Northeastern University | China
Meaza Girma Demisa is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Geotechnical Engineering at Northeastern University, China, where her research focuses on numerical simulations of rainfall-induced landslides, unsaturated soil dynamics, and probabilistic modeling of slope stability under diverse soil and environmental conditions. She earned her M.Sc. in Road and Transport Engineering and B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Ethiopia, where her master’s thesis examined the effect of speed humps on pavement condition. Professionally, she has served as a Technical and Design Engineer at China State Construction Engineering Ethiopia Company, contributing to structural and road projects, and currently works as a Lead Engineer at Addis Ababa City Road Authority, leading geotechnical investigations, pavement distress studies, and road project management. She has published in reputable journals such as Natural Hazards and SSRN Electronic Journal, with additional works under review in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Construction & Building Materials, Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, and Discover Geoscience. Her publications have earned 10 citations with an h-index of 2. Her research interests span geotechnical engineering, pavement performance, landslide modeling, and tunnel stability. She has participated in multiple international conferences and was recognized for her academic contributions, aiming to advance sustainable infrastructure solutions globally.
Featured Publications
Wang, S., Demisa, M. G., Han, B., Hou, Q., & Zhang, Z. (2024). A material point method analysis of failure mechanism and kinematic behavior of rainfall-induced landslide. Natural Hazards, 120(15), 13875–13897.
Dong, F., Wang, S., Yang, Y., Ren, M., Demisa, M. G., & Zhang, R. (2025). Research on dynamic fuzzy prediction method for surrounding rock stability of mountain tunnels throughout the construction period. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 158, 106390.
Demisa, M. G., Taddesse, E., Tegegne, T. G., & Almeneh, A. (2023). Speed hump effect on pavement condition for Addis Ababa city roads: Case study. SSRN Electronic Journal.
Demisa, M. G., Wang, S., Hou, Q., Wenpan, S., Dong, F., & Han, B. (2025). A probabilistic framework for rainfall-induced instability in unsaturated slopes using bivariate rainfall and multivariate soil random fields. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 84(4), 207.