Savic Dragan
- CEO of KWR Water Research Institute, the Dutch drinking water companies’ collective research organization
- Professor of Hydroinformatics, former director of the Centre for Water Systems, former Head of Engineering Department in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at the University of Exeter
- Distinguished Professor at the National University of Malaysia
- Visiting Professor at the Universities of Bari (Italy) and Belgrade (Serbia), UNESCO-IHE (Delft, The Netherlands) and Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China)
Biography
He is an international expert in smart water systems with over 35 years of experience working in engineering, academia and research consultancy. His work has resulted in patentable innovation and spinout companies. In addition to innovation and leadership skills, he is known for believing in bridging science to practice in the wider water sector and utilities in general.
His research interests cover the interdisciplinary field of Hydroinformatics, which transcends traditional boundaries of water/ environmental science and engineering, informatics/ computer science (including Artificial Intelligence, data mining and optimization techniques) and environmental engineering. Applications are generally in the environmental engineering/science areas, including water resources management (both quality and quantity), flood management, water & wastewater systems and environmental protection & management.