University of Exeter

Ki Young Koo


Dr. Ki Young Koo is a senior lecturer in College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, UK since Sep 2013. He completed his Ph.D. degree of Civil & Environmental Engineering in KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology), South Korea, February 2008. During his Ph.D study entitled “Structural Health Monitoring Methods for Bridges Using Ambient Vibration and Impedance Measurements”, theoretical and experimental investigations on damage detection methods were carried out based on global vibration measurement as well as local wave measurements.

Research interests:
Structural Health Monitoring
Damage Detection
Smart Materials & Structures
Experimental Modal Analysis & Vibration Testing
System Identification
Non-Destructive Evaluation
Structural Dynamics
Random Vibrations
Finite Element Analysis & Model Updating
Time-domain Nonlinear Identification.