Hugo Rosero, M.Sc.

Room: N3624

Phone: +49 89 289 25406

E-Mail: hugo.rosero@tum.de

Office hours: by appointment

Curriculum Vitae

  • 01.2018 - Present | PhD student at the Engineering Risk Analysis Group, TU-Munich, Germany.
  • 10.2015 - 01.2018 | M.Sc. Computational Mechanics, TU-Munich, Germany.
  • 01.2014 - 09.2015 | Civil Engineer, INGETEC S.A., Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 01.2010 - 03.2014 | B.Sc. Civil engineer (Cum Laude), U. de los Andes, Colombia.
  • 01.2009 - 03.2013 | B.Sc. Mathematics, U. de los Andes, Colombia.

Research

  • Risk assessment of lifeline systems.
  • Probabilistic natural hazard analysis
  • Machine learning

Teaching

  • SS 2021 - present | Teaching assistant, TU-Munich, Germany. Course: Elements of Machine Learning
  • WS 2018/19 | Teaching assistant, TU-Munich, Germany. Course: Risk Analysis
  • SS 2018 | Teaching assistant, TU-Munich, Germany. Course: Reliability of Engineering Systems
  • WS 2016/17 | Teaching assistant, TU-Munich, Germany. Course: Computational Linear Algebra
  • 07.2013-12.2013 | Teaching assistant, U. de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Course: Numerical Methods Applied to Civil Engineering
  • 07.2012-12.2012 | Teaching assistant, U. de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Course: Mathematical Statistics
  • 01.2012-06.2012 | Teaching assistant, U. de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Course: Multivariable Calculus Applied to Economics
  • 07.2011-12.2011 | Teaching assistant, U. de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Course: Integral Calculus and Differential Equations
  • 01.2010-12.2010 | Teaching assistant, U. de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. Course: Algorithms and Object-oriented Programming

Supervised theses/projects

  • Master's thesis: Cathrin Merscher (2020) - Seismic and Tsunami Hazard Analysis and cascading Effects to the Power Network in Lima and Callao, Peru
  • Master's thesis: Maximilian Wittmann (2019) - Wildfire in Southern British Columbia: Probabilistic Assessment and Simulation; jointly with Munich RE
  • Master's thesis: Sebastian Averdunk (2019) - Multi-hazard Volcano Analysis and its cascading Effects in Power Networks in Ecuador; with collaboration from the Chair of Landslide Research at TUM and the Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IGEPN), Ecuador
  • Study project: Ramona Wüst (2019) - Reliability Analysis of Interdependent Lifeline Systems under Seismic Hazard in Valparaíso, Chile. 
  • Master's thesis: Rodrigo Arca-Zimmermann (2018) - Development and Validation of an Algorithm for Network Reliability using Minimum Path Sets and Super-Components
  • Master's thesis: Jaime Vigil (2018) - Identification of Flood Loss Event Scenarios for Monitoring Accumulations in Property Insurance; jointly with Allianz SE
  • Master's thesis: Amelie Hoffmann (2018) - Propagation of Multi-hazard Damages in Interdependent Lifeline Systems in the Valparaíso Region, Chile

Journal Publications

Conference Publications

  • Rosero-Velásquez, H., Straub, D. (2022): Comparative Assessment of Models of Cascading Failures in Power Networks Under Seismic Hazard. In: Proceedings of the 32nd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2022). Dublin, Ireland
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H., Straub, D. (2019): Representative Natural Hazard Scenarios for Risk Assessment of Spatially Distributed Infrastructure Systems. In: Proceedings of the 29th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2019). Hannover, Germany
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. and Straub, D. (2019). Selecting representative scenarios for contingency analysis of infrastructure systems with dependent component failures. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP13). Seoul, South Korea.
  • Rosero‐Velásquez, H., Cottone, G. and Colinas-Armijo, N. (2018). Statistical Methods for Parameter Identification of Temperature Dependent Viscoelastic Models. Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 89th GAMM Annual Meeting. Munich, Germany

Talks

  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. (2022): Vulnerabilidad de la infraestructura crítica frente a eventos de amenaza natural. In Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation Seminar,  organized by the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation, Republic of Peru (online)
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. (2022): Modelling cascading effects in networks. In: Connective Cities seminar, organized by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) (online)
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. Straub, D. (2021): Optimizing Recovery Strategies for Interdependent Lifeline Systems Exposed to a Natural Hazard. In: 31st European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL2021). Angers, France.
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. Straub, D. (2020): Selecting Representative Natural Hazard Scenarios for Engineering Systems with Inverse FORM (online presentation). In: 30th European Safety and Reliability Conference and the 15th Probabilistic and Safety Assessment and Management Conference (ESREL 2020 PSAM 15). Venice, Italy.
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. Straub, D. (2019): Selecting Representative Natural Hazard Scenarios for Risk Management of Lifeline Systems. In: International Forum of Engineering Decision Making (IFED). Manly, Australia.
  • Rosero-Velásquez, H. Straub, D. (2019): Modelos genéricos de confiabilidad para sistemas de servicios básicos frente a amenazas naturales. In: CIGIDEN workshop at Pontificia Universidad Católica. Santiago de Chile.