- Associate Professor of Geo-Monitoring and Data Analytics, Delft University of Technology
Giorgia Giardina is an Associate Professor in Geo-Monitoring and Data Analytics at Delft University of Technology. Prior to joining TU Delft, Dr. Giardina was a lecturer at the University of Bath, a visiting professor at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a research associate and a Junior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, and she was awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. She is the "Sensing from Space" theme leader at the Delft Space Institute and a research associate at the 4TU.Centre for Resilience Engineering. She is also a member of the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) and the International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH).
Her research focuses on increasing urban resilience by evaluating the vulnerability of buildings and infrastructure. By integrating remote sensing data, experimental testing, and computational modelling, she analyses the response of existing structures to urbanisation, earthquakes, and the effects of climate change. Her interests include remote sensing and computational modelling, climate change resilience, risk and damage assessment, heritage protection, seismic vulnerability and retrofitting, tunnelling and underground excavations, and settlement-induced structural damage.
Experience
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2022–presentAssociate professor, Delft University of Technology
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2020–2022Assistant professor, Delft University of Technology
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2016–2020Assistant professor, University of Bath
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2014–2016Junior Research Fellow, Worfson College, Cambridge
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2013–2016Research associate, University of Cambridge
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2012–2012Researcher, Delft University of Technology
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2008–2011PhD researcher, Delft University of Technology
Publications
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2026Google Scholar publications, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RMcB7MMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Grants and Contracts
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2026STRONGER: Strengthening Infrastructure Resilience through EU–Ukraine Research Collaboration
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Horizon Europe
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2026Re-MAP: Programme & High-Fidelity Regional Models for Multi-Hazard Building Performance
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- NWO Open Technology Programme
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2025SLIDE: Satellite-based protection of cultural heritage from landslide
- Role:
- Coordinator
- Funding Source:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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2025Rising seas and collapsing walls: identifying the equitable data landscape
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Royal Academy of Engineering
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2025RESCUE: Recovery for Equitable Support in Climate Undermined Environments
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Royal Academy of Engineering
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2025Civil protection via infrastructure inspection and monitoring
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- TUD Safe and Security Institute
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2024Cordhisk: Community-driven Digitisation for Heritage at Risk
- Role:
- Coordinator
- Funding Source:
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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2023Reconnaissance mission following the 6.8Mw Morocco earthquake
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- TUD Safe and Security Institute
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2023UrbiQuay: Urban Bridge and Quay Wall Innovations
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- NWA Bruggen and Kademuren
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2022Engineering assessment of buildings under slope failures and landslide hazards
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- Royal Society
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2022LiveQuay: Live insights for bridges and quay walls
- Role:
- Co-I
- Funding Source:
- NWA Bruggen and Kademuren
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2022Protecting heritage from space
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- NWO ENW-XS
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2021InStruct: Integrating remote sensing and computational modelling to assess infrastructure conditions
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- NWO Vidi
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2020Rapid assessment of seismic damage using satellite data
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- NWO ENW-XS
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2019Satellite monitoring of post-earthquake building damage
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- URSA Fund
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2019Spaceborne assessment of infrastructure conditions
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- URSA Fund
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2018Satellite-based assessment of tunnelling-induced damage
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Industrial Strategy Acceleration Fund
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2018Satellite-based assessment of settlement-induced damage to structures
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Bath International Funding
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2017Satellite-based assessment of structural vulnerability
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Whorrod Fund
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2017Satellite monitoring of settlement-induced building deformations
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Building Bridge International Funding
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2016Assessment of earthquake-induced building damage based on satellite data
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
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2014Tunnelling-induced damage on buildings
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Junior Research Fellowship
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2014Seismic resistance of masonry arches
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- INGENIO Fellowship, European Social Fund
Contact Giorgia for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Delft, Netherlands
- Website
- LinkedIn: giorgiagiardina
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
