Kourosh Behzadian is a Professor of Smart Infrastructure and Course Leader of BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering at the University of West London. He is an expert in hydro-systems engineering, management and operations research, a Chartered Civil Engineer by the Engineering Council, Fellow of ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers), Fellow of CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management), Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM) by CIWEM, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. His research interests cover a wide range of topics in water and environment engineering and construction management, in particular Optimal design/rehabilitation and operation of water distribution/sewer systems, Urban flood and floodplain control management, Real-time control and smart equipment in water and environmental systems, GIS applications in water resource management, Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning (e.g., ANN) in hydro-systems, and Landfill site selection for solid waste management.