During her Academic career, Ioana Popescu has supervised and guided a total of 107 MSc students in their research work at UNESCO-IHE (Delft,The Netherlands) and at the Faculty of Hydrotechnics(Timisoara, Romania).
Brief overview
- 2001- present: 58 MSc students supervised at UNESCO-IHE, The Netherlands
- 1997- 1999: 9 MSc students supervised at Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Timisoara, Romania
- 1991-1995: 40 MSc students supervised at Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Timisoara, Romania
Detailed yearly overview
Supervision (at UNESCO-IHE) of MSc and Special program research
Graduates in 2013
| Student (Specialization) | Thesis title | ||
| K. Anguizola Valdez (WSE-HERBD) |
“Analysis of the flood wave propagation in case of Maden dam break and the impact on the Panama canal” | ||
| Z. Moussa (WSE-HI) |
“Assessment of the vulnerability of the Niger delta” | ||
| F. Chao (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling of ice triggered floods: the case study of the Yellow River” |
| Researcher (period) | Topic/Funding agency | ||
| S. Sanon (2012) |
“Hydrological modeling of snow packs: case study of Somes Mare catchement in Romania” (Norwegian Government) | ||
| Q. Pan (2012/2013) |
“Coupling of SWAN and Delft3D for better water quality modeling of Taihoe lake” (RWS-The Netherlands) |
Graduates in 2012
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| M. Castro Gama (WSE-HI) |
“Development of an operation of reservoirs and flooding inference model : a case of study for the Yellow river” | ||
| C. Bin (WSE-HI) |
“Hydrological modelling and sensitivity analysis to different precipitation inputs from combinations of rain gauges, satellite and radar data sources: Case study of the Somes Mare catchment in Romania” | ||
| M. Shams (WSE-HI) |
“Influence of resistance due to bed forms on flood level: A case study on Nzoia River in Kenya” | ||
| C. Yue (WSE-HI) |
“Two-dimensional water quality modelling: Case Study of Taihu Lake, China” | ||
| M. Himawan (WSE-HERBD) |
“Reducing flood risk on Citarum River in Indonesia through the operation of upstream reservoirs” |
Graduates in 2011
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| M. Perera (WSE-HERBD) |
“Assessment of maximum and residual hydropower potential of La Plata Basin (LPB) – South America” | ||
| T. Ahnh (WSE-HERBD) |
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| Q. Dinh (WM/WRM) |
“Flood risk analysis under climate change scenarios in Long Xyuyen Quadrangle region of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam” | ||
| N. Neamah (WSE-HERBD) |
“Prediction of fresh-saline interface in the Shatt al Arab estuary using 3D modelling” | ||
| G. Tilahun (WSE-HERBD) |
“A 1D hydraulic modelling of the Akaki Bridge – Ethiopia” | ||
| S. M. Woldegebrael (WSE-HI) |
“Flood control in Fogera area under regulatory operations of planned Sendega-Gumara and Ribb reservoirs, upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia” | ||
| O. Badledger (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling water quality dynamics in a tropical inland wetland: Case study, Abras de Mantequilla, Ecuador” |
| Researcher (period) |
Topic/Funding agency | ||
| H. Chang (3 months) |
“SWAN modeling of the water wave distribution over Taihoe lake / RWS” | ||
| D.P. Van Tri (PostDoc in ProAcc project) (2 years) |
“Hydrodynamic modeling and adaptation measures in case of Clima change, for flood risk protection in the Vietnamese Mekong delta” |
Graduates in 2010
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| K.E. Hassab Allah (WSE-HI) |
“Model-based Optimization of downstream impact during filling of a new reservoir: Case study of Mandaya/Roseires reservoirs on the Blue Nile River” | ||
| G. Demissie (WSE-HI) |
“Integrated Sediment Transport Modeling Using SWAT-MOHID Models in Lake Tana Subbasin, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia” | ||
| M. Abdelhamid (WSE-HI) |
“Sediment Transport Modelling In Simiyu Catchment of Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania” | ||
| V Moya Quiroga Gomez (WSE-HI) |
“Uncertainty analysis and cloud computing applied to improve flood management: Case study the Timis Bega catchment” | ||
| K. Khan (WSE-HI) |
“Integrated Web-Mobile Phone Application for Water Quality Monitoring and Alerting Services: Case Study in the Brabantse Delta, Province of Noord-Brabant, TheNetherlands” | ||
| Mr. Isnaeni Hartanto (WSE-HERBD) |
“The application of coastal modelling software in fluvial environments: XBEACH” | ||
| O. Badledger (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling water quality dynamics in a tropical inland wetland: Case study, Abras de Mantequilla, Ecuador” | ||
| Salinas Rodrigues (WSE-HERBD) |
“Decision optimisation in geotechnical engineering with uncertain soil properties” | ||
| A. Ghimire (WSE-HERBD) |
“Flood risk assessment : a comparison of flood vulnerability indices with flood modelling techniques” |
Graduates in 2009
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| A. Gunawan (WSE-HI) |
“Google Android Mobile Phone Application for Dissemination of Water Quality Information: Case Study of the Dommel Catchment, Noord-Brabant Province, The Netherlans.” | ||
| L. Fei (WSE-HI) |
“Effects of vegetation on open channel flow” | ||
| W. Yuzhen (WSE-HI) |
“Water quality simulations for the Dommel Catchment of Noord Brabant Province” | ||
| M. A. Ghitescu (WSE-HERBD) |
“An investigation of inundation modelling for urban areas” | ||
| J. Duricic (WSE-HERBD) |
“Flood modelling and hazard mapping of the river Bosna basin” | ||
| V. Kolarov (WSE-HERBD) |
“Modelling floods on Tisza at the border between Hungary and Serbia” |
Graduates in 2008
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| G. D. Betrie (WSE-HI) |
“Integrated Sediment Transport Modelling Using OpenMI (SWAT and SOBEK-RE) for the Blue Nile River Basin” | ||
| T. Z. Gichamo (WSE-HI) |
“Embankment Failure Modeling using the HR BREACH Model: Uncertainty Analysis & Presentation Scenarios” | ||
| A. Almoradie (WSE-HI) |
“Hydroinformatics Geo-referenced Tools and Web Technologies for Flood Management. A Case Study in the Westerschelde, The Netherlands” | ||
| F. Mahay (WSE-HI) |
“Ecohydrology Study of Kirumi Wetland using Hydroinformatics Tools” | ||
| E. Onyari (WSE-HI) |
“An Integrated modelling approach for flood hazard analysis and mitigation: A case study of Timis and Bega Basins, Romania.” | ||
| S. Li (WSE-HI) |
“Software System Requirements for multi-reservoir-based flood control and management a case study for the Yellow River in China” | ||
| Y. Lin (WSE-HI) |
“Unstructured Cellular Automata for Harmful Algal Blooms Modelling” | ||
| M. Zaroug (WSE-HI) |
“Flood Analysis in the Blue Nile, a Case Study of Flood Simulation in Khartoum With Climate Change Scenarios” |
Graduates in 2007
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| D. Wang (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling of Cohesive Sediment Transport in the Maasmond Area” | ||
| M. Xu (WSE-HI) |
“Processing and Analysis of Remotely Sensed Images for Water Quality Monitoring Based on Computational Intelligence” | ||
| J. A. Simmonds Sheppard (WSE-HI) |
“Hydrodynamic Modeling of Shalow Lakes: The Case Study of Edko lake” | ||
| Y.Li (WSE-HI) |
“Water Quality modeling to deal with the environmental management of Lugu Hu in China” | ||
| W. Huang (WSE-HI) |
“Lugu Lake Ecological Impact Assessment Using Habitat model” | ||
| P. Cheng (WSE-HI) |
“A Conceptual Model for the lower reach of Yellow River” |
Graduates on 2006
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| C. A. Velez Quintero (WSE-HI) |
“Integrated water quality and ecosystem modelling : a case study for Sonso Lagoon, Colombia” | ||
| M.F.H. Sarker (WSE-HI) |
“Morphodynamic equilibrium in a discharge dominated alluvial estuary” | ||
| K. Muniina (WSE-HI) |
“A hydrodynamic characterization/ modelling of a reservoir: Case study Yongdam Reservoir in South Korea” | ||
| N. Nguyen (WM) |
“Matching water supply and demand in Cau river basin in Vietnam” |
Graduates in 2005
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| Kazi Emran Bashar (WSE-HI) |
“Floodplain Modelling in Bangladesh by SOBEK 1D2D Coupling System” | ||
| Elona Abazi (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling floods in wide rivers using Sobek 1D2D, a case study for the Elbe river” | ||
| A. Y.Fernando (WSE-HI) |
“Modelling of Flood Wave Propagation Using Inverse Modelling” |
Graduates in 2004
| Student(Specialisation) | Thesis title | ||
| U. Lasminto (WSE-HI) |
“Flood modeling and forecasting in the Surabaya River” | ||
| F. Wang (WSE-HI) |
“Modeling Compound Channels with Sobek” | ||
| Ling Teng (WSE-HI) |
“Water Quality Modelling to Address the Eco-Engineering Measures for Restoration of Wuli Lake in China” | ||
Graduates in 2003
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title |
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| N. Wang (WSE-HI) |
“Water Demand Analysis and Forecasting for the Heihe River Basin” | ||
| M. Zagonjolli (WSE-HI) |
“Dambreak Modelling Analysis” |
Graduates in 2002
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| Mauricio Rojas Laserna (WSE-HI) |
“Sensitivity Analysis of a SOBEK Hydrodynamic model for Wetland Management” |
Graduates in 2001
| Student (Specialisation) |
Thesis title | ||
| E.H. Fernandez (WSE-HI) |
“Modeling of Cauca River Using SOBEK.” |
MSc Supervision 1991-2000 ( Hydrotechnical Faculty, Timisoara, Romania) :
49 MSc students were guided for their research in the following area of research:
- determination of safety and stability of dams using finite element methods;
- design of small hydropower plants with scope of optimizing energy use for small villages;
- flood risk analysis in the Timis-Bega basin;
- flood studies and flood modelling;
- water allocation modeling in the Timis-Bega basin;
- water supply works, design and economical analysis of main pipes for city of Deva, or Oradea or Timisoara
Ioana Popescu 