Rok Varga
Nation/Region-nominated Member
Slovenia
Name: Rok Varga
Position: Teaching and Research Assistant, University of Maribor
Birthdate: May 1993
Email: rok.varga@
Dr Rok Varga is a teaching and research assistant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. He completed his PhD in 2024, focusing on the optimisation of geotechnical structures using probabilistic methods, and his research continues in this field with a particular interest in energy geostructures. His work has been published in specialist journals, including the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems and Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazards.
He participates in the European Large Geotechnical Institutes Platform (ELGIP) and, as a member of its Energy Geostructures Working Group, contributes to research discussions and attends working-group meetings across Europe. He has been an invited speaker at the 24th Šuklje Day and the Slovenian Geotechnical Conference, and has published papers in the proceedings of the European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE 2024) in Lisbon and the African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ARCSMGE 2024) in Algiers.
Alongside his academic work, he prepares geotechnical reports and expert opinions for projects across Slovenia, primarily involving geomechanical analyses and slope stability assessments. He has also provided technical oversight on behalf of clients on two construction projects, including a high-rise building and an underpass. He is a member of the Slovenian Geotechnical Society (SloGeD), ISSMGE, ISRM and IAEG, as well as the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and its Slovenian Section. He serves on the faculty's Doctoral Studies Committee and is currently a guest editor for two scientific journals.