Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Alex Wladimir Llano Iza

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0456-4259

PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Research Fellow

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

Doctoral Candidate, Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), 2024– present.

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Specialization in Structures, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, 2023.

Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Specialization in Structures, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador. 2014.

RELEVANT WORKS

Research Fellow at the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal: since 2026
Lecturer at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador: 2024–2025
Engineering Department Coordinator – Entidad Colaboradora de Pichincha (CAE-P), Quito, Ecuador: 2015–2024
Engineering Assistant – NOVACERO, Quito, Ecuador: 2015.

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH AREAS

Seismic risk and vulnerability

Structural Dynamics

Soil-Structural Interaction

Structural Seismic Performance

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research Fellow at the Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Unit of the Structures Department at LNEC, conducting research in the area of risk-based seismic design of critical infrastructure in Portugal.