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GEM Models and OpenQuake Engine Training: Vulnerability Modelling

July 20-31, 2026

EUCENTRE Foundation, Pavia, Italy

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OVERVIEW

This course, offered within the Doctoral Programme in Earthquake Engineering at IUSS Pavia and organised by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation, is designed to present an in-depth introduction to the latest methods and models for assessing seismic vulnerability, along with their development in the OpenQuake Vulnerability Modeller’s Toolkit and their application in the OpenQuake Engine across a range of practical scenarios. The programme combines theoretical lectures with hands-on training sessions focused on the use of the OpenQuake Vulnerability Modeller’s Toolkit, culminating in a case study implemented in the OpenQuake Engine.

Speakers & Panelists

Session Title

Furkan Narlitepe

Ph.D. Student, IUSS Pavia/GEM Foundation

Karim Aljawhari

Physical Vulnerability Modeller, GEM

Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh

Physical Vulnerability Lead,
GEM

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AGENDA

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Time
Topic
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Organisation
Furkan Narlitepe
IUSS Pavia/GEM Foundation
Karim Aljawhari
GEM Foundation
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh
GEM Foundation

Agenda

Week 1


Day

Schedule

Topic

Monday, 20 July

All day

There are no lectures on this day. Meetings can be arranged for those who need additional support to install the OpenQuake Engine and the Vulnerability Modeller’s Toolkit.

Tuesday, 21 July

9:00 – 12:30

  • Introduction to Vulnerability Modelling

  • Nonlinear Modelling: SDOF vs MDOF for Regional Assessment

  • Nonlinear Static Procedures

  • Static pushover analyses

  • Cyclic pushover analyses


14:00 – 16:00

  • Case Study Scenario Introduction

  • Introduction to OQ–VMTK

  • Model Compilation and Nonlinear Static Procedures in OQ–VMTK

Wednesday, 22 July

9:00 – 12:30

  • Nonlinear Dynamic Procedures

  • Modified Cloud Analysis (MCA)

  • Multiple Stripe Analysis (MSA)

  • Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA)


14:00 – 16:00

Running MCA, MSA, and IDA in OQ–VMTK

Thursday, 23 July

9:00 – 12:30

Fragility Analysis for MCA, MSA, and IDA using state-of-practice statistical methods


14:00 – 16:00

Postprocessing Fragility Functions from MCA, MSA, and IDA in OQ–VMTK

Friday, 24 July

9:00 – 12:30

  • Building-Level Vulnerability Analysis: Damage-to-loss ratios

  • Building-Level Vulnerability Analysis: Evaluation of economic loss models due to damage to structural elements and building contents

  • Building-Level Vulnerability Analysis: Evaluation of human-centric loss models (i.e., fatalities)

  • Vulnerability Analysis using Storey Loss Functions (SLFs): Evaluation of economic loss models due to damage to nonstructural components damage


14:00 – 16:00

  • Structural Vulnerability Analysis using OQ–VMTK

  • Generation of Storey Loss Functions for Nonstructural Components in OQ–VMTK

  • Nonstructural Vulnerability Analysis using SLFs in OQ–VMTK

Week 2


Day

Schedule

Topic

Monday, 27 July

9:00 – 12:30

Derivation of OpenQuake-Ready Vulnerability Models: End-to-end Vulnerability Modelling


14:00 – 17:00

Derivation of OpenQuake-Ready Vulnerability Models: End-to-end Vulnerability Modelling

Tuesday, 28 July

9:00 – 12:30

Derivation of OpenQuake-Ready Vulnerability Models: End-to-end Vulnerability Modelling


14:00 – 17:00

Derivation of OpenQuake-Ready Vulnerability Models: End-to-end Vulnerability Modelling

Wednesday, 29 July

9:00 – 12:30

Scenario Hazard Assessment in OpenQuake: Scenario Rupture Definition and Generation of Ground-Motion Fields for various Intensity Measures


14:00 – 17:00

Scenario Damage and Loss Assessment in OpenQuake: Damage and Loss Statistics

Thursday, 30 July

9:00 – 12:00

Recent Advances in Vulnerability Modelling: State-Dependent Models for Earthquake Sequence Risk Applications

Beyond Economic Losses: Vulnerability Models for Earthquake-Based Environmental Impact Assessment


14:00 – 16:00

Q&A/Open Discussion (Optional Attendance)

Friday, 31 July

9:00 – 10:30

Final Examination

Download the Agenda in PDF


REGISTRATION

The course is open to IUSS PhD students and external participants, with priority given to IUSS PhD students. External applicants are invited to submit a short CV along with their contact details.


For registration and further information, please contact:

mouayed.nafeh@globalquakemodel.org

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