Invited Speakers
Constantin Christopoulos
"Research and Development on the Next Generation of Resilient Steel Seismic Resistant Systems"
Professor, Civil Engineering University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in Seismic Resilience of Infrastructure
Website: www.civil.engineering.utoronto.ca/staff/professors/christopoulos.htm
Nikolaj Rangelov
"Recent Research Activities at the Department of Steel Structures, Uaceg, Sofia"
Assoc. Professor, Dr.-Eng., Head of Department
University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG),
Department of Steel and Timber Structures
Sofia, Bulgaria
email: nick.rangelov@gmail.com
Peter Terrell
"Presentation of Complex Steel Structures"
President of Supervisory Board, Terrell Group
Boulogne Billancourt, France
email: peter@terrellgroup.net
Website: www.terrellgroup.net
Cem Topkaya
"Seismic Performance Factors for Steel Eccentrically Braced Frames"
Professor of Civil Engineering
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
email: ctopkaya@metu.edu.tr
Emmanuel E. Velivasakis
"Structural Design Challenges of the Shanghai Tower"
American Society of Civil Engineers and the Council of Tall Buildings
New York, United States of America
email: EVelivasakis@ThorntonTomasetti.com
Website: http://www.thorntontomasetti.com
