Municipal governments
Local seismic risk studies, urban planning support, critical zones and emergency-preparedness prioritization.
Applications & services
SERRA for institutions.
THEK Research Institute offers explanatory meetings, research collaborations, seismic risk studies, technical courses, workshops and conferences based on the SERRA/MEL framework.
Who can use SERRA?
Built for scientific, engineering and decision-making environments.
National authorities
Country-scale risk mapping, reactivation monitoring and complementary seismic hazard assessment.
Infrastructure owners
Risk screening for ports, bridges, hospitals, schools, industrial facilities and strategic assets.
Engineering firms
Technical support for seismic design assumptions, expected magnitude, PGA and site-risk interpretation.
Universities
Research collaboration, thesis lines, workshops, datasets, seminars and scientific development of SERRA.
Insurance and risk sectors
Energy-based catastrophe risk interpretation, regional comparison and exposure prioritization.
Available formats
From a one-hour briefing to a full risk study.
The framework can be presented or applied at different levels depending on the institution’s needs, from a strategic conference to a technical municipal study.
ConferenceWorkshopCourseConsultingResearch projectMunicipal studyNational mappingTechnical report
Service lines
Possible collaboration packages.
Executive SERRA Briefing
A 60–90 minute presentation for decision-makers explaining the method, validation, risks and possible uses.
Technical Seminar or Course
Training on energy release curves, SIGSA, seismic catalogs, risk maps and methodological interpretation.
Municipal Risk Screening
Preliminary SERRA-based assessment for a city or canton, including sources, energy behavior and risk priorities.
Infrastructure Risk Assessment
Framework application to a facility or strategic asset requiring seismic risk interpretation.
Joint Scientific Collaboration
Development of papers, datasets, maps, validation studies and new SERRA computational tools.
National or Regional Mapping
Energy-based seismic risk mapping at national, regional or multi-country scale.
Live demonstration
Beta historical seismic platform.
The current THEK prototype demonstrates the direction of SERRA as a living monitoring and visualization system, not only as a static publication.
For contracting or collaboration
Suggested first step.
The best first step is a short explanatory meeting where THEK presents the method, the validation evidence, the available data, and the type of study or collaboration that fits the institution.
| Need | Recommended action |
|---|---|
| Understand the method | Executive SERRA briefing. |
| Evaluate city risk | Municipal seismic risk screening. |
| Train technical staff | Course or workshop. |
| Develop a paper | Research collaboration. |
| Assess infrastructure | Project-specific SERRA application. |
Contact
Coordinate a meeting with THEK.
For collaborations, courses, consulting projects, institutional studies, technical demonstrations or conference invitations.
Email: ntndecuador@gmail.com