Digitalization and cyber-physical systems for water-smart cities and industries: demos and showcase

Organized by: Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, DigitalWater2020 Synergy Group and ICT4WATER, Water Europe, European Commission, Università Politecnica delle Marche

Digital and cyber-physical systems in urban and industrial water cycles are more and more available at commercial level, while innovations have been developed and validated in recent EU-Horizon2020 projects which have reached their final stage. In this context, ICT4WATER is a large cluster of EU projects to boost digital innovation in water sector, while DigitalWater2020 Synergy Group (DW2020) is a group of n.5 Horizon2020 projects that has closely worked on four thematic tasks forces: FIWARE and ontology, Sensors and demonstration, Business models and Communication. In addition, digital twins and cyber-physical systems have been proposed for urban-industrial symbiosis and water-smart industries. After presenting the final results of DW2020, the workshop will provide demos of relevant solutions and serve as an interactive session to support market uptake.

Session chairs

Arnoldas Millukas, Head of Unit, REA.B3 Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment - Research Executive Agency, European Commission
Nicolas Caradot, Berlin Competence Centre for Water - Coordinator of Digital Water City
Francesco Fatone, Technical Scientific Committee Ecomondo and Università Politecnica delle Marche

Programme

10.00-10.10 Introduction by the Chairs

10.10-10.25 Digital Water in Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe
Arnoldas MILUKAS, Head of Unit, REA.B3 Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment - Research Executive Agency, European Commission

10.25-10.40 ICT4WATER and Digital Water 2020 synergy group: current results after years of cluster implementation
Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, KWR (Netherlands)

10.40-11.00 Summary of policy recommendation from 5 digital water projects DWC, SCOREWATER, AQUA3S, FIWARE4WATER, NAIADES
Benedict Bueb, Ecologic (Germany)

11.00-12.00 Demo and showcase of digital innovations (co-chair Nicolas Caradot):

Space technology and diagnostic modeling for water quality monitoring and forecasting services: demonstration in four international freshwater reservoirs
Mariano Bresciani, CNR (Italy) and Maria Dessena, ENAS (Italy)

The role of machine learning in sewer rehabilitation planning in Berlin
Nico Caradot, KWB (Germany)

South West Water Smart Metering Trial in the UK
Gareth Lewis, UNEXE (UK)

Integrated system for water management and flood risk management: an application in the Oriental Alps River District (Area of Triest and Isonzo River Plain)
Michele Ferri, AAWA (Italy)

12.00-12.15 Digital solutions for urban-industrial symbiosis in H2020 ULTIMATE project
Aitor Corchero, EURECAT (Spain)

12.15-12.30 Digital twin and cyber-physical framework in water smart industries in H2020 AQUASPICE 
Georgios Arampatzis, Technical University of Crete (Greece)

12.30-13.00 Panel discussion:
Pietro Oliva, GRUNDFOS
Davide Ravezzani, XYLEM 
Paolo Lanza, Acquedotto Pugliese