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Kacper Cerek, M.Sc.

PhD candidate

Contact 

  • Visitor address: Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH), Institut für Geotechnik und Baubetrieb (B-5), Schellerdamm 22 (Channel 7), 21079 Hamburg, Germany
  • Room: 1.008
  • Phone: +49 40 42878 3912
  • Telefax: +49 40 42878 3721
  • E-mail: kacper.cerek @ tuhh.de 

  • Consultation hours by appointment

Research activities

  • Research project "Future of tidal Elbe in changing climate - climate change and flood protection (TideelbeKlima)"
    Funding: Umweltbundesamt (UBA)
    Duration: 01.04.2022 - 31.03.2025
  • Research project “port:Evolution — Data mining of infrastructure inventory data, process automation, and improvement of 3D scans for the fully automated digital twin of harbour structures”; subproject “Model improvement of quay walls”
    Funding: Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)
    Durage: 01.04.2025 - 30.11.2027
  • Methods: Experimental, mathematical and numerical methods
  • Numerical investigation of cofferdams
  • Numerical optimization methods in geotechnical engineering
  • Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in geotechnical engineering

Educational activities

  • Teaching coordination of the Master's degree programme “Civil Engineering” with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering in winter term 2022/23 until winter term 2023/24
  • Exercise lecture “Specialized Foundation Engineering” in winter term 2022/23
  • Exercise lecture “Marine Geotechnics” in summer term 2023 and 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Expertise activities

Committee activities and memberships

  • Member of FachForum Nachhaltigkeit in der HTG

  • Junior member of Hamburgische Ingenieurkammer – Bau (HIKB)

  • Member of Hafentechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (HTG)

  • Member of German Society for Geotechnical Engineering e.V. (DGGT) / section Earth Works and Foundation Engineering

  • Student member of Future of Machine Learning in Geotechnics Council (FOMLIG Council)

Publications

  • Cerek K. and J. Grabe (2023): Numerical simulation and optimization of dike geometry using multi-objective evolutionary algorithm NSGA-II. In: Proceedings of 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 2023 in London/UK, DOI 10.53243/NUMGE2023-80
  • K. Cerek, E. Hadjiloo, J. Grabe (2024): Sustainable dike adaptation measures using finite element method and optimization algorithm NSGA-II, in: P. Duc Long, N. T. Dung (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICS FOR, Vol. 395 of Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, SPRINGER VERLAG, SINGAPOR, [S.l.], 2024, pp. 2077–2091. DOI 10.1007/978-981-99-9722-0_139
  • Cerek, K.; Dao, D. A.; Hadjiloo, E.; Grabe, J. (2024): Dataset of Simulated CRS Tests for Advanced Soil Parameter Identification. Datensatz, TUHH Universitätsbibliothek, DOI 10.15480/882.9435
  • Cerek, K.; Hadjiloo, E.; Grabe, J. (2024): Dataset of Simulated Cofferdam Models for Parameteric Study. Datensatz, TUHH Universitätsbibliothek, DOI 10.15480/882.13821
  • Sekulic, L; Hadjiloo, E.; Cerek, K.; Grabe, J. (2024): Experimental dataset of triaxial tests with cemented sand. Datensatz, TUHH Universitätsbibliothek, DOI 10.15480/882.9674
  • Cerek, K.; Gupta, A.; Dao, D. A.; Hadjiloo, E.; Grabe, J. (2024): Python Implementation of Bidirectional LSTM for Sequential Data Processing. Source Code, TUHH Universitätsbibliothek, DOI 10.15480/882.13190
  • K. Cerek, E. Hadjiloo, J. Grabe, (2024): Application of optimization algorithms in geotechnical engineering as decision-making support tool., in: Proceedings of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE), Lisbon, Portugal, 2024. DOI 10.1201/9781003431749-46
  • K. Cerek, E. Hadjiloo, J. Grabe, (2024): Optimization of Drag Embedment Anchors Applying Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm NSGA-II., in: Book of Abstracts of the 43rd Solid Mechanics Conference - SolMech 2024, Wrocław, Poland, 2024. ISBN 978-83-65550-53-8
  • Dao D. A., Cerek K., Hadjiloo E. and Stager T.W. (2024): Parametrische Analyse des Eindringverhaltens und Identifizierung optimaler Geometrien von Ankern für schwimmende Offshore-Strukturen. In: Proceedings of 38. Baugrundtagung: Forum für junge Geotechnik-Ingenieure und -Ingenieurinnen in Bremen/Germany, pp.138-145, ISBN: 978-3-932653-59-9
  • Hadjiloo, E., Cerek, K., Vogel, P. and Grabe, J. (2024), Numerische Untersuchungen zur Definition von Kastenfangedämmen. Geotechnik. https://doi.org/10.1002/gete.202300021
  • Grabe, J., Tetla D., Cerek, K. (2024): Numerische Untersuchungen zum Monitoren von Kolken vor Ufereinfassungen. BAWKolloquium: Numerik in der Geotechnik, Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • Cerek, K., Dao, D. A., Hadjiloo, E. and Grabe, J. 2024. Application of LSTM time series forecasting method for predicting compression curves of soil. Proceedings of the 17th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, La Serena, Chile
  • Cerek, K., Hadjiloo, E. and Grabe, J. 2025. Prediction of soil parameters using long short-term memory neural networks. Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG2025), Nantes, France. DOI 10.53243/ISFOG2025-55 
  • Cerek, K., Gupta, A., Dao, D.A., Hadjiloo, E. and Grabe, J. (2025), "Predicting soil stress–strain behaviour with bidirectional long short-term memory networks", Machine Learning and Data Science in Geotechnics, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 59-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/MLAG-08-2024-0007

Reviewer

  • Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG2025), Nantes, France.

Supervised students

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You can find topics for theses in our collection of topics. Further topics are available on request. The tasks can be adapted depending on the students' degree and their abilities.

  • Hartung T. (2022): Entwicklung des Deiches der Zukunft (Designing the dike of the future). Bachelor thesis
  • Bahr L. (2022/23): Numerische Untersuchung zum thermischen Einsatz von Kaimauerhinterfüllungen (Numerical studies on thermal application of quay wall backfill). Bachelor thesis
  • Brüggemann T. (2023): Untersuchungen zum Einfluss von Kriechverformungen auf den Lastabtrag von kombinierten Säulensystemen (Investigations on the influence of creep deformations on the load transfer of combined column systems). Project work
  • Cakir D. (2023): Numerische Untersuchungen zur Bodenvereisung als Verfestigungsmaßnahme (Numerical investigations of soil freezing as a strengthening measure). Master thesis
  • Bajrami F. (2023): Entwurf und Bemessung einer form-, struktur- und ökologisch optimierten Ufereinfassung unter Nutzung von Carbonbeton (Design and dimensioning of a form-, structure- and ecologically optimized waterfront using carbon concrete). Master thesis
  • Tetla D. (2023/24): Numerische Untersuchungen zum Hachmannkai (Numerical investigations of the Hachmannkai). Project work
  • Tabiou N. (2024/25): Untersuchungen zu rechnerischen Defiziten von Kaimauern (Investigations into Computational Deficiencies of Quay Walls). Master Thesis
  • Abroskina A. (2025): Entwicklung eines Spundwandprogramms zur inversen Kalibrierung von Bodenparametern (Development of a Sheet Pile Wall Program for the Inverse Calibration of Soil Parameters). Bachelor Thesis