Department of Geophysics

Miroslav Hallo, Ph.D.

Affiliation:

Research Division for Earthquake, Tsunami and Multi-disasters
Department of Catastrophic Geohazard Research
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)
3-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0006, Japan

国立研究開発法人 防災科学技術研究所
巨大地変災害研究領域 地震津波複合災害研究部門
305-0006 茨城県つくば市天王台3-1


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Education & Experience

Software & Datasets

Fortran Python MATLAB C++ MPI JAX

GitHub

All software and datasets versions are archived on Zenodo and citable via DOI
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Fortran (MPI) · Python (JAX) · MATLAB (Parallel Pool)
Tools Categories: Bayesian Inference Tools · Seismic Hazard Assessment Tools · Earthquake Source Analysis Tools

    GNU GPL license:


  1. Hallo, M. (2026). NEOPSY: HPC-parallelized Bayesian Inversion for Near-surface Imaging (v4.1) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20174687

  2. Hallo, M. (2026). JAX-accelerated Bayesian earthquake location from seismic intensity (v1.2.1) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19603409

  3. Hallo, M. (2026). SQL Query Tool for Vs30 data in Japan (v1.2.4) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19386410

  4. Hallo, M. (2026). Tools suite for seismic source analysis: Polar PT-axes and triangle diagrams (v2.1.1) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19342842

  5. Hallo, M. (2026). Parallel Bayesian framework for 3D earthquake hypocenter location in 1D layered media (v2.1.3) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19343031

  6. Hallo, M. (2026). Major and Minor decomposition of non-DC earthquake source (v2.2.2) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19342063

  7. Hallo, M., Gallovic, F. (2026). Uncertainty quantification in Bayesian earthquake source inversions, HPC ready routines (v1.3.3) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19343279

  8. Hallo, M. (2026). Computational toolkit for stochastic model of site-specific amplification (v1.4.1) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19469179

  9. Hallo, M., Gallovic, F. (2019). PSI: HPC-parallelized Bayesian Parametric Slip Inversion (v2.0.1) [Software], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19343665

    10. Other license:


  10. Hallo, M. (2026). Research Dataset: Optimized Site Parameters Vs30 for Seismic Hazard Analysis in Japan (derived from J-SHIS) (v1.0) [Dataset], Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19379171

Publications

Peer-reviewed:


  1. Hallo, M. (2026). High-performance JAX-accelerated code for Bayesian earthquake location from seismic intensity, Computers & Geosciences, under review.

  2. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2025). Softening and recovery of near-surface layers during the 2024 M7.6 Noto earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130 (4), e2024JB029961, DOI:10.1029/2024JB029961, PDF download, Electronic supplement.

  3. van Ginkel, J., Walter, F., Lindner, F., Hallo, M., Huss, M., Fäh, D. (2025). Spectral characteristics of seismic ambient vibrations reveal changes in the subglacial environment of Glacier de la Plaine Morte, Switzerland, The Cryosphere, 19 (3), 1469–1490, DOI:10.5194/tc-19-1469-2025, PDF download.

  4. Glueer, F., Mreyen, A.-S., Cauchie, L., Havenith, H.-B., Bergamo, P., Hallo, M., Fäh, D. (2024). Integrating Seismic Methods for Characterizing and Monitoring Landslides: A Case Study of the Heinzenberg Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation (Switzerland), Geosciences, 14 (2): 28, DOI:10.3390/geosciences14020028, PDF download.

  5. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2024). Multipath transfer-function correction method to predict site-specific amplification at city scale, Seismol. Res. Lett., 95 (1), 172-185, DOI:10.1785/0220230213.

  6. Hallo, M., Imtiaz, A., Koroni, M., Perron, V., Fäh, D. (2023). Characterization and modeling of ground motion at depth in soft sedimentary rocks: Application to the Swiss Molasse Basin, Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng., 173:108089, DOI:10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.108089, PDF download.

  7. Carrasco, S., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Margerin, L., Schmelzbach, C., Onodera, K., Pan, L., Lognonné, P., Menina, S., Giardini, D., Stutzmann, E., Clinton, J., Stähler, S., Schimmel, M., Golombek, M., Hobiger, M., Hallo, M., Kedar, S., Banerdt, W.B. (2023). Empirical H/V spectral ratios at the InSight landing site and implications for the martian subsurface structure, Geophys. J. Int., 232 (2), 1293–1310, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggac391.

  8. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2022). Stochastic model to characterize high-frequency ground motion at depth validated by KiK-net vertical array data, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 112 (4), 1997–2017, DOI:10.1785/0120220038.

  9. Moghtased-Azar, K., Zeynal-Kheiri, H., Hallo, M. (2022). Investigating the effects of random data errors on the waveform-based moment tensor inversion, Geophys. J. Int., 229 (1), 97–109, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggab445.

  10. Hobiger, M., Hallo, M., Schmelzbach, C., Stähler, S., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Golombek, M., Clinton, J., Dahmen, N., Zenhäusern, G., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Carrasco, S., Charalambous, C., Hurst, K., Kedar, S., Banerdt, W.B. (2021). The shallow structure of Mars at the InSight landing site from inversion of ambient vibrations, Nature Communications, 12:6756, DOI:10.1038/s41467-021-26957-7, Electronic supplement.

  11. Shynkarenko, A., Lontsi, A.M., Kremer, K., Bergamo, P., Hobiger, M., Hallo, M., Fäh, D. (2021). Investigating the subsurface in a shallow water environment using array and single-station ambient vibration techniques, Geophys. J. Int., 227 (3), 1857–1878, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggab314, Electronic supplement.

  12. Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2021). Joint multizonal transdimensional Bayesian inversion of surface wave dispersion and ellipticity curves for local near-surface imaging, Geophys. J. Int., 226 (1), 627-659, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggab116, Electronic supplement.

  13. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2020). Bayesian Self-Adapting Fault Slip Inversion With Green's Functions Uncertainty and Application on the 2016 Mw7.1 Kumamoto Earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125 (3), e2019JB018703, DOI:10.1029/2019JB018703, Electronic supplement.

  14. Hallo, M., Opršal, I., Asano, K., Gallovič, F. (2019). Seismotectonics of the 2018 Northern Osaka M6.1 earthquake and its aftershocks: joint movements on strike-slip and reverse faults in inland Japan, Earth, Planets and Space, 71:34, DOI:10.1186/s40623-019-1016-8, PDF download.

  15. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Gallovič, F. (2017). Bayesian inference and interpretation of centroid moment tensors of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake sequence, Kyushu, Japan, Earth, Planets and Space, 69:134, DOI:10.1186/s40623-017-0721-4, PDF download.

  16. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2016). Fast and cheap approximation of Green functions uncertainty for waveform-based earthquake source inversions, Geophys. J. Int., 207 (2), 1012-1029, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggw320, Electronic supplement, software download.

  17. Hallo, M., Oprsal, I., Eisner, L., Mohammed, Y.A. (2014). Prediction of Magnitude of the Largest Potentially Induced Seismic Event, Journal of Seismology, 18 (3), 421-431, DOI:10.1007/s10950-014-9417-4.

  18. Eisner, L., Gei, D., Hallo, M., Oprsal, I., Mohammed, Y.A. (2013). The Peak Frequency of Direct Waves for Microseismic Events, Geophysics, 78 (6), A45-A49, DOI:10.1190/GEO2013-0197.1.

Non-peer-reviewed:


  1. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Sekiguchi, H., Iwata, T. (2026). Empirical site amplifications at the strong motion stations in the Kansai region [Published extended abstract A202], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting 2026, Kyoto, Japan.

  2. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2025). Coseismic dynamic soil behavior of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake based on strong motion data analysis [Published extended abstract A207], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting 2025, Kyoto, Japan.

  3. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2024). Systematic evaluation of Horizontal-to-Vertical earthquake spectral ratios in the Kansai Area [Published extended abstract A107], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting 2024, Kyoto, Japan.

  4. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2022). Full-waveform prediction of high-frequency ground motion at depth from surface recordings in Japan, In: Arion, C., Scupin, A., Ţigănescu, A. (eds), Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (3ECEES), Bucharest, Romania, Conspress, Bucharest, pp. 4914-4921.

  5. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2022). Predizione della forma d'onda dello scuotimento in profondità, a partire da registrazioni di terremoti in superificie: applicazione a siti ed eventi giapponesi, In Proceedings of the 40° Convegno Nazionale (GNGTS 2022), Trieste, Italy, pp. 500–503.

  6. Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2021). Joint probabilistic multi-zonal trans-dimensional inversion on properties of near-surface layers from dispersion and ellipticity curves [Published extended abstract GS2-P02], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan.

  7. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2021). On stochastic model to characterize high-frequency ground motion at depth [Published extended abstract GS5-P07], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan.

  8. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2021). An integrated 3D geological-seismological model at urban scale in Basel, Switzerland [Published extended abstract GS5-P06], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan.

  9. Fäh, D., Bergamo, P., Chieppa, D., Glueer, F., Häusler, M., Hallo, M., Hammer, C., Hobiger, M., Imperatori, W., Imtiaz, A., Janusz, P., Kremer, K, Lontsi, A., Panzera, F., Perron, V., Shynkarenko, A. (2021). Earthquake ground motion observations and modeling in areas of moderate seismicity: Strategies for site-specific seismic hazard assessment in Switzerland [Keynote presentation, Published extended abstract GS5-K01], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan.

  10. Eisner, L., Hallo, M., Janská, E., Opršal, I., Matoušek, P., Clarke, H., Turner, P., Harper, T., Styles, P. (2013). Lessons learned from hydraulic stimulation of the Bowland Shale [Published extended abstract, pp. 4516–4520], Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Annual Meeting 2013, Houston, USA, DOI:10.1190/segam2013-0239.1.

  11. Hallo, M., Eisner, L. (2013). Influence of the double-couple source model on the sensitivity of microseismic monitoring networks [Published extended abstract cp-348-00470], The 75th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference & Exhibition, London, UK, DOI:10.3997/2214-4609.20131023.

  12. Hallo, M. (2012). Microseismic Surface Monitoring Network Design - Sensitivity and Accuracy [Published extended abstract cp-293-00307], The 74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference & Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, DOI:10.3997/2214-4609.20148336.

  13. Hallo, M., Eisner, L., Mohammed, Y.A. (2012). Expected level of seismic activity caused by volumetric changes, First Break, 30 (7), 97-100, DOI:10.3997/1365-2397.30.7.60350.

  14. Hallo, M. (2011). Distribution of earthquake hypocentres in epicentral area Nový Kostel, Geological research in Moravia and Silesia, 18, 23-27, [in Czech with English abstract].

Theses:


  1. Hallo, M. (2018). Doctoral Dissertation: Influence of velocity model uncertainty in earthquake source inversions, Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague. PDF

  2. Hallo, M. (2013). Advanced Master's Thesis: Characteristic of the Active Structure in the Seismo-active zone Nový Kostel (western Bohemia) Based on the Spatial and Time Distribution of Seismic Events, Department of Geological Sciences & Institute of Physics of the Earth, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno. PDF

  3. Hallo, M. (2011). Master's Thesis: Study of geometry of the seismo-active structure in the epicentral area Nový Kostel (western Bohemia), Department of Geological Sciences & Institute of Physics of the Earth, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, [in Czech with English abstract]. PDF

  4. Hallo, M. (2008). Bachelor's Thesis: Investigation of semiconductor multilayers using x-ray diffraction, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, [in Czech with English abstract]. PDF

Invited Talks

  1. Miyamoto, T., Asano, K., Iwata, T., Hallo, M. (2025, May 25–30). Performance evaluation of dynamic source inversion through its synthetic tests [Invited talk], Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting 2025, Chiba, Japan.

  2. Hallo, M. (2024, November 13). Earthquake Disaster Prevention [Science Dialogue lecture], Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Science Dialogue Program, Fukui Prefectural Fujishima High School, Fukui, Japan.

  3. Fäh, D., Bergamo, P., Chieppa, D., Glueer, F., Häusler, M., Hallo, M., Hammer, C., Hobiger, M., Imperatori, W., Imtiaz, A., Janusz, P., Kremer, K, Lontsi, A., Panzera, F., Perron, V., Shynkarenko, A. (2021, August 30–September 1). Earthquake ground motion observations and modeling in areas of moderate seismicity: Strategies for site-specific seismic hazard assessment in Switzerland [Keynote presentation, Published extended abstract GS5-K01], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG6), Kyoto, Japan.

Selected Presentations

    Oral Presentations:


  1. Oprsal, I., Hallo, M., Fäh, D., Labuta, M., Burjanek, J. (2026, October 19–21). Benchmarking finite-difference simulations of Surface-to-Borehole spectral amplification in 3D scattering media [Oral presentation, published abstract C3-O13], The 7th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG7), Grenoble, France.

  2. Imtiaz, A., Hallo, M., Panzera, F., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2026, September 6–11). What Basel's geophysical database teaches us about site-specific hazard in low-to-moderate seismicity regions [Oral presentation], 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2026), Istanbul, Turkey.

  3. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Steiner, B., Dresmann, H., Fäh, D. (2026, September 6–11). How well does a 3D model capture what ergodic approaches miss in a complex urban setting? [Oral presentation], 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2026), Istanbul, Turkey.

  4. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Sekiguchi, H., Iwata, T. (2026, May 24–29). Evaluation of empirical site amplification in the Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara basins in Japan [Oral presentation], Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) and American Geophysical Union (AGU) Joint Meeting 2026, Chiba, Japan.

  5. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Sekiguchi, H., Iwata, T. (2026, February 19–20). Empirical site amplifications at the strong motion stations in the Kansai region [Oral presentation, published extended abstract A202], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan.

  6. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2025, July 27–August 1). Coseismic weakening and postseismic healing of near-surface layers during the 2024 MJ7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake [Oral presentation], 22nd Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS 2025), Singapore, Republic of Singapore.

  7. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2025, May 25–30). Nonstationary behavior of near-surface layers at instrumented sites during the 2024 MJ7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake [Oral presentation], Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting 2025, Chiba, Japan.

  8. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2025, February 20–21). Coseismic dynamic soil behavior of the 2024 M7.6 Noto Peninsula earthquake based on strong motion data analysis [Oral presentation, published extended abstract A207], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan.

  9. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2024, December 9–13). Nonstationary site response during and after the 2024 MJ7.6 Noto earthquake in Japan [Oral presentation, published abstract S22B-04], American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2024, Washington D.C., USA.

  10. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2024, October 21–23). Site response changes caused by strong ground motions of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake [Oral presentation], Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) Fall Meeting 2024, Niigata, Japan.

  11. Miyamoto, T., Asano, K., Iwata, T., Hallo, M. (2024, October 21–23). Evaluation of dynamic source inversion to reveal generating mechanisms of strong ground motion [Oral presentation], Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) Fall Meeting 2024, Niigata, Japan.

  12. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2024, September 22–27). A comprehensive 3d geological-geophysical model for Basel, Switzerland [Oral presentation], 39th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2024), Corfu, Greece.

  13. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Sekiguchi, H., Iwata, T. (2024, May 26–31). Earthquake Horizontal-to-Vertical spectral ratios in Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara basins from waveforms recorded in 1994–2023 [Oral presentation], Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting 2024, Chiba, Japan.

  14. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Iwata, T. (2024, February 21–22). Systematic evaluation of Horizontal-to-Vertical earthquake spectral ratios in the Kansai Area [Oral presentation, published extended abstract A107], Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) Annual Meeting, Kyoto, Japan.

  15. Hallo, M., Koroni, M., Imtiaz, A., Fäh, D. (2022, November 18–20). Prediction of broadband waveforms at depth from earthquake recordings on the surface in Switzerland [Oral presentation, published abstract 7.4], 20th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2022), Lausanne, Switzerland.

  16. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2022, September 4–9). Full-waveform prediction of high-frequency ground motion at depth from surface recordings in Japan [Oral presentation, published extended abstract], 3rd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (3ECEES), Bucharest, Romania.

  17. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2022, June 27–29). Predizione della forma d'onda dello scuotimento in profondità, a partire da registrazioni di terremoti in superificie: applicazione a siti ed eventi giapponesi [Oral presentation, published extended abstract], 40° Convegno Nazionale (GNGTS 2022), Trieste, Italy.

  18. Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2021, September 19–24). Novel Bayesian inversion of dispersion and ellipticity curves intended for subsurface characterization [Oral presentation], 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2021), Virtual.

  19. Hobiger, M., Hallo, M., Schmelzbach, C., Stähler, S., Fäh, D., Giardini, D., Golombek, M., Clinton, J., Dahmen, N., Zenhäusern, G., Knapmeyer-Endrun, B., Carrasco, S., Charalambous, C., Hurst, K., Kedar, S., Banerdt, W.B. (2021, September 19–24). Inversion of the Rayleigh wave ellipticity at the InSight landing site for the shallow Martian structure [Oral presentation], 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2021), Virtual.

  20. Bergamo, P., Hallo, M., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2021, September 19–24). Investigating the site term of strong motion duration from a systematic analysis of the KiK-net waveform database [Oral presentation], 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2021), Virtual.

  21. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2021, September 19–24). An integrated 3D geological-seismological model for urban-scale seismic hazard assessment in Basel, Switzerland [Oral presentation], 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2021), Virtual.

  22. Shynkarenko, A., Lontsi, A.M., Kremer, K., Bergamo, P., Hobiger, M., Hallo, M., Fäh, D. (2021, September 19–24). Site characterization in Lake Lucerne using ocean bottom seismometer recordings [Oral presentation], 37th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2021), Virtual.

  23. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2021, April 19–30). Developing an integrated 3D geological-seismological model at urban scale in Basel, Switzerland [Oral presentation], European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2021, Virtual.

  24. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2020, November 6–7). An approach to characterize high-frequency ground motion at depth [Oral presentation, published abstract 7.10], 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2020), Zurich, Switzerland.

  25. Shynkarenko A., Lontsi A.M., Kremer K., Bergamo P., Hobiger M., Hallo M., Fäh D. (2020, November 6–7). Revealing the structure of submerged slopes in Lake Lucerne using ambient vibration techniques [Oral presentation, published abstract 7.29], 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2020), Zurich, Switzerland.

  26. Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2019, November 22–23). Joint probabilistic self-adapting inversion on properties of near-surface layers from dispersion and ellipticity curves [Oral presentation, published abstract 6.3], 17th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2019), Fribourg, Switzerland.

  27. Asano, K., Iwata, T., Hallo, M. (2018, October 9–11). Source Rupture Process of the 2018 Northern Osaka Earthquake Estimated by Strong Motion Waveforms [Oral presentation], Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ) Fall Meeting 2018, Koriyama City, Japan.

  28. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2018, September 2–7). Bayesian self-adapting fault slip inversion with Green functions uncertainty: demonstration on the Mw7 2016 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake [Oral presentation], The 36th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2018), Valletta, Malta.

  29. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Gallovič, F. (2017, July 30–August 4). Bayesian inference of centroid moment tensors of the April 2016, Kumamoto (Kyushu, Japan), earthquake sequence [Oral presentation], International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI) 39th Joint Scientific Assembly, Kobe, Japan.

  30. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2016, September 4–10). Fast and cheap approximation of Green functions uncertainty for waveform-based earthquake source inversions [Oral presentation], The 35th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC 2016), Trieste, Italy.

  31. Eisner, L., Hallo, M., Janská, E., Opršal, I., Matoušek, P., Clarke, H., Turner, P., Harper, T., Styles, P. (2013, September 22–27). Lessons learned from hydraulic stimulation of the Bowland Shale [Oral presentation, published extended abstract], Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Annual Meeting 2013, Houston, USA.

    32. Poster Presentations:


  32. Hallo, M., Asano, K., Sekiguchi, H., Iwata, T. (2026, October 19–21). Empirical site amplification in deep sedimentary basins in the Kansai region of Japan [Poster presentation, published abstract A3-P09], The 7th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG7), Grenoble, France.

  33. Borgeat, X., van Ginkel, J., Janusz, P., Shynkarenko, A., Hallo, M. (2026, October 19–21). Oscar Benchmark: Inverting of single-station ellipticity curves using multizonal transdimensional inversion [Poster presentation, published abstract B2-P07], The 7th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG7), Grenoble, France.

  34. Miyamoto, T., Asano, K., Iwata, T., Hallo, M. (2024, December 9–13). Investigation on generating mechanisms of strong ground motion through dynamic source inversions [Poster presentation, published abstract S41G-3393], American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2024, Washington D.C., USA.

  35. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2023, April 23–28). Developing an urban-scale 3D geophysical model for Basel, Switzerland [Poster presentation], European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  36. Oprsal, I., Hallo, M., Fäh, D., Burjanek, J. (2022, April 19–23). Modelling of the surface-to-depth spectral amplification in 3D media [Poster presentation], Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting 2022, Bellevue, Washington, USA.

  37. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2021, November 19–20). Depth-to-surface ground motion amplification as revealed by our stochastic model and empirical data from Japanese KiK-net stations [Poster presentation, published abstract P8.1], 19th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2021), Geneva, Switzerland.

  38. Panzera, F., Bergamo, P., Chieppa, D., Danciu, L., Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Fäh, D. (2021, November 19–20). Design-compatible waveforms for Switzerland: preliminary results [Poster presentation, published abstract P8.4], 19th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM 2021), Geneva, Switzerland.

  39. Hallo, M., Bergamo, P., Fäh, D. (2021, August 30–September 1). On stochastic model to characterize high-frequency ground motion at depth [Poster presentation, published extended abstract GS5-P07], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG6), Kyoto, Japan.

  40. Hallo, M., Imperatori, W., Panzera, F., Fäh, D. (2021, August 30–September 1). Joint probabilistic multi-zonal trans-dimensional inversion on properties of near-surface layers from dispersion and ellipticity curves [Poster presentation, published extended abstract GS2-P02], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG6), Kyoto, Japan.

  41. Imtiaz, A., Panzera, F., Hallo, M., Dresmann, H., Steiner, B., Fäh, D. (2021, August 30–September 1). An integrated 3D geological-seismological model at urban scale in Basel, Switzerland [Poster presentation, published extended abstract GS5-P06], The 6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG6), Kyoto, Japan.

  42. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2019, April 23–26). Self-adapting Bayesian fault slip inversion with Green function uncertainty: Demonstration on the 2016 M7 Kumamoto, Japan, earthquake [Poster presentation], Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting 2019, Seattle, Washington, USA.

  43. Asano, K., Iwata, T., Hallo, M. (2018, December 10–14). Rupture process of the 2018 Northern Osaka earthquake (Mw 5.6), an earthquake involving both thrust and strike-slip faults near a junction of major active fault systems surrounding the Osaka Basin, Japan [Poster presentation], American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2018, Washington D.C., USA.

  44. Hallo, M., Gallovič, F. (2015, June 22–July 2). Uncertainty of Green functions for waveform-based earthquake source inversions [Poster presentation], The 26th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG 2015), Prague, Czech Republic.

  45. Hallo, M., Opršal, I., Eisner, L., Mohammed, Y.A. (2014, September 15–18). Prediction of magnitude of the largest potentially induced seismic event [Poster presentation], Joint SEG/SPE/ARMA Workshop on Injection Induced Seismicity, Banff, Canada.

  46. Hallo, M., Eisner, L. (2013, June 10–13). Influence of the double-couple source model on the sensitivity of microseismic monitoring networks [Poster presentation, published extended abstract cp-348-00470], The 75th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference & Exhibition, London, UK.

  47. Hallo, M. (2012, June 4–7). Microseismic Surface Monitoring Network Design - Sensitivity and Accuracy [Poster presentation, published extended abstract cp-293-00307], The 74th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Conference & Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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