Assoc ProfessorBeatriz Martinez-Pastor

The focus of my research has been related to transport networks and the concept of resilience. Resilience can be analysed in many areas; however, in the last years, it has acquired significant relevance in the area of transport networks. Transport resilience can be defined as the ability of systems to absorb and recover from a perturbation, and it is noted, that even nowadays, quantitative models for evaluating the impact of the hazards and the recovery of the systems are scarce.

One of the goals of my research is to develop algorithms and mathematical models that help to quantify and understand the behaviour of the networks when affected by these damaging events. More specifically, the impacts affecting transport networks.

My research is also closely related to the areas of probability analysis, and data analytics. When developing new mathematical models, a deep analysis of the new parameters is required, and probabilistic analyses are the ones allowing these improvements. Innovative approaches in this area allow to statistically reduce the number of points required for the analysis. These approaches are essential when large time-consuming models are used; since the time required for the analysis can be significantly reduced without losing efficiency.