Dr Marco De Angelis

Lecturer

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Personal statement

I joined Strathclyde as lecturer in 2022 within the Centre for Intelligent Infrastructure of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

I specialize in computing with imprecision, using intervals, moment pairs, and sets of probability distributions (p-boxes) for the automatic verification of engineering models under severe data scarcity and epistemic uncertainty. These imprecise representations ensure that computational solvers maintain provable mathematical correctness even in presence of input uncertainty.

I obtained a PhD in Risk and Uncertainty in 2015 from the University of Liverpool’s Institute for Risk and Uncertainty. I hold a Bachelor and Master of Engineering both magna cum laude in Civil Engineering from the University of Rome, Roma Tre. After the PhD, I was research associate and academic manager at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Risk and Uncertainty of the University of Liverpool for over two years. Previously to Strathclyde I was research associate for the EPSRC-UKRI Programme Grant on digital twins for improved dynamic design.

 

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Prize And Awards

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Recipient
31/10/2026
Best student paper
Recipient
18/6/2025
The NASA and DNV Challenge on Optimization under Uncertainty
Recipient
17/6/2025
Bronze poster award
Recipient
27/7/2021
Teaching and Learning Award.
Recipient
17/5/2017
ISIPTA-IJAR Young Researcher Award
Recipient
8/2015

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Qualifications

I gained the status of Professional Civil Engineer in Italy in 2015.

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Publications

A Python library for stochastic model updating with black-box models using PyUncertainNumber : a case study with the NASA UQ challenge
Chen Yu, Rocchetta Roberto, Nespoli Lorenzo, Medici Vasco, de Angelis Marco, Ochnio Dawid, Patelli Edoardo
Proceedings of the 36th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2026) European Safety and Reliability Conference, pp. 2949-2956 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.3850/ESREL2026061419_esrel26-p26140-cd
Interval uncertainty propagation on CO2 emission calculations in road haulage
McIntosh Angus, Loayza Romero Estefania, de Angelis Marco
Proceedings of the 36th European Safety and Reliability Conference European Safety and Reliability Conference, pp. 2426-2433 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.3850/ESREL2026061419_esrel26-p27770-cd
A systematic evaluation of uncertainty quantification in transport carbon accounting standards
Paez Jimenez Mariana Gabriela, McIntosh Angus, de Angelis Marco
Proceedings of the 36th European Safety and Reliability Conference European Safety and Reliability Conference (2026)
https://doi.org/10.3850/ESREL2026061419_esrel26-p29001-cd
Zonotopic representation of multi-variable regression with interval dependent variables
McCann Matthew, de Angelis Marco
Proceedings of the 36th European Safety and Reliability Conference European Safety and Reliability Conference (2026)
https://doi.org/10.3850/ESREL2026061419_esrel26-p26374-cd
Interaction effects in subinterval Sensitivity Analysis
Ochnio Dawid, de Angelis Marco
Proceedings of the 36th European Safety and Reliability Conference European Safety and Reliability Conference, pp. 899-906 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.3850/ESREL2026061419_esrel26-p26224-cd
Assessing the Value of Information in pricing insurance against multiple hazards : the case of earthquake and liquefaction
Keith Susanna, Tubaldi Enrico, de Angelis Marco, Stripajova Svetlana, Douglas John
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Vol 135 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106052

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Teaching

Structural engineering theory
Computer programming
Validated numerics
Probability theory
Machine learning

I currently teach third year students about statically indeterminate structures, and fourth year students about the dynamics of single and multi-degree-of-freedom systems. I have been and am currently invovled in developing lecture material and in shaping the structural analysis curriculum.

 

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Research Interests

I am primarily interested in applying validated numerics to engineering problems for the automatic and rigorous verification of engineering calculations. My interest is in formal methods that can prove the mathematical correctness of computational solvers in the presence of input uncertainty. These methods can be paired with language models to accelerate engineering decision-making. How exactly these language models can be engineered by researchers to yield provably correct responses for any given problem is of great interest. I am also interested in the democratization of artificial intelligence for research and scientific computing and in the development of human-centred algorithms that translate complex computational workflows into transparent, auditable, accessible and actionable digital tools.

 

* Humane algorithms for quantitative science  
* Reproducibility and open computational science
* Uncertainty quantification for green-house gas calculations
* Open-source digital twins for structural-health monitoring
* Automated compliance checking for engineering calculations  
* Structural calculations with rigorous uncertainty propagation 
* Valid and rigorous machine learning inference
* Verification with computer arithmetics (intervals, units, automatic differentiation, probabilistic arithmetic, etc.)

 

Professional Activities

Higher Education Academy HEA (External organisation)
Member
31/10/2026
European Safety and Reliability Conference
Participant
15/6/2026
European Safety and Reliability Conference (Event)
Advisor
15/6/2026
BIOMATH (Journal)
Peer reviewer
5/2026
Reliability Engineering and System Safety (Journal)
Peer reviewer
1/2026
Population variance with intervals
Speaker
4/12/2025

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Projects

Uncertainty Quantification in CO2 Emissions at Organisational and Product Level
Paez Jimenez, Mariana Gabriela (Post Grad Student) De Angelis, Marco (Principal Investigator) Giesekam, Jannik (Co-investigator) Shipton, Zoe (Co-investigator)
The uncertainty inherent in CO2 estimations at the organisational and product levels has received significantly less academic scrutiny than national or global inventories, yet such CO2 estimations serve as foundational data for higher-level carbon accounting. Carbon accounting often relies on practitioners whose expertise is not climate science, leading to high levels of epistemic uncertainty, methodological variation and data variability. This project addresses three critical questions: (1) How much uncertainty is inherent in these CO2 estimations? (2) Where does the uncertainty come from and how can it be mitigated? (3) How can the uncertainty be communicated to enable decisions towards net zero targets?
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028
KTP - Will Rudd Davidson (Glasgow) Limited - To embed advanced modelling and monitoring strategies for new and heritage masonry structures.
Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) De Angelis, Marco (Co-investigator) Moghaddasi Kelishomi, Hamed (Co-investigator) Patelli, Edoardo (Co-investigator) Sentenac, Phillippe (Co-investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Reduction of Uncertainties in risk assessment of structures and infrastructures against Natural hazards (REUN)
Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) De Angelis, Marco (Co-investigator) Pytharouli, Stella (Co-investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
Rigorous uncertainty-aware machine learning for CO2 forecasting
McCann, Matthew (Post Grad Student) De Angelis, Marco (Principal Investigator)
Major global emission inventories such as EDGAR, national GHG inventories, and the IPCC tiered approach provide critical baseline data for emissions monitoring. Despite some strengths, existing emission inventories are limited by static estimates that can very quickly become outdated and by over reliance on default emission factors, which may under or overestimate actual emission within changing industrial contexts. Many of these inventories lack robust uncertainty quantification methods such as Monte Carlo simulation or error propagation. This project investigates the use of rigorous probabilistic and statistical modelling tools towards a framework for both aleatory and epistemic uncertainty quantification of CO2 estimation. State-of-the-art machine learning offers new exciting possibilities for the modelling, estimation and forecasting of CO2 emissions, providing tools that can handle complex, non-linear relationships within large datasets.
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2029
Strathclyde Centre for Doctoral Training in data-driven uncertainty-aware multiphysics simulations
De Angelis, Marco (Principal Investigator) Ochnio, Dawid (Post Grad Student) McIntosh, Angus (Post Grad Student) Loayza Romero, Karen Estefania (Co-investigator) Kazashi, Yoshihito (Academic) Ruggeri, Michele (Academic) Bi, Sifeng (Academic)
StrathDRUMS aims to train the next generation of interdisciplinary uncertainty quantification specialists who can design and analyse state-of-the-art computational techniques and apply them to real-world challenges. An important aspect of this CDT is the non-deterministic and data-driven angle to modelling, which is crucial to overcome the limitations of classical deterministic approaches. StrathDRUMS graduates will develop rigorous uncertainty quantification skills including characterisation, propagation, verification and validation. Data-driven uncertainty-aware model responses allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the system being studied, improving the reliability of the predictions and enabling the rigorous verification of numerical simulations.
01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2029

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Dr Marco De Angelis
Lecturer
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email: marco.de-angelis@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted