Professor Ketson R. M. dos Santos holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University (USA). He also earned an M.S. from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and a B.S. from the Federal University of Alagoas (Brazil), both in Civil Engineering with a focus on structural engineering. Professor dos Santos currently serves as an Associate Editor for the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Parts A (Civil Engineering) and B (Mechanical Engineering). His expertise is widely recognized through his technical publications in stochastic engineering dynamics and uncertainty quantification, his role as a reviewer for several prestigious international journals, and his contributions to the academic community, including co-chairing minisymposia at major conferences such as ASCE/EMI. Additionally, he is a member of both the American Society of Civil Engineers (M.ASCE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (M.ASME) and serves on the ASCE/EMI Dynamics and Probabilistic Methods committees.
Professor Ketson R. M. dos Santos research focuses on the development of novel mathematical and computational methodologies to quantify the propagation of uncertainties in complex engineering dynamical systems ranging from the micro- to macro-scales. These techniques combine concepts from the theory of stochastic processes, engineering dynamics, and signal processing. Indicative examples include the determination of the stochastic response of vibratory energy harvesters subjected to broadband excitations using stochastic averaging, the development of efficient stochastic dynamics techniques for determining the survival probability of hysteretic/nonlinear systems with fractional derivatives subjected to non-stationary excitation, and the identification of time-variant properties of nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom dynamical systems subjected to non-stationary excitation using generalized harmonic wavelets. Additionally, Prof. dos Santos leverages these techniques to solve complex problems in fields such as medicine and materials science, demonstrating the multidisciplinary potential of his research.
Education
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics (Columbia University/USA)
M.Phil in Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics (Columbia University/USA)
M.S. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) (University of São Paulo/Brazil)
B.S. Civil Engineering (Federal University of Alagoas/Brazil)
