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Personal Statement
Dr Pytharouli has a Masters in Civil Engineering and a PhD on Dam deformations from Patras University, Greece. With more than 20 years of experience in the monitoring and analysis of structural and ground deformations, her research in the past few years has been directed towards two main inter-related themes: (1) the characterisation of the subsurface and (2) early warning systems for slope instability. Both themes have applications in engineering projects, resulting in close collaborations with the Industry sector.
Her research focus has been on the potential of microseismics, i.e. the monitoring (using microseismic arrays) and analysis (based on advanced signal processing techniques) of either weak seismic events (-3 < Magnitude < 3), or just seismic noise, to be used within the remit of the above two research themes, in combination with state-of-the-art surveying technologies. Recently she has joined forces with colleagues specialising in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The integration of microseismic monitoring with advanced geodetic monitoring (terrestrial and aerial) and automatic detection and classification algorithms is a highly promising technological solution, which she is currently testing on landslide sites across the UK.
Dr Pytharouli's research group consists currently of four PhD students and a post-doctoral researcher, with another three of her PhD students having successfully completed their studies since 2014. She has been the Director of Post-graduate research in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Strathclyde since November 2020. Dr Pytharouli teaches the undergraduate Level 2 module of Land Surveying and Mapping and delivers a 1-day course on land surveying principles as part of the post-graduate module Survey, Preliminary studies and Investigations in Architectural Heritage within the Department of Architecture at Strathclyde.
Dr Pytharouli is accepting new PhD students, get in touch if interested in joining her group.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Study of the long-term behaviour of Kremasta Dam based on the analysis of geodetic data and reservoir level fluctuations, University of Patras
Award Date: 1 Jan 2007
Master in Science, Analysis of the geodetic monitoring record of Ladhon Dam, University of Patras
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
Master of Engineering, Analysis of pumping tests using Modflow, University of Patras
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Keywords
- microseismic monitoring
- imaging
- site investigation
- geomechanics
- geodetic deformations
- landslides
- spectral analysis
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Introducing a method for stability analysis of the bimrock slopes by physical and 3D numerical modeling
Minto, J. (Principal Investigator) & Pytharouli, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/23 → 1/10/26
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2022 | Mutahi, Nicholas Silvester
Lunn, R. (Principal Investigator), Pytharouli, S. (Co-investigator) & Mutahi, N. S. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/01/23 → 1/01/27
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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Characterisation of precursory seismic activity towards early warning of landslides via semi-supervised learning
Murray, D., Stankovic, L., Stankovic, V., Pytharouli, S., White, A., Dashwood, B. & Chambers, J., 6 Jan 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 12 p., 1026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A human-on-the-loop approach for labelling seismic recordings from landslide site via a multi-class deep-learning based classification model
Jiang, J., Murray, D., Stankovic, V., Stankovic, L., Hibert, C., Pytharouli, S. & Malet, J.-P., Jun 2025, In: Science of Remote Sensing. 11, 100189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Microseismic and Groundwater Geochemistry data at Grimsel Test Site
Pytharouli, S. (Creator), Lunn, R. (Contributor), Shipton, Z. (Contributor), Stillings, M. (Creator) & Lord, R. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 7 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.15129/971b80a9-27b1-4dac-bbbb-b9aaf2051b65
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Falling head test at borehole 2b, Eastgate, Durham
Pytharouli, S. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 2 Nov 2016
DOI: 10.15129/b7f053f9-72f7-4f26-8b4a-f50a51305afd, http://www.drilcorp.com/
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Prizes
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2008: TOPCON Award, 13th FIG Symp. on Deformation Measurements (€ 600) Prize for the best young researchers’ paper, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pytharouli, S. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Finalist (representing the Faculty of Engineering) for the WISE 2019 Outreach and Engagement award
Pytharouli, S. (Recipient), 18 Jul 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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The Rest and Be Thankful: Monitoring and Assessment of one of the most problematic debris flows in Scotland.
Pytharouli, S. (Speaker)
8 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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EURO-Conference on Rock Physics & Geomechanics
Dobson, K. (Member of programme committee), Dobson, K. (Organiser) & Pytharouli, S. (Organiser)
30 Aug 2021 → 5 Sept 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference