Involvement in Recent Projects

• EU-Horizon 2020 SERA Project (2017 – present), JRA3: Updating and extending the European Seismic Hazard Model, Source Zone Modelling, core team member.
• EU-Horizon 2020 RISE Project (2019 – present), WP 4, team member.
• Tomorrow’s Cities (2019 – present) the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Urban Disaster Risk Hub, Istanbul Hub team member
• Update of Seismic Loss Estimations for Istanbul (2017 – 2019), funded by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, team member.
• Development of a prototype of a macroseismic database for Turkey (2014 – 2016), funded by Boğaziçi University Research Fund, project coordinator.
• EU – FP7 MARSITE Project (2013 – 2016), task leader: Improvement of the probabilistic seismic hazard assessment by taking into account uncertainties and ground-motion variability.
• Compilation of an earthquake catalogue of the pre-1900 period for the SINOP Nuclear Power Plant site (2015-2016), project coordinator.
• Update of National Seismic Hazard Maps for the New Turkish Earthquake Resistant Design Code (2014 – 2016) sponsored by Prime Ministry Disaster and Risk Management Authority, task leader: computation of seismic hazard; team member: seismic source modeling.

Theses Supervised

• MSc Thesis: Earthquake Information System: A Crowdsourcing Mobile Application to Inform and Gather Data, Cenk Tarhan, completed in 2019
• MSc Thesis: Assessment of Uncertainties Associated with Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Estimates in Marmara Region, Hülya Yüksel, ongoing
• PhD Thesis, co-supervisor: Constraining the Source Properties of the 1894, 1766 and 1509 İstanbul Earthquakes, Nesrin Yenihayat, ongoing
• PhD Thesis, co-supervisor: Monte Carlo Simulation Based Seismic Risk Assessment for İstanbul, Murathan Paksoy, ongoing

Papers published in International Journals

• Şeşetyan K, Sakin O, Sönmez S, Demircioglu Tümsa MB (2020), Seismic History of Central North Anatolian Region: New Contribution from Ottoman Archives, Seismological Research Letters, accepted for publication.
• Tsereteli N, Danciu L, Varazanashvili O, Sesetyan K, Qajaia L, Sharia T, Svanadze D, Khvedelidze I (2020), The 2020 National Seismic Hazard Model for Georgia (Sakartvelo), in Building Knowledge for Geohazard, Assessment and Management in the Caucasus and other Orogenic Regions, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, eds. Bonali, FL, Pasquaré Mariotto F, Tsereteli N, accepted for publication.
• Hancılar U, Şeşetyan K, Caktı E (2020), Comparative earthquake loss estimations for high code buildings in Istanbul, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 129, 105956, published online, DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105956.
• Şeşetyan K, Demircioglu Tümsa MB, Akıncı A (2019), Evaluation of the seismic hazard in the Marmara Region (Turkey) based on updated databases, Geosciences, 9, 489, DOI 10.3390/geosciences9120489.
• Hancılar U, Şeşetyan K, Caktı E (2019), Comparative Damage and Economic Loss Estimations under Design Basis Earthquake Level for Post-2000 Buildings in Istanbul, Teknik Dergi, 30/3, 9107-9123, DOI: 10.18400/tekderg.326939.
• Şeşetyan K, Danciu L, Demircioglu MB, Giardini D, Erdik M, Akkar S, Gülen L, Zare M et al. (2018), The 2014 Seismic Hazard Model of the Middle East: Overview and Results, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-018-0346-4.
• Eroğlu Azak T, Kalafat D, Şeşetyan K, Demircioğlu MB (2018) Effects of seismic declustering on seismic hazard assessment: a sensitivity study using the Turkish earthquake catalogue, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-017-0174-y.
• Danciu, L, Şeşetyan K, Demircioglu MB, Gülen L, Zare M, Basili R, Elias A et al. (2018), The 2014 Earthquake Model of the Middle East: seismogenic sources, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-017-0096-8.
• Şeşetyan K, Demircioğlu MB, Duman T, Çan T, Tekin S, Eroğlu Azak T, Fercan Zülfikar Ö (2018) A probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the Turkish territory part I: the area source model, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-016-0005-6.
• Demircioğlu MB, Şeşetyan K, Duman T, Çan T, Tekin S, Ergintav S (2018), Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for the Turkish territory: part II—fault source and background seismicity model, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, DOI 10.1007/s10518-017-0130-x.
• Hancilar U, El-Hussain I, Sesetyan K, Deif A, Cakti E, Al-Rawas G, Safak E, Al-Jabri K (2018), Earthquake risk assessment for the building inventory of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Nat Hazards (2018) 93:1419–1434, DOI 10.1007/s11069-018-3357-1
• Çaktı E, El-Hussain I, Şeşetyan K, Deif A, Hancılar U, Al-Rawas G, Kamer Y, Al-Jabri K (2016) Development of ground-shaking maps for the Sultanate of Oman, Nat Hazards (2016) 82:1357–1373 DOI 10.1007/s11069-016-2247-7.
• Şeşetyan K, Çaktı E, Madariaga R (2015). Engineering Implications of Source Parameters and 3D Wave Propagation Modeling for the 2004 Parkfield, California, Earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, V 105 (3). 1739-1755.
• Woessner J, Danciu L Giardini D, Crowley H, Cotton F, Grünthal G, Valensise G, Arvidsson R, Basili R, Demircioglu MB, Hiemer S, Meletti C, Musson RW, Rovida A, Sesetyan K, Stucchi M et al. (2015), “The 2013 European Seismic Hazard Model: key components and results”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 13: 3553–3596, DOI 10.1007/s10518-015-9795-1.
• Zare M, Amini H, Yazdi P, Sesetyan K, Demircioglu MB, Kalafat D, Erdik M, Giardini D, Khan MA, Tsereteli T(2014), “Recent developments of the Middle East catalog”, Journal of Seismology, 18:749–772, DOI 10.1007/s10950-014-9444-1
• Stucchi M, Rovida A, Gomez Capera AA, Alexandre A, Camelbeeck T, Demircioglu MB, Gasperini P, Kouskouna V, Musson RW, Radulian M, Sesetyan K, Vilanova S, et al. (2013), “The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899”, Journal of Seismology, 17/2, 523 - 544DOI 10.1007/s10950-012-9335-2.
• Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M., Hancilar U., Zulfikar C., Durukal E., Kamer Y., Yendogan C., Tuzun C., Cagnan Z. and Harmandar E., Acta Geophysica, Special Issue IGRS, “Rapid Earthquake Hazard and Loss Assessment for Euro-Mediterranean Region” (submitted)
• Sesetyan K., Zulfikar C., Demircioglu M.B., Hancilar U., Kamer Y., and Erdik M., Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue Earthquake Early Warning, “Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System: Methods and Practices” (submitted)
• Erdik M., Sesetyan K., Demircioglu M.B., Hancilar U., and Zulfikar C. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Special Issue Earthquake Early Warning, “Rapid Earthquake Loss Assessment After Damaging Earthquakes” (submitted)
• Çağnan, Z., K. Şeşetyan, C. Zülfikar, M.B. Demircioğlu, Ç. Kariptaş, E. Durukal, and M. Erdik (2008) “Development of Earthquake Loss Map for Europe”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol: 12S2.
• Strasser, F.O., J.J. Bommer, K. Şeşetyan, M. Erdik, Z. Çağnan, J: Irizarry, X. Goula, A. Lucantoni, F. Sabetta, I.E. Bal, H. Crowley, and C. Lindholm (2008) “A Comparative Study of European Loss Estimation Tools for a Scenario in Istanbul”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol: 12S2.
• M.Erdik, M.B. Demircioglu, K. Sesetyan, E. Durukal and B. Siyahi (2004) “Earthquake Hazard in Marmara Region, Turkey” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol: 24, pp. 605-631.
• M. Erdik, N. Aydinoglu, Y. Fahjan, K. Sesetyan, M.B. Demircioglu, B. Siyahi, E. Durukal, C. Ozbey, Y. Biro, H. Akman and O. Yuzugullu (2003) “Earthquake Risk Assessment for Istanbul Metropolitan Area”, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol.2 No.1.
• Erdik et al. (2003) “Earthquake Risk Assessment for Istanbul Metropolitan Area” Boğaziçi University Press, 300 pages.
• Erdik, M., E. Durukal, B.Siyahi, Y. Fahjan, K. Şeşetyan, M. Demircioğlu, H. Akman, (2003), Risk Mitigation in Istanbul”, Chapter 7, Earthquake Science and Seismic Risk Reduction, Ed. by F. Mulargia and R.J. Geller.
• Erdik,M., Y. Biro, T. Onur, K. Sesetyan and G. Birgoren (1999) “Assessment of earthquake hazard in Turkey and neighboring regions”, Annali Di Geofisica, Vol. 42 N.6, pp. 1125-1138.

Papers published in Conference Proceedings

• Erdik, M.; Cagnan, Z.; Zulfikar, C.; Sesetyan, K.; Demircioglu, M. B.; Durukal, E.; Kariptas, C. (2008), Development of Rapid Earthquake Loss Assessment Methodologies for Euro-MED Region. Proc., 14. World Conference on Earthquake Engrg., Paper ID: S04-004
• Demircioglu, M.B., K.Sesetyan, E.Durukal and M.Erdik (2007) “Assessment of Earthquake Hazard in Turkey” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, June 2007, Thessaloniki, Greece
• Durukal, E., M. Erdik, K. Şeşetyan and Y. Fahjan (2006) “Building Loss Estimation for Earthquake Insurance Pricing”, Proceedings of the 8th US National Conference in Earthquake Engineering, 16-20 April, 2006, San Francisco, US.
• Durukal, E., M. Erdik, K. Şeşetyan (2006) “Expected Earthquake Losses to Buildings in Istanbul and Implications for the Performance of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool” Proceedings of 2006 ECI Conference on Geohazards, Lillehammer, Norway
• A.Ansal, K.Özaydın, M.Erdik, M.Yıldırım, H.Kılıç, Ş.Adatepe, P.T.Özener, M.Tonaroğlu, K.Şeşetyan, M.Demircioğlu (2005) “Seismic Microzonation for Urban Planning And Vulnerability Assessment” Proceedings of the International Symposium of Earthquake Engineering (ISEE2005), Awaji

Recent Conference Presentations

• Yenihayat N, Çakti E, Şeşetyan K, “Constraining Source Properties of the 1894 Istanbul Earthquake”, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-22071, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-22071, 2020
• Basili R, Danciu L, Carafa MMC, Kastelic V, Maesano FE, Tiberti MM, Vallone R, Gracia E, Sesetyan K, Atanackov J, Sket-Motnikar B, Zupančič P, Vanneste K, Vilanova S, “Insights on the European Fault-Source Model (EFSM20) as input to the 2020 update of the European Seismic Hazard Model (ESHM20)”, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-7008, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-7008, 2020.
• Söylemez Ş, Şeşetyan K, Güler E, Probabilistic seismic hazard map of Iraq, 5. International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 8-11 October 2019, Ankara, Turkey.
• Stucchi M, Şeşetyan K, “Exploiting the heritage of N.N. Ambraseys: known and unknown earthquakes around Anatolia.”, 38e Convegno del Gruppo Nazionale Per la Geofisica della Terra Solida, 12-14 November 2019, Rome, Italy.
• Sesetyan K, Danciu L, Demircioğlu Tümsa MB, Zare M, Gülen L, Akkar S, Erdik M, Giardini D, “The role of regional model EMME - from data sets to hazard estimates”, invited speaker, NATO Advanced Research Workshop G5566 - 8-10 October 2019, Tbilisi, Georgia.
• Şeşetyan K, Danciu L, Giardini D, Demircioğlu MB, Erdik M, “Earthquake Model of the Middle East Region (EMME) project: Overview of the main results”, 30 Years After the Spitak Earthquake: Experience and Perspectives, invited speaker, 3-7 December 2018, Yerevan, Armenia.
• Şeşetyan K, Effects of Alternative Source Modelling and Parameterisation Approaches on the Resulting Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Estimates in Turkey, Abstract No: S15-832, 36^th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, 2-7 September 2018, Valletta- Malta.
• Kouskouna V, Sesetyan K, Stucchi M, “The 1933 Kos Earthquake Revisited”, Abstract No: S37-681, 36^th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, 2-7 September 2018, Valletta- Malta.
• Hancilar U, Çakti E, Sesetyan K, “Integration of Damage Assessment for Critical Infrastructure to the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System”, Abstract No: S18-988, 36^th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, 2-7 September 2018, Valletta- Malta.
• Hancilar U, Sesetyan K, Çakti E, “Sensitivity of Annualized Earthquake Loss Estimations to the Computation of Inelastic Displacement Demand”, 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece.
• Sesetyan K, Hancilar U, “Earthquake Impact Assessment Using Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) Data” 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June 2018, Los Angeles, CA USA.
• Çakti E, Sesetyan K, Hancilar U, Safak E, Kılıç O, Mentese EY, Baş M, “Earthquake Risk Assessment for Istanbul: An Update”, 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, June 2018, Los Angeles, CA USA.
• Kouskouna V, Sesetyan K, Stucchi M, “The 1933 Kos earthquake: a preliminary study” Il 36° convegno nazionale del GNGTS, 14-16 November 2017, Trieste, İtaly.
• Akkar S, Azak T, Çan T, Çeken U, Demircioğlu MB, Duman T, Erdik M, Ergintav S, Kadirioğlu FT, Kalafat D, Kale Ö, Kartal RF, Kekovalı K, Kılıç T, Özalp S, Poyraz Altuncu S, Şeşetyan K, Tekin S, Yakut A, Yılmaz MT, Yücemen MS, Zülfikar Ö, “Updated Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Maps for Turkey” PSHA Workshop, 5-7 September 2017, Lenzburg, Switzerland.
• Hancılar U, Şeşetyan K, Çaktı E (2017), Comparative Damage Assessment for High-Code Buildings In Istanbul Under Design Basis Earthquake Level, 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering15-17 June 2017, Rhodes Island, Greece

Honors and Awards

Scholarship of the French Embassy in Turkey for joint PhD studies between Turkish and French Institutions