Student Bio: Evgueni Filipov
Evgueni Filipov

Evgueni Filipov
Graduate Research Fellow

2144 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Matthews Ave.
Urbana, IL, 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0498

e-mail: filipov1@illinois.edu
website: www.efilipov.com

Education

Graduate    
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering Option Aug 2011 - present
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)  
     
  Master of Science in Civil Engineering Aug 2009 - May 2012
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)  
     
Undergraduate Aug 2005 - May 2009  
  Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Minors in Management and French  
  Department of Civil Engineering  
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)  

Research Interests

  • Stiffness characteristics of deployable origami tubes
  • Development of adaptable cellular metamaterials
  • Hinged folding structures with thickness
  • Optimization of structures subject to dynamic loading
  • Computational analysis of nonlinear seismic behavior of structures

Publications

Journal Publications
  “Origami tubes with reconfigurable polygonal cross-sections.” E.T. Filipov, G.H. Paulino, and T. Tachi, . Proceedings of the Royal Society - A. Vol. 472, No. 2185, 20150607. 2016.
  “Origami tubes assembled into stiff, yet reconfigurable strcutures and metamaterials.” E.T. Filipov, T. Tachi, and G.H. Paulino. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. Vol. 112, No. 40, pp. 12321-12326. 2015.
  “Polygonal Multiresolution Topology Optimization (PolyMTOP) for Structural Dynamics.” E.T. Filipov, J. Chun, G.H. Paulino, and J. Song. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. (In Press). doi: 10.1007/s00158-015-1309-x.
  “Towards Robust Fragility Relations for Buried Segmented Pipe in Ground Srtain Areas.” M. O'Rourke, E.T. Filipov, and E. Uçkan. Earthquake Spectra. Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 1839-1858. 2015.
  “Experimental Behavior of Steel Fixed Bearings and Implications for Seismic Bridge Response.” J.S. Steelman, E.T. Filipov, L.A. Fahnestock, J.R. Revell, J.M. LaFave, J.F. Hajjar, and D.A. Foutch. Journal of Bridge Engineering. Vol. 19, No. 8, SPECIAL ISSUE: Recent Advances in Seismic Design, Analysis, and Protection of Highway Bridges, A4014007. 2014.
  “Seismic performance of highway bridges with fusing bearing components for quasi-isolation.” E.T. Filipov, J.R. Revell, L.A. Fahnestock, J.M. LaFave, J.F. Hajjar, D.A. Foutch, and J.S. Steelman. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. Vol. 42, No. 9, pp. 1375-1394. 2013.
  “Evaluation of quasi-isolated seismic bridge behavior using nonlinear bearing models.” E.T. Filipov, L.A. Fahnestock, J.S. Steelman, J.F. Hajjar, J.M. LaFave, and D.A. Foutch. Engineering Structures, Vol. 49, No. 14, pp. 168-181. 2013.
  “Shear and Friction Response of Non-Seismic Laminated Elastomeric Bridge Bearings Subject to Seismic Demands.” J.S. Steelman, L.A. Fahnestock, E.T. Filipov, J.M. LaFave, J.F. Hajjar, D.A. Foutch. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. Vol. 18, No. 7, pp. 612-623. 2013.
Invited Lectures
  “Reconfigurable origami tubes with tunable stiffness.” National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Materials and Manufacturing Theme Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Nov. 2015.
  “Origami tube structures with reconfigurable geometry and tunable stiffness.”School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. August 2015.
  “Eigenfrequency band-gaps in topology optimization and origami.” Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hiroshima University. April 2014.
  “Topology optimization for structural dynamics using multiresolution polygons.” Materials Group Seminar, CEE at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. February 2014.
  “Multiresolution polygonal elements for topology optimization in structural dynamics.” NSF Graduate Research Fellows Lightning Talks, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. February 2013.
  “Ground strain fragility relations for segmented buried pipelines.” Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. July 2011.
  “Seismic Behavior of Quasi-Isolated Bridge Systems and Components.” Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey. July 2011.
  “Damage to Large Segmented Buried Pipe due to PGD from the 1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake.” Indo-US Research Academy, Pune, India, October 2008.
Conference Presentations and Proceedings
  “Flexible origami sheets assembled into stiff reconfigurable structures.” E.T. Filipov, G.H. Paulino, and T. Tachi. Society of Engineering Sciences 2015 Technical Meeting. College Station, TX. October 2015.
  “Reconfiguring origami tubes with polygonal cross-sections.” E.T. Filipov, G.H. Paulino, and T. Tachi. Society of Engineering Sciences 2015 Technical Meeting. College Station, TX. October 2015.
  “Deployable folded-core sandwich panels guided by a generating surface.” T. Tachi, E.T. Filipov, and G.H. Paulino. Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS). Amsterdam, Netherlands. August 2015.
  “Muira tubes and assemblages: Theory and applications.” E.T. Filipov, G.H. Paulino,and T. Tachi. American Physical Society March Meeting. San Antonio, TX. March 2015.
  “Toward optimization of stiffness and flexibility of rigid, flat-foldable origami structures.” E.T. Filipov, T. Tachi, and G.H. Paulino. The 6th International Meeting on Origami in Science, Mathematics and Education (6OSME). August 10-13, 2014
  “Topology optimization for structural dynamics: A polygonal multiresolution approach.” E.T. Filipov, J. Chun, G.H. Paulino, and J. Song. Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference. Evanston, IL. August 4-7, 2013.
  “Polygonal multiresolution topology optimization for structural dynamics.” E. T. Filipov, J. Chun, G.H. Paulino, and J. Song. World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO). Orlando, FL. May 20-24, 2013.
  “Achieving bridge resilience through economical seismic 'quasi-isolation' design using common bearing components.” J.S. Steelman, E.T. Filipov, J.R. Revell, J. M. LaFave, L. A. Fahnestock, J.F. Hajjar, and D. A. Foutch. Proceedings of 7th National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways. Oakland, CA. May 2013.
  “Sensitivity of quasi-isolated bridge seismic response to variations in bearing and backwall elements.” E.T. Filipov, J.R. Revell, J.S. Steelman, L.A. Fahnestock, J.M. LaFave, D.A. Foutch, and J.F. Hajjar. Paper No. 2978, Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Lisbon, Portugal. September 2012
  “Computational Analyses of Quasi-Isolated Bridges with Fusing Bearing Components.” E.T. Filipov, J.F. Hajjar, J.S. Steelman, L. A. Fahnestock, J. M. LaFave, and D. A. Foutch. Structures Congress, Structural Engineering Institute. April 2011.
  “Seismic Response of Bearings for Quasi-Isolated Bridges – Testing and Component Modeling” J. S. Steelman, L. A. Fahnestock, J. M. LaFave, J. F. Hajjar, E. T. Filipov, and D. A. Foutch. 2011 Structures Congress, Structural Engineering Institute. April 2011.
  “Bridge Bearing Fuse Systems for Regions with High-Magnitude Earthquakes at Long Recurrence Intervals” E. T. Filipov, J. S. Steelman, J. F. Hajjar, J. M. LaFave, and L. A. Fahnestock. Proceedings of the 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering. July 2010.
Poster Presentations
  “A bar and hinge model for scalable structural analysis of origami.” Society of Engineering Sciences 2015 Technical Meeting, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. October 2015.
  “Tailoring Structural Dynamic Behavior through Topology Optimization with Multiresolution Polygons.” Computational Science and Engineering Annual Meeting. Urbana, IL. April 24-25, 2013.
  “Seismic behavior of quasi-isolated bridge systems and components & Topology optimization design of high-rise buildings subjected to dynamic loading”, DCAMM advanced course on Topology Optimization, Lyngby, Denmark. June 2011.
  “Seismic Behavior of Quasi-Isolated Bridge Systems and Components,” NEES & MCEER Annual Meeting - Quake Summit 2011, Buffalo, NY. June 2011.
  “Damage to Segmented Buried Pipe during the 1999 Izmit Earthquake,” Undergraduate Research Forum and Awards, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. March 28, 2008.

Academic Appointments and Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2009 - present
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Course Instructor Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
  Structural Engineering  
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Teaching Assistant Jan 2012 - May 2012
  Finite Element Methods  
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Teaching Assistant Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
  Design of structural systems  
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Undergraduate Research Assistant Oct 2007 - June 2009
  Department of Civil Engineering  
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  
Structural Engineering Intern 2008 & 2009
  Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates; New Haven, CT  
Structural Engineering Intern 2007 - 2008
  CG Power Solutions; Albany, NY (Formerly MSE Power Systems, Inc.)  
Computer Technician 2006 - 2007
  Lally School of Management  
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  

Professional Services and Affiliations

American Concrete Institute 2009
American Society of Civil Engineers 2006
Chi Epsilon – National Civil Engineering Honor Society 2008
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 2010
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois 2010
Tau Beta Pi – National Engineering Honor Society 2009

Awards and Honors

Fellow, National Science Foundation present
Structural Engineers Foundation Scholarship, Chicago, IL 2010 - 2011
Page, Karol and Sargent & Lundy Graduate Fellowships, UIUC 2009 - 2010
Howard N. Blitman P.E. Patroon Scholar, RPI 2005 - 2009
Alumni Scholarship, RPI 2005 - 2009

Leadership and Community Activities

President 2011 - 2012
  University of Illinois EERI Student Chapter  
Secretary 2011 - 2012
  EERI Student Leadership Council  
Visiting Scholar 2011
  Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey  
Study Abroad 2008
  INSA Lyon, France  
Member 2007 - 2008
  ASCE Steel Bridge Design Team