Rafael Holdorf, PhD
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Curriculum Vitae
- 2021 - 2023 | Humboldt Fellow, Engineering Risk Analysis Group, TUM
- since 2018 | Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
- 2011-2018 | Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
- 2010-2011 | Lecturer at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (Brazil)
- 2010 | PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen (France)
- 2006 | B.A. in Civil Engineering, Federal Technological University of Paraná (Brazil)
Research interests
- Optimization under uncertainty: reliability based design optimization, risk optimization, robust optimization, stochastic optimization
- Inverse Problems in Structural Engineering: parameter identification, model updating, state estimation, Bayesian optimal design of experiments
- Development of optimization algorithms: Kriging based methods, stochastic descent methods, metaheuristic algorithms
- Engineering applications: bridge structural design and safety assessment, bridge weigh in motion (BWIM) systems, Transmission line tower structural optimization
Key publications
A.G. Carlon, B.M. Dia, L.F.R. Espath, R.H. Lopez, R. Tempone. Nesterov-aided stochastic gradient methods using Laplace approximation for Bayesian design optimization. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 363:112909, 2020.
F. Carraro, R.H. Lopez, L.F.F. Miguel, A.J. Torii. Monte Carlo integration with adaptive variance selection for improved stochastic efficient global optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 60(1):245-268, 2019.
A.G. Carlon, R.H. Lopez, L.F.R. Espath, L.F.F. Miguel, A.T. Beck. A stochastic gradient approach for the reliability maximization of passively controlled structures. Engineering Structures, 186:1-12, 2019.
F. Carraro, M.S. Gonçalves, R.H. Lopez, L.F.F. Miguel, A.M. Valente. Weight estimation on static B-WIM algorithms: A comparative study. Engineering Structures, 198:109463, 2019.
R.R. Souza, L.F.F. Miguel, R.H. Lopez, L.F. Fadel Miguel, A.J. Torii. A procedure for the size, shape and topology optimization of transmission line tower structures. Engineering Structures, 111:162-184, 2016.
R.H. Lopez, L.F.F. Miguel, E.S. Cursi. Uncertainty quantification for algebraic systems of equations. Computers & Structures, 128:189-202, 2013.