What is CompDSSI?

CompDSSI is a Cultural Association founded in 2024 by an international group of researchers, with the mission of promoting knowledge and awareness of how advances in soil-structure interaction shape the design, assessment, protection and retrofitting of structures against natural hazards.
The initiative was initially inspired by the success and enthusiasm generated by the 2023 International Advanced School SSI-OS, held in Rome, as well as by the shared aspiration of researchers and practicing engineers to foster a broader and more dynamic community in the field.
The scientific events promoted by CompDSSI are conceived as International Conferences and Courses focused on next-generation numerical approaches for the dynamic analysis of soil–structure systems of strong practical relevance. These events address critical challenges and explore high-fidelity methods applicable from the local to the regional scale.

What is CompDSSI?

Conference series

2026 CompDSSI
Riva del Garda, Italy, 1–3 July 2026
an International Conference for:

• understanding dynamic soil-structure interaction and its use in engineering practice
• new-generation numerical methods for analysing civil engineering structures
• innovative design, protection and retrofitting of structures against natural hazards
• sharing knowledge at the intersection of Structural, Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering

2026 CompDSSI link
Conference series

OpenSees School series

2026 SFSI-OS
Riva del Garda, Italy, 28 June - 1 July 2026
an International School on advanced OpenSees modelling, focused on the following topics:

1. Soil-Structure Interaction
2. Water-Structure Interaction
3. Fire-Structure Interaction

2026 SFSI-OS link
OpenSees School series

Organising Committee

Dr. Davide Noè Gorini (University of Trento, Italy)
Prof. Pedro Arduino (University of Washington, US)
Dr. Domenico Gallese (Gruner Stucky, Italy)
Prof. José Antonio Abell (University of the Andes, Chile)

The Organising and Scientific Committees bring together a growing and diverse team of international experts in numerical modelling, at the intersection of Structural, Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering. This multidisciplinary expertise provides large versatility to address the expectations of both Academia and Industry worldwide.

Organising Committee

A growing network…

A group of international experts in various fields of numerical modelling, united from across the globe!
At CompDSSI, building a purposeful and cohesive environment is a core mission, aiming for a renewed vision of civil engineering structures that fully harness their interaction with the omnipresent soil.
A growing and focused community for knowledge exchange and dissemination, where researchers and designers in Structural, Geotechnical and Hydraulic Engineering, work together to promote solutions for a safer and more efficient urban fabric.

A growing network...

Important dates

- 31 January 2026: End of super early-bird registration
- 31 March 2026: End of early-bird registration
- 15 May 2026: End of registration

2026 CompDSSI
Riva del Garda, Italy, 1–3 July 2026
- 112 November 2025: Closure of the call for abstracts
- End of November 2025: Notification of acceptance
- 15 February 2026: Deadline for submission of the full papers

2026 SFSI-OS
Riva del Garda, Italy, 28 June – 1 July 2026

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Important dates

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Astoria Resort — Riva del Garda