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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Dr Sebastian Schwindt
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sebastian Schwindt\n09:00 – 10:00 – Dr Sebastian Schwi
 ndt\nGroup leader\, University of Stuttgart\, DE\n\nThe Connectivity of Hy
 draulic Systems: Principles\, Challenges\, and Innovations\n\nThe connecti
 vity of water resources in space and time is crucial for maintaining and r
 ecreating a sustainable environment with high biodiversity. Operational co
 rridors connecting hydraulic systems in three spatial dimensions also enab
 le the fourth connectivity dimension\, which is time. Historically\, engin
 eering practices have disrupted connectivity\, putting at risk ecosystem s
 ervices such as the provisioning of clean water\, mitigation of flood risk
 \, or soil conservation. Today\, hydraulic engineering aspires to evolve i
 nto a discipline that repairs past damage\, restores connectivity\, and he
 lps reduce the impact of climate change on the environment.\n\nThis lectur
 e will discuss the principles of vertical and longitudinal connectivity di
 sruptions\, how connectivity agents can be measured or modelled\, and the 
 lecture will offer perspectives on solutions. Cutting-edge fieldwork techn
 ology\, for instance\, provides insights into the composition of the surfa
 ce of a riverbed and its connection with the subsurface. Fieldwork data al
 so inform computer models\, such as deterministic or data-driven algorithm
 s. Computer models produce almost complete pictures of processes in hydrau
 lic systems\, and artificial intelligence can make these models more accur
 ate and highly efficient. High computing accuracy and efficiency are parti
 cularly necessary for simulating and developing strategies to preserve the
  capacity of water storage resources and mitigate potential climate-change
 -driven hazards. Ultimately\, this lecture will feature a promenade throug
 h approaches to reconnecting impaired hydraulic systems with application e
 xamples and will pinpoint critical future challenges.\n\n\nShort bio:\nSin
 ce 2020\, Dr sc. (PhD) Sebastian Schwindt (he/him) leads the hydro-morphod
 ynamics modelling group at the Institute for Modelling Hydraulic and Envir
 onmental Systems (IWS) at the University of Stuttgart\, Germany. With his 
 group\, he develops data streams for bringing real-world ground truth into
  computer models to understand and re-engineer four-dimensional connectivi
 ty. Their fieldwork and computer models embrace freshly developed devices 
 for sediment analysis and novel data-driven techniques to inform determini
 stic numerical models and prepare hydraulic systems for a changing climate
 . The hydro-morphodynamics research group is currently attracting attentio
 n for its strong commitment to Open Science on hydro-informatics.com and p
 ioneering research on riverbed clogging through international collaboratio
 n.\n\nBefore 2020\, Sebastian Schwindt completed his Bachelor's (2010) and
  Master's (2012) studies in Environmental Engineering at the Technical Uni
 versity of Munich\, Germany. After a detour into the private hydropower se
 ctor\, he accomplished his Civil Engineering doctorate on sediment-laden f
 low-structure interactions through physical laboratory experiments at EPFL
  in 2017. Afterwards\, he pursued postdoctoral research at the University 
 of California\, Davis\, USA\, with an emphasis on the lateral connectivity
  and ecohydraulic enhancement of California’s Yuba River based on remote
  sensing (lidar) imagery and numerical models.
LOCATION:GC B1 10 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==GC%20B1%2010
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