23 Jun to 18 Aug 2025: Dr. Fayaz is leading the "Google-Deepmind Research Ready Placements Program" in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Exeter, UK. If you are interested is in this program, please check the details. See Details
15 Jun to 18 Jun 2025: Dr. Fayaz will be organizing a mini-symposium (MS21) with Dr. Esteghamati (Utah State University, USA) on "Physics-Informed and Explainable Machine Learning for Natural Hazards, Exposure, and Risk Modelling" at the "10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN)" conference in Rhodes, Greece. See Details
14 Jun to 18 Jun 2025: Dr. Fayaz will be presenting research at the "10th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN)" in Rhodes, Greece. See Details
1 Jun to 6 Jun 2025: Dr. Fayaz will be presenting research at the "14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR)" in Los Angeles, USA. See Details
PhD Opening: Dr. Fayaz has an opening for a PhD student through QUEX scheme with a joint degree from the University of Exeter, UK and the University of Queensland, Australia. Topic: "Explainable AI for Sustainable Sewers under Climate and Urban Stress". If you are passionate about research and interested in the project, we would be happy to have your application. See Details
PhD Opening: Dr. Fayaz has an opening for a PhD student through QUEX scheme with a joint degree from the University of Exeter, UK and the University of Queensland, Australia. Topic: "Harnessing Remote Sensing for Automatic Monitoring of Pit Lakes". If you are passionate about research and interested in the project, we would be happy to have your application. See Details
2025
29 May 2025: Dr. Fayaz was invited to present research at the "Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Seismic Engineering” seminar held at University of the Andes, Chile. See Details
26 May 2025: Dr. Fayaz was invited to deliver a research seminar at the University of Chile, Chile. See Details
21 May 2025: Dr. Fayaz's research on HEWFERS (Hybrid Earthquake Early Warning Framework for Estimating Response Spectra), a machine-learning based system for real-time prediction of ground motion intensity, featured on a national news channel - Meganoticias, Chile. See Details
19 May 2025: Dr. Fayaz's research on HEWFERS (Hybrid Earthquake Early Warning Framework for Estimating Response Spectra), a machine-learning based system for real-time prediction of ground motion intensity, featured in a national news article - La Tercera, Chile. See Details
13 May 2025: Dr. Fayaz started his 2-week research visit as a Visiting Faculty at University of the Andes, Chile, conducted as a part of the joint research project with Prof. Rodrigo Astroza. See Details
8 Apr 2025: Two of the Dr. Fayaz's proposals for the "QUEX Fully-Funded PhD Scholarship" scheme between the University of Exeter, UK and the University of Queensland, Australia, were successful. The selected candidates will recieve a joint degree from the University of Exeter, UK and the University of Queensland, Australia. See Details
28 Mar 2025: Dr. Fayaz's proposal (in collaboration with the MET Office, UK) for the "Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence (JCEEI)" call was successful and received fully-funded six months of Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) / Data Scientist time. See Details
5 Mar 2025: Dr. Fayaz presented research and participated in "Encouraging AI Innovation in Environmental Agencies" collaboration event at the MET Office, Exeter, UK.
3 Feb 2025: Dr. Fayaz organized a research event "Symposium for Uniting Minds and Missions in Intelligent Technology for Environmental Intelligence (SUMMIT-EI)" at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
2024
18 Nov 2024: Dr. Fayaz's proposal for the "Google-Deepmind Research Ready Placement Program" was successful and received funding for the Department of Computer Science at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
16 Oct 2024: Dr. Fayaz was invited to present research at "Environmental Intelligence & Geography" seminar at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
1 Oct 2024: Dr. Francisco Pinto (Assistant Professor at University of Chile, Chile) started his 4-month research visit as a Visiting Faculty under Dr. Fayaz at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
1 Sep 2024: Dr. Fayaz joined the Editorial Board of "International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR)". See Details
1 Aug 2024: Dr. Fayaz started as an Academic Lead for the "Environmental Intelligence (EI) Network" at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
30 Jun to 5 Jul 2024: Dr. Fayaz presented research at the "18th World Conference of Earthquake Engineering (18WCEE)" in Milan, Italy. See Details
21 May 2024: Dr. Fayaz's research proposal (in collaboration with University College London, Northumbria University, and UKCRIC) for the "Manchester Prize Award" hosted by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), UK, was selected in the top 10 finalists (out of ~400 proposals) and received initial research funding. See Details
15 Apr 2024: Mr. Roberto Vergara (graduate student under Prof. Rodrigo Astroza at University of the Andes, Chile) started his 3-month research visit as a Visiting Scholar under Dr. Fayaz at the University of Exeter, UK. See Details
22 Feb 2024: Dr. Fayaz participated in the Away Day hosted by the "Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI)" at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, UK. See Details
1 Feb to 2 Feb 2024: Dr. Fayaz was invited to present research at "NHERI (Stanford University and University of California Berkeley) Computational Symposium" at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. See Details
4 Jan 2024: Dr. Fayaz joined as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Computer Science at University of Exeter, UK. See Details