Research summary
Hydro systems, such as rivers, estuaries, lakes and coasts, play a central role in Canada’s economy and environment. But they can also be the source of devastating disasters, such as floods, and the risk is only increasing as climate change accelerates. Currently, we lack the tools needed to predict such events with precision so that we can prevent these disasters from occurring.
As Canada Research Chair in Computational Hydro Systems, Dr. Ahmad Shakibaeinia aims to develop state-of-art digital tools—based on a promising generation of numerical techniques, namely particle methods—to help us better understand hydro systems and their behaviours. Ultimately, this will enable us to build better infrastructure, protect nature and prevent potential disasters.