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Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering, where he leads the Structural and Infrastructural System Reliability and Risk Assessment (SISRRA) research group. His work focuses on computational models for infrastructure system reliability during natural hazards and complex operations.
His research interests span multiple critical areas of modern infrastructure engineering:
- Computational and theoretical models for structure and infrastructure system reliability
- Resilience and risk assessment in the context of natural hazards
- Quantification of interdependencies across critical infrastructures systems
- Quantum computing applications for infrastructure engineering
- Network science applications to lifeline systems
- Probabilistic risk assessment methods
His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on interdependent infrastructure systems, with particular emphasis on game-theoretic approaches to network recovery following disasters. His work bridges traditional civil engineering with cutting-edge computational methods, including quantum computing applications for assessing network reliability.
Scientific recognition includes:
- 2020 Best Paper Award from Society for Risk Analysis
- NSF CAREER Award (2008)
- Early Achievement Research Award from International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability (2017)
Dueñas-Osorio has successfully secured research funding from major organizations including the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the City of Houston. His interdisciplinary collaborations span statisticians, physicists, computer scientists, and political scientists addressing fundamental infrastructure problems. His research group actively mentors undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students, with former students like Andrés D. González advancing to faculty positions.
The SISRRA group maintains active research in both theoretical developments and practical applications for infrastructure resilience, with current projects examining power systems reliability, water distribution networks in Houston, and evacuation behavior during hurricane hazards.
