I am a researcher in geotechnical engineering at the University of Western Australia. By using numerical modelling, coupled with laboratory and centrifuge testing, I provide safe and economic solutions for the deployment and management of onshore and offshore infrastructure.

I studied and worked in Romania, Italy, France and Australia on a wide range of geotechnical engineering issues from quantifying the seismic response of soils in Tuscany to developing design methodologies for deep-water foundations in the North West Shelf of Western Australia.

2021 - : Academic management of the UWA Geotechnical Soils Lab

2022 - : Member of the School of Engineering Safety Committee

2023 - : Member of the UWA Academic Board

2023 - : Member of the UWA Academic Council

2021 - : GENG5502 - Environmental Geotechnics

2023 - : GENG5507 - Risk, Reliability and Safety

Amira P1217: Evaluation of Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF) monitoring technologies

Electrokinetic dewatering of fine grain soils/tailings

Soil moisture sensing technologies

Small strain stiffness of mine waste residue

Structural safety investigation of mining infrastructure by means of geophysical and remote sensing techniques

Soil-water-structure interaction

Multi-directional degree of loading of offshore infrastructure

Consolidation effects on mining and offshore energy infrastructure

My design methodologies for predicting the bearing capacity of offshore shallow foundations are included in ISO: 19901-4 “Petroleum and natural gas industries - Specific requirements for offshore structures - Part 4: Geotechnical and foundation design considerations”.

Collaboration with 18 industry partners (a mix of mining industry partners and monitoring technology specialists) to meaningfully evaluate a range of monitoring technologies and their suitability for application to providing advance warning of potential TSFs instabilities. The outcomes of this project provide meaningful insight into appropriately selected instrumentation that measure meaningful parameters. These measurements will act as trigger warnings for detecting the potential onset of failures that may be prevented. 

Co-authored over 70 reports related to soil characterisation used for large scale Oil&Gas developments in the North West Shelf, WA (Prelude, Browse, Gorgon) and other parts around the world.

Provide technical expertise to mining industry partners on tailings characterisation 

English, Romanian, Italian, French