Sarven Akçelyan is an engineering software programmer and structural engineer with five years of professional experience combining numerical simulation, seismic design and performance-based assessment of tall steel buildings. He developed nonlinear structural analysis tools (including Python and C++ models implemented in OpenSees) and led research on retrofit strategies using supplemental damping devices validated against full-scale shake-table data. A former McGill instructor and assistant professor, he has taught advanced structural dynamics and nonlinear analysis while co-developing novel material models for viscous and oil dampers and buckling-restrained braces. Now based in Istanbul and currently at RJC Engineers, he bridges academic rigor and practical delivery by turning research-grade models into usable analysis software. Notably, his work produced a prototype design tool for tall buildings with supplemental dampers and an in-development Python nonlinear analysis program, reflecting a rare mix of hands-on coding and deep earthquake-engineering expertise.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering at Università degli Studi di Pavia
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering at Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Structural Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Structural Engineering at McGill University
High School, Sciences & Mathematics, High School, Sciences & Mathematics at Österreichisches Sankt Georgs-Kolleg
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering at Panepistimion Patron
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Earthquake Engineering at Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori Pavia
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University
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Sarven Akçelyan - Engineering Software Programmer at RJC Engineers