Prof. Vikram Pakrashi

Dr. Vikram Pakrashi (BEng, PhD, CEng. FIEI, MASCE) is an associate professor in mechanical engineering and the director of the Dynamical Systems and Risk Laboratory (DSRL) and Centre for Mechanics at UCD. He is a chartered engineer and has served both in industry and academia, working on numerical and experimental applications of dynamics and risk/probabilistic analysis on traditional (roads, bridges) and bourgeoning (wind/wave energy devices and platforms) sectors of built infrastructure. Several of his projects are partly funded by the industrial sector. His recent research activities involve structural health monitoring, analysis of dynamic systems, vibration control, experimental methods in dynamics, damage detection algorithms, and the use of new technologies for such applications. He has supervised and mentored several doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and has received multiple awards for his research and leadership activities. He currently works with a dynamic and motivated team in DSRL close to industrial needs.