Flavia-Ioana Patrascu, Ph.D.

Dr. Flavia-Ioana Patrascu

Assistant Professor

3315-B Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

fpatrascu@lsu.edu 

Educational Background

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, TX, 2024

M.Sc., Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, Polytechnic University of Milan, Lecco Campus, Italy, 2015

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, 2013

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management, Louisiana State University, 2024 - present.

Civil Engineering Summer Intern, Aguirre and Fields, Summers 2023 & 2024.

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States, 2021–2024.

Consultant – Technical Expert, UniSystems Luxembourg Sarl (for the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre @ European Commission), Ispra, Italy, 2019–2021.

Civil Engineer, Royal HaskoningDHV, Peterborough, United Kingdom, 2017–2019.

Junior Project Manager & Proposal Engineer, Progetti International, Milan, Italy, 2016–2017.

Research Interests

  • Disaster Risk Management and Resilience
  • Urban Recovery based on Human Mobility
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications
  • Smart Infrastructure and Technology Integration

Selected Publications

  • Patrascu, F. I. and Mostafavi, A. (2024). Spatial model for predictive recovery monitoring based on hazard, built environment, and population features and their spillover effects. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 51(1), 39-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083231167433
  • Patrascu, F. I. and Mostafavi, A. (2024). Population Activity Recovery: Milestones Unfolding, Temporal Interdependencies, and Relationship with Physical and Social Vulnerability, arXiv:2406.14720 [cs.CE], https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14720
  • Patrascu, F. I., Mostafavi, A., and Vedlitz, A. (2023). Disparities in access and association between access to critical facilities during day-to-day and disrupted access as a result of storm extreme weather events. Heliyon, July 31, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18841

For a complete list of publications: View Google Scholar page

Openings for Research Assistantship

A fully funded position is available for a highly qualified and competitive candidate starting in Spring 2025 or Fall 2025. Interested applicants should email their CV and research interest cover letter to Dr. Patrascu at fpatrascu@lsu.edu with the subject line "Funded RA Position 2025 - Candidate LAST NAME."

 

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