André Teófilo Beck

Listed among the most influent researchers in Civil Engineering (2 per cent percentile), based on citations received in the years 2022, 2023 and in the Career. Research conducted by Prof. John P.A. Ioannidis, Stanford University: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6 and /7. Citation index H=29 Web of Science and H=32 Scopus. Researcher Level 1 from CNPq since 2013. Member of the CNPq Civil Engineering Advisory Committee (2021-2024).Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil, 1996), obtained a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil, 1998). Obtained a Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Civil Engineering from University of Newcastle (Australia, 2003). Works as Associate Professor at the Department of Structural Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo. Member of the Brazilian Association of Computational Methods in Engineering (ABMEC) and of the Uncertainty Quantification and Stochastic Mechanics Committee of the Brazilian Association of Mechanical Sciences (ABCM). Serves as a peer-reviewer for the main Brazilian Research agencies FAPESP, CAPES and CNPq. Research interests include Structural Mechanics and Structural Safety, in particular: structural reliability, stochastic processes, structural optimization. Member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Reliability Engineering and System Safety and Structural Safety. Chair of the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Structural Safety, and its role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the built environment. São Carlos, SP, May 3 to 16, 2025. https://SPSchoolStructuralSafety.eesc.usp.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)