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Dr Sotirios Argyroudis
Reader in Infrastructure Engineering

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Summary

Dr Sotirios Argyroudis is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Infrastructure Engineering in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Brunel University of London. His research focuses on multi-hazard risk and resilience of interdependent infrastructure systems and cities, addressing challenges related to climate change, geohazards and conflict-related risks. He leads research on infrastructure resilience at Brunel, contributing to the development of sustainable, climate-resilient and adaptive infrastructure systems. He is the Coordinator of the Horizon Europe MSCA PORTAL project and Scientific Manager of the Horizon/UKRI ReCharged project, and has secured over £1M in external research funding as Principal Investigator. His research integrates engineering, digital technologies and socio-economic approaches, with applications to infrastructure adaptation, disaster risk reduction and post-conflict recovery.

Dr Argyroudis is ranked among the top 1% most highly cited scientists worldwide (Stanford/Elsevier, for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), with over 5,700 citations and an h-index of 37 (Google Scholar). He has authored more than 180 publications, including papers in leading journals and Nature-family outlets. His work has informed international policy and practice, including contributions to the United Nations, World Bank, EU Joint Research Centre and UK Parliament.

He is co-founder of the www.bridgeUkraine.org initiative, supporting science-based reconstruction of critical infrastructure, and co-leads the www.metaInfrastructure.org initiative, promoting resilient and sustainable infrastructure aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is a member of the Centre for Flood Risk and Resilience and the Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering Research Group at Brunel. Before joining Brunel, he was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship at the University of Surrey (TRANSRISK project) and subsequently appointed Visiting Senior Lecturer. He previously held research and teaching roles at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering and in Geology, and a PhD in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering.

He is Deputy Editor of ICE Bridge Engineering and holds editorial and advisory roles in international journals and scientific committees. His work has received international recognition, including the 2022 European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3) Thorpe Medal and the 2025 IABSE Outstanding Paper Award.  He is Vice-Chair of the IABSE Task Group 1.8 on ‘Design requirements for infrastructure resilience’,  member of the EAEE Working Group 13 on ‘Seismic assessment, design and resilience of industrial facilities’ and Nominated member (UK) of the ISSMGE (International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) Technical Committee TC202 on Transportation Geotechnics. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Chartered Engineer (CEng), and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).

Qualifications

Degrees

  • Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, Department of Higher Education, University of Surrey, UK, 2021
  • PhD (Title: Seismic vulnerability and risk of transportation networks in urban environment), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2010
  • BSc Geology (4-years degree), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008
  • MEng Civil Engineering (5-years degree), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000

Responsibility

Current Appointments:

  • Deputy Director of Research (2025- )
  • REF2029 Sub-lead (UOA12) (2025- )
  • Departmental Director of International (2023-2025)
  • Department Research Facilitator (2022 - )
  • Department Research Seminars (2024- )
  • Academic Integrity Quiz Coordinator (2022 - )
  • Research Ethics Assessor (2021- )

Past Appointments:

  • MSc Civil Engineering Course Director (2022-2024)
  • MSc Dissertation Coordinator (Jan 2023 starters)
  • Welcome week (MSc) champion 
  • Department Research Ethics Coordinator (2021-2024)

Newest selected publications

Kopiika, N., Argyroudis, S., Ouyang, M. and Mitoulis, S-A. (2026) 'A new paradigm for resilient and equitable post-war recovery of cities'. Nature Cities, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 4.Open Access Link

Journal article

Hu, Q., Xia, B., Zheng, Y., Zhou, H., Argyroudis, S. and Mitoulis, SA. (2025) 'Risk-based life-cycle cost–benefit analysis for critical infrastructure: piled bridge abutments under earthquake loading'. Acta Geotechnica, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1861-1125 Open Access Link

Journal article

Tafur, A., Argyroudis, SA., Mitoulis, SA. and Padgett, JE. (2025) 'Climate-resilient railway networks: a resource-aware framework'. Communications Engineering, 4 (1). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 2731-3395 Open Access Link

Journal article

El Joulani, U., Kalganova, T., Mitoulis, S-A. and Argyroudis, S. (2025) 'AI and Remote Sensing for Resilient and Sustainable Built Environments: A Review of Current Methods, Open Data and Future Directions.'. arXiv, 0 (in submission). pp. 1 - 39.Open Access Link

Journal article

Huang, Z-K., Zeng, N-C., Zhang, D-M., Argyroudis, S. and Mitoulis, S-A. (2025) 'Resilience Models for Tunnel Recovery After Earthquakes'. Engineering, 54. pp. 320 - 345. ISSN: 2095-8099 Open Access Link

Journal article
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