Speaker: Eirini Nikoloudi, Civil Engineer in Department of Environmental Infrastructure, Region of Crete
Title: Event Management and Response Planning for Smart Water Systems
Date: 2026-03-19
Time: 12:00-13:30 (EET)
Location: Online Link
Meeting ID: 396 163 967 837 76
Passcode: FP3xM3Xs
Host: George Tzagkarakis, FORTH
Abstract:
The water industry worldwide has a pressing need to better manage interruptions to water supply caused by various failure events, such as pipe bursts, equipment failures or water treatment work shutdowns. One way of doing this is by making use of the increasingly available real-time sensor data collected in water distribution systems, as well as by using hydraulic models in real-time. In this presentation we will develop, test/validate and demonstrate a new response methodology to support decisions made by control room operators when dealing with various failure events in a water distribution system. As an integral part of this work, an interactive decision-support tool is developed, which aims to guide/support operators in identifying an effective response solution in near real-time (i.e. usually required up to 1 hour after the event detection/localisation). This tool is used to test and validate the proposed response methodology. The results obtained from the case studies, demonstrate that the proposed response methodology works well and that it has a potential to improve water utilities’ current practice.
Short bio:
Eirini Nikoloudi currently works at the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter. Eirini does research in Civil Engineering. Their current project is 'Response and post-event management in smart water systems'.