Invited Presentations at Conference or Symposium

  • Zekkos, D. (2022). Autonomy is Revolutionizing Geotechnical Engineering, Powerful Informative Talks, 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, May 1-5 2022, Sydney, Australia.
  • Zekkos, D. (2022). Big Data Frameworks to Enhance Community Resiliency Against Landslides, International Conference on Natural Hazard and Infrastructure, Athens, July 5-7 2022 (keynote).
  • Zekkos, D. (2022). Technology and Automation Revolutionizing Geoprofessional Practice, Geoprofessional Business Association Spring Conference, San Diego, April 9 2022.
  • Zekkos, D. (2022). Application of Multi-scale monitoring of landslides using satellites, UAVs and on-the-ground deployment following natural disasters: The example of Lefkada 2015 earthquake” 1st US-Korea Workshop: Urban geotechnical engineering and geohazard, March 20 2022, Charlotte, NC.
  • Zekkos D. (2021). “The January 28 2021 Highway CA-1 Embankment Failure at Rat Creek, Big Sur, California”, Geo-Extreme, Savannah, Georgia, November 7-10 2021 (keynote Presentation)
  • Zekkos, D. (2021), Moving on From Waste Containment to Energy Harvesting, October 28 2021, GeoWeek, 3rd Congresso Internacional de Ingeneria Geotechnica (online)
  • Zekkos, D., Datta, S., Fei, X. (2021). Coupled process modeling for energy generation from municipal solid waste degradation: Laboratory-scale and field-scale simulations, 3rd International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics, 20-21 October 2021, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Zekkos, D. (2020), Emerging Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geotechnical Engineering Practice, Arizona Geo-Institute Southwest Symposium: Advancements in Geotechnics, September 22, 2020
  • Zekkos D. (2020), Using Big Data to Learn more about Landslides Caused by Natural Disasters, Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics ASCE Virtual Conference , Sep. 14-18 2020.
  • Zekkos, D. (2020). Integrated Satellite, UAV and ground-based assessment of landslides following the November 17 2015 Mw 6.5 earthquake in Lefkada, Greece, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, ICGE’20, Hammamet, Tunisia, March 8-10 2020.
  • Zekkos, D. (2019). “Applications of Robotics in Geotechnical Engineering”, 8th Hellenic Conference in Geotechnical Engineering, 6-8 November 2019, Athens, Greece.
  • Zekkos, D. (2019). “Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the Characterization of Ground Instability”, Workshop on Urban Geotechnics, Geotechnical Society of Singapore. March 11 2019, Singapore.
  • Zekkos, D. (2018). “Recent Advances on Municipal Solid Waste Properties, Degradation and Implications in Design”, 19th Annual Michigan Solid Waste Conference, April 11-12 2018, Lansing, MI.
  • Zekkos, D. (2018). “Applications of Aerial and Land-Based Robotic Platforms in Landfills”, 19th Annual Michigan Solid Waste Conference, April 11-12 2018, Lansing, MI.
  • Zekkos, D. (2017). Opportunities for professional networking through GeoWorld, Geotechnical Women Faculty Network Workshop, April 11 2017, Washington DC.
  • Zekkos, D. (2016). ISSMGE Innovations for a cyber-interconnected Geo-profession” Monday February 15 2016, “Geo-Structures 2016: Phoenix, AR.
  • Zekkos, D. (2014). “Ground Improvement Technologies in Landfill Engineering”, 24th Annual Solid Waste Technical Conference, Lansing, MI, March 17-18 2014.
  • Zekkos, D. (2013). “Experimental Evidence of Anisotropy in Municipal Solid Waste,” Proc., Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, July 1-3, 2013 (invited keynote presentation).
  • Zekkos, D. (2013). “Case Histories of Geological, Rock and Mining Engineering, Underground Structures and Excavations – General Report for Session 5.” Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, April 29-May 4, 2013, Chicago, IL.
  • Zekkos D. (2013). “From Waste Containment to Energy Harvesting: Ongoing Research.” Texas A&M University International Geo-Engineering Symposium in Honor of ISSMGE Board Members, April 26, 2013, College Station TX.
  • Zekkos, D. (2011). “Life after Graduation in Industry and Academia.” Student Symposium, Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) & Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research MCEER Annual Meeting: Quake Summit 2011, Buffalo, NY, June 9, 2011.
  • Zekkos, D. (2010). “Use of Case Histories and Technology in Geotechnical Engineering Education,” 6th Hellenic Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Conference, September 27-30, 2010, Volos, Greece.
  • Zekkos, D. (2011). “Engineering Considerations for Post-Closure Development of Landfills.” 21st Annual Solid Waste Conference, Michigan Solid Waste Industries Association and Engineering Society of Detroit April 10-11, 2011, Lansing, MI.
  • Zekkos (2010). “Stability of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Fundamentals and Recent Advances.” 20th Annual Solid Waste Conference, Michigan Solid Waste Industries Association and Engineering Society of Detroit, March 23-24, 2010, Lansing, MI.
  • Zekkos, D., Boominathan, A., Athanasopoulos-Zekkos, A. (2010). “Engineering Seismology, Ground Motions, & Local Site Effects: General Report on Session 3.” 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, May 24-29, 2010, San Diego, CA.
  • Zekkos, D. (2007). “Geological, Rock and Mining Engineering, Including Underground Structures and Excavations, and Subsidence of Deltas – General Report for Sessions 6a and 6b.” 6th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, August 11-16, 2007, Arlington, VA.
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