Alessia Maggi is Professor of Seismology at the Institut Terre et Environnement de Strasbourg (ITES, Université de Strasbourg / CNRS UMR 7063). Her research covers the full breadth of seismology, from imaging Earth's internal structure to characterising the sources and mechanisms of earthquakes. Since 2026, a sabbatical and an USIAS fellowship are supporting her transition into cryo-seismology: the application of seismological methods to polar ice sheets and their role in future sea level rise.
Research interests:
- Earth structure and seismic tomography
- Seismicity, microseismicity, and seismic source characterisation
- Ambient seismic noise and its sources
- Automated signal detection and classification
- Cryo-seismology and distributed acoustic sensing in polar ice (current)
Current project:
DASEC (DAS at EPICA Dome C) deploys a 3 km fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing system in the EPICA borehole at Dome C, Antarctica, to characterise the internal structure, crystal fabric, basal interface, and seismicity of the Antarctic ice sheet. DASEC is funded by USIAS (2026–2028) with in-kind logistical support from the French Polar Institute.