Koliou Research Group

(* My graduate student advisees, ** My undergraduate student advisees, $ My post-doctoral advisees) 

[CP44] Liel, A.B. and Koliou, M. (2023), “Designing For and Assessing Functional Recovery in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings: A Framework”, 2023 NIST Disaster Resilience Workshop, Virtual Event, August 2023. 

[CP43] Han, X.$ and Koliou, M. (2023), “Investigation of Resilience-Based Hazard Mitigation Strategies For Tornado-Stricken Communities Using Agent-Based Modelling Approach”, Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and Reduction Symposium 2023 (THWARTS 2023), Urbana-Champaign, IL, 14-15 August 2023. 

[CP42] Braik, A. M.* and Koliou, M. (2023), “A Novel Digital Twin Framework of Electric Power Infrastructure Systems Subjected to Strong-Wind Hazards”, Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and Reduction Symposium 2023 (THWARTS 2023), Urbana-Champaign, IL, 14-15 August 2023. 

[CP41] Hayes, B.*, Koliou, M., van de Lindt, J.W., Bahmani, P., Roohi, M. (2023), “Experimental and Numerical Response Assessment of Balloon-Style Cross Laminated Timber Buildings in the US”, 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Athens, Greece, 12-14 June 2023. 

[CP40] Mohammadgholibeyki, N. *, Koliou, M. and Liel, A.B. (2023), “Assessing building’s post-earthquake functional recovery accounting for utility systems disruption”, 9th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Athens, Greece, 12-14 June 2023. 

[CP39] Sung, W., Alfaris, S., Potnuru, N., Paal, S.G., Koliou, M., Sideris, P., Birely, A., Hueste, M.B. and Hurlebaus, S. (2023), “Experimental and Numerical Response Assessment of Balloon-Style Cross Laminated Timber Buildings in the US”, 2023 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Atlanta, GA, 6 – 9 June 2023. 

[CP38] Koliou, M., Liel, A. B., Mohammadgholibeyki, N.*, Echeverria, M., Safiey, A. (2023), “Functional Recovery Goals for Seismic Retrofit of Existing RC Buildings”, 2023 Structures Congress, New Orleans, LA, 3 – 6 May 2023. 

[CP37] Koliou, M., van de Lindt, J.W., Hayes, B.*, Bahmani, P., Roohi, M. (2023), “Proposed Seismic Design for Balloon-Style Cross Laminated Timber Buildings”, 2023 Structures Congress, New Orleans, LA, 3 – 6 May 2023.

[CP36]Aghababaei, M.* and Koliou, M. (2022), “Community-level simulations for decision making support”, 2022 SimCenter Symposium, Austin, TX, 4 November 2022. 

[CP35] Liel, A.B. and Koliou, M. (2022), “Designing For and Assessing Functional Recovery in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings: A Framework”, 2022 NIST Disaster Resilience Workshop, Virtual Event, September 2022.

[CP34] Yoo, Y.*, Koliou, M., Yazdani, N. and Ling, C. (2022), “Investigating structural performance of the elevated slab residential buildings in the coastal regions”, 2022 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Baltimore, MD, 31 May – 3 June 2022.

[CP33] Aghababaei, M.* and Koliou, M. (2022), “Modeling and Quantifying School Recovery for a Community subjected to Tornado Loads”, 2021/2022 ASCE Lifelines Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 31 January – 11 February 2022.

[CP32] Aghababaei, M.* and Koliou, M. (2022), “Time-Dependent Repair Recovery of Joplin Built Environment using Field Data and Analytical Models”, 2021/2022 ASCE Lifelines Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 31 January – 11 February 2022.

[CP31] Mohammadgholibeyki, N. *, Koliou, M. and Liel, A.B. (2022), “Illustrating a Probabilistic Framework for the Estimation of Lifeline Recovery Time after Seismic Events and its Influence on Functional Recovery of Buildings”, 2021/2022 ASCE Lifelines Conference, Los Angeles, CA, 31 January – 11 February 2022.

[CP30] Liel, A.B. and Koliou, M. (2021), “Designing For and Assessing Functional Recovery in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings: A Framework”, 2021 NIST Disaster Resilience Workshop, Virtual Event, July 2021.

[CP29] Koliou, M. (2021), “Balloon-Style Cross Laminated Timber Buildings - A New Construction Perspective”, 2021 Virtual International Conference of the Forest Products Society, June 2021.

[CP28] Hayes, B.* and Koliou, M. (2021), “Enabling Mass Timber Multi-Family Housing Technologies Through Balloon Style Construction Methods”, Novel Approaches to Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (NASIS 2021), March 2021.

[CP27] Mohammadgholibeyki, N.*, Nazari, F., Venkatraj, V., Koliou, M., Yan, W., Dixit, M. and Sideris, P. (2021), “Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Resilience Assessment of Buildings Subjected to Earthquakes”, 2021 Engineering Mechanics Institute Virtual Conference, 25-28 May 2021.

[CP26] Yoo, Y. *, Chen, R., Koliou, M., Muliana, A. and Kalantar, N. (2021), “Investigating the response of flexible and moldable freeform structural members under wind loading”, 2021 Engineering Mechanics Institute Virtual Conference, 25-28 May, 2021.

[CP25] Liel, A.B. and Koliou, M. (2020), “Designing For and Assessing Functional Recovery in Seismic Retrofit of Existing Concrete Buildings: A Framework”, 2020 NIST Disaster Resilience Workshop, Virtual Event, July 2020.

[CP24] Wang, W, van de Lindt, J.W., Rosenheim, N., Cutler, H., Lee, J.S. and Koliou, M. (2019), “Community-level resilience assessment of a simulated EF 5 tornado in Joplin using IN-CORE Beta”, Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and Reduction Symposium 2019 (THWARTS 2019), Urbana-Champaign, IL, 14-15 October 2019.

[CP23] Aghababaei, M.*, Koliou, M., Watson, M. and Xiao, Y. (2019), “A Bayesian Approach to Develop Business Recovery Models After Disaster Events: An Application Study for Lumberton, North Carolina, Following Hurricane Matthew”, 2019 Researchers Meeting – Natural Hazards Center, Broomfield, CO, 17-18 July 2019.

[CP22] Aghababaei, M.*, Koliou, M., Watson, M and Xiao, Yu. (2019), “Bayesian Approach to Develop Business Recovery Models after Disaster Events: Application Study for the Community of Lumberton, NC following Hurricane Matthew”, 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Pasadena, CA, 18 – 21 June 2019.

[CP21] Pilkington, S., Attary, N., Mahmoud, H.M., van de Lindt, J.W., Koliou, M., Memari, M., Smith, S. and Curtis, A. (2018), “A Holistic Approach for Hindcasting the Recovery of the 2011 Joplin Tornado”, Tornado Hazard Wind Assessment and Reduction Symposium (THWARTS), Urbana-Champaign, IL, 26 – 27 September 2018

[CP20] Aghababaei, M.* and Koliou, M. (2018), “Long-term recovery assessment of infrastructure systems and communities following Hurricane Harvey: Case study for the city of Port Aransas”, Hurricane Harvey Research Symposium, Port Aransas, TX, August 2018.

[CP19] Sutley, E.J., Tomiczek, T., Dillard, M., Koliou, M., Deniz, D., Hamideh, S., van de Lindt, J.W, Mitrani-Reiser, J., Barbosa, A., Watson, M., Xiao, Y., and Helgeson J. (2018), The Role of the Interior in Accurately Classifying Flood Damage to Homes and Businesses. 2018 Researchers Meeting, International Research Committee on Disasters and the Natural Hazards Center, Broomfield, CO, 11 July 2018.

[CP18] Watson, M., Xiao, Y., Helgeson, J., Wu, K., Dillard, M., Hamideh, S., Sutley, E.J., van de Lindt, J.W., Koliou, M., Farokhnia, K., Barbosa, A. and Deniz, D. (2018), An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Business Recovery after Disasters. 43rdAnnual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Broomfield, CO, 8-11 July 2018.

[CP17] Aghababaei, M.*, Koliou, M., and Paal, S.G. (2018), “Damage Assessment of Buildings in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey”, 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, MA, 29 May– 01 June 2018.

[CP16] Koliou, M., van de Lindt, J.W. and Hamburger, R.O. (2018), “Updates to the ASCE 41 Standard for Nonlinear Modeling of Light-Frame Wood Walls for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering”, 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, MA, 29 May– 01 June 2018.

[CP15]  van de Lindt, J.W., Attary, N., Mahmoud, M., Smith, S., Pilkington. S., Koliou, M., Zahran, S., Cutler, H., Hamideh, S., Sutley, E.J., Peacock, W.G., Rosenheim, N., Xiao, Y. and Watson, M. (2018), “Community Level Damage and Recovery Hindcast: The 2011 Joplin Tornado”, 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, MA, 29 May – 01 June 2018.

[CP14] van de Lindt, J.W., Attary, N., Mahmoud, H.N., Pilkington, S., Koliou, M., Cutler, H., Zahran, W. G., and Rosenheim, N. (2018), “Hindcasting Validation of a Resilience Computational Environment Architecture: Five Years of Recovery Following the 2011 Joplin, Missouri Tornado”, 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management, Singapore, 31 May – 01 June 2018.

[CP13] Koliou, M., van de Lindt, J.W. and Filiatrault, A. (2018), “Seismic Risk Assessment of an Alternate Seismic Design Methodology for Rigid Wall-Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, 2018 Structures Congress, Fort Worth, TX, 19-21 April 2018.

[CP12] Koliou, M., van de Lindt, J.W. and Mahmoud, H.N. (2018), “Modeling Building Functionality following Tornadoes”, 2018 Structures Congress, Fort Worth, TX, 19-21 April 2018.

[CP11] Deniz, D., van de Lindt, J. W., Peacock, W.G, Rosenheim, N., Mitrani-Reiser, J., Dillard, M.K., Gu, D., Tomicek, V., Koliou, M., Barbosa, A.R., Sutley, E., and Hamideh, S. (2018), “Direct Physical and Social Impacts of the 2016 Hurricane Matthew on Lumberton, NC Households” 2018 Structures Congress, Fort Worth, TX, 19-21 April 2018.

[CP10] Koliou, M. and van de Lindt, J.W. (2017), “Quantifying Post-Disaster Functionality of the Building Infrastructure”, ASCE Congress on Technical Advancement, Duluth, MN, 10-13 September 2017.

[CP9] Attary, N., van de Lindt, J.W., Koliou, M., Smith S. and Unnikrishnan, V.U. (2017), “Estimating Community Recovery Subjected to Natural Hazards: 2011 Joplin MO Tornado Case Study”, 2017 Americas Conference on Wind Engineering (ACWE), Gainesville, FL, 21-24 May 2017.

[CP8] Koliou, M. and van de Lindt, J.W. (2016), “Functionality Fragility Assessment in the Context of Community Resilience”, 1st International Workshop on Resilience, Turin, Italy, 19-22 September 2016.

[CP7]  Unnikrishnan, V.U., van de Lindt, J.W. and Koliou, M. (2016), “Functionality and Interdependency of Electrical Power Networks and Building Recovery Following Natural Disasters”, Urban Transitions Global Summit 2016, Shanghai, China, 5-9 September 2016.

[CP6] Koliou, M., Filiatrault, A., Kelly, D.J. and Lawson, J. (2016), “Distributed Yielding Concept for Improved Seismic Collapse Performance of Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragms”, 2016 Structures Congress, Phoenix, AZ, 14-17 February 2016.

[CP5] Koliou, M., Filiatrault, A., Kelly, D.J. and Lawson, J. (2014), “Simplified Design Methodology for Rigid-Wall Flexible Diaphragm Structures”, 2014 Structures Congress, Boston, MA, 3-5 April 2014.

[CP4] Koliou, M. and Filiatrault, A. (2013), “Seismic Collapse Performance Evaluation of Tilt-up Structures Incorporating Flexible Diaphragms”, 2013 Structures Congress, Pittsburgh, PA, 2-4 May 2013.

[CP3] Koliou, M., Filiatrault, A. and Reinhorn, A.M. (2011), “Seismic Protection of High Voltage Transformer-Bushing Systems Incorporating Flexural Stiffeners”, Quake Summit 2011, NEES & MCEER Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY, 8-10 June 2011.

[CP2] Muhammad, F., Oikonomou, K., Koliou, M., Kong, D., Roh, H., Reinhorn, A.M., Filiatrault, A. and Schiff. A. (2011), “Testing of Transformer Bushings and Lessons Learned”, Quake Summit 2011, NEES & MCEER Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY, 8-10 June 2011.

[CP1] Reinhorn, A.M., Filiatrault, A., Constantinou, M.C., Muhammad, F., Oliveto, N.D., Oikonomou, K., Koliou, M., and Schiff. A. (2011), “MCEER Evaluation of Transformer Bushings: Current and Recommended Practice”, Quake Summit 2011, NEES & MCEER Meeting, Buffalo, NY, 8-10 June 2011.

(* My graduate student advisees, ** My undergraduate student advisees, $ My post-doctoral advisees) 

[P15] Syed, M.$, Koliou, M., Sharma, S., Mizrachi, T., and Sideris, P. (2023), “3D printed hempcrete buildings – structural behavior and economic viability.” 7th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium, Texas A&M University, September 2023. 

[P14] Anthimou, C.**, Braik, A.M.*, Han, X.$, and Koliou, M. (2023), “The Role of Communities in Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery”, Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium, Texas A&M University, July 2023. 

[P13] Hanson, T., Mehta, J., Koliou, M., Gonzalez, A., Kaihatu, J., Meyer, M., Nolan, S., Puppala, A., Purdum, C., Sideris, P., Wang, H., Yu, S., Pinell, S., Walden, K.S. (2022), “Convergent Science and Collaborative Approaches to Climate Hazard Mitigation”, Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas. 

[P12] Yoo, Y.* and Koliou, M. (2021), “Mitigation solutions for wood-frame buildings in coastal regions”, Advisory Panel Symposium, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center of Infrastructure Renewal, Texas A&M University, November 2021.

[P11] Aghababaei, M.* and Koliou, M. (2021), “An agent-based modeling approach for community resilience assessment accounting for system interdependencies”, Advisory Panel Symposium, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center of Infrastructure Renewal, Texas A&M University, November 2021.

[P10] Jalilifar, E.* and Koliou, M. (2021), “Analysis of wood-frame shear walls response to combined chronic biodegradation and seismic loading”, Advisory Panel Symposium, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center of Infrastructure Renewal, Texas A&M University, November 2021.

[P9] Mohammadgholibeyki, N.* and Koliou, M. (2021), “A network-based method for estimating post-earthquake buildings’ service restoration”, Advisory Panel Symposium, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center of Infrastructure Renewal, Texas A&M University, November 2021.

[P8] Mohammadgholibeyki, N.*, Nazari, F., Venkatraj, V., Koliou, M., Yan, W., Dixit, M. and Sideris, P. (2020), “Multi-criteria decision analysis for sustainability and resilience assessment of buildings subjected to earthquakes”, Virtual Texas A&M President’s Excellence Fund Symposium, 28 September 2020.

[P7] Aghababaei, M.*, Koliou, M., Watson, M. and Xiao, Y. (2019), “Quantifying Post-disaster Business Recovery through Bayesian Methods”, 2019 Natural Hazards Workshop, Broomfield, CO, 14-17 July 2019.

[P6] Koliou, M., Filiatrault, A., Kelly, D.J. and Lawson, J. (2015), “Improved Seismic Response of Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Wood Roof Diaphragms through a New Seismic Design Approach Based on Distributed Diaphragm Yielding”, 2nd ATC SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings, San Francisco, CA, 10-12 December 2015.

[P5] Lawson, J., Koliou, M., Kelly, D.J. and Filiatrault, A. (2015), “Evaluation of Wall Anchorage Force Provisions in Rigid Wall – Flexible Diaphragm Buildings”, 2015 Structures Congress, Portland, OR, 23-25 April 2015 (Best of the Best Poster Award, presented by M. Koliou).

[P4] Koliou, M. and Filiatrault, A. (2014), “Distributed Yielding Concept for Improved Seismic Collapse Performance of Rigid Wall- Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, 2014 CSEE Graduate Student Poster Competition, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A. (1st place winner, presented by M. Koliou)

[P3] Koliou, M. and Filiatrault, A. (2013), “Seismic Evaluation and Design of Structures Incorporating Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragm”, University at Buffalo Sigma Xi Graduate Student Research Day and Poster Competition, Buffalo, NY, 12 April 2013.

[P2] Koliou, M., Filiatrault, A. and Reinhorn, A.M., (2011), “Seismic Protection of High Voltage Transformer Bushing Systems Incorporating Flexural Stiffeners”, Poster Presentation on 2011 EERI Annual Meeting: Earthquakes without Borders, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, 9-12 February 2011.

[P1] Koliou, M. and Filiatrault, A. (2010), “Seismic Protection of Electrical Transformer-Bushing Systems by Stiffening Techniques”, Poster Presentation on 2010 CSEE Graduate Student Poster Competition, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A. (1st place winner, presented by M. Koliou)

[I26] Koliou, M. (2022), “Community-level simulations for decision making support”, Graduate Seminar at Texas A&M University – Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Division: Environmental, Water Resources & Coastal Engineering, Texas A&M University, 3 October 2022.

[I25] Koliou, M. (2022), “Disaster Resilience Community-level Simulation Models to Enable Decision Making”, Center for Infrastructure Engineering Studies (CIES) Webinar Series, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 16 March 2022.

[I24] Koliou, M. (2022), “Balloon-Style Cross Laminated Timber Buildings - A New Construction Perspective”, 2022 Mass Timber Webinar Series, Oregon State University, 4 March 2022.

[I23] Koliou, M. (2021), “Performance Assessment of Full-scale Timber Structures under Earthquakes Using Advanced Monitoring Techniques”, Virtual Seminar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, 30 November 2021.

[I22] Koliou, M. (2021), “Disaster Resilience Community-level Simulation Models to Enable Decision Making”, Graduate Seminar at the University of Houston, 17 September 2021.

[I21] Koliou, M. (2021), “Disaster Resilience Community-level Simulation Models to Enable Decision Making”, Virtual Graduate Seminar at the University of Minnesota, 30 April 2021.

[I20] Nagae, T. and Koliou, M. (2020), “Japan-U.S. Collaboration on Wood Structure Test”, 4th Annual NHERI-NIED/E-Defense Earthquake Research Meeting, Virtual, 17 December 2020.

[I19] Koliou, M. (2019), “Status of NHERI RAPID /Collaborative Research: Japan-U.S. Collaboration on the Seismic Resilience of Wood-frame Building Systems”, 3rd Annual NHERI-NIED/E-Defense Earthquake Research Meeting, Miki City, Japan, 4 December 2019.

[I18] Koliou, M. (2019), “Quantifying post-disaster business recovery through Bayesian methods”, ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division Research Forum: Enabling Resilient and Sustainable Communities, Reston, VA, 10 May 2019.

[I17] Koliou, M. (2019), “Quantifying post-disaster business recovery through Bayesian methods: The Case Study of Lumberton, NC following Hurricane Matthew”, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center Fellows Forum, College Station, TX, 26 April 2019.

[I16] Koliou, M. (2019), “RAPID/COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: US/Japan Collaboration on Seismic Resilience Assessment and Solutions for Wood Building Systems”, 2nd Annual NHERI-NIED/E-Defense Earthquake Research Meeting, Miki City, Japan, 7 February 2019.

[I15] Koliou, M. (2018), “From Resilient Structures to Resilient Communities”, Rice University, Houston, TX, 12 October 2018.

[I14] Koliou, M. (2018), “From Resilient Structures to Resilient Communities”, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 28 September 2018.

[I13] Koliou, M. (2016), “From Performance-Based Engineering to Community Resilience: Buildings under Extreme Hazards”, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 12 December 2016.

[I12] Koliou, M. (2016), “From Performance-Based Engineering to Community Resilience: Building Infrastructure under Extreme Hazards”, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 15 November 2016.

[I11] Koliou, M. (2016), “From Performance-Based Engineering to Community Resilience: Building Infrastructure under Extreme Hazards”, Colorado School of Mines Seminar Series, Golden, CO, 21 October 2016.

[I10] Koliou, M. (2016), “From Performance-Based Engineering to Community Resilience: Building Infrastructure under Extreme Hazards”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 5 July 2016.

[I9] Koliou, M. (2015), “Performance Assessment of Buildings with Rigid Walls and Flexible Roof Diaphragms exposed to Extreme Seismic and Wind Events”, MIT’s CEE Rising Stars Workshop, Cambridge, MA, 14-16 October 2015.

[I8] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 15 May 2014.

[I7] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 31 March 2014.

[I6] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, University of Colorado – Boulder, Boulder, CO, 19 March 2014.

[I5] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall-Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, 2014 Durham School Ph.D. Symposium, Omaha, NE, U.S.A., 12-14 March 2014.

[I4] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 27 February 2014.

[I3] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, Manhattan College, New York City, NY, 19 February 2014.

[I2] Koliou, M. (2014), “Seismic Collapse Assessment of Rigid Wall – Flexible Roof Diaphragm Buildings”, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 11 February 2014.

[I1] Koliou, M. (2012), “Dampers and Isolators”, 9th Annual Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition (in conjunction with 2012 EERI Annual Meeting and National Earthquake Conference), Memphis, TN, U.S.A., 19-13 April 2012.

[W1] Kalantar, N., Muliana, A., Koliou, M. and Gonella, S. (2020), “Flexibility and Rigidity on Demand: Interplay of Geometry, Material and Function”, Autodesk Technology Centers Spotlight Series, 27 August 2020.