Dr.-Ing. Daneish Despot

Hydroinfomatics specialist

Contact

Water-sensitive Infrastructure Planning WG

Department Systemische Umweltbiotechnologie (SUBT)
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany


tel: +49 341 60251850
daneish.despot@ufz.de


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Field and research interests

  • Urban drainage monitoring and modelling (urban hydrology and hydraulics of drainage systems)
  • Chemical and biological processes in sewers (Sewer Processes)
  • Software development; tool/model development for water-sensitive urban design; geospatial applications
  • Data science and data management systems for urban water infrastructure
  • Urban Water Management

Professional Experience and Education

since 10/2022

Researcher
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig (Germany)

2021 - 2022

Surface Water Consultant
SRK Consulting Ltd, UK

2015 - 2020

Research Associate
Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)
PhD Thesis: Mitigation strategies for odour and corrosion in sewer systems caused by hydrogen sulphide

2013 - 2015

MSc. Hydroinformatics and Water Management
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (UNS, France)
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTUC, Germany)
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME, Hungary)
Newcastle University (NU, United Kingdom)
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC, Spain)

2008 - 2012

BSc. Civil with Environmental Engineering
University of the West Indies