Assoc ProfessorArturo Gonzalez

Arturo González graduated as "Ingeniero Tecnico Superior de Caminos, Canales y Puertos" (6-yr Civil Engineering degree) at the University of Cantabria (Spain, 1995). Then, he obtained MSc and PhD degrees from the School of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering at Trinity College Dublin (Ireland, 1996 and 2000), specialising in bridge weigh-in-motion and vehicle-bridge interaction models. In 2001, he continued research as a Newman post-doctoral fellow at University College Dublin (UCD, Ireland). In 2003, he started his career as a college lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering at UCD, where he is currently an Associate Professor. He teaches modules on structural analysis, elasticity, civil engineering design, and bridge engineering. In 2015, he completed an NQF level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning (UCD School of Teaching & Learning). In 2017, he received a Teaching Excellence Award from the College of Engineering and Architecture and a Certificate recognising leadership at Ireland's Champions of EU Research 2017 from the National Support Network for Horizon 2020. Since 2018, he has been Programme Director for Structural Engineering with Architecture BSc and ME degrees, and MEngSc in Structural Engineering degrees. In 2022, he was awarded the Digital Badge in Universal Design for Teaching & Learning by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. In October 2025, he received an award from UCD Teaching and Learning to develop micropodcasts for Civil Engineering. From June 2026 to December 2027, he is leading the SATLE project titled “GENIE - GENerative Intelligence in Engineering: building critical and ethical GenAI capacity in Civil Engineering”.

His main research interest is bridge loading, with an emphasis on traffic loading and its dynamic effects. He is the author of more than 200 technical publications with an H-index = 42, in the areas of structural dynamics, health monitoring, traffic loading, bridge assessment, cooperative learning, and educational technology. These publications comprise 90 international peer-reviewed journal papers, 122 conference papers— including 7 best paper prizes — 12 major reports, 1 book, 2 book chapters, and 3 edited conference/workshop proceedings. He has supervised 11 PhD and 7 MEngSc by research theses to completion. He has chaired sessions in National Symposia on Civil Engineering Research (BEI 2004, BRI 2006, BCRI 2012, CERI 2018), and in Modelling (MSO 2004), Weigh-In-Motion (ICWIM 2005), Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2013), Safety and Reliability (ESREL 2017), Structural Health Monitoring (SHMII 2017, ASPSHM 2018) and Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE 2018) International Conferences. He is or has been part of International Editorial Boards or Scientific Committees of Jornadas Ache de Enseñanza de la Ingeniería Estructural in Spain, Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland (CERAI), and CIVIL-COMP, DAMAS, ESREL, and IALCCE conference series. He has been an academic editor for Advances in Civil Engineering journal. He is listed within the top 1% of academics in the field according to the science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators published by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024 and 2025.

He has won over 2.5 million euros in grant funding for UCD research. Participations in major projects include: EU COST345 (Procedures required for assessing highway structures, 1998-2002) and FP4 WAVE (Weighing of Axles and Vehicles for Europe, 1996-1999) as researcher, co-authoring both final reports; EU FP6 ARCHES (Assessment and Rehabilitation of Central European Highway Structures, 2006-2009) as UCD Principal Investigator (PI), being main author of the deliverable on dynamic allowance in bridges; EU FP7 ASSET-ROAD (Advanced Safety and driver Support in Essential road Transport, 2007-2011) as researcher; FP7 TRANSFORMERS (2013-2017) as UCD PI under the FEHRL umbrella, co-authoring the deliverable about effects on bridges of the various vehicle configurations; and H2020 TRUSS (Training in Reducing Uncertainty in Structural Safety, 2015-2019, website), a 3.7 million euro Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN, as main coordinator, editing and contributing to all final deliverables (dissemination and outreach; structured training; research on buildings, energy and marine infrastructure; research on rail and road Infrastructure). Irish Coordinator for SFI-NSF MARS-Fly (Mobile Automated Rovers Fly-By for Bridge Network Resiliency, 2017-2021), a 1.7 million euro US-Ireland R&D partnership. Currently, Irish Coordinator for US-Ireland R&D Partnership titled "SYN-Bridge: Synchronised Mobile and Stationary Sensor Networks for Real-Time Bridge Health Assessment" with €450,000 to UCD (2026-2029).