Kristo Mela

Kristo Mela is an Associate Professor (tenure track) in Civil Engineering, specializing in structural components and steel structures. He holds a Doctor of Science (Technology) in Mechanical Engineering (2013) from an unspecified institution and a Master of Science (Technology) in Electrical Engineering (2006). His research focuses on joints in structural components, Eurocode compliance, cold-formed connections, and system-level approaches to steel design. Mela has contributed 74 research outputs from 2003 to 2025, emphasizing experimental investigations and reliability analyses in construction materials and systems.

Key research areas include high-strength steel joints, composite beam testing, and climatic load effects on trussed structures. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education and infrastructure. Collaborations span structural analysis methodologies and material behavior studies, with publications in journals like Journal of Constructional Steel Research and STRUCTURAL SAFETY. Mela has presented at conferences such as the Nordic Steel Construction Conference and contributed datasets to platforms like Zenodo.

His academic activities include media appearances and conference presentations on topics like topology optimization and member buckling in truss design. Despite extensive research output, no student advising or specific grant details are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.