Masterclasses & Workshops
List of Masterclasses & Workshops on Sunday, 22 June 2025
Masterclasses
Masterclass A: Nature-based Solutions for Flooding and Water Management Resilience in a Changing Climate
Convenors:
- Ellis Penning
- Catherine Wilson
- Fotis Sotiropolous
The masterclass will begin with an introductory lecture which covers the concept of Nature based Solutions (NbS) and generic aspects of NbS design and siting. This will be followed by two sessions, a morning and an afternoon session, where group-based discussions with two instructors and a selected group of students discuss their PhD proposals or their on-going research project.
Masterclass B: Advanced Approaches in the Physical Modelling of Hydraulic Structures
Convenor: Dr Muhammed Hashid, PhD
The proposed masterclass will be focusing on the recent advancements in the physical modeling of hydraulic structures with elaborated discussions based on the research and case studies conducted in the hydraulics laboratory of IIT Roorkee, India.
Masterclass C: Stationarity Assessment of Hydroclimatic Extremes: Methods and Applications
Convenors:
- Priyank J. Sharma
- Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu
- Achala Singh
This masterclass provides an overview of conventional trend, change point and unit root methods for stationarity assessment vis-à-vis the novel non-overlapping block stratified random sampling (NBRS) approach, formulated by coupling several non-parametric tests in a multi-criteria decision-making environment, to comprehensively evaluate all the time invariant characteristics of hydroclimatic extremes.
Masterclass D: Environmental Data Management and Decision Support for Flood Monitoring and Disaster Resilience
Convenor: Nicole Nally
This masterclass will focus on data acquisition, data curation and transformation to data dashboard that provide actionable data to frontline risk management for key stakeholders. The Aquatic Informatics team will provide examples from actual deployments around the world.
Workshops
Workshop 1: Advancements in Air-Water Flows in Outlet Structures of Reservoir Dams
Convenors:
- Simone Pagliara
- Matthias Bürgler
- David F. Vetsch
- Robert M. Boes
This workshop aims to convey the most recent scientific findings relevant for the safe design of air-water flows in outlet structures of reservoir dam, targeting both the research community and practitioners. The target audience of the workshop includes both engineers and researchers dealing with aerated flows in hydraulic structures.
Convenor: Fernando Mendez
Workshop 3: Machine Learning Approaches for Hydrologic Modelling and Data Quality Assessment
Convenor: Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu
This workshop aims to introduce the concepts of Machine Learning (ML) approaches for hydrologic modelling and data quality assessment and improvement. The workshop will focus on the fundamentals of ML techniques for hydrologic forecasting, data quality improvement, and approaches supporting water resources management.
Workshop 4: Experimental and Numerical Research on the Failure of Earth dams and Fluvial Dikes
Convenors: Sílvia Amaral and Matthew Halso
This workshop focuses on ongoing research efforts related to the failure of earth dams and fluvial dikes. It will explore state-of-the-art experimental techniques and advanced numerical modelling approaches aimed at addressing the complex behaviour of these structures under diverse conditions.
Workshop 5: Integrating Multiphysics Simulation for Advanced Water Engineering Solutions
Convenor: Yao Xin
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics® for simulating and optimising water engineering applications. Step-bystep tutorials and case studies will guide attendees through modelling multiphysics phenomena.
Masterclasses
Masterclass A: Nature-based Solutions for Flooding and Water Management Resilience in a Changing Climate
Convenors:- Ellis Penning
- Catherine Wilson
- Fotis Sotiropolous
The masterclass will begin with an introductory lecture which covers the concept of Nature based Solutions (NbS) and generic aspects of NbS design and siting. This will be followed by two sessions, a morning and an afternoon session, where group-based discussions with two instructors and a selected group of students discuss their PhD proposals or their on-going research project.
Masterclass B: Advanced Approaches in the Physical Modelling of Hydraulic Structures
Convenor: Dr Muhammed Hashid, PhD
The proposed masterclass will be focusing on the recent advancements in the physical modeling of hydraulic structures with elaborated discussions based on the research and case studies conducted in the hydraulics laboratory of IIT Roorkee, India.
Masterclass C: Stationarity Assessment of Hydroclimatic Extremes: Methods and Applications
Convenors:- Priyank J. Sharma
- Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu
- Achala Singh
This masterclass provides an overview of conventional trend, change point and unit root methods for stationarity assessment vis-à-vis the novel non-overlapping block stratified random sampling (NBRS) approach, formulated by coupling several non-parametric tests in a multi-criteria decision-making environment, to comprehensively evaluate all the time invariant characteristics of hydroclimatic extremes.
Masterclass D: Environmental Data Management and Decision Support for Flood Monitoring and Disaster Resilience
Convenor: Nicole Nally
This masterclass will focus on data acquisition, data curation and transformation to data dashboard that provide actionable data to frontline risk management for key stakeholders. The Aquatic Informatics team will provide examples from actual deployments around the world.
Workshops
Workshop 1: Advancements in Air-Water Flows in Outlet Structures of Reservoir Dams
Convenors:- Simone Pagliara
- Matthias Bürgler
- David F. Vetsch
- Robert M. Boes
This workshop aims to convey the most recent scientific findings relevant for the safe design of air-water flows in outlet structures of reservoir dam, targeting both the research community and practitioners. The target audience of the workshop includes both engineers and researchers dealing with aerated flows in hydraulic structures.
Convenor: Fernando Mendez
Workshop 3: Machine Learning Approaches for Hydrologic Modelling and Data Quality Assessment
Convenor: Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu
This workshop aims to introduce the concepts of Machine Learning (ML) approaches for hydrologic modelling and data quality assessment and improvement. The workshop will focus on the fundamentals of ML techniques for hydrologic forecasting, data quality improvement, and approaches supporting water resources management.
Workshop 4: Experimental and Numerical Research on the Failure of Earth dams and Fluvial Dikes
Convenors: Sílvia Amaral and Matthew Halso
This workshop focuses on ongoing research efforts related to the failure of earth dams and fluvial dikes. It will explore state-of-the-art experimental techniques and advanced numerical modelling approaches aimed at addressing the complex behaviour of these structures under diverse conditions.
Workshop 5: Integrating Multiphysics Simulation for Advanced Water Engineering Solutions
Convenor: Yao Xin
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics® for simulating and optimising water engineering applications. Step-bystep tutorials and case studies will guide attendees through modelling multiphysics phenomena.