Christopher Kolade Alegbeleye

Research Assistant

Coastal Hazards, Equity, Economic Prosperity, and Resilience (CHEER) Hub

Christopher Kolade Alegbeleye is a Ph.D. student in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, and an active member of the Disaster Research Center. His NSF-funded research, under the guidance of Professor Rachel Davidson, is dedicated to developing advanced risk models to predict hurricane damage and financial losses to buildings. This work enhances the resilience of coastal communities to disasters by integrating data analytics, machine learning, and geospatial technologies to analyze building inventory data derived from AI-powered satellite imagery.

Christopher holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Poznan University of Technology, Poland, where he focused on energy-efficient building designs and renewable energy integration, graduating with distinction. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Building Engineering from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, where he was the top student in his faculty.

With a rich background in project management, construction engineering, and real estate investment, Christopher brings a multidisciplinary perspective to the development of sustainable infrastructure and disaster resilience. His contributions to the CHEER project address the intersections of built environments, natural hazards, and community resilience. He actively shares his insights at international conferences, advocating for sustainable, resilient, and equitable infrastructure solutions.