HydroLAB – Bibliometric Analysis
We conducted a bibliometric analysis of our the publications citing our work. From 90 countries across 6 continents, the scientific community is actively mentioning the works conducted at HydoLAB. China 🇨🇳 (495), Italy 🇮🇹 (470), and the United States 🇺🇸 (395) lead the way, but contributions span from South America ...
Research, training, and knowledge exchange between Italy and Africa through the S.H.A.R.E. Africa project
We are delighted that Ateneapoli has dedicated an in-depth feature to S.H.A.R.E. Africa and, in particular, to the course on innovative technologies for sustainable water resource management, coordinated by Prof. Salvatore Manfreda. A training experience that brought together 25 academics from North Africa for an intensive course on hydrological monitoring, ...
Exploring the Transferability of Image-Based Algorithms for River Plastic Detection: The Value of Small Mixed Data Sets
Abstract Using large image data sets has been the conventional strategy to improve object detection, but it increases annotation effort and training cost and does not guarantee robust transfer to new sites. Here we quantify the value of a small, diverse training set for floating macroplastic detection by jointly evaluating ...
Book Announcement | Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments
Elsevier, Earth Observation Series, 2023 | Edited by Salvatore Manfreda and Eyal Ben-Dor. The book “Unmanned Aerial Systems for Monitoring Soil, Vegetation, and Riverine Environments” is the result of five years of intense activities carried out within the context of the COST Action HARMONIOUS (CA16219). The Action stimulated the participation ...
Next-Generation River Monitoring: Images, Algorithms, and People
🌍 Webinar title: Next-Generation River Monitoring: Images, Algorithms, and People 📅 Date & time: 11 February 2026, 11:00 CET 🎥 Recording: the webinar will be premiered on our YouTube channel 🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38048609756602?p=9rK1Dm65zjO5DHm4Cv Meeting ID: 380 486 097 566 02 Passcode: nN6yf2BW ...
Hydrological Model Calibration in Data-Scarce Mediterranean Catchments: A Comparative Assessment of Three Strategies
Hydrological calibration in data-scarce catchments is challenged by non-stationary regimes, fragmented data, and systematic measurement errors. Conventional calibration approaches often assume continuous records and rely on standard performance metrics, which can bias calibration toward high flows and exacerbate parameter equifinality—ultimately reducing robustness under data limitations. This study compares three calibration ...
IAHS Academy
This week we launched the first IAHS Academy course: “Advanced Hydrological Monitoring”, hosted by Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Ningbo, China. A strong, highly engaged cohort of students is joining us to work hands-on across key themes in next-generation hydrological observation: sensor technologies, opportunistic sensing, image-based river monitoring, remote sensing/UAS ...
Sustain Tunis 2026
Join to the International Conference Sustain Tunis 2026 on Water and Ecosystem Resilience under a Changing Hydrological Cycle 📍 Tunis, Tunisia — June 2–4, 2026 We are excited to invite researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and all those committed to sustainability to take part in Sustain Tunis 2026, a premier international event ...