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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mauricio Misraji Receive the ISRERM 2026 Student Award

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Mauricio Misraji receives the ISRERM 2026 Student Award certificate from Prof. Takeshi Kitahara, Chair of the conference, in Sapporo, Japan.
Member of the Chair for Reliability Engineering (CRE), Mauricio Misraji, receives the ISRERM 2026 Student Award for his contribution on the dynamic reliability of linear stochastic systems.

From June 28 to July 1, 2026, the 10th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management (ISRERM 2026) was held at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. The biennial international symposium provides a platform for exchanging knowledge and recent developments in reliability engineering, risk management and uncertainty-informed decision-making. 

The Chair for Reliability Engineering (CRE) participated in the four-day event with a team of three researchers. A notable highlight of the symposium was Mauricio Misraji receiving the ISRERM 2026 Student Award for his contribution entitled “Importance Line Sampling for Dynamic Reliability of Linear Stochastic Systems.” The paper was co-authored by Mauricio Misraji, Marcos Valdebenito and Matthias Faes. The submitted papers and associated presentations were reviewed by a panel before the award decision was announced during the symposium. 

The paper addresses the estimation of first-excursion probabilities, which describe the likelihood that a structural response, such as displacement, exceeds a prescribed limit within a given period under uncertain loading. Calculating small probabilities of this kind can require substantial computational effort, particularly when stochastic loads such as earthquakes or wind are represented using hundreds or thousands of random variables. 

To address this challenge, the authors introduce an Importance Line Sampling method that combines Importance Sampling and Line Sampling. The proposed method substantially reduces the required computational effort. The method was demonstrated using a large-scale finite element model of a curved bridge with 10,000+ degrees of freedom. The Chair for Reliability Engineering warmly congratulates Mauricio Misraji on this achievement and the international recognition of his research. 

Further information: ISRERM 2026 – Official Website