Description of the internship
Many catastrophic floods causing severe damage and threatening human lives are recorded every year in the Mediterranean region. In the future, under expected climate change, an increase in the frequency and magnitude of floods is anticipated. In a region where water scarcity is a major concern, a priority for watershed managers is to estimate and enhance rainwater retention in the watershed while controlling the flood effect. This requires a better understanding of flood generation processes for successful flood assistance design and related programs. The Kalloni region (Lesvos) suffers from dangerous floods, and a Flood Alert System (FAS) has recently been developed. The internship’s objective is to improve the FAS algorithm using neural networks.
Required qualities and skills
- High programming skills
- Knowledge of programming neural networks or other stochastic processes is essential
Duration of internship: 3 months
Location: Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece
Accomodation provided: No, but the student can also apply for an Erasmus+ mobility grant and thus cover part of the accomodation costs.
Meals provided: No, but access to the university restaurant, which offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner at a total cost of 3 euros.
Section(s) concerned: IN, SC
Description of the organization
The University of the Aegean (UAegean) was founded on six different islands in the Aegean Sea and comprises 18 departments (https://www1.aegean.gr/aegean2/index.html).
The Department of Marine Sciences (DMS) supports academic activities in the fields of Earth system science, oceanography, and marine biosciences. Ourania Tzoraki is a member of the Laboratory of Coastal Morphodynamics Management and Marine Geology of the DMS, which focuses on the study of the river basin and coastal zone, with primary objectives in undergraduate and graduate student education/training in fundamental and applied research. The main research areas are river hydrology, water safety, the impacts of climate change on water resources, and river restoration. The nature of the river basin and coastal processes requires interdisciplinary approaches and cooperation with other academic staff members of the DMS and the Department of Geography, as well as scientists from academic institutions in Greece and abroad.
Name: University of the Aegan
Contact person: Ourania Tzoraki, [email protected]