Regular biography
Matiyas A. Bezabeh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at McGill University. His research focuses on structural engineering, particularly the evaluation and design of timber and timber-hybrid structures for earthquakes and strong winds. Prior to joining McGill, he worked as a Scientist/Technical Coordinator at Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (RWDI) Inc., where he coordinated technical teams for wind design solutions for tall and complex buildings. He received his Ph.D. and M.A.Sc. from the University of British Columbia in 2021 and 2014, respectively. His doctoral work developed new performance-based wind design frameworks for tall buildings, which are included in the Modelling Guide for Timber Structures and the second edition of Canada's Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings. He also received the Young Scientist Excellence Award at the World Conference on Timber Engineering in 2018.
Scholar-generated biography
Matiyas A. Bezabeh is an Assistant Professor at McGill University specializing in Timber Structures, Wind Engineering, Structural Engineering, and Seismic Design. His research focuses on the seismic vulnerability assessment of hybrid steel-timber structures, probabilistic serviceability-performance assessment of tall mass-timber buildings under stochastic wind loads, and the development of seismic design guidelines for timber-steel hybrid systems. He also investigates the dynamic response of tall mass-timber buildings to wind excitation and the integration of control strategies for vibration mitigation in wind turbines. His work contributes to the advancement of sustainable and resilient structural systems.