CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE
VLADIMIR I. KEILIS-BOROK

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1998-2013	Research group leader, International Institute for Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences
1989-1998	Founder and Director, the above Institute
1999-2002	Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (part time)
1985-2013	Founder and co-Director, Research program and Workshop on non-linear dynamics and earthquake prediction, the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, trieste.
1948-1989	Institute of the Physics of the Earth, Ac. Sci. USSR Last position – Founder and Chairman, Department of Computational Geophysics, 1970-1989
1969-1999	Visiting Professor: UCLA, Purdue University, MIT, CIT, Harvard University, Universities of trieste and Rome (La Sapienza), Institute of Earth Physics (Paris), and others.

ACADEMIES

1969	American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1971	US National Academy of Sciences
1988	Russian Academy of Sciences
1989	Royal Astronomical Society
1992	Austrian Academy of Sciences
1994	Pontifical Academy of Sciences, member of the Council since 1996
1999	Academia Europaea

HONORS

1995	Doctor Honoris Causa, Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris
1978,1979	Fairchild Distinguished Scholar, California Institute of Technology
1998	Regents Professor, UCLA
1998	Richardson medal for achievements in non-linear dynamics

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

Mathematical modeling and data interpretation in the study of:

dynamics and structure of solid Earth,
critical phenomena in chaotic systems.

Ongoing research: non-linear dynamics of lithosphere; dynamics of seismicity; earthquake prediction; critical transitions in hierarchical chaotic systems; socio-economic instabilities; pattern recognition of infrequent events.
Previously also: seismic source mechanism; identification of underground nuclear explosions; nucleation of strong earthquakes; reconstruction of fault systems; probabilistic estimation of seismic risk; earthquake preparedness; seismological inversion; theory of seismic waves; magneto-elastic waves; rocks-fluids interaction.

Major Findings

Colliding cascadesmodel for prediction of critical phenomena in hierarchical non-linear systems.
Symptoms of near-criticalstate in such systems.
Integral measures of instability in the fault networks.
Pre-failure transformation of multiple fracturing in a wide range of scales, from erg to 10⁴¹erg.
Statistical significance of several intermediate-term earthquake prediction algorithms (it is established byworldwide testing).
New earthquake prediction algorithms of enhanced accuracy.
Algorithms for prediction of economic recessions and surges of unemployment.
Algorithmsfor prediction of American Presidential and midterm Senatorial elections.
Long-range correlations in the dynamics of seismicity.
Scaling and similarity of intermediate-term premonitory seismicity patternsand theirrelevance to deterministic chaos in the lithosphere.
A set of intermediate-term earthquake prediction algorithms.
Models of dynamics of faultsystems.
Models of fluid-inducedinstability in the lithosphere: stress corrosion and non-linear filtration.
Introduction of pattern recognition of infrequent events into analysis of complex systems in solid Earth.
Identification of earthquakes’nucleation structures for numerous regions worldwide.
Probabilistic estimates of seismic risk in terms of damageto population and economy (particularly for megacities); methods for optimization of earthquake preparedness.
Methodology to determine and reduce non-uniqueness of seismological inversion.
Introduction of operators’ theory into theory of surface waves.
Introduction of the surface waves (contrary to the direction of the first arrivals only) into identification of underground nuclear explosions.

Also

International projects

“Understanding and Prediction of Critical transitions in Complex Systems. The 21st Century Collaborative Activity Award for Studying Complex Systems. McDonnell Foundation. Principal Investigator. 2000-2003.
“Non-linear dynamics and earthquake prediction”. The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, trieste. Research leader, 1985–2013.
“Socio-economic instability of megacities,” grant from the International Centre for Studies of Economy and Poverty. Project leader, 1995-2013.
“Application of Dynamic Systems to Earthquake Prediction,” Co-P.I., grant from NSF, 1998 – 2000.
“Intermediate
term earthquake prediction,” Chairman, grants from the International Council of Scientific Union, NAS, and other agencies, 1992
1999.
“Multiple fracturing of solids,” Co-P.I., grant from the European Union, 1993-1999.
“Development of intercomputer network for geophysical studies in F.S.U.,” grant from the European Union, Co-P.I., 1997-1999.
“Application of R&D in military aviation systems to problems of mitigation of damage from the earthquakes,” Research leader, grant from the International Science and Technology Center, 1997
1999.
“Conversion of R&D in missile navigation to mathematical problems of ecology and natural hazards,” Research leader, grant from the International Science and Technology Center, 1995
1997.
“Advanced studies in theoretical geophysics,” Research leader, grants from Schlumberger Foundation, 1992-1995, 1998.
“Non-linear dynamics of solid Earth and its applications,” (French-Russian project). Co-chairman, grant from the French National Research Council, 1994
1998.
“Chaos and Critical Phenomena in the Earth's Lithosphere,” P.I., grant from the Soros Foundation, 1994-1995.
“Advanced training in seismic risk evaluation,” Project leader, grant from International Reinsurance Company MAPFRE (Spain), 1993-1996.

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

1987-1991	President, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
1964-1979	Founder and Chairman, International Committee for Geophysical Theory and Computers, later renamed Committee for Mathematical Geophysics
1988-1991	Board Member, International Council of Scientific Unions;
1990-1991	Member of the Union’s Scientific Committee for International Decade for Natural Disasters Reduction.
1992-1997	Member, Scientific Committee, EU International Association for Support of BasicResearch in the Countries of the Former Soviet Union.
1962-1962	Expert, Technical meetings on the nuclear test ban treaty
1997-2013	Member, Russian Ac. Sci. Committee for International Security and Disarmament.
1993-1999	Member, Council of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
1994-1997	Member, International Working Group on geological safety of the nuclear waste depositories.

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

1966-2013	Founder and chief co-editor, Series: Computational Seismology and Geodynamics, published in Russia and USA
Member of other editorial boards.