Education
Post-PhD in Seismology, Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Azerbaijan, 2014;
PhD in Seismology, Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan, 1998-2004;
Fellowship, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Japan, 2002;
Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin, USA 1997-1998;
Msc, Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, mining engineer-geophysicist, 1996.

Employment
Employers, positions, and dates Head of International Relations Office, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 2013-Present;
Leading seismologist, Institute of Geology, 2010-present;
Senior seismologist, Institute of Geology, 2005-2010;
Geophysicist, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, 1996-1997.

Research
Past researches involved the study of seismology of Absheron peninsula and Baku city, with special emphasis on the modelling of peak ground acceleration, seismic intensity; studying state of stress.
Major experience is related to the seismic monitoring and on active faults, including the focal mechanism solutions; study of the relationships of mud volcano eruption with seismicity in the region.
Fields of specialization: seismic hazard techniques (PSHA & DSHA) and seismic risk.

Current Research Activities
Visiting Professor at University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy, 2012, 2013;
General-Secretary of National Committee for IUGG, 2010-present;
Workshop Participant, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 2005, 2013;
Deputy-Director of National Data Center (CTBTO), 2008-present;
Visiting Researcher DAAD (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), 2007 (DAAD Foundation);
Visiting Researcher at University of Geneva (Switzerland), 2005 (Swiss Cooperation Agency);
Visiting Researcher, GFZ, Potsdam, Germany, 2004.

International collaborators:
– Prof. Tamaz Chelidze, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi (Georgia);
– Dr. Fumio Kaneko, OYO Corporation, Tokyo (Japan);
– Dr. Robert Reilinger, Massachusets Institute of Technology, Boston (USA);
– Dr. Birgit Muller, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe (Germany);
– Prof. Jaime Gil Aluja, Royal Academy of Economics and Finance, Madrid (Spain);
– Prof. Alessandro Tibaldi, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan (Italy).

Publications relevant to this project
1. Babayev, G., Ismail-Zadeh, A., and Le Mouël, J.-L., 2010. Scenario-based earthquake hazard and risk  assessment for Baku (Azerbaijan). Nat. Hazards Earth Sys. Sci., 10, 2697-2712.
2. Telesca, L., Babayev, G., Kadirov, F., 2012. Temporal clustering of the seismicity of the Absheron- Prebalkhan region in the Caspian Sea area, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 12, 3279-3285.
3. Babayev G., Tibaldi A., Bonali F., Kadirov F., 2013. Evaluation of earthquake-induced strain in  promoting mud eruptions: the case of Shamakhi–Gobustan–Absheron areas, Azerbaijan, Natural  hazards 72 (2), 789-808.

Honours
– 2012, Cariplo Foundation (Italy);
– 2013, Science Development Foundation (Azerbaijan).

All publications
Papers on peer reviewed international journals (with IF): 16; Proceedings: 10; Abstracts: 12; Other  national publications: 17.