Class 4/s - Architectural engineering - D.M. 509/1999. Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy Finite Element code application, Earthquake Engineering

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1 VALENTINA MYRIAM ANNA SUMINI Born in Genova (Italy), September 11 th 1985 CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION AND TRAINING 01/ /2014 Ph.D. cum laude in Preservation of Architectural Heritage (with Scholarship) (9 months at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, U.S.) High-rise building design, Earthquake Engineering, Finite Element code application to non linear response analysis, Reinforced concrete, History of Architecture 09/ /2010 Master of Science cum laude in Architecture (with Scholarship) Class 4/s - Architectural engineering - D.M. 509/1999 Finite Element code application, Earthquake Engineering 09/ /2010 Master of Alta Scuola Politecnica Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino Multidisciplinary projects, Management of innovations 09/ /2010 Master of Science cum laude in Architecture (Construction) (with Scholarship) Class 4/s Architecture and Building Engineering - D.M. 509/1999 Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Finite Element code application, Earthquake Engineering, Masonry, Historical buildings 09/ /2007 Bachelor of Science cum laude in Architecture Class 4 Science of Architecture and Building Engineering Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy Architectural design, Structural analysis, Seismic analysis, Reinforced concrete RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 10/2016 present Postdoc Fellow MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States Development of Moon and Mars exploration habitats using 3-D printed in situ resources. Academic year: Adjunct Professor Teaching the Course Steel, timber and reinforced concrete structures (4 CFU - ICAR 09) of the Master of Science in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design 10/2015 9/2016 Postdoctoral Researcher (Prof. Maurizio Acito). Development of operational guidelines for the evaluation of seismic vulnerability of existing structures: analysis and design of seismic improvement / full strengthening interventions. 07/ /2015 Research collaborator (Prof. Claudio Chesi) Research related to the estimation of the seismic vulnerability of existing non-ductile reinforced concrete buildings. 05/ /2015 Research collaborator Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy (Prof. Bernardino Chiaia) Evaluation of the seismic vulnerability at territorial scale of the Piemonte region: historical buildings; territorial representation and associated seismic risk. 12/ /2015 Research collaborator (Prof. Claudio Chesi) 1

2 Structural Design of a temporary modular timber house: Compass House. 10/ /2015 Research collaborator (Prof. Maria A. Parisi) Seismic analysis of Palazzotto Borbonico in Naples for the Cultural Heritage National Dept. 03/ /2010 Research collaborator Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy (Prof. Donato Sabia) Finite Element modeling and seismic analysis of the L Aquila City Hall and the Civic Tower. Academic years: Teaching Assistant Academic year: - Course Earthquake Resistant Design (ICAR 09) for Prof. Claudio Chesi - Course Structural Mechanics (ICAR 08) for Prof. Claudio Chesi Teaching Assistant Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy - Course Architectural Parametric Design (ICAR 14) for Prof. Attilio Pizzigoni - Course Statics (ICAR 09) for Prof. Chiara Tardini PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Other language(s) Italian UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production Language English C2 C2 C2 C2 Language French B1 B1 A2 A2 Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user [Common European Framework of Reference for Languages] Communication skills Job-related skills Computer skills Other skills Excellent listener and multidisciplinary team worker, proven oral and written communication skills (from public speech, presentations and teaching activity, to academic articles and technical papers composition) Qualification to practice the Engineering Profession (Environment and Civil) and to assess the post-earthquake damage and safety evaluation for the Civil Protection. Structural Design (ADINA, SAP 2000, ETABS, Midas Gen, Strauss) and Parametric Design (Rhinoceros, Grasshopper and its plugins, Generative Components, 3DStudio Max, Revit, Autocad) Mentor of the Alta Scuola Politecnica (Mentoring Project) Reviewer for American Society of Civil Engineers of «Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction» Grants and projects - Winner (May 2016) of the 2 years Progetto Rocca Postdoctoral Fellowship at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Winner (Septemer 2015) of the one year Research fellowship competition at Politecnico di Milano for the development of operational guidelines for the evaluation of seismic vulnerability of existing structures. - Winner of the Erasmus Exchange Program during the Master of Science in Architecture (Construction) at Politecnico di Torino. Experience abroad 9 months (June 2013-June 2014) at Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago,IL, U.S.) to develop the Ph.D. research related to the structural performance of historical reinforced concrete skyscrapers. Erasmus Exchange Program at TU Delft University (fall/winter sem ) 2

3 Participation in colloquia Conferences - Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures, ACI/Italy Chapter (1/10/2015, Bologna, Italy) - IASS 2015 Annual International Symposium on Future Visions (20/08/2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands) - SAHC th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (14/10/2014, Mexico City, Mexico) Seminars - American Concrete Institute Italy Chapter Event at SAIE th edition invited by Prof. Gambarova (23/10/2014, Bologna, Italy) - Illinois Institute of Technology invited by Prof. J. Kanter (4/06/14,Chicago, U.S.) - Illinois Institute of Technology invited by Prof. M. Elnimeiri (6/11/13,Chicago, U.S.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Federbeton Award Innovation in Concrete and Cementitious Materials by ACI/Italy Chapter [Most innovative and multisdisciplinary Doctoral thesis related to reinforced concrete] Prize Ernesto Segre 2011 by the Politecnico di Torino [Most innovative structural Master thesis] Optime Award by the Turin Industrial Association [Highest grades in Bachelor of Science degree] PUBLICATIONS Book [1] Sumini V., Pizzigoni A. (a cura di), Arturo Danusso. Spiritualità e conoscenza nel lavoro dell ingegnere. Scritti civili e rari, Christian Marinotti Edizioni, Milano [ISBN ] Chapters in Books [2] Sumini V, Gli alberi in calcestruzzo armato di Arturo Danusso, in Coppa A., Tenconi L. (a cura di), Grattanuvole, un secolo di grattacieli a Milano, Maggioli editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna 2015, p [ISBN ]. [3] Sumini V, Chesi C., L eredità scientifica e morale di Arturo Danusso, in Sumini V., Pizzigoni A. (a cura di), Arturo Danusso. Spiritualità e conoscenza nel lavoro dell ingegnere. Scritti civili e rari, Christian Marinotti Edizioni, Milano 2014, pp [ISBN ] [4] Sumini V., Kinran M., Melia U., Milani L., Minelli A., Space Hotel Design. MOOREA Moon Resort Architecture, in Alta Scuola Politecnica, Multidisciplinary and innovation. ASP Projects 4, Polipress, Milano 2010, pp [ISBN ] International Journals [5] Biloria N., Sumini V., Performative Building Skin Systems: A Morphogenomic Approach Towards Developing Real Time Adaptive Building Skin Systems, in International Journal of Architectural Computing, vol.7, n. 4, December 2009, pp [ISSN ; DOI / ] International Conferences [6] Sumini V., Chesi C., A structural insight for the preservation of Marina City Towers in Chicago, in Proceedings of 16 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE 2017, January 9th to 13th 2017, Santiago, Chile [accepted]. [7] Sonda D., Bothara J., Chesi C., Sumini V., Tonna S., Planas B., Preliminary damage survey of masonry buildings in the Kathmandu valley after Gorkha earthquake, in Proceedings of 16 th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 16WCEE 2017, January 9th to 13th 2017, Santiago, Chile [accepted]. [8] Sumini V., Chesi C., Moon exploration habitat using in-situ sulfur concrete, in Proceedings of ACI Italy 3

4 Chapter, The New Boundaries of Structural Concrete 2016, September 29-October Villa Orlandi, Capri Island Italy [accepted]. [9] Sumini V., Chesi, C., Zedda R., An innovative system for post-emergency timber housing, in Proceedings of 41st IAHS WORLD CONGRESS Sustainability and Innovation for the Future, 13-16th September 2016 Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal [accepted]. [10] S. Tonna & V. Sumini, C. Chesi, F. Chillè, S. Prajapati, L. Sorrentino, Seismic protection and preservation of the Newari architecture in Nepal, in Proceedings of SAHC th International Conference of Historical Constructions, th September 2016, Leuven, Belgium [accepted]. [11] Acito M., Chesi C., Lavermicocca V., Sumini V., Cavagnera F., Experimental testing and FE model validation a historic RC high-rise building in Milano, in Insights and Innovations in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 September 2016 [ISBN CAT# K27666]. [12] Sumini V., Acito M., Chesi C., Cavagnera F., Lavermicocca V., Analysis and Rehabilitation of a R.C. High-Rise Strategic Building in Milan, in Proceedings of the Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures Workshop, S.P. 305, October 1 st -2 nd, 2015, Bologna, pp [ISBN-13: ] [13] Manzo M., Chesi C., Sumini V., Middle Byzantine masonry domes: an investigation on the structural problems, in Proceedings of International Conference on Shells, Plates and Beams, September 9 th - 11 th, 2015, Bologna [DOI: / ] [14] Sumini V., Pizzigoni A., Relationship between knots topology and their structural equilibrium, in Proceedings of IASS 2015 Annual International Symposium on Future Visions, August 17 th 20 th, 2015, Amsterdam [ISBN: ] [15] Sumini V., Mohammadi J., Chesi C., Parisi M.A., The structural performance of reinforced concrete skyscrapers of the 1950s and 1960s, in Proceedings of SAHC th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. October 14 th -17 th, 2014, Mexico City [ISBN ] [16] Chesi C., M.A. Parisi, Sumini V., Historical reinforced concrete high rise building in Proceedings of Tenth U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering, July 21 st - 25 th, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute [DOI: /D31C1TG57] [17] Vasic M., Sumini V., A modern approach to strengthening and repair of existing reinforced concrete structures using High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete, in Proceedings of The 5 th International Conference on Hazards and Modern Heritage, April 22 nd -24 th, 2013, Sarajevo, pp [ISSN X] [18] Lorenzoni F., Aoki T., Casarin F., Modena C., da Porto F., Sabia D., Sumini V., Post-earthquake assessment of the civic tower in L'Aquila: ambient vibration tests and structural health monitoring, in Proceedings of SAHC th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, October 15 th -17 th, 2012, Wroclaw, Poland; Dolnośląskie Wydawnictwo Edukacyjne (DWE), Wrocław, Poland, pp [ISBN ] [19] Sumini V., Minelli A., Kinran M., Melia U., Milani L., The New Frontier Of Tourism: Space: Development of a feasible configuration for a Moon Space Hotel, in Proceedings of 1st SpaceLand Expo-Congress 2009 on September 21 st -22 nd, 2009, Cagliari, Italy. [20] Sumini V., Marcus C., Strajnic M., Swinnen C, Locked Void, in Proceedings of International Workshop Abandoned Sacred Spaces, February 09 th -18 th, 2009, Ghent-Brussels. National Conferences [21] Acito M., Milani G., Chesi C., Vallè M., Sumini V., Collapse of the clock-tower in Finale Emilia after the Emilia-Romagna seismic events in May 2012: a numerical insight, in Proceedings of XV Convegno ANIDIS. L ingegneria sismica in Italia, June 30 th -July 4 th, 2013, Padova, pp. B28-1-B

5 [22] Parisi M. A., Maggio E., Marini C., Sumini V., Edifici storici in calcestruzzo armato in zona sismica: valutazione delle risorse, in Proceedings of XV Convegno ANIDIS. L ingegneria sismica in Italia, June 30 th - July 4 th, 2013, Padova (Historical tall buildings in reinforced concrete: a seismic evaluation), pp. E9-1-E9-8. Abstracts [23] Sumini V., Arturo Danusso s legacy in Earthqauke Engineering and Tall Buildings design, in Gambarova P., Realfonzo R. (a cura di), Innovation in Concrete Structures and Cementitious Materials, Bologna, 2014 [ISBN ]. [24] Sumini V., Water_City, in M. Robiglio, S. Corgnati, H. Hoelzl, S. Fattor (a cura di), Progettazione di un isolato di abitazioni ecologiche, Bozen, Websites [25] An abstract of the Master Thesis has been published, as Honor Thesis, on the website of Politecnico di Torino: [in inglese] [in italiano] Milan, September 7 th 2016 Valentina Sumini 5

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Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, An-Najah National University, 2011 Present Assistant Prof. Dr. Munther Diyab Ibrahim Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine Tel: 970 9 2345113 ext 2188. E-mail: Munther.mohd@gmail.com CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor, Department,