C2: Open-Source Models and Advanced Data Analytics

09.10.2025 11:15 – 12:45
British Council
Moderator: Björn Weeser

This session delves into the development and application of open-source modeling tools and data analytics frameworks that empower researchers and policymakers to simulate water resource scenarios. It focuses on how these tools leverage big data and machine learning to enhance predictive capabilities, optimize water management strategies, and support evidence-based policy formulation.

Presenters

Time	ID	Speaker	Title
11:15 – 11:20	—	Moderator	Welcome & Introduction
11:20 – 11:35	149	Alicia Correa	Expanding Data-Driven Hydrological Insights through an Open-Source Software Toolbox
11:35 – 11:50	62	Sarvarbek Eltazarov	Enhancing Weather Index Insurance with Big Earth Data and ML-based Spatial Downscaling
11:50 – 12:05	277	Meeta Gupta	Assessing combined impacts of climate and pumping on groundwater dynamics using integrated SWAT-MODFLOW modeling in a semi-arid environment
12:05 – 12:20	207	Denial Reddythota	Spatiotemporal and Vertical Nutrient Dynamics and Their Impact on Lake Hashenge’s Vulnerability: A GIS and Multivariate Approach
12:20 – 12:35	256	Pooja Shrestha	Evaluation of process-based and empirical modelling approaches for flood hazard assessment in the upper Mun river basin, Thailand
12.35 – 12:45	—	All	Group Discussion & Closing