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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 ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, TX, 2024

M.Sc., Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation, Polytechnic ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Milan, Lecco Campus, Italy, 2015

B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Technical ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, 2013

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management, Louisiana State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 2024 - present.

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

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 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.
  • 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],
  • 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,

For a complete list of publications:

Openings for Research Assistantship

A fully funded position is available for a highly qualified and competitive candidate starting in Spring 2026 or Fall 2026. 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."

Future Infrastructure Systems (FIRST) Lab

For more information about Dr. Flavia-Ioana Patrascu's research, please visit the lab webpage .

 

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