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GEM Models and OpenQuake Engine Training

May 5-16, 2025

EUCENTRE, Pavia, Italy

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OVERVIEW

This course, part of the Doctoral Programme in Earthquake Engineering at IUSS Pavia, is organised by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation, and aims to provide a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art methods and models for seismic hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk assessment, and their implementation within the OpenQuake Engine under a number of different use cases. The course will include both theoretical lectures and training sessions on how to use the OpenQuake Engine, from basic scenario analysis to advanced modelling of probabilistic seismic hazard and risk.

Agenda

Speakers & Panelists

Session Title

Hugo Rodrigues

University of Aveiro

Lana Todorovic

GEM

Daniel Emilio

University of Aveiro

Christopher Brooks

GEM

Catalina Yepes

GEM

Karim Aljawhari

GEM

Catarina Costa

GEM

Finn Løvholt

Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

More invited speakers coming soon!

AGENDA

Session Title

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Auditorium

Time
Title
Speaker
Organisation

Global Ground Motion Flatfile

Christopher Brooks
GEM Foundation
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 14:50
GEM's New Vulnerability Modelling Framework
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh
GEM Foundation
15:20- 15:50
Future Exposure/Risk to 2065
Alejandro Calderon
GEM Foundation
14:50- 15:10
Global Exposure of Infrastructure to Liquefaction
Catarina Costa
GEM Foundation
15:10 - 15:20
Global Carbon Cost of Earthquakes
Martina Caruso
GEM Foundation
15:50 - 16:20
Coffee break + GEM demos + GEM PhD posters
16:20 - 16:50

Keynote: Advancing Seismic Risk Assessment in El Salvador using GEM Tools

Moderator: Lindsay Davis, USGS

Luis Mixco
MARN, El Salvador
16:50 - 17:30

Ignite Session for Live Demos

Moderator: Iain Stewart, University of Plymouth

Luis Mixco
MARN-El Salvador
Iwan Stalder
Zurich Insurance
Josip Atalic
University of Zagreb
Marzia Santini
European Commission
Trevor Allen
GA
Carmine Galasso
UCL
Vitor Silva
GEM
Marco Pagani
GEM
Helen Crowley
GEM
Carmine Galasso
UCL
Vitor Silva
GEM
Marco Pagani
GEM
Helen Crowley
GEM
Chung-Han Chan
National Central University
Ana Beatriz Acevedo
EAFIT University, Colombia
Jenty Kirsch-Wood
UNDRR
Kirsty Bayliss
GEM
Iain Stewart
GEM, University of Plymouth
Catalina Yepes-Estrada
GEM
Anirudh Rao
GEM
Karim Aljawhari
GEM
Jamal Dabbeek
GEM, An-Najah University
Karim Aljawhari
Fatemeh Jalayer
Maria Durante
Finn Løvholt
Romeu Vicente
Vitor Silva
GEM
Christopher Brooks
Daniela Di Bucci
DPC Italy
Jamal Dabbeek
GEM
Catalina Yepes
GEM
Helen Crowley
GEM
Christopher Brooks
GEM
Kirsty Bayliss
GEM
Manuela Villani
GEM
Marco Pagani
GEM
Catalina Yepes Estrada
GEM
Anirudh Rao
GEM
Al Mouayed Bellah Nafeh
GEM
Martina Caruso
GEM
Alejandro Calderón
GEM
Marco Baiguera
GEM
16:45-17:00
Q&A
Moderator
GEM
Catarina Costa
Meera Raghunandan
Cláudia Pinto
Al Mouayed Nafeh
Christopher Brooks
Maria Durante
Finn Løvholt
Stavroula Fotopou
Fatemah Jalayer
Romeu Vicente
Vitor Silva
GEM
PSHA models for the oceans (Pacific Region)
Development of the Pacific Islands (PAC) Model
16:20-16:45
Expansion plans under the FORCE project covering small island communities
Kirsty Bayliss
GEM
16:00-16:20
Overview of GEM's Global Seismic Hazard Mosaic
Kendra Johnson
GEM
Anil Pokhrel
Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority, Nepal
Nicolas Pondard
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank
Helen Crowley
Secretary General, GEM
Dominik Lang
Director, Natural Hazards Division, NGI, Norway
Shinji Takarada
Chief Senior Researcher, Geological Survey of Japan
Robert Emberson
Associate Program Manager, NASA Earth Applied Sciences Program
Janise Rodgers
COO, Geohazards International
Ramesh Guragain
Deputy Executive Director, National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET) Nepal
Discussion: Forming a global geohazards risk assessment network (community of practice)
Malaika Ulmi and John Schneider
GSC and GEM
Renato Solidum, Jr.
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology-Philippines
Lindsay Davis
Manager, Global Portfolio-Earthquake Hazard & Risk, USAID/USGS
Christina Magill
Natural Hazard Risk Scientist, GNS Science, NZ
Anselmo Pedrazzi
Executive Coordinator, Applied Geology Division, (LAMESO-SGB), Brazil
Celestin Mahinda
Scientific Director, Research Center of Natural Sciences, Democratic Republic of Congo
Teresito Bacolcol
Director, Phivolcs, Philippines
Mabelline Cahulogan
Supervising Science Research Specialist, -Phivolcs, Philippines
Asaka Iwaki
Chief Researcher, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), Japan
Hendriyawan Djazilus
Head, Ocean Engineering Program, ITB-Indonesia
Takeshi Sato
Senior Engineer, Earthquake and Tsunami Div, Japan Meteorological Agency
Panel 2: Existing Global Networks
John Schneider
Senior Advisor, GEM
Malaika Ulmi
Nat. Hazards & Climate Change Geoscience Program Manager, Geo Survey of Canada
Judith Giblin
Ocean & Coastal Risk Data Analyst, South Pacific (SPC)
Panel 1: Assessing National Capability
John Schneider and Malaika Ulmi
GEM and GSC
Gill Jolly
Chief Science Advisor, MBIE, GNS Science, NZ
Malaika Ulmi
Nat. Hazards & Climate Change Geoscience Program Manager, Geo Survey of Canada
Nicolas Pondard
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank
Renato Solidum, Jr.
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology-Philippines
Anil Pokharel
Chief Executive, National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority (NSET), Nepal
Shunichi Koshimura
Deputy Director, IRIDes-Tohoku University
Shubharoop Ghosh
Vice President, ImageCat, Inc.
Laurie Johnson
CEO, Laurie Johnson Consulting
Helen Crowley
Secretary General, GEM
postersdemos

Daily Oral Presentations Schedule

Daily Posters and Demos Schedule

POSTERS & DEMOS

Showcasing GEM Integration, Innovative Tools, and Advanced Data for Enhanced Hazard and Risk Assessment

Agenda

Seismic Hazard Component - 15 hours (Week 1)

  • Module 1: Components of a hazard input model: description and examples 

    • Earthquake sources

    • Ground-motion models

    • Logic trees

  • Module 2: Seismic Hazard Assessment 

    • Classical PSHA

    • Event-based PSHA

    • Scenario-based Hazard Analysis

    • Seismic Hazard Analysis with the OpenQuake Engine 

  • Module 3: Advanced Seismic Hazard Analysis 

    • Disaggregation

    • Conditional spectra

    • Vector-valued PSHA

    • Cross-correlated ground-motion fields and conditioning using seismic stations

    • Advanced Seismic Hazard Analysis with the OpenQuake Engine 



Seismic Risk Component - 15 hours (Week 2)

  • Module 4: Exposure Modelling

    • Exposure modelling at urban, regional and national scale

    • GEM Building Taxonomy

    • GEM Global Exposure Model

    • Exposure model inputs for the OpenQuake Engine

  • Module 5: Vulnerability Modelling

    • Concepts of fragility and vulnerability modelling

    • GEM Vulnerability modelling framework

    • GEM Global Vulnerability database

    • Vulnerability model inputs for the OpenQuake Engine

  • Module 6: Scenario Risk Modelling

    • Concepts of earthquake scenario modelling

    • Accounting for soil conditions

    • OpenQuake Engine scenario calculators

    • Exercises with scenario modelling

  • Module 7: Probabilistic Seismic Risk Assessment

    • Concepts of Probabilistic Seismic Risk Assessment (PSRA)

    • GEM’s Global Seismic Risk Model

    • OpenQuake Engine risk calculators

    • Exercises on event-based seismic risk modelling

    • Advanced analysis with the OpenQuake Engine



REGISTRATION

Registration closed after the course reached capacity. The training took place from 5 to 16 May 2025.

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Location

LOCATION

HOTEL

Transportation

TRANSPORTATION

RESOURCES

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Videos

Gallery

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Recording

Videos

Gallery

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Preview
Name
Category
Evolution of the OpenQuake Engine: Enhanced capabilities, collaborative development, and global adoption
Peer-reviewed paper
UNDRR Opening Remarks
Video (mp4)
OQ15-IDDRR2025 Opening Slides
Slides (PDF)
OpenQuake Projects and Collaborations
Slides (PDF)
Evolution of the OpenQuake Engine
Slides (PDF)
Public Sector Partnership Webinar
YouTube
Webinar flyer
Flyer
PSHA models for the oceans
Slides
Atlas 2.0: Ground shaking intensities at multiple return periods all over the world
Brochure
Partner with GEM: Building a world resilient to earthquakes and other natural hazards
Brochure
Global Seismic Hazard Map
Poster
Global Seismic Risk Map
Poster
Quantify Your Earthquake Risk: Expert Solutions from the GEM Foundation
Brochure
Global Seismic Risk Map
Poster
Global Seismic Hazard Map
Poster
Atlas 2.0: Ground shaking intensities at multiple return periods all over the world
Brochure
Partner with GEM: Building a world resilient to earthquakes and other natural hazards
Brochure
Quantify Your Earthquake Risk: Expert Solutions from the GEM Foundation
Brochure
Atlas 2.0 Product Overview
Website
Country-Territory Seismic Risk Profiles
Dataset
Global Vulnerability Model
Model
Global Exposure Model
Model
Global Earthquake Risk Map
Map
Global Earthquake Hazard Map
Map
Country-Territory Seismic Risk Profiles
Dataset
Global Vulnerability Model
Model
Global Exposure Model
Model
Global Earthquake Risk Map
Map
Global Earthquake Hazard Map
Map

Recording

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