Neetesh Sharma
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Risk mitigation and disaster recovery, infrastructure and socioeconomic resilience, reliability, decision-making under uncertainty, performance assessment of interdependent infrastructure, uncertainty quantification, statistical modeling and machine learning, project management, and optimization.
Neetesh Sharma, Assistant Professor - Neetesh Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. His research centers on enhancing the resilience and reliability of infrastructure systems in the face of natural hazards. Dr. Sharma employs advanced mathematical modeling, uncertainty quantification, and machine learning techniques to assess and improve the performance of infrastructure under adverse conditions. With a background in civil engineering and statistics, Dr. Sharma has developed innovative approaches for risk mitigation, and resilience enhancement of infrastructure and communities. His research has been instrumental in optimizing recovery strategies for infrastructure systems post-disaster, and he has collaborated extensively across disciplines including economics, data science, governance, insurance, and emergency response, bringing a holistic approach to solving complex challenges in disaster resilience. Prior to joining FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, he worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar and Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University, where he was a core member of the Stanford Urban Resilience Initiative. Dr Sharma holds a MS and PhD in Civil Engineering with a minor in Statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
