Arjen is a hydrologist and remote sensing analyst with a special interest in understanding high river discharges and floods, applying this in operational contexts.

On a broader scope, he is interested in the physical processes that shape our surroundings, especially the flow of water, and the proper management of our natural resources.

Dr. Hanasaki is Head of Climate Change Impacts Assessment Research Section, Center for Climate Change Adaptation at National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). He Hanasaki earned a B.Eng./M.Eng./Dr.Eng. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo. His research focuses on hydrology and water resources engineering, particularly development of a macro scale physically-based hydrological model incorporating major human activities such as irrigation, water withdrawal, and reservoir operation.

Dr. Sapkota is an Urban Hydrologist working at eWater, Australia. She is an experienced water modeller, who has worked in urban water systems and hydrology in Australia and overseas.

Lauren Zielinski is a project assistant for the Water Accounting and Water Productivity Team under the Land and Water Management Department at IHE Delft, where she contributes to technical and project management activities.

Albrecht Weerts is an expert on data model integration and hydrological forecasting at Deltares. He has been leading research and development projects on data assimilation techniques for improving flood forecasting system. He is also a Professor of Hydrologic Predictability at Wageningen University, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group.

Geoffrey Wilson is a senior water resources specialist with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is a professional civil engineer, and a master’s graduate of Canterbury University, New Zealand, and a master’s graduate of IHE-Delft, the Netherlands. Geoff has more than 30 years of consultancy experience covering a wide range of water-related disciplines, including hydrology, hydraulic engineering, water resources, flood risk management, urban water supply, urban drainage and sanitation, and coastal and maritime projects.

Dr. Ian Jones is a lake physicist with more than twenty years’ experience researching lakes, oceans and the atmosphere. He works at the University of Stirling, UK, and specializes in using automated high-frequency data collection and numerical modeling to study the impact physical processes have on all aspects of lake ecology. His recent interests include the effects floating solar panels have on water body ecosystems and the potential for obtaining heat energy from lakes using heat pumps.