Masterclass | Structural Resilience: From Vulnerability to Intelligence

Description

From Vulnerability to Intelligence: Resilient Infrastructure in the Face of Extreme Events

A masterclass exploring how engineering, technology, and artificial intelligence are transforming the way we identify, monitor, and manage the risks facing our infrastructure in the face of hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and flooding.

Through real-world case studies and emerging technologies—including structural health monitoring, sensors, drones, IoT, artificial intelligence, computer vision, and digital twins—participants will explore how to move from reactive post-disaster response toward predictive, data-driven risk management.

The experience culminates in an interactive decision-making simulation: What should we do during the first 72 hours after a disaster when hospitals, universities, residential buildings, and bridges may have sustained structural damage?

This masterclass brings together engineering, architecture, construction, technology, government, academia, real estate, and risk management to address a critical question:

How can we turn structural data into actionable decisions that help anticipate risks, protect lives, and build more resilient communities?