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
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$100
- 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.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only
Masterclass B: Stationarity Assessment of Hydroclimatic Extremes: Methods and Applications
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am
Fee: S$50
- 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.
*Excludes coffee / tea breaks and lunch
Masterclass C: Environmental Data Management and Decision Support for Flood Monitoring and Disaster Resilience
Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm
Fee: S$50
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.
*Excludes coffee / tea breaks and lunch
Masterclass D: Advanced Approaches in the Physical Modelling of Hydraulic Structures
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Fee: S$50
Convenor: Muhammed Hashid
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.
*Excludes coffee / tea breaks and lunch. Minimum 35 participants required for masterclass to start.
Masterclass E: Towards More Sustainable Hydraulic Structures
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Fee: S$50
- Eoghan Clifford
- Daniel Valero
*Excludes coffee / tea breaks and lunch.
Workshops
Workshop 1: Advancements in Air-Water Flows in Outlet Structures of Reservoir Dams
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$100
- 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.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$155
Convenor: Fernando Mendez
This workshop aims to introduce data science and climate in hydraulic and coastal engineering and research, by means of the combination of easy-to-follow theoretical explanations, case studies and hands-on applications using python-based Jupyter Notebooks.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only. Minimum 5 participants required for workshop to start.
Workshop 3: Machine Learning Approaches for Hydrologic Modelling and Data Quality Assessment
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$125
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.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only.
Workshop 4: Advances in Experimental and Numerical Modelling of Earth Dam and Fluvial Dike Breaching
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$100
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.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only. Minimum 10 participants required for workshop to start.
Workshop 5: Integrating Multiphysics Simulation for Advanced Water Engineering Solutions
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Fee: S$300
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.
*Includes 2 x coffee / tea breaks only. Minimum 10 participants required for workshop to start.