Webinar on Key findings from Co-UDlabs research and where to access them

IKT with INSA Lyon and University of Sheffield have organised a free webinar on Tuesady, 11 March 2025, 9:00– 12:30 CET.

As the Co-UDlabs project ends in April 2025, it is time to share key findings from the four years of research undertaken by the project partners and collaborators on three major topics that have underpinned our activities :

• Smart sensing and monitoring in urban drainage
• Evaluation of assets and deterioration in urban drainage systems
• Improving resilience and sustainability of urban draignage assets

This webinar is aimed at representatives of municipalities and authorities responsible for urban drainage, operators of sewer systems, researchers, contractors and manufacturers.

Programme

• 9:00 – Welcome and introduction to Co-UDlabs, Dr. Iain Naismith ( IKT, Germany)

Session I – Smart sensing and monitoring in urban drainage

• 9:10 – Overview of what has been learned about sensing and monitoring in Co-UDlabs and where to access the knowledge, Dr. Jean-Luc Bertrand-Krajewski – INSA Lyon (France)
• 9:25 – Short Presentations illustrating aspects of the work:
  • Sensor evaluation – Pierre Lechevallier, EAWAG (Switzerland)
  • UK Combined Sewer Overflow data – Dr Alma Schellart, University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)    
• 9:55 – Q&A
• 10:10 – coffee break

Session II – Evaluation of Assets and Deterioration in urban drainage systems

• 10:20 – Overview of what has been learned in Co-UDlabs about asset evaluation and deterioration and where to access the knowledge, Prof. Simon Tait, (University of Sheffield, United Kingdom)
• 10:35 – Short Presentations illustrating aspects of the work:
  • Damage scenarios – Thomas Bruggemann, IKT (Germany)
  • Identifying the impact of asset defects on sewer network performance – Dr Yiqi Wu, University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)
• 11:05 – Q&A
• 11:20 – coffee break

Session III – Improving resilience and sustainability of urban drainage assets

• 11:30 – Overview of what has been learned about resilience and sustainability in Co-UDlabs and where to access the knowledge, Juan Naves – Universidade da Coruña (Spain)
• 11:45 – Short Presentations illustrating aspects of the work:
  • Transport of contaminants from UDS to urban surfaces during flooding/network surcharge events – Dr. James Shucksmith, University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)
  • Understanding the influence of leaf litter and sand on the water balance composition of blue-green infrastructure – Dr. João P. Leitão, EAWAG (Switzerland)
• 12:15 – Q&A