I am interested in exploring the application of AI and ML to challenging real-world problems especially in the computer vision and natural language processing domains. I am currently working on developing ML algorithms for the detection of fractures in the connections of steel moment resisting frame buildings trained using large datasets from physics-based digital-twin simulations of earthquakes and structural responses.
[G12] Developing Students' Systems Thinking and Data Analytics Skills in Civil and Environmental Engineering, US National Science Foundation (NSF), Project Team (all from Manhattan College): Juneseok Lee (PI), Matthew Volovski, Mehdi Omidvar, Christina Cercone, Medya Fathi, Peter Sweeney, and Swaminathan Krishnan, Award Number 2142131, FY2022-2024, $299K.
[G11] Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to India, FY2014-2015.
[G10] Developing a Retrofitting Framework for Pre-Northridge Tall Steel Moment Frame Buildings Using Rupture-to-Rafters Simulations, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP), United States Geological Survey (USGS), FY2013-2014, $67K.
[G09] Frictional Sliding and Rocking of Precariously Balanced Rocks Under Earthquake Excitation, National Science Foundation (NSF), FY2013-2015, $180K (2nd year released).
[G08] The Caltech Virtual Shaker, Caltech Terrestrial Hazard Observation and Reporting (THOR) Center, FY2011-2013, $55K.
[G07] Travel grant to attend the 9th NEES/E-Defense Planning Meeting, Japan, National Science Foundation through the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, 2011.
[G06] 3-D Modeling of the Rocking of Precariously Balanced Rocks, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Award for Project #11206, FY2011, $30K.
[G05] Quantifying the Risk Posed to Tall Steel Frame Buildings in Southern California from Earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault, National Science Foundation (NSF), FY2009-2012, $275K.
[G04] Creating a FRAME3D model of a tall steel braced frame building for the PEER Tall Building Initiative: A PEER-SCEC collaboration, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Award, FY2009, $25K.
[G03] Numerical assessment methodology for the collapse potential of tall steel moment frame buildings using end-to-end simulations, National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP), United States Geological Survey (USGS), FY2009, $67K. USGS highlighted this project in a press-release announcing the award of NEHRP research grants for FY2009.
[G02] 1857-like Mw 7.9 San Andreas fault earthquake: Response of an 18-story steel braced frame building at 636 locations in southern California, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Award for Project #08001, 2008, $50K.
[G01] SHAKEOUT 2008: Tall Steel Moment Frame Building Response, Shakeout Scenario Earthquake Grant, Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project in Southern California, United States Geological Survey (USGS), 2007-2008, $38K.