Journal Articles

1. Rahpeyma S., Halldorsson B., Hrafnkelsson B., Darzi A. (2023) Frequency-dependent Site Amplification Functions for key Geological Units in Iceland from a Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Earthquake Strong-motions. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.107823 

2. Darzi A., Halldorsson B., Hrafnkelsson B., Ebrahimian H., Jalayer F., Vogfjörd K. S. (2023) Calibration of a Bayesian spatio-temporal ETAS Model to the June 2000 South Iceland seismic sequence. Geophysical Journal International 10.1093/gji/ggac387

3. Darzi A., Halldorsson B., Hrafnkelsson B., Vogfjörd K. S. (2022) Short-term Bayesian ETAS Spatiotemporal Forecasting of the Ölfus 2008 Earthquake Sequence in Iceland. Tectonophysics 229522, ISSN 0040-1951,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229522

4. Darzi A., Bessason B., Halldorsson B., Molina S., Kharazian A., Moosapoor M. (2022) High spatial-resolution loss estimation using dense array strong-motion near-fault records. Case study for Hveragerði and the Mw6.3 Ölfus earthquake, South Iceland, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 73, 102894, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102894  

5. Mashayekhi M, Harati M, Darzi A, Estekanchi H (2020). Incorporation of strong-motion duration in incremental-based seismic assessments. Engineering Structures. 223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111144  

6. Darzi A, Zolfaghari MR, Cauzzi C, Fäh D (2019). An Empirical Ground Motion Model for Horizontal PGV, PGA and 5%-Damped Elastic Response Spectra (0.01-10 s) in Iran. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 10.1785/0120180196    

7. Darzi A, Pilz M, Zolfaghari MR, Fäh D (2019). An Automatic Procedure to Determine the Fundamental Site Resonance: Application to the Iranian Strong Motion Network. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 10.1007/s00024-019-02153-z

8. Zolfaghari MR, Darzi A (2019). Ground-Motion Models for Predicting Vertical Components of PGA, PGV and 5%-damped Spectral Acceleration (0.01-10 s) in Iran. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 10.1007/s10518-019-00623-2  

9. Zolfaghari MR, Darzi A (2019). A Prediction Model for Vertical-to-Horizontal Ratios of PGA, PGV and 5%-damped Response Spectra (0.01-10 s) for Iran. Journal of Seismology. 10.1007/s10950-019-09836-z 

10. Darzi A, Zolfaghari MR (2018). A Statistical Investigation on Regional Dependency of Strong Ground-Motions in Iran and California. Bulletin of Earthquake Science and Engineering. Vol 4

Selected Conference Publications

1. Darzi, A., Davari, H., Halldórsson, B., Vogfjörð, K. S. (2023): Evaluation of daily seismicity forecasting of earthquake sequences in southwest Iceland. XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 11-20 July Berlin, Germany. https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-4186 

2. Darzi A., Halldorsson B., Hrafnkelsson B., Ebrahimian H., Jalayer F. (2022) Retrospective seismicity forecasting of the 17 and 21 June 2000 South Iceland earthquakes by a Bayesian epidemiological type spatio-temporal aftershock clustering model. 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR2021-2022), 13-17 September 2022, Shanghai, P.R. China 

3.  Darzi A., Bessason B., Halldorsson B., Moosapoor M. (2022), Comparative seismic risk assessment of the residential buildings for a strong earthquake scenario in Iceland using local vs. global models. #0817, 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), Bucharest, Romania, 4-9 September

4. Darzi A., Halldorsson B., Hrafnkelsson B., Vogfjörd K. S. (2022). Variability of ETAS model parameters for two intense seismic sequences of May 2008 vs. June 2000 in southwest Iceland. #5068, 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), Bucharest, Romania, 4-9 September

5. Moosapoor M., Darzi A., Bessason B., Rupakhety R, Erlingsson S. (2022). Statistical modelling of seismic vulnerability of buildings for south Iceland considering the spatial correlation of ground motion intensity. #6932, 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering & Seismology (3ECEES), Bucharest, Romania, 4-9 September

6. Darzi A, Bessason B, Halldorsson B (2021) Ground Motion Intensity Measures, Variability and Seismic Loss Metrics, A Case Study for Hveragerdi, South Iceland, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan – Sep 27th- Oct 2nd

7. Darzi A, Halldorsson B, Hrafnkelsson B, Ebrahimian H, Jalayer F (2021) Short-term Seismic Hazard Assessment for the June 2000 Aftershock Forecasts from a Bayesian ETAS Model, 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (17WCEE), Sendai, Japan - Sep 27th- Oct 2nd

8. Darzi A, Bessason B, Halldorsson B, Molina S, Kharazian A (2021) Ground Motion Variability across a Small-Aperture Urban Array during the 2008 M6.3 Ölfus Earthquake in South Iceland and its Impact on Seismic Loss Estimation, 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (37ESC), Online– 19-24th September- YouTube link of the presentation

9. Darzi A, Halldorsson B, Hrafnkelsson B, Ebrahimian H, Jalayer F. Vogfjörd (2021) Exploring the Variability of ETAS Parameters for Potential Operational Earthquake Forecasting system in Southwestern Iceland, 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (37ESC), Online– 19-24th September- YouTube link of the presentation

10. Darzi A, Zolfaghari MR, Fäh D, Cauzzi C (2016). An Investigation on the Possibility of Combining Iran and California Strong-Motion Datasets Using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). 35th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (35ESC), Trieste, Italy.

11. Zolfaghari MR, Darzi A (2015). Development of GIS-based Database of Active Faults in the Middle East. 7th International Conference of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (SEE7), Tehran, Iran.

12. Zolfaghari MR, Darzi A (2014). Design and Development of a GIS-Based Seismotectonic Source Model for Iran. Second European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (2ECEES), Istanbul, Turkey.

Book Chapters

1. Darzi A., Hrafnkelsson B., Halldorsson B. (2023) Chapter 5: "Bayesian modeling in engineering seismology: Spatial earthquake magnitude model ", In Hrafnkelsson B., editor, Book title: “Statistical Modeling Using Bayesian Latent Gaussian Models - with Applications to Geophysics and Environmental Sciences”, Springer International Publishing, Berlin. 10.1007/978-3-031-39791-2 

Technical Reports

Here are downloadable public deliverables produced within the H2020 TURNkey project that I have contributed. See here all deliverables.

WP2 – Validation and standardization of the TURNkey procedure and monitoring at the Testbeds

D2.3: Report on seismic ground motion and urban infrastructure monitoring systems across TBs (Lead Beneficiary: UIce)

D2.9: TB Management Final Report  (Lead Beneficiary: UIce)

WP3 – Assessment of ground motions before, during and after an earthquake

D3.1: Report on the limits and potential applications of current state-of-the-art OEF, EEW and RRE systems for European conditions (Lead Beneficiary: UStr)

D3.4: Software and accompanying report on developed improved procedure for OEF (Lead Beneficiary: INFP)

D3.8: Software and accompanying report on improved procedures for rapid mapping of earthquake shaking (Lead Beneficiary: BRGM)

WP4 – Physical and Systemic Vulnerability Estimation for Rapid Loss Prediction Updating

D4.2: Report on recommendations on fragility functions for buildings and infrastructure components to be used in rapid response context (Lead Beneficiary: EUC)

D4.3: Report on simplified models for the estimation of seismic functional and systemic losses (Lead Beneficiary: UCL)

D4.8: Software and accompanying report on procedures for rapid mapping of earthquake losses observations (Lead Beneficiary: BRGM)

WP5 – Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for real-time (OEF and EEW) and near real-time (RRE) disaster prevention and risk communication

D5.2: Report on recommendations on Community Resilience and Recovery Models (Lead Beneficiary: UCL)

Talks Given

1. 1. Darzi A, Bessason B, Halldorsson B, Moosapoor M (2022) High spatial resolution loss estimation using new vulnerability models for Iceland, The 4th International Workshop on Earthquakes in North Iceland Húsavík (NorthQuake2022), 18 October 2022

   2. Darzi A, Halldorsson B, Hrafnkelsson B, Vogfjörd K.S. (2022) A new Bayesian epidemiological spatiotemporal aftershock sequence model: The case studies of the 2000 and 2008 aftershock sequences in Southwest Iceland, The 4th International Workshop on Earthquakes in North Iceland Húsavík (NorthQuake2022), 22 October 2022

   3. Darzi A, Halldorsson B, Hrafnkelsson B, Vogfjörd K.S. (2021) Improving short-term seismicity forecasting following strong earthquakes in the South Iceland Seismic Zone, 52nd Nordic Seismology Seminar, Online- 18-20th October

   4. Darzi A, Halldorsson B, Hrafnkelsson B, Vogfjörd K.S. (2021) Retrospective Short-term Aftershock Forecasting in Southwest Iceland, Research Seminars in Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland, 22 October