Ioannis Zisis

Ioannis Zisis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU) and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Wind Engineering Research within FIU's Extreme Events Institute, a university preeminent program. His academic focus is on Structural and Environmental Wind Engineering, with expertise in wind-induced loads on buildings, disaster resilience, and renewable energy integration. He holds a Ph.D. from Concordia University (2011) and has led research initiatives addressing hurricane impacts, infrastructure performance, and wind engineering curricula.

His research spans experimental wind tunnel testing, full-scale building assessments, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Key areas include mitigating wind damage on residential and commercial structures, optimizing photovoltaic system installations, and improving traffic signal system resilience during extreme weather. Zisis has contributed to codification studies for building standards and pioneered the use of machine learning in structural wind engineering analysis.

Zisis directs the Wind Engineering Lab at FIU’s Wall of Wind facility, one of the world’s most advanced hurricane-simulation facilities. His work integrates field assessments (e.g., post-Hurricane Ian studies) with laboratory experiments to advance disaster resilience strategies. Awards and recognitions are not explicitly listed in the provided texts, though his contributions to hurricane research are widely recognized in the field.