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Position:
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Professor of Water Systems Engineering
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Office:
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Room 178 (Harrison
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Phone:
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+44 (0)1392 724054
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Fax:
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+44 (0)1392 217965
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Postal Address:
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University
of Exeter
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Harrison Building, North Park Road
Exeter
EX4 4QF
United
Kingdom
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Prof. Zoran Kapelan is
Professor of Water Systems Engineering and Head of the Water and Environment
Group at the University of Exeter with 28 years of research and consulting experience
in various water engineering disciplines, both in the UK and abroad. He
graduated at the University of Belgrade (Faculty of Civil Engineering) in 1989 as
the best student in his class and obtained his PhD in Engineering at the University of Exeter in 2002. Prior to joining the
University of Exeter in 1999 he worked for 10 years as a full-time consultant
in the water industry abroad and was responsible for the design of various
complex water engineering systems, including water and wastewater infrastructure
systems, flood/river control systems, irrigation/drainage systems and systems
of large open reservoirs with dams and hydro power plants. His research
interests and expertise are centred on the development of novel engineering and
informatics based methodologies addressing a wide range of issues in urban
water systems (both water and wastewater). Professor Kapelan pioneered the
award winning technology for automated detection of bursts, equipment failures
and other events in distribution systems by using Artificial Intelligence and
big data analytics in real-time. This technology is now used companywide in
United Utilities benefiting its over 7 million customers and leading to major
savings via reduced operational costs. He is/was the principal/co-investigator
on more than 40
EPSRC,
EU and industry funded projects. Prof. Kapelan is an
IWA
Fellow, Fellow of CIWEM, member of the EWRI Emerging and Innovative
Technologies Task Committee, the ASCE WDSA Standing Committee and multiple IWA
specialist and other groups. He is currently serving as an Associate Editor for
the Water
Resources Research and Journal of
Water Resources Planning and Management (ASCE). Prof. Kapelan has given
keynotes and invited talks around the world and has over 350 technical
publications.