Gislain Lipeme Kouyi is a Full Professor and Head of the Urban Hydrology Field Observatory. He belongs to the community of urban hydrologists and his main research fields in the laboratory DEEP (wastewater environment and pollution) are urban drainage and urban water systems. His research interests include modelling of hydrodynamics and multiphase flow, stormwater management, nature-based solutions, hydrological modelling, and multiscale modelling and experiments for urban water systems.