Floods, flash floods, and droughts are becoming increasingly frequent and intense as a result of climate change. Anticipating these events and improving their management is key to reducing risks, protecting the population, and increasing the resilience of territories.
In this context, our center is launching a new research project aimed at developing an intelligent decision support system that complements the current Automatic Hydrological Information Systems (AHIS) and optimizes the prediction and management of extreme hydrological events.
The project is funded by the Strategic Cooperation Projects call for proposals of the Valencian Institute of Competitiveness and Innovation (IVACE +i) of the Valencian Regional Government, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Program of the Valencian Community 2021-2027, with a budget of €225,200.10.
Technological innovation at the service of risk management
AIGUALERT envisages the development of an autonomous hydrological monitoring, control, and surveillance system based on the integration of:
- advanced sensors and real-time data,
- state-of-the-art predictive modeling,
- artificial intelligence techniques applied to risk management.
The project's areas of application focus on two basins that are particularly sensitive to extreme events:
- the Magro River basin up to the Forata reservoir,
- the Mijares River basin up to the Arenós reservoir.
The project integrates advanced monitoring, hydrological models that combine physical approaches and artificial intelligence, and an intuitive control panel geared towards the end user, with a clear operational and social impact focus.
Cooperation and interdisciplinarity
Led by Javier Senent, a CSIC researcher at CIDE, the project is being developed in cooperation with the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Vielca Ingenieros, and Sensing Tools, with a clearly interdisciplinary approach that brings together hydrological and hydraulic engineering, data science, predictive modeling, and software engineering.
This convergence will consolidate an innovative, flexible system designed to respond to the major challenges of sustainable water management in scenarios marked by climate variability, anthropogenic pressure, and the growing need for informed risk governance.
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