Bio & CV

itzhak liorPhD in Earthquake Seismology

Senior lecturer, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Birth date: 16/06/1987 

Phone: 0545-991747

Email: itzhak.lior@mail.huji.ac.il

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appointments

  • 2021-               Senior Lecturer, The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
  • 2019-2021       Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Seismology), Géoazur, Université Côte d’Azur, France. Université Côte d'Azur: “Individual Grants for Young Researchers” fellow. Hosts: Prof. Jean-Paul Ampuero, Dr. Anthony Sladen, Dr. Diane Rivet.Project: "Sea Bottom Fiber-Optic Observations of Seismic Signals".

Education

2015-2019       PhD (Seismology), Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Advisor: Prof. Alon Ziv.

Dissertation: "Seismic Ground Motion: Theoretical Predictions versus Observations".

2013-2015       MSc (Seismology), Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

Advisor: Prof. Alon Ziv.

Dissertation: "P-wave Attenuation with Implications for Earthquake Early Warning".

Graduated summa cum laude.

       BSc (Physics and Geology), The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.

Research interests

Source parameter inversion  ◆  Ground motion prediction (GMPE)

Theoretical source and ground motion models  ◆  Earthquake Early Warning (EEW)

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)  ◆  Seismic noise analysis  ◆  Seismic imaging

Prizes and awards

  1. 2020:        Université Côte d'Azur: Individual Grants for Young Researchers.
  2. 2017:        BSF: Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants Program for Young Scientists.
  3. 2017:        Tel-Aviv University: Dr. Rafael Katzman award of excellence.
  4. 2014:        Tel-Aviv University: Prof. Dan Leventhal award of excellence.

Participation in Scientific Conferences, Lectures, and Other Activity

  • Lior, I., A. Sladen, D. Rivet and J. P. Ampuero, Japan Geophysical Union General Assembly. “On the Detection Capabilities of Underwater DAS”, Invited talk, 06/2021
  • Lior, I. DAS RCN IRIS Webinar series. “Distributed Acoustic Sensing at the Ocean-Bottom”, Invited talk, 04/2021 (https://youtu.be/AoPVxUCgsZQ)
  • Lior, I., A. Sladen, D. Mercerat, J. P. Ampuero, D. Rivet, and S. Sambolian, EGU General Assembly, "Strain to Ground Motion Conversion of DAS Data for Earthquake Magnitude and Stress Drop Determination", 04/2021
  • Lior, I., A. Sladen, D. Rivet and J. P. Ampuero, Marine Seismology Symposium. “On the Detection Capabilities of Underwater DAS”, Invited talk, 03/2021
  • Lior, I., A. Sladen, D. Rivet and J. P. Ampuero, AGU General Assembly. “On the Detection Capabilities of Underwater DAS”, poster, 12/2020.
  • Lior, I., DAS Marine Geophysics Working Group meeting. “On The Detection Capabilities of Underwater DAS”, Invited talk, 11/2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IgYHJvdY9tywBrFAfzahUKDDJRd2QlK/view?u...).
  • Lior, I., The Institute of Earth Sciences seminar, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. "Distributed Acoustic Sensing on Seafloor Telecommunication Cables: New Opportunities for Earthquake Monitoring and Seismic Imaging", oral, 10/2020 (https://huji.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?tid=a8784dca-4d5...).
  • Lior, I., The Institute of Earth Sciences seminar, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. "The Relation Between Ground Motion and Earthquake Source Parameters: Implications for Source Parameter Inversion, Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Early Warning.", 06/2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xtDhfMOM4YdhVJcWVnvbOu_EgNTNI4N9/view?usp=sharing).
  • Lior, I., A. Sladen, D. Rivet, J. P. Ampuero, Géoazur seminar, France. "Detection Capabilities of Underwater Distributed Acoustic Sensing", 06/2020 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vhvwt5qCHDAfpZyzpDi_1jCliExHye7q/view?usp=sharing).
  • Lior, I., D. Mata, G. Guerin, D. Rivet, A. Sladen, J. P. Ampuero, EGU 2020, online. "Automatic Earthquake Detection and De-noising for Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Examples from On-land and Underwater Fibers", highlight talk, 05/2020.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, EGU 2020, online. "Generic Source Parameter Determination for Earthquake Early Warning: Theory, Observations and Implications for the Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake", oral, 05/2020.
  • Lior, I., Géoazur seminar, France. "The Relation Between Ground Motion and Earthquake Source Parameters: Implications for Source Parameter Inversion, Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Early Warning.", 11/2019.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Azerbaijan-Israel Workshop on Earthquake Seismology and Geodynamics, Jerusalem, Israel. "The Relation Between Ground Motion, Earthquake Source Parameters and Attenuation: Implications for Ground Motion Prediction", oral, 10/2018.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Mechanics of Earthquake Faulting Course, Varrena, Italy. “The Relation between Ground Motion, Earthquake Source Parameters and Attenuation: Implications for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 07/2018.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Scripps special Seminar, UC-San Diego, Scripps, California. “A New Approach for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 11/2017.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Seismology Lab Earthquake of the Week Seminar, UC-Berkeley, California. “A New Approach for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 10/2017.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Stanford special Seminar, Stanford University, California. “A New Approach for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 10/2017.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, USGS Earthquake Science Center Seminars, USGS Menlo Park, California. “A New Approach for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 10/2017 (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/menlo/seminars/1109).
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Geophysics Group Weekly Colloquium, Tel Aviv University, Israel. “A New Time-Domain Approach for Source Parameter Inversion”, oral, 06/2017.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. “The relation between ground acceleration and earthquake source parameters: theory and observations”, poster, 04/2017.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Symposium on Earthquake Seismology, Tel Aviv University, Israel. “Relationships between ground motions and earthquake source parameters”, oral, 12/2016.
  • Lior, I., A. Ziv, and R. Madariaga, Symposium on Earthquake Early Warning, Tel Aviv University, Israel. “Attenuation of P-Waves for Earthquake Early Warning”, oral, 03/2016.
  • Lior, I., A. Ziv, and R. Madariaga, Earthquake and Induced Multi-Risk Early Warning and Rapid Response, ECGS & ESC/EAEE Joint Workshop, Luxemburg. “P-wave Attenuation with Implications for Earthquake Early Warning”, oral, 11/2015.
  • Lior, I., A. Ziv, and R. Madariaga, UCB-TAU Workshop on Earthquake Early Warning, UC-Berkeley, California. “P-wave Attenuation with Implications for Earthquake Early Warning”, oral, 10/2015.
  • Lior, I., A. Ziv, and R. Madariaga, Earthquake Research Seminar, National Steering Committee for Earthquake Preparedness, Tel-Aviv, Israel. “Towards attenuation law for Israel”, oral, 09/2015.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, TAU Seismology Group Research Presentations for the GII, Geophysical Institute of Israel, Israel. “Physical Based GMPE”, oral, 05/2014.
  • Lior, I., and A. Ziv, Geophysics Group Weekly Colloquium, Tel Aviv University, Israel. “Physical Based GMPE”, oral, 05/2014.