Dr Georgios Karagiannakis
Research Fellow - Marie Curie
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Research area(s)
- Climate resilience and adaptation of critical infrastructure systems, with emphasis on energy and transport networks
- Risk, resilience and recovery assessment of infrastructure exposed to natural and climate-related hazards
- Power grid vulnerability modelling, restoration analysis and resilience-informed adaptation investments
- Probabilistic risk assessment and performance-based engineering of critical infrastructure
- Infrastructure resilience modelling using numerical simulation, geospatial data and decision-support tools
Research Interests
- Climate resilience and adaptation of power transmission and distribution infrastructure
- Fragility, vulnerability and restoration modelling of critical infrastructure assets
- Multi-hazard risk and resilience assessment of energy, industrial and transport infrastructure systems
- Probabilistic modelling, uncertainty quantification and resilience metrics for infrastructure decision-making
- Infrastructure recovery modelling and resilience-based investment strategies under climate change
- Seismic engineering, soil-structure interaction and performance assessment of industrial facilities
- Geospatial risk analysis, climate hazard assessment and resilience mapping of critical infrastructure networks
Research grants and projects
Project details
- META-GRID: cliMate rEsilience assessmenT and Adaptation of the European power GRIDRole: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (Principal Investigator)Funder: Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral FellowshipDuration: June 2026 – May 2028Research focuses on developing novel climate resilience models for European power grid infrastructure, including fragility, restoration and adaptation investment models for transmission towers and substations under climate hazards.
- SARIL: Sustainable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures and LogisticsRole: Task LeaderFunder: Horizon EuropeDuration: 2023 – 2025Development of resilience metrics and methodologies for transport infrastructure subjected to natural hazards, supporting resilience assessment, adaptation planning and infrastructure decision-making.
- RETURN – Multi-Risk Science for Resilient Communities under a Changing ClimateRole: Task LeaderFunder: Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)Duration: 2023 – 2025Research on resilience enhancement strategies for transportation and energy infrastructure systems, including assessment of high-voltage transmission network performance under extreme wind and snow hazards.
- BRIDGITISE: Bridge Digital Twin for Climate Resilience AssessmentRole: Research Assistant and Project ManagerFunder: Horizon EuropeDuration: 2023 – PresentProject management and technical coordination of activities related to bridge performance assessment, flood resilience, data collection and project delivery.
- XP-RESILIENCE: System Excellence for Resilience of Critical InfrastructuresRole: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early Stage ResearcherFunder: Horizon 2020 MSCA Innovative Training Network (ITN)Duration: 2017 – 2020Research on seismic vulnerability, fragility and risk assessment of industrial facilities and critical energy infrastructure, including international secondments in Slovenia and Germany.
- Joint Research Centre (JRC) Traineeship – European CommissionRole: Trainee ResearcherFunder: European Commission Joint Research CentreDuration: 2020 – 2021Development and application of quantitative risk assessment methodologies for industrial facilities and critical infrastructure systems within the TECHRISK programme.