Research
Research and expertise
I am a Lecturer in Structural Engineering and a member of the Structures and Materials research group.
My research interests fall broadly in the area of structural dynamics, including structural health monitoring of bridges and timber buildings, human-structure interaction effects with application for modal testing, and modelling of railway infrastructure under high-speed trains passage. One common aspect throughout my research is the use of advanced probabilistic methods to describe different sources of uncertainty, which inevitably undermine data interpretation and damage detection strategies.
I have authored several scientific publications, including a “best paper” award by the International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure. My research has been funded by three projects, developed in collaboration with leading academic and industrial partners. I welcome enquiries from postgraduates who wish to study for a PhD in my areas of research interest.
Current research activity
- Andre Jesus and Stana Živanovic. Modal testing with a pedestrian as a vibration exciter, Mechanical Systems, and Signal processing
- Xiaodong Xu and Andre Jesus, Rapid Prediction of Fibre-dominant Tensile Failure in Randomly Oriented Strands, 20th European Conference on Composite Materials
- Luis Silva, Andre Jesus and Gabriele Milani, Rapid Design of Masonry Structures using Gaussian Process Emulation, XXV Convegno AIMETA, Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2022
Recently completed research projects
- SIMPLES – Spectral Identification of Modal Properties in Lightweight Structures
- KTP 10154482. Knowledge transfer partnership between Loughborough University and Abacus Lighning Ltd. Mojtabaei, Jesus and El-Hamalawi. Innovate UK 2025-2028