Seismology, November 5–7, 2008, Athens, Greece (in Greek)
Reports
[R1] Vassiliou MF, Makris N. Estimating time scales and length scales in earthquake
acceleration records with the extended wavelet transform. Report No. EEAM 2009-01,
University of Patras, Greece, 2009 – available online at nisee.berkeley.edu
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant of the graduate courses «Dynamics of Structures» (Professor Chopra)
and «Earthquake-Resistant Design» (Professor Mahin) at the Civil Engineering Department
of UC Berkeley during the academic year 2006-2007
CONSULTING EXPERIENCE
Dynamic Analysis of 5 bridges in Greece in order to apply structural health monitoring
methods
LANGUAGES
Greek (Native)
English (Excellent)
French (Intermediate)
German (Intermediate – currently taking classes towards B1 level)
SOFTWARE
Matlab
Structural Analysis with CSI SAP, CSI SAFE, NASTRAN, OPENSEES
Some experience with CUBUS software
AUTOCAD
OTHER
5 times elected at the Board of the Student Union of Civil Engineering Department of NTU
of Athens (student participation in the elections >80%)
Elected student representative at the senate of NTUA and at the committee of undergraduate
studies of the School of Civil Engineering for several years.
REFERENCES (Contact details upon request)
Bozidar Stojadinovic, Professor Dr., Chair of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake
Engineering, IBK, DBAUG, ETH Zürich
Nicos Makris, Professor of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Patras
James Kelly, Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, UC Berkeley
George Gazetas, Professor of Soil Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, NTU of Athens