A bit about me:
My name is Georgios Boumis and I am currently working as a Risk Engineer for Arup's Risk + Resilience team in San Francisco. In this position, I contribute to multi-hazard risk assessments to support sustainable development and enhance the resilience of our built environment. My team and I investigate the impact of various natural hazards, such as floods, wildfires, landslides, etc., on residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, as well as other infrastructure like roads and rail networks, with a particular focus on how climate change influences their severity and frequency. Prior to joining Arup, I served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Alabama (UA), conducting research on statistical modeling of coastal flood hazards, which led to the completion of my Ph.D. dissertation. In addition to my Ph.D., I hold a M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Patras (UoP) in Greece. In the past, I have also worked as an intern on real-time flood forecasting at Deltares, i.e., the Dutch national institute for applied research in the field of water and subsurface. When I am not working, I enjoy reading books, swimming, playing card games, and studying the Japanese language!
wave run-up on a beach...