About

Dragan Savić is Chief Executive Officer at KWR Water Research Institute based in the Netherlands. He is also Professor of Hydroinformatics at the University of Exeter. Professor Savić is an international expert in smart water systems with over 35 years of experience working in engineering, academia and research consultancy. His work has resulted in patentable innovation and spinout companies. In addition to innovation and leadership skills, he is known for believing in bridging science to practice in the wider water sector and utilities in general. He is elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the International Water Association, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Research Institutes and Centers

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His research interests cover the interdisciplinary field of Hydroinformatics, which transcends traditional boundaries of water/environmental science and engineering, informatics/computer science (including Artificial Intelligence, data mining and optimisation techniques) and environmental engineering. The applications of his research are generally in the environmental engineering areas, including water resources management (both quality and quantity), flood management, water and wastewater systems, and environmental protection and management. His research topics include: - development and application of decision-support systems, simulation and optimization models to improve understanding and provide solutions to water engineering problems; - hydroinformatic tools and techniques and their effective application to managing risk and uncertainties associated with water systems; - real-time management of urban water systems involving smart monitoring, telemetry systems and sensor networks; - cross-disciplinary complex system approaches to water resource management; - understanding of urban water distribution and wastewater systems, including technical, socio-economic and environmental issues; - integrated assessment modelling of the water-food-energy nexus; - integrated asset management methodologies for water industry applications.

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