SESSIONS
The Scientific Programme of the 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC2026) will be structured around the following thematic sessions.
Participants can access each session’s detailed scope and description by clicking the session title.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
| SESSION - 00 | Legacy of Earthquake Engineering in Türkiye Conveners: Nurcan Meral Özel, Ayşegül Askan |
| SESSION - 01 | At the Epicenter of Practice - Bringing Together the Seismic Risk Community Conveners: Graciela Rojo Limon, Danijel Schorlemmer |
| SESSION - 02 | Recent Advances of AFAD in Seismic Monitoring and Disaster Resilience Conveners: Orhan Tatar, Aykut Akgün, Teoman Selçuk Köksal, Murat Doruk Şentürk, Meltem Türkoğlu |
| SESSION - 03 | [SATREPS-MARTEST] The Project for Establishment of a Research and EducationComplex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies Conveners: Yoshiyuki Kaneda, Aitaro Kato, Bülent Akbaş, Selçuk Toprak, Ceren Özer Sözdinler, Ahmet Anıl Dindar |
SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
| SESSION - 04 | Enhancing Earthquake Education: Innovative Approaches and Educational Seismology Tools for Schools and Communities Conveners: Alexandra Moshou, Gerassimos Chouliaras, Marios Papaevripidou, Thodoris Karafyllifis |
| SESSION - 05 | Risk Communication and Knowledge Transfer for Disaster Resilience: Practices, Challenges, and Innovations Conveners: Mónica Amaral Ferreira, Alexandra Carvalho, Krzysztof Zyman, Roberta Apostolska |
| SESSION - 06 | Fiber-Optic Sensing and Distributed Acoustic Monitoring forSeismological and Geodetic Applications Conveners: Valerio Poggi, Claudio Strumia, Gaetano Festa, Gilda Currenti, Emanuele Bozzi |
| SESSION - 07 | Old Waves, New Tools: Reviving Analog Seismograms and Legacy Seismic Data in the Digital Age Conveners: Raphael De Plaen, Ryan Gallacher, Silvia Scolaro,Josep Batlló |
| SESSION - 08 | Best Practices and Methodologies in Macroseismic Data Collection, Assessment and Exploitation Conveners: Andrea Rovida, Vera D’Amico, Gianfranco Vannucci |
| SESSION - 09 | From Seismic Networks to Next-Generation Seismological Data Services Conveners: C. Cauzzi, J. Carter, W. Crawford, S. D’Amico, C. Evangelidis, C. Haberland, A. Kiratzi, C. Mascandola, V. Poggi, Z. Roumelioti, J. Schaeffer, K. Sigloch, R. Sleeman, A. Strollo, C. Trabant |
| SESSION - 10 | Investigating Seismic Dynamics with Dense Multidisciplinary Infrastructures Conveners: Mariangela Guidarelli, Francesco Scotto di Uccio, Monica Sugan, Dario Jozinović, Panagiotis Elias |
| SESSION - 11 | Next-Generation Strong Motion Data: From Big Data to Actionable Insights Conveners: Zafeiria ROUMELIOTI, Claudia MASCANDOLA, Fabrice HOLLENDER, Saint Paul Lez Durance, Lisa SCHLEICHER |
| SESSION - 12 | Advances in Marine Seismology, Seafloor Networks and Ocean-Bottom Earthquake Observation Conveners: Nurcan Meral Özel, Tuğçe Ergün, Carlos Jorge Caetano Corela, Afonso Loureiro, Roberto Cabieces Diaz, Maria Tsekhmistrenko |
| SESSION - 13 | Seismic Anisotropy and Shear-Wave Splitting from the Core to the Upper Crust: Achievements and Perspectives Conveners: George Kaviris, Yuan Gao, Lucia Margheriti, Silvia Pondrelli, Simone Salimbeni |
| SESSION - 14 | Seismic Discontinuities from the Lithosphere to the Deep Mantle: Structure, Dynamics, and Tectonic Implications from Integrated Multidisciplinary Studies Conveners: Daniel Kalmar, Laura Petrescu, Jaroslava Plomerova |
| SESSION - 15 | Geodynamics: From Present-Day Mechanisms to Large-Scale Tectonic Evolution Conveners: Ebru Şengül Uluocak,Pietro Sternai, Alexander Koptev, Pınar Büyükakpınar, Julia Andersen, Sofia-Katerina Kufner, Emin Ulugergerli |
| SESSION - 16 | Advances in Spatiotemporal Seismicity Analysis with MachineLearning, Physical Modeling and Laboratory Experiments Conveners: Stefania Gentili, Álvaro González, Filippos Vallianatos, Piero Brondi, Ester Piegari |
| SESSION - 17 | The Crustal Stress Field: Seismological Constraints, TectonicImplications, and Hazard Assessment Conveners: Tevfik Ozgur Kurtulmuş, Elcin GOK, Sebastiano D’Amico, Eşref Yalçınkaya |
| SESSION - 18 | The Next Steps in Understanding and Managing Induced Seismicity Conveners: Ryan Schultz, Volker Oye, Federica Lanza, Joanna Holmgren, Bettina Goertz-Allmann, Pauline Kruiver, Qinghua Lei, Wenzhuo Cao |
| SESSION - 19 | Automated Approaches in Seismic Event Detection, Phase Identification and Characterization Conveners: Thomas Garth, Natalia Poiata, Miguel Neves |
| SESSION - 20 | Deep Earthquakes – From Minerals to Slabs Conveners: Christian Sippl, Hana Čížková, Efthimios Sokos, Jiří Zahradník |
| SESSION - 21 | Insights into Fluid-Rock Interaction Phenomena in Hydrothermal and Deep Fluid Ascent Systems Conveners: Paola Cusano, Paolo Madonia, Simona Petrosino |
| SESSION - 22 | Earthquake Swarms: Processes, Physics, and Implications Conveners: Pınar Büyükakpınar, Luisa Valoroso, Mohammadreza Jamalreyhani, Luigi Passarelli, Jiri Zahradnik |
| SESSION - 23 | Fluid Triggered Earthquakes Conveners: Prantik Mandal, Iwamori Hikaru |
| SESSION - 24 | Earthquake Source Mechanics Conveners: Simone Cesca, Daniela Kühn, Keisuke Ariyoshi |
| SESSION - 25 | Addressing Challenges in Seismic Source Characterisation for Seismic Hazard Analysis Conveners: Kirsty Bayliss, Kendra Johnson, Pablo Iturrieta |
| SESSION - 26 | Joint ESC/SSA Session Environmental Seismology Conveners: Sven Schippkus, Andreas Fichtner, Julien Barrière, Victor C. Tsai, Raphael De Plaen, Christoph Wetter, Regina Maass, Jiahui Kang, Adrien Oth |
| SESSION - 27 | Integrating Seismological and Hydrogeophysical Methods for Sustainable Groundwater and Subsurface Characterization Convener: Muhammad Hasan |
| SESSION - 28 | Joint ESC/SSA Session Fault2SHA, Transform and StrikeSlip Faults Underfoot, from Seismotectonics to Seismic Hazard and Modeling Conveners: Elizabeth Vanacore, Patricia Martínez Garzón, Fatih Bulut, Vasiliki Mouslopoulou, Andy Nicol, Margaret Hellweg, Paolo Boncio, Joanna Faure Walker, Francesca Ferrario, Bruno Pace, Laura Peruzza, Alessandro Valentini, Olaf Zielke |
| SESSION - 29 | Seismic Clustering and Stress Evolution in Complex Fault Systems: Insights from Geodesy, Geology, and Seismology Conveners: M. Ersen Aksoy, Esra Çetin, Mustapha Meghraoui, Ziyadin Çakır, Onur Tan |
| SESSION - 30 | Multiscale Deformation and Earthquake Processes Across the Main Marmara Fault of the North Anatolian Fault System and Broader Regions Conveners: Patricia Martínez-Garzón, Filiz Tuba Kadirioglu, Özgün Konca, Recai Feyiz Kartal, Marco Bonhnhoff |
| SESSION - 31 | Advancing Paleoseismological Research for Earthquake Risk Reduction in Türkiye Conveners: Volkan Karabacak,Hasan Sözbilir, Orhan Tatar, Hasan Elmacı, |
| SESSION - 32 | Numerical Simulation of Near-Fault Earthquakes: Modeling Challenges, Ground Motion Features, and Site Effects Conveners: Silvia Giallini, Raffaele De Risi, Gabriele Fiorentino, Alessandro Pagliaroli, Chieti-Pescara |
| SESSION - 33 | Design and Analysis of Passive Control Systems from the Lens of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Conveners: Cem Yenidogan, Aydın Mert |
| SESSION - 34 | Toward a More Reliable Seismic Hazard Estimation in Low-to-Moderate Seismicity Areas: Contributions of Recent and Ongoing Research Projects Conveners: Daniel Guillaume, Arroucau Pierre, El Haber Elias |
| SESSION - 35 | Operational Seismology: Developing Tools for Urban Environment Characterisation, Seismic Risk Reduction, Disaster Management, and Rapid Disaster Response Conveners: Deniz Ertuncay, Valerio Poggi,Danijela Birko, Bojana Petrovic, Chiara Scaini, Jelena Pejovic, Ufuk Hancılar |
| SESSION - 36 | Advancing the Next Generation of Earthquake Hazard and Risk Assessment in Europe, the Middle East, and Worldwide (EFEHR Session) Conveners: Graeme Weatherill, Roberto Basili, Olga-Joan Ktenidou, Fatemeh Jalayer, Radmila Salic Makreska, Laurentiu Danciu |
| SESSION - 37 | Disaster Risk Management and Resilient Cities: Practical Solutions under the theoretical frameworks for settlements prone to seismic hazards Conveners: Meltem ŞENOL BALABAN, Aylin ÇELİK KORKUT |
| SESSION - 38 | Seismic Risk Assessment by using Probabilistic and Deterministic Methods for Seismic Hazard Identification Conveners: Murat Altug Erberik, Ufuk Hancılar, Taner Yılmaz, Cem Yenidoğan |
| SESSION - 39 | Next-Generation Seismic and Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment: Secondary Perils and Climate Change Insights Conveners: Svetlana Stripajova, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Sinan Akkar, Alexandra Carvalho |
| SESSION - 40 | Advances in Integrating Geodetic Data, Site Conditions, and Other Approaches for Seismic Hazard Analysis Conveners: Yongzhe Wang, Seda Özarpacı, Jian Zhou, Yufang Rong, Elliot C. Klein |
| SESSION - 41 | Seismic Structural Health Monitoring-Relevance for Seismic Safety Conveners: Mehmet Celebi, Maria Pina Limongelli |
| SESSION - 42 | Regional Physics-Based Ground Motion Simulations: A Tool for Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessment Conveners: Aybige Akinci, Aysegul Askan, Brad Aagaard, Mayssa Dabaghi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Arben Pitarka, Sanaz Rezaeian, Ertugrul Taciroglu |
| SESSION - 43 | Statistical Seismology and AI: from theory to operational forecasting and risk communication Conveners: Antonella Peresan, Elisa Varini, Ioanna Triantafyllou |
| SESSION - 44 | Seismology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence Convener: Bülent Kaypak |
| SESSION - 45 | Understanding earthquake physics to pave the way for better forecasts Conveners: Davide Zaccagnino, Ilaria Spassiani, Patricia Martínez-Garzón, Matteo Picozzi |
| SESSION - 46 | Synergy In Advancıng The Models, Observations, And VerificationToward Earthquake Forecasting Conveners: Antonella Peresan, Dimitar Ouzounov, Vladimir G Kossobokov, Angelo De Santis, Gerassimos Papadopoulos, Sergey Pulinets |
| SESSION - 47 | In Memory of Olivier Jaquet From Signals to Structures: Advanced Dynamical and Geostatistical Approaches in Seismology and Earth System Sciences Conveners: Roberto Carniel, Guillermo Cortes Moreno, Susanna Falsaperla, Javier Fernández-Carabantes |
| SESSION - 48 | GeoEngineering Applications: Geotechnical and Geological Perspectives in Engineering Seismology Conveners: Makbule Ilgac, Mustafa Kerem Koçkar |
| SESSION - 49 | Site Response in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: From Modeling to Engineering Practice Conveners: Berna Unutmaz, Abdullah Sandıkkaya, Okan İlhan |
| SESSION - 50 | Geophysical Methods for Site Characterization and Structural Integrity Assessment Conveners: M. Emin Candansayar, Enzo Rizzo, Hakan Karslı, Stefano Parolai, Sadi Kuleli |
| SESSION - 51 | Site Effects in Seismic Hazard: Advances in Ground Motion Modelling, Site Characterization, and Machine Learning Applications Conveners: Marco Pilz, Elif Türker, Meltem Türkoglu, Chuanbin Zhu |
| SESSION - 52 | Joint ESC/SSA Session Advanced methods for harnessing seismic noise analysis in applied seismology Conveners: Stefano Parolai, Matteo Picozzi, Francesco Panzera, Sebastiano D’Amico, Ettore Biondi, Sean Ahdi, Cecile Cornou, Alan Yong |
| SESSION - 53 | In Memory of Öcal Necmioğlu Seismic and non-seismic tsunamis: probability, assessment, preparedness, warning, mitigation and management perspectives Conveners: Nurcan Meral Özel, Ceren Özer Sözdinler, Musavver Didem Cambaz, Gozde Guney Dogan, Stefano Lorito, Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner |
| SESSION - 54 | Joint ESC/SSA Session Interpreting volcanic unrest and eruption data for effective crisis management Conveners: Anna Tramelli, Luca D’Auria, Stephanie Prejean, Mario C. Ruiz, Stephen McNutt, Margarita Segou |
| SESSION - 55 | Seismology for Volcano Structure and Stress Conveners: Francesco Rappisi, Rosalia Lo Bue, Brandon Paul VanderBeek, Alexander Yates |
| SESSION - 56 | Microzonation in volcanic regions: key challenges and future direction Conveners: Nardone Lucia, Maurizio Vassallo, Iolanda Gaudiosi, Stigliano Francesco |
| SESSION - 57 | Seismological Studies in Polar Regions and the Cryosphere Conveners: Myrto Pirli, Wojciech Gajek, Peter Voss, Fabian Walter |
| SESSION - 58 | AI-Enhanced Real-Time Seismic Intelligence for Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning Conveners: Nurcan Meral Özel, Şerif Barış, Chaoyong Peng, Semih Ergintav, A. Özgün Konca, Gülüm Tanırcan, Süleyman Tunç, Ran Novitsky Nof, Rémy Bossu, Jingdong Song, Ufuk Hancılar |