Topics

General Scope of WDSA-CCWI 2026 Conference:

The conference centred around the following theme: “Designing the next generation of urban water and wastewater systems”

The main topics of the conference are (final list TBC):

• Water distribution network modeling.
• Hydro-informatics in water, sewer, and drainage networks.
• Network optimization: planning, design, rehabilitation, and expansion.
• EPANET and SWMM: future trends and new developments.
• Real-time monitoring, modeling, prediction, control, SCADA, GIS, and data management.
• Advances in sensors, instrumentation, SCADA, ICT, and communications for (big) data management.
• Smart water management and smart water distribution networks (metering, assessment, forecasting, and operations).
• Network vulnerability, reliability, resilience, and security analysis.
• Leakage management in water distribution networks.
• Water-energy Nexus.
• Transient analysis in water distribution networks.
• Water security in water distribution networks and emergency response.
• Water quality issues: drinking water treatment, biofilm, discoloration, contaminant intrusion.
• Benchmarking in water distribution networks.
• Field work: case studies, laboratory modeling, and practical applications.
• Educational and research transfer tools.
• Sustainable urban drainage systems (best management practices), storm water management, and water reuse.
• Risk-based water management
• Fairness aspects in water supply
• Pipeline engineering, including pumps, valves, and other devices in water distribution networks.
• Integrated urban water system modeling and management.
• Dual networks: design, operation, and security.
• Alternative water sources.
• Demand forecasting, leakage, and energy management.
• Asset management and performance modeling.
• Sustainable urban water management and storm water control in smart blue-green cities.
• Flood modeling and management.
• Irrigation networks.
• Water engineering solutions for smart, livable, and sustainable cities.
• Integral approaches and sustainable urban water cycle issues.
• Climate change impacts on urban water management, supply, and scarcity.
• Water and wastewater treatment modeling, optimization, and control.
• Wastewater and storm water quality modeling, including sediment and pollutant transport.
• Big data techniques and analysis in water systems.
• Practical applications, including case studies and demonstration projects.
• Future directions and emerging technologies in water distribution systems research and practice.
• Planning under Deep uncertainties
• Applications of AI in smart water systems