Assist. Prof Numa Joy BERTOLA

Numa Joy Bertola is an Assistant Professor of Concrete Structures at the University of Luxembourg. He leads the Sustainable Concrete Structures research group within the Department of Engineering.

His research pushes the boundaries of sustainability, circularity and concrete construction. In particular, he uses advanced sensing technologies, digital modelling tools to better understand the behavior and degradation of old concrete bridges. He also develop new rehabilitation methods involving ultra-high fiber-reinforced concrete. Finally, he designs novel structural systems based on reused-concrete elements with radical environmental savings compared to conventional construction methods. Numa Bertola has given more than 30 invited talks worldwide, published more than 20 journal articles in peer-reviewed academic journals (h-index = 12), and was invited as editor for multiple special issues and is member of two technical committees for international civil-engineering associations.

Numa Bertola is teaching the course of Concrete Structure ( ECTS =5) for the students in the Master in Civil Engineering Sciences – Megastructure Engineering with Sustainable Resources.

He has been invited to present his research and applications to five articles and interviews in medias with a lay audience.

He has received a number of awards, including the prestigious Young Prize ( < 35 years old) by the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS) for his early-career research in the field of bridge inspection and assessment. Moreover, he has received the Oustanding PhD Thesis Distinction by the Doctoral school in Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL (top 8% thesis).

He has been involved in three bridge construction/rehabilitation projects as well as several reports for Swiss Road Agencies on the condition and loading of bridges on the Swiss road network. He joined the University of Luxembourg in 2024.

Numa Bertola made a Bachelor and Master in Civil Engineering at EPFL (Switzerland). He finished his PhD in 2020 at the Singapore-ETH Center (with an EPFL Diploma).