Dr. John Okedi has over 15 years’ experience in industry and academia. Dr. John Okedi is a full-time employee of the University of Cape Town where he is a convener of two undergraduate programmes i.e., Engineering Hydrology and Urban Water Services. He is also convener of 3 post-graduate courses i.e., Groundwater, Urban Hydrology & Modelling Urban Drainage Systems, and Hydrological measurements with IoT. Research interests include groundwater, alternative ‘non- conventional’ water resources for water scarce countries, research with big data, Internet of Things (IoT), application of Real-Time Control on hydrological systems, and coastal reservoirs. He is a professional engineer registered with ECSA (Reg No. 202001361), with key industry experience including civil engineering design and project management, construction supervision and operations, quantitative data analysis and modelling. Work on groundwater is mainly focused on Managed Aquifer Recharge for abstraction and water supply.