Earthquake swarms & fluids
Resolving how fluids, magma and inherited structures control earthquake-swarm initiation, migration and rupture.
Seismologist · Principal Investigator
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I study how tectonic structures, crustal fluids and magmatic processes interact to generate earthquakes, swarms and transient deformation.
Research profile
Small earthquakes, large questions
My work combines earthquake source physics, observational seismology, dense seismic networks and data-driven analysis. Starting with small earthquakes and high-resolution observations, I investigate fault-zone behaviour, crustal structure and geohazards at larger scales.
My research spans Türkiye, Central Europe, Iceland, Italy, Ethiopia, Iran and India. At the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, I lead independently funded research and coordinate international, cross-border seismic experiments.
CHASINGGerman Research Foundation (DFG)-funded principal investigator
ELISEScientific coordinator, 300-station experiment
Türkiye · Italy · GermanyInternational research and teaching
Current focus
Research themes
Dense seismic networks
Designing Large-N experiments and turning continuous waveforms into quality-controlled, high-resolution catalogs.
Data-driven seismology
Combining machine learning, waveform similarity and source inversion to reveal activity missed by conventional catalogs.
Affiliation
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Principal Investigator based in Potsdam, Germany, with sustained collaborations across European and international research networks.