Daniel Cantero

Daniel Cantero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He leads research initiatives in structural health monitoring, bridge dynamics, and vehicle-infrastructure interaction, with significant contributions to concrete bridge analysis and railway infrastructure diagnostics. His work bridges computational modeling with practical engineering solutions.

• PhD in Bridge Dynamics (University College Dublin, 2010)
• Postdoctoral Fellowships at Plaxis BV, Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

His research focuses on structural health monitoring, bridge dynamics under moving loads, and signal processing for infrastructure diagnostics. Recent work explores federated learning for population-based monitoring, 3D vehicle modeling, and corrosion effects in post-tensioned bridges.

Current publications highlight advancements in:

• Railway bridge condition monitoring using train responses
• Machine learning for damage assessment
• Wavelet analysis in soil-structure interaction
• Finite element tools for vehicle-bridge interaction
• Probabilistic models for structural diagnostics

As course coordinator for TKT4220 - Concrete Structures 2 and instructor in multiple structural engineering courses, he mentors PhD students like Muhammad Zohaib Sarwar. He contributes to NTNU's Concrete Group and participates in international Marie-Curie projects.