M. Sc. Bredli Plaku

Email bplaku@epoka.edu.al
Office Phone 1556
Website(s) https://bredliplaku.com/

Primary Appointment

Assistant Lecturer - Civil Engineering

Education

M. Sc., Structural Engineering, EPOKA University, Albania, Tirana, 2023

B. Sc., Civil Engineering, EPOKA University, Albania, Tirana, 2019

Bachelor Student, Disaster Risk Management and Fire Safety Engineering, ERASMUS+ K-FORCE Project, Albania, Tirana, 2019

Bachelor Student, Diploma of State Matura, Pjetër Meshkalla Institute, Albania, Shkodër, 2016

Additional Affiliations

Adviser of Future Engineers Club

Secretary of the 5th International Balkans Conference on Challenges of Civil Engineering (BCCCE 2027)

Honors and Awards

Certificate of Achievement, third place for the Low-cost Meteorological Stations project, DPPI, Apr 2022.

Certificate of Participation, 2023 IFEES/GEDC/EPOKA Conference, EPOKA University, Mar 2023.

Certificate of Appreciation, presentation at the 2nd International Conference of Civil Engineering (ICCE 2023), Polytechnic University of Tirana and University of Pristina, May 2023.

Certificate of Participation, CivilCon'24, Istanbul Technical University, Mar 2024.

Certificate of Completion, Match and Start pre-incubation programme, Start for Future (SFF), Dec 2025.

Certificate of Achievement, HY-PER course series (Digital Competences; Case Study Design; E-Tutoring and Formative Assessment), 6 ECTS, TU Dresden with EPOKA, Mar 2026.

Projects

EC8 Design Code Validation for Albania using the 2024 Albanian National Seismic Hazard Model, EPOKA University, Validation of the Eurocode 8 (EC8) seismic design provisions for Albania using the 2024 Albanian National Seismic Hazard Model, testing the design code against updated national hazard data. A 30-month research grant funded by AKKSHI, at the Department of Civil Engineering, EPOKA University, with Dr. Anila Xhahysa as project leader., 06/2026 - ongoing

HEARTS (Human-centered Environment for Adaptive & Responsive Technology in Smart Buildings), EPOKA University / Horizon Europe, Built4People Partnership, Horizon Europe proposal under the Built4People partnership (call HORIZON-CL5-2026-09-D4-01), researching the technical, social and economic factors that shape the energy performance of smart buildings and how different user groups interact with them, with user-centric recommendations validated across building types and countries. EPOKA University participates as a consortium partner., 05/2026 - ongoing

Sustainability for Future (S4F), EPOKA University / EIT Higher Education Institutions (HEI) Initiative, Sustainability for Future (S4F) is a European collaborative project promoting sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship in universities. The programme helps students, entrepreneurs, and university staff develop the skills to build a sustainable future. It operates through three pillars: Learn (online courses and skills workshops), Open Incubation (mentoring and support for early-stage entrepreneurs), and Regional Development (connecting universities with European innovation hubs). EPOKA Univer, 03/2025 - ongoing

Courses Taught

CHM 103 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY

MTH 201 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

MTH 202 - MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS

CE 388 - GRADUATION PROJECT

CE 301 - SUMMER PRACTICE I

CE 382 - FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

CE 213 - MECHANICS OF MATERIALS I

CE 233 - ENGINEERING MECHANICS II

CE 214 - MECHANICS OF MATERIALS II

CE 132 - ENGINEERING MECHANICS I

CE 366 - FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

Research Interests

Non-linear Behaviour of Concrete

Graphic Design

Information Technology

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