Professor of Catastrophe Risk Engineering / UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering

Carmine Galasso is a Professor of Catastrophe Risk Engineering in the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. His research develops and applies probabilistic methods and computational tools for catastrophe risk modelling and disaster risk reduction. He investigates risks to building portfolios and infrastructure exposed to multiple natural hazards, including earthquakes, wind, and flooding, with particular emphasis on low-income countries. Carmine has authored >200 peer-reviewed papers; his research (>$4M as PI) is funded by the UK Research Councils, the European Commission, and the Motorola Solution Foundation among many others.