Hydroinformatics [grd1hi]

Programme
Civil Engineering
Study type
Doctoral Studies
Teachers
Course status
optional
ECTS
8.5
Required courses
# active classes - per week
Lectures
Exercises
Other
Personal research activity
4
0
0
2
Teaching methods

Theoretical classes are taught through auditory lectures with presentation technology.

Practical classes are conducted through independent development task.

By preparаtion of seminar work students show the abilityto use optimization methods.

Grading scheme - max. 100 points
Colocviums
Semestral work
Oral exam
Written exam
Other
0
50
30
0
20
Aim

Introduction to data integration and data mining for development and application of mathematical models.

Outcome

Competence of students to apply algorithms and models and develop hydroinformatic tools to solve real world engineering problems.

Contents

Introduction to relational database. Spatial data models. GIS basics. Raster and vector presentation of spatial data. Introduction to graph algorithms. Application of graph algorithms to hydro-networks: minimum spanning tree, finding the shortest path, graph clustering, topological sorting etc. Computational geometry algorithms: creating and analysis of digital terrain model, delineation algorithms. Mathematical modeling in water sciences. Physically based and data driven modeling. Problems of space and time scale of models. Calibration and verification of models.

Formulation of tasks for seminar papers.

Literature

1.   Scripts prepared in the form of detailed presentation of the lectures and exercises.

2.   Babovic.V, (1996) Hydroinformatics, Emergence, Evolution, Intelligence, IHE Delft

3.   Kumar.P. (2005) Hydroinformatics: Data Integrative Approaches in Computation, Analysis, and Modeling

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