Dr Eduardo Martínez-Gomariz is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), within the Flumen Research Institute. His research focuses on urban flood risk management, hydraulic modelling, climate resilience, and the assessment of flood impacts on critical infrastructure and urban systems. He has extensive experience in European and national research and innovation projects, combining academic research with applied work in the water sector. His recent work addresses flood hazard and risk assessment in urban environments, including underground transport infrastructure, pedestrian and vehicle stability, and direct tangible damage modelling.
Paloma Batanero Ackerman holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM). She is a specialist in gravity and pressurized network modelling and an expert in the integration of real-time digital twins.
With over twenty-two years of experience, she has played a key role in the digitalization of the water cycle at HR Wallingford (United Kingdom), Innovyze (Spain and Latin America), and Akerman Water (internationally). Her professional career also includes digitalization projects in urban water management, river flooding, and irrigation systems for leading organizations such as Elliot Cloud (Aguas de Barcelona, Aguas de Tenerife, SABESP), TYPSA (Chiclayo and Paita sanitation systems), and Inés Ingenieros (conventional-gauge railway projects), among many others.
In addition, she shares her expertise as a lecturer at Alfonso X el Sabio University in Madrid, teaching subjects related to Hydrology, Sanitation, Drainage, and Port Engineering.
PhD in Hydraulic engineering, Professor of Hydraulics and Hydrology at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Vice-Director of Flumen Research Institute and Scientific Advisor of AQUATEC (VEOLIA Spain). Large experience in the coordination and management of research projects. At this moment, coordinator of EU ICARIA and EduWaterLab projects. Author of almost 250 papers published in peer reviewed journals and international conferences proceedings in the field of flood risk management, urban drainage and climate resilience.
Alex de la Cruz Coronas is an Industrial PhD candidate working for VEOLIA and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), within the Flumen Research Institute. His activities focus on urban flood modelling and the assessment of derived risks. As an industrial PhD, his work combines applied research with project management for multiple customers in the public and water sectors. Alex de la Cruz Coronas is an Industrial PhD candidate working for VEOLIA and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), within the Flumen Research Institute. His activities focus on urban flood modelling and the assessment of derived risks. As an industrial PhD, his work combines applied research with project management for multiple customers in the public and water sectors.
Dr Edwar Forero-Ortiz is a Researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), within the Flumen Research Institute. His research focuses on hydraulic modelling, urban flood resilience, machine learning for water infrastructure asset management, and climate change adaptation. He contributed to the EU-funded RESCCUE project on urban resilience to climate change, employing advanced hydroinformatics tools for flood risk assessment in cities including Barcelona. His recent work addresses the development of machine learning models for predicting pipe failures and optimising long-term renewal strategies in metropolitan water distribution networks, as well as multi-scale flood risk evaluation in underground transport systems. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from UPC and has co-authored publications in the fields of water engineering, flood modelling, and climate resilience.
Well-rounded Civil Engineer with a strong background in numerical modelling, experimental testing, structural dynamics, soil mechanics, hydraulics, and research. Skilled in collaborating with cities, water utilities, municipalities, consultants, and contractors to enhance existing practices and drive digital transformation across the water sector. Brings expertise in delivering best-in-class solutions grounded in hydraulic and hydrological design, modelling, and sustainability principles. Hasanain and his team have supported multiple regional clients in advancing their digital transformation agendas, improving performance, resilience, and long-term operational efficiency.
With over a decade of experience in drainage, hydraulic modelling and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), Dr. Samer has led complex infrastructure projects across highways, railways, and airports delivering feasibility studies, detailed designs, cost-benefit analyses, and advanced hydraulic modelling.
He currently serves as the Product Manager of Storm, Sewer, Flood software at Autodesk, leading the development and global adoption InfoWorks ICM. Samer's work integrates technical leadership with strategic direction to shape tools that enable effective and sustainable water management.
Civil Engineer and Hydraulic Modeller specializing in Water Resources, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, and Flood Risk Management. With hands-on experience in major infrastructure and water projects, he has worked with leading consultants such as Stantec, Dar Al Handasa, and Khatib & Alami. currently works with regional clients to adopt advanced water solutions, using digital technologies to improve infrastructure resilience and sustainability across the EMEA region
Environmental and Land Engineer with a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences and over 10 years of experience in the water sector. She coordinates projects that integrate hydraulic engineering, data science, numerical modeling, and digital solutions for urban water management. She is the reference lead for the iCG platform, which, through the iCG Monitoring module, enables understanding of the behavior of sewer and urban drainage systems and supports their smart management with iCG Digital Twin.
Civil engineer specialized in hydraulics. With over 10 years of experience in hydraulic modeling, he has developed deep expertise in the field. He previously served as Global Product Manager for Water Distribution, where he led the product’s global development and implementation. He is currently a Sales Executive for Autodesk Water Infrastructure, responsible for the Italian market, where he promotes innovative solutions for the water infrastructure industry.