PROJECT INVOLVEMENTS

• Updating and integrating the ELER (Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine) Methodology and Software to the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System-IERRS, Principal Investigator, Bogazici University Research Fund, 2019-2021.
• Global Tsunami Model (GTM), Institute Representative, 2017-Present.
• Earthquake risk assessment for the selected cities and training of the Ministry employees on urban earthquake loss assessment, Project Coordinator, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, General Directorate for Infrastructure and Urban Transformation Services, 2015-2016.
• Seismically Safe Tall Buildings in Europe, Principal Investigator, European Commission Marie Curie Actions Co-Fund Program and TÜBİTAK Co-Circulation Program, 2013-2015.

European Union Scientific Research Projects (EU FP6, FP7 and Horizon2020)

• RISE - Real-time earthquake risk reduction for a resilient Europe. Improve and operationalize earthquake performance-based earthquake early warning, Researcher, 2019-Present.
• AGITHAR - Accelerating Global Science in Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis (COST Actions), Researcher, 2018-Present.
• SERA - Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe. Risk modeling framework for Europe, Researcher, 2017-2020.
• ARISTOTLE - All Risk Integrated System Towards the Holistic Early-warning. Operational earthquake early warning and rapid response systems on a 24/7 basis, Researcher, 2016-2018.
• SYNER-G - Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Analysis for Buildings, Lifeline Networks and Infrastructures for Safety Gain. Typology definitions of European elements at risk, data collection, processing and archiving for seismic risk assessment, development of fragility functions for RC buildings, Researcher, 2010-2013.
• SERIES - Seismic Engineering Research Infrastructures for European Synergies. Hybrid fragility assessment of SERFIN (seismic retrofitting of RC frames with RC infilling) building, Researcher, 2010-2012.
• INSPIRE - Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community. Assessment of specification for inventory compilation in EU-27 countries, Researcher, 2010-2011.
• NERIES - Network of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology. Urban earthquake loss assessment, development of ELER (Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine) software package, Team Leader, 2006-2010.
• TRANSFER - Tsunami Risk and Strategies for the European Region. Identification of tsunamigenic seismic sources in the Marmara Sea region and tsunami exposure assessment for Istanbul test area, Researcher, 2006-2009.
• LESSLOSS - Risk Mitigation for Earthquakes and Landslide. Upgrading and re-programming of KOERILoss software, Researcher, 2005-2007.

Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness (ISMEP) Project funded by the World Bank (2004-2008)

• Feasibility Studies for Retrofitting of Selected High Priority Public Buildings, Senior Engineer, 2003-2004: Visual inspection and preliminary seismic performance evaluation, evaluation of material test results (cover-meter tests, Schmidt hammer tests and exposure of reinforcement tests), detailed seismic performance evaluation and vulnerability assessment of 120 school buildings.
• Consultancy Services for Retrofitting of Selected High Priority Public Buildings, Consultant, 2008: Inspection of the earthquake retrofit projects of public school buildings, seismic performance assessment of the retrofitted schools in accordance with the requirements of Turkish Seismic Code’2007.
• Consultancy Services for Design and Implementation/Dissemination of Public Awareness Campaign and Materials for Building Code Enforcement, Consultant, 2009: Preparation of handbooks for “Structural risk mitigation” and “Retrofitting and strengthening of buildings against earthquakes”.

Istanbul Community Impact Project funded by USAID-OFDA and Lutheran World Relief, Researcher/Trainer, 2000-2003

• Preparation of training materials (e.g. handbooks, information cards, CDs) for basic disaster awareness in schools.

Other Selected Projects

• Updating the earthquake loss estimations for Istanbul and integrating the Istanbul earthquake rapid response and early warning system, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Earthquake and Ground Investigation Directorate, 2020-Present.
• Tomorrow’s Cities-Urban Risk in Transition: Multi-hazard vulnerability of housing in new developments, Multi-hazard physical vulnerability of transport infrastructure. Global Challenges Research Fund of the United Kingdom, 2019- Present.
• Earthquake hazard and risk assessment for BOTAŞ pipelines (Düzce-Tekirdağ) and development of a prototype strong ground motion monitoring system, Petroleum Pipeline Company (BOTAŞ) of Turkey, 2020.
• Consultancy for earthquake performance assessment and retrofit design of buildings, IT Department of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 2019-2020.
• Development of software for earthquake risk assessment of natural gas and oil transmission and distribution systems, REC Intl. Inc., Bogazici University Technopark, 2018-2020.
• Updating the earthquake loss estimations for Istanbul, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 2018-2019.
• Engineering analysis of ground motion records and development of shake maps for Kuwait, Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research, REC Intl. Inc., Bogazici University Technopark, 2017-2018.
• Evaluation of underlying hazard and vulnerability models for Turkey earthquake loss modelling, Guy Carpenter London, 2015-2016.
• Strong ground motion and wind velocity simulations for Dubai Eye, REC Intl. Inc., Bogazici University Technopark, 2015.
• Assessment of seismic hazard and risk in the Sultanate of Oman, REC Intl. Inc., Bogazici University Technopark, 2013-2014.
• Assessment of seismic hazard and risk in Emirate of Abu Dhabi: Seismic risk analysis of four critical importance lifeline systems (electric power, water supply, and gas and oil transportation systems), REC Intl. Inc., Bogazici University Technopark, 2010-2012.
• Reducing and managing the risk of tsunamis: Guidance for National Civil Protection Agencies and Disaster Management Offices as Part of the Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and Connected Seas Region, ICG/NEAMTWS WG4 of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, 2009-2011.
• Consultancy services for reviewing and updating RMS Turkey Earthquake Model, 2010.
• Earthquake loss assessment for Istanbul for the updated inventory of elements at risk, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, 2009.
• Coalition for Global School Safety and Disaster Prevention Education: The guidance notes on safer school construction, the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the World Bank, 2009.
• Earthquake Disaster Information System for the Marmara Region- EDIM: Joint project with Centre for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology (CEDIM) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Geo ForschungsZentrum (GFZ), Germany, 2008-2009.
• Joint project with the University College of Dublin for traffic-induced vibration measurements in the oldest monument in Istanbul (Kucuk Aya Sofya Mosque-Ss. Sergius and Bacchus Church, 527-536 A.D), 2009.
• Earthquake performance assessment and rehabilitation of historical masonry buildings: Swedish Palace and Research Institute and, Robert College Buildings in Istanbul, 2004.
• Earthquake performance assessment and retrofit design of several industrial buildings: P&G Italy plants, HP service and office buildings in Greece and Bulgaria, 2003-2005.

Theses

• Hancilar, U., (2009), “Correlations between Ground Motion Intensity Measures and Structural Response Parameters through Nonlinear Dynamic Analyses”, Ph.D. Thesis, Bogazici University.
• Hancilar, U., (2002), “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Masonry Infilled R/C Structures”, M.Sc. Thesis, Bogazici University.

A. Articles in Refereed Journals

A17. Rafliana, I., Jalayer, F., Cerase, A., Cugliari, L., Baiguera, M., Salmanidou, D., Necmioğlu, Ö., Ayerbe, I. A., Lorito, S., Fraser, S., Løvholt, F., Babeyko, A., Salgado-Gálvez, M. A., Selva, J., De Risi, R., Sørensen, M. B., Behrens, J., Aniel-Quiroga, I., Del Zoppo, M., Belliazzi, S., Pranantyo, I. R., Amato, A., Hancilar, U.: Tsunami risk communication and management: Contemporary gaps and challenges, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: 102771.

A16. Galasso C., McCloskey J., Pelling M., Hope M., Bean J. C., Cremen G., Guragain R., Hancilar U., Menoscal J., Mwang’a K., Phillips J., Rush D., Sinclair H.: Editorial. Risk-based, pro-poor urban design and planning for Tomorrow’s Cities, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2021, 58: 102158.

A15. Crowley H., Despotaki V., Silva V., Dabbeek J., Romão X., Pereia N., Castro J. M., Daniell J., Veliu E., Bilgin H., Adam C., Deyanova M., Ademović N., Atalic J., Riga E., Karatzetzou A., Bessason B., Shendova V., Tiganescu A., Toma-Danila D., Zugic Z., Akkar S., Hancilar U.: Model of seismic design lateral force levels for the existing reinforced concrete European building stock, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021, 19: 2839-2865.

A14. Hancilar, U., Şeşetyan, K., Çaktı, E: Comparative earthquake loss estimations for high-code buildings in Istanbul, Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering 2020; 129: 105956.

A13. Hancılar, U., Şeşetyan, K. ve Çaktı, E: İstanbul’daki 2000 yılı sonrası binalar için tasarıma esas deprem seviyesi altında karşılaştırmalı yapısal hasar ve mali kayıp tahminleri (Comparative Damage and Economic Loss Estimations under Design Basis Earthquake Level for Post-2000 Buildings in Istanbul), Teknik Dergi 2019; 30(3): 9107-9123.

A12. Hancilar, U., El-Hussain, I., Sesetyan, K., Deif, A., Cakti, E., Al-Rawas, G., Safak, E. and Al-Jabri, K.: Earthquake risk assessment for the building inventory of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Natural Hazards 2018; 93(3), 1419-1434.

A11. Corbane, C., Hancilar, U., Ehrlich, D. and De Groeve, T.: Pan-European seismic risk assessment: a proof of concept using the Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine (ELER), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2017; 15(3): 1057-1083.

A10. Cakti, E., El-Hussain, I., Sesetyan, K., Deif, A., Hancilar, U., Al-Rawas, G., Kamer, Y. and Al-Jabri, K.: Development of ground shaking maps for the Sultanate of Oman, Natural Hazards 2016; 82(2): 1357-1373.

A9. Hancilar, U. and Cakti, E.: Fragility functions for code complying RC frames via best correlated IM-EDP pairs, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2015; 13(11): 3381-3400.

A8. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Erdik, M., Franco, G. and Deodatis, G.: Earthquake vulnerability of school buildings: Probabilistic structural fragility analyses, Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering 2014; 67: 169-178.

A7. Hancilar, U., Taucer, F. and Corbane, C.: Empirical fragility functions based on remote sensing and field data after the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake, Earthquake Spectra 2013; 29(4):1275-1310.

A6. Hancilar, U.: Identification of elements at risk for a credible tsunami event for Istanbul, Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences 2012; 12: 107-119.

A5. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E. and Erdik, M.: Earthquake performance assessment and rehabilitation of two historical unreinforced masonry buildings, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2012; 10(1): 307-330.

A4. Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M. B, Hancilar, U. and Zulfikar, C.: Rapid earthquake loss assessment after damaging earthquakes, Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering 2011; 31(2): 247-266.

A3. Sesetyan, K., Zulfikar, C., Demircioglu, M., Hancilar, U., Kamer, Y. and Erdik, M.: Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System: Methods and practices, Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering 2011; 31(2): 170-180.

A2. Hancilar, U., Tuzun, C., Yenidogan, C. and Erdik, M.: ELER software - a new tool for urban earthquake loss assessment, Natural Hazards & Earth System Sciences 2010; 10: 2677-2696.

A1. Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M.B., Hancilar, U.,Zulfikar, C., Cakti, E., Kamer, Y., Yenidogan, C., Tuzun, C., Cagnan, Z. and Harmandar, E.: Rapid earthquake hazard and loss assessment for Euro-Mediterranean Region, Acta Geophysica 2010; 58(5): 855-892.

B. Articles in Other Journals

B3. Erdik, M., Demircioglu, M. B, Sesetyan, K., Hancilar, U.: Deprem risk belirlemesi, İstanbul Bülten, TMMOB İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası İstanbul Şubesi Aylık Yayın Organı, 2011; 115: 8-20.

B2. Erkal, A., Laefer, D., Fanning, P., Durukal, E., Hancilar, U., Kaya, Y.: Investigation of the rail-induced vibrations on a masonry historical building, Advanced Materials Research, 2010; Vols. 133-134: 569-574.

B1. Ansal, A., Erdik, M., Aydinoglu, N., Durukal, E., Tönük, G., Kurtuluş, A., Demircioğlu, M.B., Şeşetyan, K., Hancilar, U.: İstanbul için deprem hasar senaryoları, İstanbul Bülten, TMMOB İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası İstanbul Şubesi Aylık Yayın Organı, 2007; 91: 12-16.

C. Book Chapters and Handbooks

C5. Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M. B., Zulfikar, C., Hancilar, U., Tuzun, C., Harmandar, E. (2014): Rapid earthquake loss assessment after damaging earthquakes, Chapter 2, A. Ansal (ed.), Perspectives on European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering 34, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-07118-3_2, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2014.

C4. Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M. B., Hancilar, U., Zulfikar, C. (2010): Rapid earthquake loss assessment after damaging earthquakes, Chapter 21, M. Garevski, A. Ansal (eds.), Earthquake Engineering in Europe, Geotechnical, Geological, and Earthquake Engineering 17, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9544-2_21, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010.

C3. Tuzun, C., Hancilar, U., Selcuk, M., Erdik, M., (2009): Retrofitting and strengthening of buildings against earthquakes, Handbook (in Turkish and English), Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness (ISMEP) Project, the World Bank & Istanbul Special Provincial Administration, Istanbul.

C2. Tuzun, C., Hancilar, U., Selcuk, M., Erdik, M., (2009): Structural risk mitigation, Handbook (in Turkish and English), Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness (ISMEP) Project, the World Bank & Istanbul Special Provincial Administration, Istanbul.

C1. Green, R., Sungay, B, Paci, Z., Erdik, M., Hancilar, U., Tuzun, C., Celep, U., Selcuk, M.E., Salkin, A., Petal, M., (2003): Handbook for structural awareness for seismic safety, Bogazici University, American Red Cross and Lutheran World Relief.

D. Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

D32. Dede, S. and Hancilar, U.: A Comparative Seismic Performance Assessment Study of the Turkish Seismic Codes on an Existing Building, 3^rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 2022.

D31. Yildirim, E. and Hancilar, U.: Probabilistic Fragility Assessment of Pre-Code Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings, 3^rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 2022.

D30. Açıkgöz, N. Hancilar, U.: Comparison of Estimated Building Damages with Observed Damage Data from Recent Earthquakes in Turkey, 3^rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 2022.

D29. Açıkgöz, N. Hancilar, U.: Derivation of Empirical Fragility Curves for Turkey, 3^rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 2022.

D28. Ulku, O., Atici, A. T., Yesilirmak, F. C., Hancilar, U.: Classifying and predicting earthquake damage by using machine learning after the 2020 Elazığ, Turkey, earthquake, 3^rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 2022.

D27. Yildirim, E. and Hancilar, U.: Fragility analyses of reinforced concrete buildings at different seismic design levels in Turkey, 2^nd Eurasian OpenSees Days, Torino, Italy, July 2022.

D26. Dede, S., Hancilar, U., Safak, E.: Nonlinear Modelling and Analysis of Tunnel-form Buildings, 2^nd Eurasian OpenSees Days, Torino, Italy, July 2022.

D25. Yildirim, E. and Hancilar, U.: Seismic performance of reinforced concrete shear wall buildings in Turkey, 6^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Gebze, Turkey, October 2021.

D24. Abanuz, C., Hancilar, U., Safak, E.: Investigation of reinforced concrete bridge pier behaviors under the horizontal and vertical components of earthquake records, 9^th Turkish Conference on Earthquake Engineering, İstanbul, Turkey, June 2021.

D23. Rossetto, T., Çaktı, E., Kalaycıoğlu, S., D'Ayala, D., Menteşe, E. Y., Hope, M., Stewart, I., Hancilar, U., Safak, E., Byun, J. E.: The interplay of multiple hazards and urban development: The context of Istanbul, ICONHIC 2021, Virtual Prep Workshop, Keynote Lecture, June 2021.

D22. Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K. and Cakti, E.: Sensitivity of the Average Annual Earthquake Loss Estimations to the Ground Motion Intensity Measure, 17^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sendai, Japan, September 2020.

D21. Crowley, H., Rodrigues, D., Silva, V., Despotaki, V., Martins, L., Pomonis, A., Lemoine, A., Roullé, A., Tourlière, B., Weatherill, G., Pitilakis, K., Danciu, L., Correia, A.A., Akkar, S., Hancilar, U., Covi, P.: The European Seismic Risk Model 2020 (ESRM 2020), 2^nd International Conference on Natural Hazards & Infrastructure, Chania, Greece, June 2019.

D20. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., and Sesetyan, K.: Annualized Earthquake Loss Estimations for High-Code Buildings in Istanbul, 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, USA, June 2018.

D19. Sesetyan, K. and Hancilar, U.: Earthquake Impact Assessment Using Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) Data, 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, USA, June 2018.

D18. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Hancilar, U., Safak, E., Kilic, O., Mentese, E. Y. and Bas, M.: Earthquake Risk Assessment for Istanbul: An Update, 11^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Los Angeles, USA, June 2018.

D17. Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K. and Cakti, E.: Sensitivity of Annualized Earthquake Loss Estimations to the Computation of Inelastic Displacement Demand, 16^th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2018.

D16. Crowley, H., Rodrigues, D., Silva, V., Despotaki, V., Romão, X., Castro, M., Akkar, S., Hancilar, U., Pitilakis, K., Pitilakis, D., Belvaux, M., Wiemer, S., Danciu, L., Correia, A., Bursi, O. S., Wenzel, M.: Towards a Uniform Earthquake Risk Model for Europe, 16^th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2018.

D15. Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K., Cakti, E.: İstanbul’daki 2000 Yılı Sonrası Binalar İçin Tasarım Depremi Altında Yapısal Hasar ve Mali Kayıp Tahminleri, 4. Uluslararası Deprem Mühendisliği ve Sismoloji Konferansı, Eskişehir, 2017.

D14. Hancilar, U., Safak, E. and Cakti, E.: An exercise on the derivation of fragility functions for tall buildings, 16^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, January 2017.

D13. Hancilar, U., Harmandar, E. and Cakti, E.: Sensitivity of fragility functions to ground motion input: Case study of 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 10^th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, AK, USA, 2014.

D12. Hancilar, U., Harmandar, E. and Cakti, E.: Effects of ground motion input on the derived fragility functions, 2^nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 2014.

D11. Tenerelli, P., Hancilar, U., Gallego, J. F., Ehrlich, D.: Population density modeling in support of seismic risk assessment, 2^nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 2014.

D10. Hancilar, U., Taucer, F. and Corbane, C.: Empirical fragility assessment after the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake, 8^th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation, Brac, Croatia, 2012.

D9. Hancilar, U. and Cakti, E.: Correlations between ground motion intensity measures and structural response parameters, 7^th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011.

D8. Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M. B, Hancilar, U.: Earthquake risk assessment, 7^th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011.

D7. Hancilar, U.and Cakti, E.,: Nonlinear response of high-rise buildings with respect to strong ground motion characteristics, 14^th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid, Macedonia, 2010.

D6. Hancilar, U., Tuzun, C., Yenidogan, C., Erdik, M.: Urban earthquake loss assessment by ELER, International Conference on Urban Habitat Constructions under Catastrophic Events, Naples, Italy, 2010.

D5. Erkal, A., Laefer, D., Fanning, P., Durukal, E., Hancilar, U., Kaya, Y.: Factors affecting traffic-generated vibrations on structures and the masonry minaret of Little Hagia Sophia, Joint Conference of Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland and Concrete Research in Ireland, Ireland, 2010.

D4. Tuzun, C., Zulfikar, A.C., Yenidogan, C., Hancilar, U., Akdogan, M.E., Erdik, M.: Parametric evaluation of seismic retrofitting techniques applied to the public school buildings in Istanbul”, ATC&SEI Conference on Improving The Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures, San Francisco, USA, 2009.

D3. Hancilar, U., Durukal, E., Erdik, M.: Seismic assessment and rehabilitation of a historical unreinforced masonry (URM) building in Istanbul, 14^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 2008.

D2. Hancilar, U., Durukal, E., Franco, G., Erdik, M., Deodatis, G., Smyth, A.: Spectral displacement-based probabilistic structural fragility analysis of a standardized public school building in Istanbul, 8^th Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Singapore, 2007.

D1. Hancilar, U., Durukal, E., Franco, G., Deodatis, G., Erdik, M., Smyth, A.: Probabilistic vulnerability analysis: an application to a typical school building in Istanbul, 1^st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva, Switzerland, 2006.

E. Abstracts, Oral and Poster Presentations

E40. Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K., Cakti, E.: Long-Term Averaged Earthquake Loss Estimations for Istanbul, Seismological Society of America (SSA), Annual Meeting (virtual) April 2021.

E39. Hancilar, U., Dede, S.O., Sesetyan, K., Cakti, E., Dar, E., Erturk, S. O., Kafadar, N., Koca, C., Korkmaz, A., Malcioglu, F. S., Suleyman, H., Tetik, T., Uncu, G., Yenihayat, N., Yolcu, A: Rapid Estimation of Spatial Distributions of Building Damages in the 30 October 2020 Aegean Sea Earthquake, European Geosciences Union (EGU), General Assembly (virtual), April 2021.

E38. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Hancilar, U., Caglar, M., Dar, E., Suleyman, H., Malcioglu, F. S., Tetik, T.: 30 October 2020 Samos-Sigacik Earthquake: On Strong Ground Motion and Local Site Amplification, European Geosciences Union (EGU), General Assembly (virtual), April 2021.

E37. Hancilar, U., Durusoy, G., Dede, S., Sesetyan, K., Cakti, E. and Safak, E. “Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System: Ml=5.7 off Istanbul Earthquake - 26 Sept. 2019”, 11^th Gulf Seismic Forum, Doha, Qatar, February 2020.

E36. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Durusoy, G. and Safak, E.: Near Real-Time Earthquake Damage Assessment in Critical Infrastructure: Istanbul’s Water, Natural Gas and Electric Power Networks, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, December 2019.

E35. Hancılar, U., Şeşetyan, K., Çaktı, E., Şafak, E.: Altyapı Sistemleri Kentsel Deprem Risk Analizleri - Urban Earthquake Risk Analyses for Infrastructure Systems, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Deprem Çalıştayı - Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Earthquake Workshop, Invited Speaker, Istanbul, December 2019.

E34. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., and Sesetyan, K.: Annualized Earthquake Loss Estimations for Istanbul, Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, Miami, USA, May 2018.

E33. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Alcik, H. and Hancilar, U.: The 2017 Kos-Bodrum Earthquake, Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, Miami, USA, May 2018.

E32. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Alcik, H. and Hancilar, U.: 2017 Kos-Bodrum Earthquake: On the Correlation of Long Period Ground Motion and Damage, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2018.

E31. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K. Kamer, Y., Durusoy, G.: Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine for lifeline systems: ELER-Lifelines, 10^th Gulf Seismic Forum, Muscat, Oman, 2018.

E30. Hancilar, U., Safak, E., Cakti, E.: Seismic fragility assessment of tall buildings, 10^th Gulf Seismic Forum, Muscat, Oman, 2018.

E29. Hancilar, U.: Revisiting the Empirical Fragility Functions Derived After the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, European Seismological Commission (ESC) Annual Meeting, Malta, Sept. 2018.

E28. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Durusoy, G. Kamer, Y. and Safak, E: Integration of Damage Assessment for Critical Infrastructure to the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response System, European Seismological Commission (ESC) Annual Meeting, Malta, Sept. 2018.

E27. Hancilar, U. and Dede, S: Comparison of PGA and PGV Based Earthquake Damage Assessments for Public School Buildings in Istanbul, European Seismological Commission (ESC) Annual Meeting, Malta, Sept. 2018.

E26. Luzi L, Cauzzi C, Sleeman R, Strollo A, Kalogeras I, Hancilar U, Marmureanu A, Maufroy E, Clinton J, Tepegur E, Shahvar M ORFEUS products and services for strong-motion seismology, European Seismological Commission (ESC) Annual Meeting, Malta, Sept. 2018.

E25. Safak, E., Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Durusoy, G., Kamer, Y.: Earthquake Damage and Loss Assessment for Oil and Gas Systems, 2^nd International Oil and Gas Conference, Dubai, UAE, December 3-5, 2018.

E24. Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K. and Cakti, E.: 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 Engineering (COMPDYN 2017), Rhodes, Greece, 2017.

E23. Cakti, E., Hancilar, U. and Saygili, O.: Fragility functions for minarets, 6th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017), Rhodes, Greece, 2017.

E22. Cakti, E., Hancilar, U., Sesetyan, K., Biyikoglu, H. and Safak, E.: Damage and Loss Estimation for Natural Gas Networks: The Case of Istanbul, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2017.

E21. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E. and Sesetyan, K.: Earthquake Loss Assessment for Post-2000 Buildings in Istanbul, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2016.

E20. Corbane, C., Hancilar, U., Ehrlich, D. and De Groeve, T.: Pan-European Seismic Risk Assessment: A proof of concept using the Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine (ELER), European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2016.

E19. Hancilar, U.: Deprem Hasar ve Kayıp Tahmin Metodolojisi: ELER Yazılımı (Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine), Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı Deprem Riski Hızlı Haritalama Yazılımı ve Yer Bilimsel Etüt Bilgi Sistemi Çalıştayı, Ankara, 2015.

E18. Cakti, E. and Hancilar, U.: Earthquake Protection of Cultural Heritage in Istanbul, The XXXVI International Workshop on Seismicity and Earthquake Engineering in the Extended Mediterranean Region, Ravenna, Italy, 2015.

E17. Cakti, E.,Hancilar, U. and Sesetyan, K.: Reevaluation of earthquake losses in Istanbul and of implications for the performance of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool, Seismological Society of America’s 2015 Annual Meeting, Pasadena, USA, 2015.

E16. Hancilar, U., El-Hussain, I., Sesetyan, K.,Deif, A., Cakti, E., Al-Rawas, G., E., Safak and Al-Jabri, K.: Risk Assessment and Loss Estimation for Muscat-Oman, The Second Workshop on Seismic Hazard Assessment for Sultanat of Oman, Muscat, Oman, 2015.

E15. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K. Hancilar, U., Kamer, Y., Safak, E., Erdik, M., El-Hussain, I., Deif, A., Al-Rawas, G. and Al-Jabri, K.: Development of ground shaking maps, The Second Workshop on Seismic Hazard Assessment for Sultanat of Oman, Muscat, Oman, 2015.

E14. Hancilar, U., Harmandar, E. and Cakti, E.: Effects of Ground Motion Input on the Derived Fragility Functions: Case study of 2010 Haiti Earthquake, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2014.

E13. Hancilar, U., Tenerelli, P., Argyroudis, S. and Pitilakis, K.: Data collection and inventory compilation methods for seismic risk assessment: Application of remote sensing techniques for building inventory update, 2^nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 2014.

E12. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K. Hancilar, U., Kamer, Y., Safak, E., Erdik, M., El-Hussain, I., Deif, A., Al-Rawas, G. and Al-Jabri, K.: Development of shake maps for the Sultanate of Oman, 2^nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 2014.

E11. Cakti, E., Sesetyan, K., Hancilar, U., El-Hussain, I., Al-Rawas, G., Aljabri, K. and Deif, A.: Seismic risk analysis of buildings in Muscat, Oman, 8^th Gulf Seismic Forum, Oman, 2013.

E10. Cakti, E., Safak, E., Erdik, M., Sesetyan, K. and Hancilar, U.: Preparedness and Emergency Planning Elements, 3^rd Workshop on Seismic Risk and Loss Estimation in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2013.

E9. Cakti, E., Harmandar, E., Kamer, Y. and Hancilar, U.: Seismic Risk Analysis of Four Critical Importance Lifelines, 3^rd Workshop on Seismic Risk and Loss Estimation in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2013.

E8. Ozel, N., Hancilar, U. and Erdik, M.: Planning for tsunami early warning system in the Marmara Sea, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2010.

E7. Erdik, M., Durukal, E., Hancilar, U.: Earthquake protection of cultural heritage in Istanbul, EuroMed Hellenic Aid Workshop, Athens, Greece, 2010.

E6. Hancilar, U., Cakti, E., Zulfikar, A.C., Demircioğlu, M.B. and Erdik, M.: Tsunami loss assessment for Istanbul, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2010.

E5. Şeşetyan, K., Demircioğlu, M.B., Zulfikar, C., Hancilar, U., Kamer, Y. and Erdik, M.: Application of post-earthquake, real time shake- and loss-map assessment in Turkey, Turkish-Japanese Earthquake Workshop, TUBITAK-Gebze, 2009.

E4. Hancilar, U., Tuzun, C., Yenidogan, C., Zulfikar, A.C., Durukal, E. and Erdik, M.: Urban earthquake shaking and loss assessment, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2009.

E3. Hancilar, U., Durukal, E., Demircioglu, M.B. and Erdik, M.: Tsunamigenic seismic zones in and around Turkey, European Seismological Commission 31^st General Assembly, Crete, Greece, 2008.

E2. Hancilar, U., Durukal, E., Zulfikar, A.C., Erdik, M., Demircioglu, M.B. and Kariptas, C.: Tsunami impact and risk assessment for Istanbul, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2008.

E1. Durukal, E. and Hancilar, U.: Recent developments in selection and scaling of strong ground motions for performance-based seismic engineering, Earthquake Engineering in the 21^st Century, Macedonia, 2005.

F. Selected Scientific/Technical Reports

F13. İstanbul İli Olası Deprem Kayıp Tahminlerinin Güncellenmesi, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Deprem Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı ve İstanbul. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Deprem Risk Yönetimi ve Kentsel İyileştirme Daire Başkanlığı, Deprem ve Zemin İnceleme Müdürlüğü, 2019.

F12. KOERI (NEAMTWS/TSP-TR) Eastern Mediterranean Tsunami Scenario for NEAMWave17 prepared by Ocal Necmioglu, Ceren Ozer Sozdinler, Ufuk Hancılar, Yavuz Gunes, Ali Pınar, Mehmet Yılmazer, Kıvanc Kekovalı, 2017.

F11. Cakti, E. and Hancilar, U.: Performance and Seismic Risk of Oil Transportation System, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2016.

F10. Cakti, E. and Hancilar, U.: Performance and Seismic Risk of Gas Transportation System, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2016.

F9. Burdur İl Belediyesi İçin Kentsel Deprem Riski Belirlemesi, Afet Riski Altındaki Alanların Dönüştürülmesi Hakkında Kanun Kapsamında Ortak Hizmet Uygulaması, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Deprem Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı, 2016, İstanbul.

F8. Kahramanmaraş İl Belediyesi İçin Kentsel Deprem Riski Belirlemesi, Afet Riski Altındaki Alanların Dönüştürülmesi Hakkında Kanun Kapsamında Ortak Hizmet Uygulaması, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Deprem Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı, 2016, İstanbul.

F7. Muş İl Belediyesi İçin Kentsel Deprem Riski Belirlemesi, Afet Riski Altındaki Alanların Dönüştürülmesi Hakkında Kanun Kapsamında Ortak Hizmet Uygulaması, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Deprem Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı, 2016, İstanbul.

F6. Cakti, E., Hancilar, U.: Electric Power System Vulnerability Model and Related Databases, Maintenance Report, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2014.

F5. Cakti, E., Hancilar, U.: Water Supply System Vulnerability Model and Related Databases, Maintenance Report, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2014.

F4. Cakti, E., Harmandar, E., Kamer, Y., Hancilar, U.: Performance and Seismic Risk of Electric Power System, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2011.

F3. Cakti, E., Harmandar, E., Kamer, Y., Hancilar, U.: Performance and Seismic Risk of Water Supply System, Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Risk in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2011.

F2. ELER (Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine) v3.0, Technical manual and users guide, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 2010.

F1. İstanbul’un Olası Deprem Kayıplarının Güncellenmesi, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü, Deprem Mühendisliği Ana Bilim Dalı, OYO Inc., 2009.

G. European Union Reference Reports

G8. Corbane C., Hancilar U., Silva V., Ehrlich D., De Groeve T.: Pan-European Seismic Risk Assessment: A proof of concept using the Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine (ELER). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2015.

G7. Hancilar, U., Taucer, F., Tenerelli, T., Ehrlich, D., Argyroudis, S., Kakderi, K., Monfort-Climent, D., Gehl, P., Polli, D., Dell’Acqua, F., Crowley, C., Wenzel, H., Schäfer, D., Guidelines for typology definition of European physical assets for earthquake risk assessment. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G6. Franchin, P.: Methodology for systemic seismic vulnerability assessment of buildings, infrastructures, networks and socio-economic impacts, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G5. Tenerelli, P., Crowley, H.: Development of inventory datasets through remote sensing and direct observation data for earthquake loss estimation, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G4. Kaynia, A. M.: Guidelines for deriving seismic fragility functions of elements at risk: Buildings, lifelines, transportation networks and critical facilities, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G3. Khazai, B.:Guidelines for the consideration of socio-economic impacts in seismic risk analysis, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G2. Pitilakis, K., Argyroudis, S.: Systemic seismic vulnerability and loss assessment: Validation studies, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

G1. Schäfer, D., Bosi, A.: Systemic seismic vulnerability assessment software user’s manual, Ed.: F. Taucer, U. Hancilar. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2013.

SCHOLARSHIPS/GRANTS AND AWARDS

• European Commission, Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching Programme, visiting lecturer at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering, 2022.
• Research grant, Bogazici University Scientific Research Fund, 2019-2021.
• Research grant (full-time employment), TUBITAK - Marie Curie Co-funded brain Circulation Scheme, 2013-2015.
• Post-doctoral research grant (full-time employment), European Commission, 2010-2013.
• Outstanding Young Scientist Award by European Geosciences Union (EGU) for the study entitled ‘Urban earthquake shaking and loss assessment’, 2009.
• Research and Action Grants for Disaster Risk Reduction by PROVENTION Consortium for the project entitled ‘A tool for earthquake vulnerability assessment of school buildings’, awarded as project coordinator, 2007-2008.
• Doctoral dissertation grant, Bogazici University Research Fund, 2006-2008.
• Outgoing Ph.D. Fellowship by TUBITAK for the project ‘Hybrid simulation techniques and applications in the laboratory’ at University of California-Berkeley, 2007.
• Young researcher conference participation grant, National Science Foundation (NSF) of USA, 2006.
• International Training Program for Seismic Design of Structures and Hazard Mitigation (ITP 2006), National Centre for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE), Taipei, Taiwan.
• Graduate student conference participation support, Bogazici University Foundation, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
• Research project support, Columbia University, NYC, USA, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers (IMO)
• European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE)
• European Geosciences Union (EGU)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Seismological Society (SSA)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU)
• Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)
• Marie Curie Alumni

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Committee Member in:

• Technical committee member, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Directorate General for Infrastructure and Urban Transformation Services, 2017-present.
• Scientific and technical committee member, “DASK Üniversiteler arası Depreme Dayanıklı Bina Tasarımı Yarışması (Inter-university contest for earthquake resistant building design by Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool-TCIP)”, 2014-present.
• Jury member, “TEKNOFEST – İnsanlık Yararına Teknoloji Yarışması (Technology for Humanity Competition”, 2021.
• Turkish Earthquake Foundation-Earthquake Engineering Committee, reserved member, 2014-2016.
• The development of National Earthquake Strategy (scenario and risk analyses) by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of the Prime Ministry of Republic of Turkey, 2012-present.
• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, 2009-present.
• Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the World Bank, 2008-present.

Conference/Workshop Organizations:

• Scientific Committee Member, 6^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (6ICEES), Gebze, Turkey, 13-15 October 2021.
• Scientific Committee Member, 3^rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of the Geosciences (CAJG), held online, 2-5 November 2020.
• Scientific Committee Member, 5^th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (5ICEES), Ankara, Turkey, 8-11 October 2019.
• Scientific Committee Member, ECCOMAS Thematic Conference ‘2^nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Models – Design and Rehabilitation of Structures, CoRaSS2017’, Coimbra, Portugal, 16-17 November 2017.
• Convener, Special Session: Derivation of analytical and empirical fragility functions, 16^th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 2017.
• Organization committee and session chair, 2^nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, 2014.
• Session chair, 14^th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Macedonia, 2010.
• Organization committee, Workshop on Dynamics, Structural and Earthquake Engineering: Research and Practice, Italy, 2010.
• Organization committee, 4^thInternational Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering-4AESE, Italy, 2011.
• Organization committee and rapporteur, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Istanbul, 2006.
• Organization committee, Annual IIASA-DPRI Forum-Risk and Challenges for Business and Industry, Istanbul, 2006.

Training Seminars:

• Trainer, Training program on Oman Seismic Design Code for Sultan Qaboos University of Oman, 2016.
• Trainer, Training course on earthquake risk analysis for buildings and lifelines for National Center for Meteorology and Seismology of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015.
• Trainer, Training course on earthquake shake mapping and loss assessment for Sultan Qaboos University of Oman, 2013.

• Trainee, Training course on pseudo-dynamic (PsD) testing, JRC-ELSA, Italy, 2010.
• Trainee, OpenSees Days, University of California, Berkeley, 2007 and 2014.
• Trainee, International Training Program for Seismic Design of Structures and Hazard Mitigation, Taiwan, 2006.